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ROYAL MODELS 1:35 Diorama Accessories Assorted shoes (Catalogue n.º 787) Price Tag: 9.90€ (16 resin parts) Well, shoes!! Probably one modeling related thing that you can buy without any trouble with your wife… you just need to tell her: Darling I just bought some shoes… J Royal Models give us 8 pairs of shoes of several kinds: eight pairs of shoes in a different kind: women hell shoes (with different types of hells: stiletto, Cunha) man boots, and one pair of child shoes. The detail is quite good as usual, so the women’s shoes are some details like a small tie on its top makes these shoes so cute. The resin has no distortions or bubbles and the resin chocks are easy to remove and in this case perfect to hold on the shoes while you paint. Pushchair & trycicle (Catalogue n.º 731) 16,90€ (4 resin parts and PE) The pushchair chassis is made from photo-etched while the baby crib and the cover are in resin. The hand bar is a fragile but well-achieved resin part. Extra care is taken to remove from the resin chock. If it brokes, the only way to replace will be wire. The resin parts are of high quality, the casting is perfect and the details are very good The baby crib has some engraved detail on the side, giving some live and color on it but you will have some patience and brush techniques to enhance it. The mattress and duvets have a well-achieved look of being scrambled giving realism to the interior of the baby crib. The fragile wheels are also PE and for the sprocket wheels that was the only solution. Passing along to the tricycle, it’s fully made of photo-etched. All the structure made in a single PE and the wheels are also in PE. The constructions look quite straightforward but I will not recommend to the novice PE modelers as you will have to work with little and fragile photo-etched parts The final look will appear a bit flat, by the photo-etched flat nature. It will be quite little so that would bore me but the purist can use the PÉ parts as reference to make one the scratch wire. A bit of googling, I pretty sure that this tricycle is circa WWII. It’s a perfect addition to any city diorama or rural diorama with a house CONCLUSION: Both are most welcome to any WWII diorama by giving a touch of interest to it. The detail of Royal Models sets are no new and are a high standard as for the originality of it. Both sets can be used in millions ways on your scenario or diorama. Both sets have several fragile parts (in resin and PE) so I can only recommend to all modeler but the novice one. VERY Highly recommended. With my sincere thanks to Royal Models for this review sample. To purchase directly, click this link. Francisco Guedes

Looks gorgeous!! And it was a fast build!! Fran

Fantastic work mate!! Starting on the right foot!! Fran

Oh my god!! It's fantastic!! Lovely work!!

A must have!! Continue!! Fran

Wow!! Its a massive parts numbers for the inside... A must for me now!! The ultimate Panther!

Well Im with Rob here... I just love the option of the separated wings! And its a great model to start with WWI. So I think it was a good choice from WnW, Cheers Fran

Very very sad news... A fantastic modeller. RIP.

BUILDING THE WINGNUT WINGS SOPWITH CAMEL (& LVG C.IV). by Ray Rimell (Albatros Publications) The "Building the Wingnut Wings"" series are already a mark and a most to all WnW models. There were several titles already and all of then were and are a reference in the way you can build a WnW like a master. This title is in the same editorial and design line as all others so you get lots of details and explicit text of how to do it all step of the build, accompanied with construction pics (which I would like that would be bigger) and some very nice detail shots of the real aircraft taken from various museum type. So, along 60 pages, Ray brings us nine sections: Adding up to roughly 60 pages, this would seem to be a sort of "one stop shop" for all Camel fans. Naturally enough, as the title implies, there is also a great selection of two of the various Camels during various stages of construction, with hints and tips interspersed throughout. An introduction and nine sections make up this volume, and they are: Inside the Boxes Building the Sopwith Camel 'Clerget' The Rotary Club Tweaking the Duelists' LVG C.VI What's in a Name? Building the Sopwith 2F.1 'Ship's Camel' Tondern Raiders Aftermarket Accessories Appendices and Dedication In inside the boxes, the author looks briefly to every WnW Camel and point out the differences between version and boxes. Half of the book, about 30 pages is dedicated to the 'Clerget” Camel. Along the constructions the very helpful close-up pics (excellent photos) divived by contructions area. So when the author is tackling the cockpit, along with the text, constructions images, you got also real aircraft close-up pictures of the cockpit. And the same is made with all other segmnets, like the engine, wings, rigging etc. Also some beautiful Ronny Bar profiles illustrate this volume. A same incursion to the LVG because of the Duellist, with 6 pages with some constructions pics but overall excellent pictures of the real LCG. I wish I have these pics when I made my LVG. The other Camel that is tackle is the Ship Camel, along 13 pages in the same style, with some brilliant explanatory text, ending up with a bit of History, with Tondern Raiders. Several WWI aviation sites, publications and materials are announced on the pages and aftermarket accessories with highlights in Pheon decals and ODG Studios 1:32 Lighter. CONCLUSION: The title is not a surprise for any WWI aviation modeler, and the quality still up high as we already are use to from Ray Rimmel and Albatros Publication. The text, with the cloe up pictures along with the model constructions pics is all you need to take your Camel to another level. On top of that, the Ronny Bar profiles are always welcome. So, once again, another must have to all WWI modeler aviation, specially for any Wingnutter. Review copy compliments of Ray Rimell at Albatros Productions.

Stringbag (A Modeller`s guide to the art of WWI Aircraft) by Jeroen Veen and Flip Hendrickx Publisher: Inside The Armour Publications 113 pages Landscape format (A4 size with softcover) 6 full features build 7 techniques chapters Price tag: £25 Last year my good friend Jeroen Veen told me that is was working on modeler guide book. If any modelling book from Jeroen is a must have, a modelling book only about WnW models kits, that`s even better. Later I was told that Flip Hendrickx was the co-author so it was getting better and better. So was with great expectation that I was waiting for this book. The design was from responsibility of Chris Meddings. The layout and graphics structure is very well achieved, quite clean and easy to follow and understand the concepts of the articles. Diving to the book, the touch of the paper is quite soft. The paper is satin with very good printing quality of color and definition. The book cover is soft one with a fantastic AEG G.IV late type from Jeroen Veen. I was eager to read this book because the work from Jeroen and Flip is simply amazing. The book offers a six full builds, all from WnW: AEG G. IV Late Type, Hannover Cl.II Dh.9a “Ninak”, Roland D.VIa, Hansa Brandenburg W.29 and Albatros B. II Early Type. All the articles are beautiful made, as expected with great photos although not a true step-by-step article, it’s a quite well written and quite comprehensive text and pics so it´s easy to follow. All the builds are fantastic as expected from these two modelers and the close ups pictures are very good and very comprehensive to follow. In all the features builds there`s several tips that are very useful and shows how to achieved determined effects. Showing that in fact is a guide to modelling, there`s also feature cheaper “technique” that is quite useful to all modelers, so you can check your technique or experiment a new one. There’s seven techniques chapters: Leather Effects - Jeroen Veen Simple Vignettes - Jeroen Veen ood Effects - Flip Hendrickx Rigging - Flip Hendrickx Castor Oil Stains - Flip Hendrickx Carving Wooden Propellers - Flip Hendrickx Painting Canvas - Flip Hendrickx So as you see, the most important areas in WWI are cover, like wood and rigging. A particularly care was taken on these features, showing several techniques to get the goal: you got several ways to achieved wood or to make the rigging and all ups and downs in the authors opinions, so you just need to choose one and try to see. The book closes with a gallery featuring WWI aircraft builds from each author. Conclusion: The satin look and quality printing just need a very good content… the content is not good, it´s awesome. For Wingnut Wings fans it’s a totally must with some great tips… for me its not only a book for fans but to all modelers to see and admire the Jeroen and Flip works. It’s a mojo elevator. After reading it I just want to go to my bench and modelling. VERY VERY VERY Highly Recommend!!! Thanks to Chris Meddings and Inside the Armour Publication for the review sample.

Thanks James. A brand new toll of the 1:32 RATA is most welcome!!

Massive!!! Fantastic review as usual!!

Air Modeller`s Guide to WINGNUT WINGS Vol. II Several authors Publisher: AFV Modeller 113 pages Landscape format (A4 size with softcover) 8 full features build Price tag: 25 £ AFV Modeller Publications is quite well know in AFV modeler but a few ago , by the hand of the very talent modeler David Parker, they release the first exclusive book about WnW model kit and their construction, the Air Modeller Guide To WingNut Wings. Back then I have had the pleasure to review for WnW fans facebook, and was in fact my very first review, and thank god that first of many. So now, when I got the gold message from David to review the second volume I really was excited to do so. Diving to the book, the paper`s touch is quite smooth. The paper is satin with very good printing quality of color and definition. The book cover is soft one with a fantastic Felixstowe Fe2 Late Type in flight. The first time I saw this cover I asked myself from where those figures came from… maybe scratchbuid… Anyway, when I saw the book on the steps of my doorway I just pick it up and start reading it. The first thing I notice different from the first volume is the fact that this one was no hint and tips chapters. The tips are on the model features, from each modeler. So the first is Zdenko Bugan Fokker Eindecker E.III. Zdenko is a fantastic modeler with great builds and this one is no exception. For me the highlight of this work is the way he does the squiggles… its quite impressive work. All his builds are very clean and beautiful. The second feature is the mighty Felixstowe from Adrian Davies and curious the article starts with the figures and the sculpting work that was made… I was right, is from scratch which is a pity as I was praying for some new figures for all of those that just can`t sculpt. The highlight of the feature beside the figures is the weathering of the wings and fuselage (A very well achieved result). Another useful tips are the jigs used… pity that they didn’t included some plans to build those jigs specially the one to get all the wings and struts aligned. Next in line the the Sopwith Snipe from Michael Gruson. This little jew is very well made and the most impressive are in fact the painting an weathering of those wings. Brilliant. Another good tip is the use of Model FactoryHiro flexible microtube to simulate some sort of turnbuckles if you use PE wire. Next a build that you don’t see very often: a Rumpler C.IV early type from Richard Camion. It’s a great build and one of the main focus is the Daimler-Mercedes D.Iva engine that the author gave extra detail with Taurus detail sets and a fantastic paintwork and weathering. Follow up for one of my favourite build of all times of one of my favourite modeler, my good friend Jeroen Veen. Jeroen Veen is a well-know modeler everywhere and his Fe.2B Late type is very famous among WnW fanatics because is just a piece of art. Everything in the article is worth of reading and re-reading and watching over and over again all those pictures This book is getting better and better now with another fantastic modeler: Zdenek Sebesta with a Fokker D. VII OAW. If I had to enhance something about this fantastic build I would say: the interiors (too good to be true) and those wings are just outstanding. One of my favourite WnW model kit is the Sopwith Triplane and Michael Gruson made a tremendous work. I love the work on the wings and the wood work on the wooden coving around the cockpit with PE woodgrain mask from RB production. I got those mask… I must try it one day. Finally the Pfalz D.IIIa from the great, the only David Parker. A clean and fantastic build as only David can do it. The paintjob is tremendous with no decals for the markings and very subtle variations of the light colour and very smooth weathering that just bring to live a fantastic model. Conclusion: The book has a fantastic color registration and print quality, with some excellent model photography reproduced on satin pages. It´s a great book to all modeler that have some interest in WWI. Of course that for Wingnut Wings fans it’s a totally must with some great tips, fantastic works that will inspire you to do more WnW and getting your skills to another all new level by simply trying all those good tips. It’s a mojo elevator. After reading it I just want to go to my bench and start a new WnW.. I just finish one.. well that AEG is looking at me… J Very Highly Recommend Thanks to David Parker and AFV Modeller Publication for the review sample.

Wow!! A fantastic WORK!!! Now that`s scratchbuilding!!

Thanks for the review! Great little stuff!

Great review! Thanks for sharing!

those detail in 1:72 are simply awesome! Thanks for the review.

Great review Rick! Thanks for it!!

Love it!! Long waited Taube! An awesome review as always Jim! Fran

Nice subject... At least is quite different!!! and great review! Thanks Fran

Great review!!! Thanks

WOW!! Its an epic work!!

Thanks Jim!

Hi guys. I´m looking for a punch and die set (round). Does anyone have the Profimodeller one that can tell me anything about it, if is good, not good...? http://www.profimodeller.com/detail/tool1-hole-puncher/ Fran

PLUSMODEL 1:35 Jetty and others Diorama Accessories Available from Plusmodel Plusmodel is a nonstop helper to all modelers, specially diorama builders. We are going to look today at the jerry, some beers and suitcases. Jetty (Catalogue n.º 500) Price Tag: 25 €/35.60$ (Laser carved wooden parts and 4 resin parts) This jetty can be use in any scenery so its most welcome to all modellers. Plusmodel also give some resin stuff to adorned the jetty as the life buoy and some quite of shock absorbers Its came in a small but quite sturdy box fill with wood and some resin bits. The jetty itself is made all in wood. For the jetty structure you got some pre-cut hard wood parts. These parts are in a more thick wood. The walkways are in laser cut balsa superfine wood. So in reality, is like the real thing – wood. For the first time, there was no thick back paper to protect properly these fragile parts. Nothing that we can fix it quite easily All parts fit very easily in each other and easily glued with superglue. You actually need to follow the instructions and put a duct tape under. If you don’t do it you will probably end destroying the walkways. The resin parts are quite well cast with some cleaning to do but nothing much. It’s a quite straightforward construction that will not give any problem to the modeler. No colour instructions are given for the resin bits. 1:35 Suitcases (Catalogue n.º EL061) Price Tag: 3.30 €/4.60$ (4 resin parts) This set is from Easyline brand from Plusmodel so that means that is a quite simple set with the resin almost being ready to use (almost no cleaning and just need to remove the casting block). This set you got 4 resin pieces for 4 suitcases with a small sheet to simulate some stickers from Ritz and others. 1:35 Beery and lemonade crates (Catalogue n.º 422) Price Tag: 12.10€/17.30$ (60 clear resin parts, laser carved wooden parts and decals) This small set its in fact small but not in the number of the resin parts. 60 clear resin parts given the modeler 60 glaas bottles in 1:35. All are very well cast and a good clear resin. A decal sheet with label of orange juice and other that I could figure out (but for sure lemonade) just complete the bottles. To put all those bottles in order, two laser cut wood are given to make some fantastic look crates in wood, real wood in engraved markings. Great stuff. CONCLUSION: Another must have items from Plusmodel for any modeler who wants to enhance their work. The jetty can be used almost in every scenery, WWI, WWII, and modern one as the suitcases. VERY Highly recommended. With my sincere thanks to Plusmodel for this review sample. To purchase directly, click this link. Francisco Guedes