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Here's a look at the content of Model Aircraft Volume 10 Issue 8 (August 2011).
Introduction
Model Aircraft is a sister magazine of Scale Aviation Modeller International and is published by SAM Publications as well. While the latter is more focused on aircraft modeling, Model Aircraft's articles have a stronger historical background to them. It is nevertheless aimed at modelers since most of the content is accompanied by builds of plastic model kits for illustration purposes.
Model Aircraft August 2011
Here is a list of the aircraft types featured in this issue of Model Aircraft:
Lockheed PC-3 Orion
- 4 pages build article of the 1/72 scale Hasegawa kit.
- 5 pages build article of the 1/72 scale Hasegawa kit converted into a Black Bats P-3A (CT/SPIN).
- 6 pages historical article with walkaround photos.
- 5 pages with a total of 24 profiles.
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
- 5 pages build article of the 1:72 scale Anigrand Craftswork resin kit.
- 2 pages of period photos (9 in total).
Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
- 1 double page of scale plans drawings in 1:72 scale.
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA-6
- 1 page build article of the 1:72 scale Hobby Boss kit.
Royal Aircraft Factory BE12a
- 3 pages build article about the conversion of the Airfix 1:72 scale RE8 kit into a BE12a.
- 3 pages historical article with 3 period photos.
Savoia Marchetti S.73
- 3 pages build article about the conversion of the Supermodel 1:72 scale S.8 kit into the S.73 airliner.
Supermarine Seafire
- 3 pages of walkaround photos (19 in total).
Other articles
- IPMS (UK) Column.
- Pfalz Aircraft Part 4 (D.IX, D.X, D.XI, D.XII, D.XIII and D.XIV, D.XV) with 13 photos.
- FOD - Advanced Modeller Syndrome.
- Battle of the Coral Sea. 5 pages historical article (16 photos) and 2 pages of profiles (10 in total featuring, 2 B5N2s, 2 A6M2s, 2 F4F-3s, 3 SBD-3s and one D3A1).
- US Navy Carrier Air Wings - USS Harry S. Truman. Small article with some profiles (5) and photos (11) for a total of 7 pages.
- Colonel Toom and the last prop vs jet dogfight. 4 pages build article of the 1:48 scale Tamiya Skyraider and Hobbycraft MiG-17 kits.
Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted here - on AeroScale.
Model Aircraft is a sister magazine of Scale Aviation Modeller International and is published by SAM Publications as well. While the latter is more focused on aircraft modeling, Model Aircraft's articles have a stronger historical background to them. It is nevertheless aimed at modelers since most of the content is accompanied by builds of plastic model kits for illustration purposes.
Model Aircraft August 2011
Here is a list of the aircraft types featured in this issue of Model Aircraft:
Lockheed PC-3 Orion
- 4 pages build article of the 1/72 scale Hasegawa kit.
- 5 pages build article of the 1/72 scale Hasegawa kit converted into a Black Bats P-3A (CT/SPIN).
- 6 pages historical article with walkaround photos.
- 5 pages with a total of 24 profiles.
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
- 5 pages build article of the 1:72 scale Anigrand Craftswork resin kit.
- 2 pages of period photos (9 in total).
Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
- 1 double page of scale plans drawings in 1:72 scale.
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA-6
- 1 page build article of the 1:72 scale Hobby Boss kit.
Royal Aircraft Factory BE12a
- 3 pages build article about the conversion of the Airfix 1:72 scale RE8 kit into a BE12a.
- 3 pages historical article with 3 period photos.
Savoia Marchetti S.73
- 3 pages build article about the conversion of the Supermodel 1:72 scale S.8 kit into the S.73 airliner.
Supermarine Seafire
- 3 pages of walkaround photos (19 in total).
Other articles
- IPMS (UK) Column.
- Pfalz Aircraft Part 4 (D.IX, D.X, D.XI, D.XII, D.XIII and D.XIV, D.XV) with 13 photos.
- FOD - Advanced Modeller Syndrome.
- Battle of the Coral Sea. 5 pages historical article (16 photos) and 2 pages of profiles (10 in total featuring, 2 B5N2s, 2 A6M2s, 2 F4F-3s, 3 SBD-3s and one D3A1).
- US Navy Carrier Air Wings - USS Harry S. Truman. Small article with some profiles (5) and photos (11) for a total of 7 pages.
- Colonel Toom and the last prop vs jet dogfight. 4 pages build article of the 1:48 scale Tamiya Skyraider and Hobbycraft MiG-17 kits.
Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted here - on AeroScale.
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