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For plastic modellers

ONE S H IL LING MONTH LY
JANUARY 1963

IN THIS ISSUE
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Enter our exciti ng kit co ntest-f ull details inside Variation s on
a diesel theme-Drew ry shunter kit con versio ns * History of
No. 111 Squadron * Profile: Modi fying th e Airfi x Defiant kit
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This Airfix OD /HO scale DIESEL CRANE is a se ri es are proport ionatel y right ; and a g reat
working model in every de/ail. 79 part kit 3/-. ever-i nc reasin g range-the re are 11 se ries
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model s. T hey' re just like the real thing! 12/ 6, A i rfix are g reat o n value t oo .
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 MAGAZINE
For plastic modellers everywhere

VOLUME 1 NUM.ER 8 JANUARY Itn ONE SHILLING MONTHLY

EDITO RI AL DIRECTOR
A/all Brillloll
ED ITO R
l ohn HI/lllsc/ell
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Calling all converters!
Oarry l Reach
A RT EDIT OR ON this page last month, we offered the suggestion
M ichael Rogers to model retailers that they run a compctjtio n for
AO VE RTI SEMENT D IR ECTOR the best-bui lt Airfix kit, as an incent ive to sales. This
Patrick Stephells idea set liS thinking, and on page 237 of this mont h's
EDITORI AL OFFICES issue readers will find detai ls of a free, easy-to-enter
Brands Hatch Ci rcuit , kit competi tio n which A IRFI X ' M AGAZ INE is run ning.
Fawkham, Dartford. Kent. Our readers co nstantly bomba rd us wi th an inler-
Telephone : West Ash 4 11
ADVERTISEMENT DE.PARTl.I[ NT
esting va riety o f practical kit conversion ideas.
Ludgate Circus Buildin gs, Lo ndon , Shortage of available space in the magazine, and not
E.C.4 . the lack of ingenuity on the parl of these readers,
Telephone: L U Dgalc Circus 8222 precludes us from pu blishing all these tips, though we
CI RC ULATION I)EPARTMENT do try to give the magazine a pract ica l fla vou r. We
Surridgc Dawson & Co. Ltd ., welcome these suggestio ns fo r, eve n if no t published,
136/ 142 New Kent Road , they often fo rm a useful basis fo r fut ure articles.
London , S.E.1. We a rc therefore weU aware of the wea lth of
T elephone: RODm'y 5480
practical ideas o n kit conversions that exisl among
our readers. Through ou r competition , they wilt be
able 10 tax their ability against a particular problem ,
Contents and we fee l sure that the quality of the entry will
In the ai r - A tall I/all 232 measu re up well to expectations.
News from Airfix 234 Tn o rder to give a ll competito rs a fair cha nce of
Picture page ... 235 success, bearing in mind the likeli hood of a wide
Ki f conversions - Mike Bryalll 236 difference in ages, we have arranged the contest in
Drewry competition rules ... 237 two classes, for those under 14 years old and those
Layout realism - A/ex Bo wie . 238 over 14 years old. We do ask all entrants to study
Sh ipp ing notes - A . J . Day... 240
c.1.refully the simple rules and to a bide by them. It
Railway review - Normall
Simmolls ... ... 242 is most important that contestants send photographs
On road and track - Darryi (l1o t actual models) of thei r LSS E shunter conversio ns,
Reach ... ... 244 and write their name, age and address, ill ink, on t he
Profi le - M. J. F. Bo wyer 246 back of the pho tographs. Remember, also, that your
Book reviews ... 250 model must include some parts of the Airfix Drcwry
Squadrons of the Royal Air Shu nter kit.
Force ... 252
New kits and models 255 So, get those thinking caps on- and here's wishing
Readers write 259 you luck!

Cover pictur e
0 111' cOl'er picture shows the A rro 748 Series 2 at £mbakasi, Nairobi's £2,500,000 airport alld
Ol/e of the busiest ill Africa. The " dark cOlltilte"''' was the background for the certificDtioll
performallce alld cngineering test programme of the prototype Series 2 aircraft. As a result of
these tropical trials the performance figures obtained were better thal1 rhase originally
estimated. A story onfhe A rro 74 8 was published ill ollr No rembel', 196 1, isHte.
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 discovered the 20-year-ol d wreck of a
IN THE Royal Australian Air Fo rce Buffalo fighter.
The wreckage, firs t reported by local
villagers, lay deep in the jungle about 100
miles from Singapore and men of NC? 3?O
Maintenance Unit were se nt to examme It.
They found that, in spite of expos~re to
tropical rain and humidity, the al rc.raft
BY ALAN W . HALL was in a remarkable state o f preservation.
The .50 ca libre guns hcld 400 rounds of
ammunition and the aircraft still had
WH AT can almost be described as a hydraulic pressure and a fu ll o~~gen
unique achievement took place r~c~tly cylinder. The markings were clearly VISible,
on a routine night of a West land Whlrlwmd including the seria l number W8202 and
helicopter during rocket fi ring trials. the squadron letter ' G '. Air Ministry
Unique indeed, for the who le of .the pOTt records show that ButTalo W8202 went to
undercarriage o leo was replaced In fl ight. No. 453 Sqdn. RA.A.F. in May 194 1.
When the rockets were fired during the
exercise in which the helicopter was tak i ~lg
rt was subseq uent ly damaged in a n aCC ident
'in August of that year, going to ~.A.F.
part, the rocket pack sheared from .lts Sclelar fo r repair. Its subsequent history
mounting and struck the port oleo, sheanng is not recorded but the chapter ca n now
it and breaking the fu selage attachment o bvio usly be c1~sed as the aircraft is the
fitting. Ground personnel from the Roya l o ne that came to rest in the jungle and
Aircraft Establishment, Larkhill , removed remained undiscovered until today.
the lower parl o f the und erca~ rj agc and the The unknown pilot who made the
a ircraft attempted 10 land usmg baulks of forced landing must have come down in a
timber to support the side wi!ho Ul a w~eel. clearing whkh has now bee!, overgrown .
Unhappily it didn' t wo rk so It was dcclded The tail of the aircraft was tWisted and torn
to try and replace the complete assembly o n impact and the port wing, still a uached
whilst the helicopter hove red . . to the fuselage, was buried in a. swamp.
With o ne crew leaning through a cabm The R.A.F. party returned to SlIlg~~re
wi ndow and anot her gai ning access through
the radio a nd baggage compartments, a
new fu selage bracket was fitted. A complete
*after removing the guns and amu mtlo n.
D o you want to buy an airfield ? If
you do there's one for sa le, and a very
underca rriage assembly was then fitted by famou s one at that , for R.A.F. Ho rnchurcb ,
four ground crew members and the h~li ­ Essex, onc of the Batt le of Britain airfields,
copter landed sa fcl y. The whole operation
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took just over 30 mi nutes.
A Hash back to the dark days of 1 94 1 -~2,
when the Japanese were overrun nm.g
The world's firsl cOllt'erlible ca rgo-passellg~r
jel airliner, the DC-SF Jet Trat/er, made. lis
maidell flight 01/ October 29 mul ~omes 11/10
Malaya , comcs from the Far East :A-Ir sen 'ice with Tralls-Cal/at/a I/lls 111011111.
Force, where R.A.F. men have Just Note Ih e huge freight dool' .

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is to be put o n the market early this year. U"der lite lIew V .S . armed forc{'s aircraft
Wilh the exception o f the officers' and designatiolls the well-kllOlI'lt Lockheed P2 V-7
airme n's married quarters, the whole of becomes tlte P-2H Neptune.
the techn ical areas, including the hangars
and o ther buildings, will be onered for No. 443 Sqdn . R.c.A.F. a t Digby, Lincs.,
sale, as they are now rcgarded as surplus in Ma rch 1944 as part of a Canadian wing
10 R.A.F. needs. The act ua l a irfield itself led by Wing Com mander J . E. John so n, the
will be oflered back 10 its original owners. top-scoring fighter pilo t in the R.A. F.
The airfield, fo rmerly known as Sulton's During the weeks precedi ng the invasion of
Farm , first became opera tiona l in 19 15, Europe the wing operated from several
and was used by (he Roya l Flying Corps airfields near the so uth coast o n low-leve l
and Roya l Air Force until 1920. .It was fighte r-bomber st rikes and escort duties,
reopened as R.A.F. Hornchu rch in April a nd was Hying from o rmandy sho rtl y
1925, illld some of the most famou s R .A.F. a ft er D- Day. In August 1944, MK 356 was
fighter squadrons operated from there relegated 10 a servicing uni t for reasons not

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during the .Battle o f Britai n. apparent in the record s and it s operational
The total number of civil transport ca reer ended.
nircraft in service, or on order, which have Aftcr the war it was renumbered 5690M
Rolls- Roycc engines has now rcached and transferred to R .A.F. Ha lto n, Bucks.,
1,255 , o f which mo rc th an 1,000 are already for instructional use and then went to
in service. This represents more than 57 R.A.F. Hawkingc fo r exhibitio n. With the
per cent of al l the turbine-powered transport passage o f time, pillS the addition of

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aircraft outside the Sino-Soviet bloc.
A new era in air transportat io n opened
successive laye rs of sil ver pa int , its o riginal
identity was forgotten until 1958. when
o n October 29, when the fi rst Douglas some of the staff of Hawkinge traced its
DC-SF Jet Trader made its maiden flighl. history and restored it to mo rc appropriate
Scheduled to go into regu lar se rvice with
Trans-Ca nada Airlines thi s mo nth , the *
finish.
In o rder to stimulate public interest in
third generat io n of the proved D C-8 is air travel, and we ho pe provide a field day
designed to provide complete Oexibility of for the spotters, an Air Travel Fair is to be
accommodat ion , rangi ng from all-e.'trgo to orga nised at Diggin Hill fro m May 2 to 5
all-passenger configurations. Interchange- inclusive. It is hoped that a large number
able sea ts and cargo handling apparatus o f airliners will be o n show and that bot h
ratio o f passenger and ca rgo capacity in *
permits conversio n of the interio r to any British and fore ign firms will take part.
The United States armed forces have
two ho urs. A bulkhead divides the interio r. decided o n a new system o f aircraft nomen-
Thc conve rtible co ncept will broaden the clature which brings up to the same stan-
scope of air transportation by greatly dard all Army, Air Force and avy
lowering the costs o f both passengers and aircraft. This is a very welcome move, but
freight. The ncw Jct Trader sho uld profi- fo r the spotter there will have to be a g reat
tably ca rry cargo on the lo ng Imul ro utes at dea l of rc-thinking before putting down the
about half the current rales. The range of designatio n from now on as there arc a
the new a ircraft will be about 7,000 miles, grcat many variations to the theme.
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nt speed s of more than 575 m.p.h.
One of the few survivi ng Spitfires with
Basically speaking the system is A -
Attack, C- transport , D - directo r, E-
a rccord o f wartime operations is to be special elcctro nics, F- fighlcr, K- tanker,
mounted in flying attitude inside the main O-o bservation, P- patrol , S- ant i-s ub-
g..1tes at R.A.F. Stalio n Lock ing, Weston- marine, T - trainer, U- Utility and X-
super-Mare. research. It will take a considerable time
This aircraft is a Mark IX (MK3 56) to gct used to as the changes mostly affect
and has, until recently, been on di splay for U. S. Navy types. but in this column we
10 years at Hawk inge, until tha t station will do o ur best to keep up with the timcs,
was closed down last year. M K356 joined and use the new system fro m now 011.
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 NEWS FROM AIR FIX The world's ereatest value in construction kIts

1:72 scale Fortress-a real winner!

pRI NT ING schedu les can sometimes realistic Airfix airc raft kits yet produced .
cause problems, and in last month's, Our " Profile" feature in last month's
issue wc were on ly a ble to give brief detail s issue dcalt comprehensively with the history
o f the new 1:72 sca le Airfix B- 17G Flying of the various marks of Fo rtress. Aftcr the
Fortress. Priced at 7s. 6d., the kit has 101 wa r, many B- 17s continued in service,
parIS a nd makes a model 17t inches long some as bombers with many of the s maller
wit h a 12'1 incb wing spa n. Air Forces, some o n search and rescue
For their model , Airfix have chosen o ne dutics with tbe U.S.A. F. a nd some con-
of the a ircraft operated by the 447t h Bom- verted for civilian use. Some 12,700
bardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air FOflrcsscs we re produced , a nd during the
Force, which is typical of the laic produc- wa r they dropped no less than 640,036 tons
tion models of this version. The lack of of bombs a nd destroyed more enemy air-
camounage and the bright unit markings craft per thousand sorties than a ny ot her
carried are a good i llustrat ion o f the almost type of U.S. ai rc raft.
complete a ir superiority whic h had been A fcature of the Fortress was its high-
achieved by the cnd of the wa r in Europe. flying capabilit y, which e nab led it to beco me
The Airfix B-1 7G has moving guns. such an cn'cctive day bo mber. Fo rt resses
retractable under-carriage, rotat ing turrets. were able 10 carry home their attack safely
and movable elevato rs and ailerons. Full above the cei ling of the enemy a nti-aircraft
assembly and painting instruction s are, of barrage and heavy a rmame nt (carr ied in
course, supplied with the kit , toge ther with fOllr main turrets on the U-17G) prov ided
a tube of cement and necessary tra nsfers. effective defence agai nst enemy fig hter
Basically, the kit is cast in si lver plastic, and allack. The Fortress was the mainstay
there arc a large number of transparent of the Amcrican Army Air Fo rcc's attaek
parts for use as wi ndows and tra nsparent on e nemy occupied Europe which, in con-
turrets. There are al so eigh t sca le crew junction with Bri tish .Bomber Comma nd 's
members and a transparent plastic sla nd, night offensive, mainta ined a round-the-
on which to display the completed model. clock aerial bombardmen t.
Model ai rcraft enthusiasts will derive T he Boc ing .B- 17G was powered by
many hours of pleasu re from assembling four Wright Cyclone air-cooled radial
this finely -deta iled kit. As ma ny o f them arc engines, each of 1,200 h.p., giving a maxi-
aware, the rivet detail on the FOflress is mum speed of 300 m.p.h. at 30,000 ft., and
someth ing of a model maker's nightmare. a rangc of approx imately 2,000 miles.
a nd a great challenge to a kit man ufac- Bo mb load varied up to 17,600 lb. for
turer when too ling up for this model. T he short-range missions and defensive arma-
rivet detail o n the Airfix FOflress is superb, ment consisted of either 12 o r 13 0.5 inch
and adds the final touch to what must guns. Wing span was 103 ft. 91 in. a nd
surely be o nc of the finest and most len gt h 74 fl. 4 in.
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 PICTURE

Above: Picture of the month award IOU to M. Rumney,

of Downham Market, who sent this shot of a 1907
Wolseley Siddeley. Below : A. Piper, of lin, sent this
print of a special German W.W.1t armoured car fro m
Boyin,ton tank museum. 801tom : This splendid Queen Above: Thi, Bell Iroquois wu photo,raphed at
Mory model wu built and $n~pped by l. G . Swift, of U.SA.F. Wether'$field by M. T. Dennin,. ofCambrid,e.
Kette r in,. Below : An Aimx Hart, m~d. by J. W. Elliott. of
Plymouth .

EDITOR'S NOTE : Our Picture Pa,e "pen din,'

fil e is now oye rl o aded with a ir c raft. W e like
.ome variety on thit pa c e, so would w e lcome (or
considerati on tr a in, s hip, road transport a nd
other ,eneral picture,. W e pay IS,. (or each
photorraph publis hed, piu. an extra . uin ea (or
pi ct ure o ( the month.

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Kit conversions Mike Bryant

Variatioll.tl Oil a diesel tlu!I"e

S EVE RAL readers have com mented on hope to deal in future articles, so I shalll?c
my remarks in last month's a rt icle about trying 10 cater for all types of modeller III
a quick sketch or a photographgi .... ingyou the due course .
information you need to make a model.
You must read this assertion in it s context ; Diesel prototypes
I would nol, of co urse, be foolish enough Shunting and industrial diesels come in a
to think that (lilY model cou ld be made weird and wonderful asso rtment o f shapes
with refere nce o nly to q uick sketches or the a nd sizes, and give modellers good scope
odd photograph, but in the case o f the for improvisat io n a nd modification. The
Scammeli varia tions you have the kit parts Airfix Drewry shunter kit gives you the
of the tractor which give yO ll definite basic components in excellent deta il-
Illeasurement s 10 compare with similar things like side casi ngs with ventilation
dimensions on a photograph. lo uvres (always beastly things to m odel
Take the 800 gallon gully emplier, accura tely and convincingly), a standard
illustrated on page 207 of the December cab with all window and door detail, steps,
issue- the tank is nearly th ree-and-half buffe r beams and so o n. Photographs of
limes as long as the wheel diameter. You diesel locos appear in the daily, technical
can measure the Ai rfix whccl, so that the and model press from time to time; there
ta nk nccds to be thrce·and·ha lf timcs this is also an excellent 3s. lan Allan book
measurement- and so on. T hi s way o f ca lled Diesel Locomoth'es, which is lavishly
building up a sketch from which to wo rk is illustrated with excellent photographs- a
perfectl y sa tisfactory in this type of kit copy should give you plenty o f ideas.
modification because. as J pointed oul in the
a rticle, Scammell produce a wide range of Some suggestions
different vehicles a nd trai lers, and any slight To give you some specific ideas, this month
var ia tions in dimensions can quite easily Ihere are three photographs o f m odel s I
co rrespond to full·sizc ditre renccs, provided have made quite simply from the Airfix kit.
onl y that the main proportions are right. Figure I, the littlest joker of the trio, is
If you want to makeacompletclyaccurate perhaps the most st raightforwa rd . The
model of anyone pa rticular prototype there radiato r casi ng is shortened to three
is no such sho rt CuI , I am afraid . You must vent ilated panels o nly and the footplate is
get ho ld of scale drawings, as many photo· cut behind the fron t step recess. The
graphs as possible showing you r subject jackshaft drive is om iued and the main·
from va rying angles, roll up your sleeves frames shortened to suit the abbrevia ted
and build your model from scratch . Thai footplate, and a couple of stanchio ns and
is a n aspect o f modell ing with wh ich r a handrail are added at the fronl.
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 The do uble-cnded, cent re cab version stretching way nhead to give very much a
shown in the second photograph was "Slim Jim" appearance. Its looks would
inspired by a photograph published on the have been improved, I lhink, if I had
AIKFlx MAGAZINE HPicture Ilage" for added some low baltery boxes on the
June 1962, showing a diesel shunter o f the foolplate along the botlom of the casing
Indian Northern Railways. A.E .I. have also sides- il would ha ve broken up that long,
supplied a very sim ilar type to the New long look a bit.
Zea land Government Railways. Thc bogies Well, there you arc- some ideas for
on mjne came from a Kitmaster steel you to develop. How about having a go
French coach. and two Drewry kit s went wit h the Ruston LSSE type shown in the
into the body, with a Plastikard "box" pho to, which Rusto n Paxman kindly
under the ca b. The third variation again provided for this article?
uses two Airfix kit s and similar bogies to To start the new year, AIRFlX MAGAZINE
No. 2. but this timc the cab is at the rear, is ho lding a competitio n for the best efrort
with a double length radiator casing at adapting an Airfi x Drcwry shu nter lcit
to make a Rusto n LSSE Southampton
AIRFIX DREWRY Docks shunter. Full details of how to
enter arc given on this page.
COMPETITION Copyri!!ht, Mike Br.mlll . 1963 .
The ten rules
I. There will be two classes : under 14
years and over 14 yea rs. Age will be
taken into account.
2. Only photographs of models must be
sent. They should be not smaller than
en print size and have the competitor's
name, age and address written o n the
back in ink.
3. Photographs submitted become the
property of AIRFIX M AGAZINE and
ca nnot be returned.
4. ACTUAL MODELS MUST NOT BE
SENT.
5. Models must use some parts of an Airfix
Drewry Shunler kit and be based on the
Ruston LSSE type illustrated in the
photograph o n page 236.
6. Emries wi ll be judged by an AIRFIX
MAGAZINE editorial panel , including
Mike Brya nt.
7. The Editor's decision will be fina l and no
correspondence can be entered into
about the competition or its result .
S. There wi ll be a prize, in each age section,
of £2 2s. Second and third in each
section will receive an Airfix kit of their
choice.
9. Entries should be addressed to "Drewry
Competiti on", AIRFIX MAGAZINE,
Brands Hatch Ci rcuit , Fawkham, Dart -
ford , Kent , to be received not later Ihan
February 28, 1963.
10. Results wi ll be published in thc April
1963 issue of AIRFI X MAGAZINF.,
published on March 20.
Above: Rustoll Pax lI/all LSS£ type diesel
sllllllfer as supplied 10 B.T.e. for use ill
SOIl/hall/plOll Docks (photo by courtesy
RIISlolI Paxmall Sales Dil'isioll). Below,
lOp to bottom : Fig. I- Straightforward
adaptatioll; Fig. 2- DOIlble-el/ded cel/tre
cab I'ersiol/; mul fig. 3- Rear cab, with
double lel/gth radiator casing.
LA YOUT REALISM by Alex Bowie

A e rRCUl T that is Quite popular is one di sadvan tage Ih al it clutters up Ihe centre
with a terminal station and onc passing of the roo m, interferes with operating s pace,
station , o n a circle track . Bu t I have never and is unrealistic in appea ra nce. Personally,
yet figured how a nOIl-push-pull train leaving when operating, [ ha tc being cooped up
the terminal can get back to it in normal like a chicken in a cage, o r ducking under
form at ion , without there being a complete baseboa rd s in o rder to get to another part
reshuffling at the passing stat io n. of a layou t.
In ot he r words, the passing station must A compact rc\'Crsc 1001)
be used as a terminal at some stage in the It doesn't hm'c to be so ob trusive. In these
operat io ns. And this, to me, seems to days of prog ressive thinking in railway
defeat its whole object. modelling, quite a few ent husiasts are now
Logically. the trai n should leave its accepting that a cu rve need not be of large
terminal, reach the passing station and then radius, provided that it is o ut of sight. Some
go to an imagined C:cstin ati on. J1 sho uld o f those American locos, wi th mo re coupled
appear again, a return ticket later, travelllng wheels than a caterpilla r has feet, can
in the opposite directio n, i.e., back to the manage 18 inc h curves. A few Continentals
te rminal. ca n manage to get ten coupled wheels
Fo r this objective, some modellers intro- around proprietary curves, wi lh flanges on
duce a reve rsin g loo p. Bu t it usually has the each wheel.
And though I'm a fra id tha t most scale
British pro totypes haven't got as far a s that
yet, the proprie taries can manage about 15
inch radii quite easi ly. A 15 inch reversing
loop takes up only 30 inches of space, and
on a medium to large la yout ca n be
accommodated quite nicely.
Now look at Fig. I. This shows a small
radius reversing loop tucked into the co rner
o f a layout. It can be screened off, o r dis-
guised wit h hillside scencry, but should not
be totally enclosed by a covered tunnel ,
beca use access ibility is im portant. The
poin ts sho uld be well exposed.
A loop of a ny kind solves a problem but ,
like most solutions, it introduces problems
of its own . Mechanically, it is st raight-
fo rward, but electrica lly there are quite a
few snags. Study Fig. 1 agai n.
The loco is do ing quite nicely until it
gets back to the main line at X, but wbc n it
reaches X there will be a bil of a cOlllre-
temps. The loco is now travelling in a
reverse direction , and therefore the pola rity
of the track X must be c hanged.
Most boffi ns take ca re of this with a
battery of switches, either sto pping the train
on the loop whi le they think things over, or
by switching just before the train gets back
to the main line.
Howeve r, as the po ints have 10 be
Fig. I : A rel'erse loop call be quite compact, c hanged a lso, it is possible to parallel
but you IIm'e to cope witll eleclrical problems. switches to the point-operating mechanism ,
This sllowj' how a traill is faced wilh rel'crsed so that polarity is automatically reversed .
polarity when comill/( Ollt of lhe loop. But when the train circles the ma in line
Fig. 2: And again, ajier circling the track. a nd reaches point Y, as in Fig. 2, the re is
Both problems are Ol'crcome with Sll'itches- more trouble, and more switching to int ro-
and sOllle careful thought. Fig. 3: A layout duce, because it will be seen that the pola rity
w;lh a turnlable. rhis eliminates poilllwork of the reversing loop will have to be al tered .
- and has its points. The net result will be a complica ted
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array of swi tches which necd plenty of 1.\S big as th at sketched . Let's look at the
concentrat ion. A single loop, as shown, large I)ictoria l sketch.
should not worry the avcrage chap, but First, t'lke A. This is a circle of wood
when double track is visualised, the compli· screwed to the table platform B. T he wood
cation naturally gets- well- more compl i· is forced int o the inner ring of the bea ring.
catcd . The o utcr ring o f the bearing is firmly
Now so me modellers love this sort o f wcdged between two wood blocks, D .
thing, and therc's a lot to be said for it, The two ba ll castors are fitted each cnd ,
because in a small space it does introduce as at E, which also shows a castor enlarged .
a very interesti ng piece of operati on. How· Slight chamfer
ever, aftcr scratching my head thoughtfull y, It is beller that there should be a slight
I have plumped for an alternative method , chamfer on the inner circumference o f the
which uses a va riation of the turntable two wedging block s, as this will tend to hold
I described last month. A circuit usi ng this the bearing down mo re firml y as at F .
is shown in Fig. 3. The layout is rather larger than those r
A roller·bearillg turntable usua ll y sketch , but ne vertheless is more
My own version is not quite as simple as suitable for short local trains than expresses.
thal previously descri bed, and in stead o f Apart from the facl that a Pacific loo ks out
pi voting on a bolt , uses a large " surplus" o f place on what is obviollsly a coun try
roller bearing, suppo rted cach end by branch , the turntab le will become unwieldy
Woolworths ball castors. (N ot those cxpen· if made too large, and is best rc.stricted to
sive o nes at a pound a sct, but a much three..coach modems and modest freights,
chcaper version, each consisting of a o r to short o ld·time coaches.
pressing containing one largc s1ecl ball.) You will notice that the ta ble will store
There is hardly space fo r a complete two trains, and when turned each will be
description, but a genera l idea is given in the on its co rrect track automatically. If mOl or·
dra wi ng o f this month's layout. I have tried ised , the table could be comp letely auto·
10 keep the constructional method as simple matic in operatio n. It could turn , h old
as poss ible, though those fortu nate cbaps trains in storage, and release them at
with a complete workshop stored under the interva ls in any direction .
bed will use ot her methods.
Note thal the roller bearing should be as rhe pictorial layollt, showil1g also the
la rge as possible, though not necessa ril y general prillciples of the turntable.

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 no n·stan dard ships, beca use the la tter a re
always buil t to owners' spec ificati ons,
T he sma llest of the "se lected six" is a
3, 150/4,000 to ns dw. open/elosed sheher·
decker, wit h four cargo ho lds and mach inery
aft, which is designed to give a speed of
so me 14t knot s. Nex t in order o f size is
an open/closed shelterdecke r of 8, 500/ 9,500
tons dw., wi th a speed of l 5i k no ts,
SHIPPING fo llowed by a la rger vcsse l of 10,500/ 12,500
Ions dw. with a speed of 14i -15 knots. Both
vcssels have thei r machinery a rranged aft.
NOTES The bul k ca rriers arc o f 23,000 to ns dw,
and 56,000 tons dw. , havi ng six or nine
ho lds respect ively, a nd an alternative seven·
hold arra ngcment fo r the 23,000· ton
by A. J. Day vessel allows o rc to be carried in alternate
ho ld s. Of 57,400 tons dw., the tanker is
designed with six: centre tanks and fi ve pairs
O NE does not have 10 be intimately of wing tanks fo r o il cargo, leavin g two
associated wit h the shipping world to wing tank s ava ila ble as registered "Clean
k now tha t the industry- including bot h Ballast" tank s. All lhe vessels in the range
shipbuild ing and shipowning- is passing ,u c availablc wit h a number of mai n pro·
through very difficult ti mes. Milli ons o f pulsio n machinery insta llat ions.
tons o f wo rld shipping are laid up fo r lack
of emp]oymcnl- 577 vessels o f ove r World's fastest cable layer
4 mill ion IOns gross we re the fig ures for The twi n·screw dicscl.clcctric ship M ercllry
November last- and some shipya rds have (8,000 to ns gross) has three cla ims to fa me .
had to close down. A bleak prospect, She is the world 's fastest ca ble laycr,
indeed. the largest vessel in the fl eet owned by
However, o nc shipbuilding company Ca ble and Wireless, Limited , Lo nd on, and
who arc not si tt ing back a nd crying at the a lso the fi rst ca ble layer in that fl eet , which
present position arc Cammell Lai rd and Co. consists o f seven vesse ls, including the
(Sh ipbuilders and Engineers), Limited , 196 1· built ca ble ship R e frie l"l! I". In Dece mber
whose cha irman and managi ng di rector she was due 10 leave for the Pacific loa ded
has accepted the chHllcnge of the t imes and wi th light weight cable and repeaters, to lay
stated that it is up to them to s how the two·thirds o f the Commo nwealth telepho ne
wo rld how they can be mo rc competilive cable. Th e lHerclII"Y has a speed of 171 kno ts.
in the ship building fiel d . Within a few a length o .a . of about 473 ft. , a mo ulded
weeks o f this statcment hc anno unced brea dth of 58 ft. 6 in ., a depth rnoulded to
dctai ls o f what has come to be ca lled upper deck o f 39 ft. 3 in., and a ca ble
;' the selected six"- a selectio n o f six capacity o f 1,200 miles o f lightweight cable.
standa rd designs o f mOlOrship, comprising To provide a high degree of man oc uvra·
three genera l cargo ships, two bulk ca rrie rs bi li ty, a Voith·Schneider transverse propu l·
and one ta nker. sio n unit , giving a side thrust of six to ns, is
It was emphasised tha t, a ltho ugh the fi tted immedi ately aft o f the fo rwa rd peak
sh ips were designed to be produced at the ta nk. Her diescl·eiectric pro pulsio n m 3chi·
lowest possible cost, this wo uld not in volve nery, supplied by the English Electric Co.,
any lowering in the standa rds o f material
or wo rkmanship and wo uld not be subject Above, left : The ESSO LANCAS HIR E. the
to any relaxa tion o f efficiency, eco nomy largest I'essel so far built in S CllIulinavia.
or reliabi lity. The prices o f these standard Bolow : The world's [as/el·' cable lay er, the
ships a rc substa ntia lly less than those for /lI'ill·scI"ew diesel·e1ec/ric ship MERC U RY.
 "

Lim ited , comprises a fOllr·cngincd arrange- Tlte cargo mOlors"ip C LARKI O RTlI , lalcsl
ment , c<lch engine driving a d .e. main addilioll 10 the f lee, of 1-1. Clark soll & Co. ,
pro pulsio n electric generato r. Loudoll .
A Sc:mdinal'iun record
a capacit y o f 11,43 7 to ns dw. and fo r cargo
O nc o f the most inte resting of the recent handling there are 17 derricks. He r tota l
new ships is the Esso L (lIIc(I!)'hirc, the gra in capacity is 689,450 Cll . ft.
la rgest vessel so far built in Scandinavia .
or 8 1, 138 tOil S dw., she was built by First gu ided missile destroyer
Kockums Mek . Verkstads A/ B, Malrno, for T he Ro yal Navy 's fi rst guided m issile
the Esso Petrole um Co., Limited, Lo ndo n. destroyer, I-I .M .S. Del'ollshire, was cOlllmis-
On her tria ls in the Baltic she attained a sio ned for serv ice in November, the
ma ximum speed of 18. 18 knOl s. Her ceremo ny taking place alongside the s hip
K ockum-LavaJ turbine machinery is of a a t the Birken head shipya rd o f the bui lde rs,
new type with increased steam pressure Ca mmell Laird and Co. (Shipbuilders and
and inco rporating several technical novel- En gineers), Ltd . I-I .M .S. Dewushire 'w as
ties, so the low fuel consumption reported launched in June, 1960, having been Ja id
from the Ba il ie trials is of part icu lar down in March, 1959. With a length of
inte rest. 520 ft. l.lIld a beam o f 54 ft. , she has a
Her rudder and stern frame arc o f the standard displacement of o ver 5,000 tons.
" Mariner" type and the vesse l has a length Detai ls o f hcr armament and some info r-
O. a . o f 855 ft. 10 in., a moulded breadth o f mation o n her new type o f propulsion
112 n. 6 in ., and a moulded depth o f 62 ft. machinery have a lready appearcd in
6 in. Her C<1.rgo space is subdivided into 39
AIRFlX M AGA ZINE.
separate compartments, wing tanks Nos. 6 T he kee l of the Naiad (2,f)X) tons), a
and 7 being designed exclusivel y for water Leader-class fr igate, was la id a few weeks
ba ll as!. ago at the Scot stoun, Glasgow, shipyard of
Addition to Cla rkSOIl fleet Yarro w and Co., Limited . This brings the
The most recent addition- and , inciden- total number o f ships of this class under
tally, the compa ny's fa stest vessel- to the construc tion to nine. Another fo ur have
fl eet of H . C larkson and Co., Limited , been o rde red , but have not yet been laid
Lo nd o n, is the cargo motorship Clarkfor,h down . Besides bui ld ing the hull of the
( 13,750 to ns d w.) . She wa s buill by Lith- Naiad, Messrs. Yarrow will a lso be resl)on-
gows, Limited, Port Glasgo w, at a cost of sible fo r the man ufact ure o f the steam
a bout £ 1m. The Clarkf orlh is designed as turbine machinery.
a n o pen/closed shelter decker and is A few days before the keel o f the Na iad
powe red by a n 8-cylinder B. and W . was laid d o wn, the first pre-fabrica ted unit
po ppet val ve oi l engine, the first of this type of a new Obc ron-class submarine, to be
to be built by John G . Kincnid and Co. , named H.M .S. Opporflme, was laid by the
Limited , Greenock, that develo ped 8,700 bui lde rs. Sco tt s' Ship - building a nd
b.h.p. at 135 Lp.m. on the trial run , which Enginee ring Co., Lim it ed , Greenock .
ga ve a speed of 18.39 knot s. In the open British Polar Engines. Lim ited , Glasgow,
shelter-deck cond ition , the Clarkforth has will suppl y the main machi nery.
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 BY NORMAN SIMMONS
D ELI VE RY to Bri tish Rai lways of Lo ndon Midland, No rth Eastern and
DI 500, the first of the new Brush Western regio ns. D 1500 was transferred
Type 4 dicscl·clcctric locomotives. was o n Imm from the E R . to the W .R . on
reported last month. The new locomo ti ve November 4, and on November 17 we saw
is the most powerful single engine loco to it racing westwards on the main line
be buih for B.R .. and uses a 12 cylinder through Wanta ge Road o n a parcels tra in .
2,750 h .p. Sulzer diesel engine. 1l is 63 feel
long, weighs 114 to ns and is carried on 8catlie well tanks
two six·wheel bogies. The Bcaltie well tanks we re in the news
The B.T.C.'s design panel have been to again recent ly when 30585 and 7 performed
wo rk on the exterior and they appear to their swan song on the special train
have made a good job. The fronL end is organised by the Stephenson Locomot ive
attracti ve by diesel engine standards and Society and the R .C. & T .S. ove r fo rmer
the exterior is reasonably clean . The L.S.W.R. London suburba n lines. Altho ugh
co lour scheme is descri bed as "olive the three surviving members of this ancient
green bodywork with a broad band of a loco class have been domiciled in Cornwall
li ghter shade of green around the waist", wo rk ing ch ina clay freight trains for very
but when we saw it recent ly the ligh t m.m y yc.1.fS (sce our ovember issue), they
green appeared to be the predominant were, in their hey day, used o n suburban
colou r. passenger services in the Lo ndo n area.
DI 500 is the first o f a batch of 20, These days we re relived when the special
ordered in February 1961. Others will be train visited Wim bledon, via the Easl
built in B.R . workshops as wel l as the [>Ulney line, Hampton Court, Chessi ngton
Brush wo rk s, Loughborough , for the So uth , Ki ngsto n, Shepperto n and Rich-
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mond. Such was the populari ty of the trip
that it \\as f un on two separate occasions,
Oecember 2 and 16, a unique fea tu rc for
tlll enthusiast t rip.
Southern molh'c power
Thc steady withd rawa l o f steam locolllo·
tives from the Southern Regio n is beginning
to have dramatic effects. In a re marka bly
sho rt time all the Lord Ne lsons have been
withdra wn. One sol itary King Art hur,
30770 Sir Prianius was, unti l recen tly.
running fro m Basingstoke shed wit h one
namcplate missing. but is now wi thdrawn .
All the Schools were scheduled 10 be
withdrawn during December, but a t the
time wc went to p ress one or two ,.,,·e re
sti ll running around. T his mea ns tha t
virtually all for mer S. R. ma in li ne passenger
engines. with the exce ption of the pacilics
are now either out of service or scheduled
to be shortly.
It is now learnt tha t it is the turn of the
goods and mixed traffic locos to be with· Above : The inferior of the cab of the
drawn in large numbe rs. All five classes of "ew Brush T ype 4. Left: A B.B.C. News·
moguls, the N, N I, U and U I and the reel cameramall filllls the departure of tile
former L.B. & S.C.R. K classes are being special trai", hallled by a Bellllie lI'el/
dea lt with and several of these locos have lank. from Waf erloo, OIL December 2.
already been cut up. Both the Urie and the Th e special trip was repealed 011
Ma unsell S 15s have recent ly lost some of December 16.
the ir number, two of the uniq ue Z 0·8·0T s,
the last G 16 4·8·0Ts and the first of the
Q class 0·6·0 have a lso gone. 6000 by the a .T.e. and 60 18 by an American
Sueh d rama tic prun ing o r the S.R. loco gent leman.
stud will no do ubt be felt by the operating
department at peak holiday seasons. It is, Locomolh'c notes
however. learnt that surplus B.R. Sta nda rd Repo rted deliveries of new locos are as
Cl3ss 4 and 5 4·6·05 will be transferred follo ws: 0 104 1 Weslem Prince, D IC42
from the E.:1.sle rn Region . Western Princess. 0 104 3 Westem Duke,
041 83·5, 07049· 53, 5 to the Western
King Class Rcgion ; 04148·52, E3071, 87 to the
11 is likely ihat , by the time these words Londo n Mid land Region ; D 8501·1 1 to the
tHe in print, the last reven ue earning mile
Scott ish Region; 01 50 1, 05862 to the
wi ll have been run by the G.W .R. King E~l ste rn Region ; D I86-7, D6763·8, 06778·
Class. 6000 King George V and 601 8 8 1 to the o rth Eastern Region ; a nd
King H enry VI have been active recently 0 2993-6 to the Southern Region.
a nd are likely to be the last to go, but it is Recent steam locomotive withdrawa ls,
with deep regret we reco rd thei r passing. other than those a lready mentioned abo\ c,
Fortunately they arc both to be preserved, have incl uded four I>rineess C lass 8P
pacifies, five Roya l Scot 7P 4·6·0s includ ing
01500, the new Brush T ype 4 2,750 h.p. 46 100 Royal SCOI itselr, fo ur Patriots. six
diesel IOCOf11Olive. It is the most power· Jubilees, 13 posHvar Thompson and
ful sillgle engine loco (0 be built for Peppercorn pacifies of classes A I, A2 and
British Railways. A2/3 and three G resley c1uss A 3s.
 ON ROAD AND TRACK BY DARRYL REACH
THO UG H the winter mon ths a rc with racing machinery at the Racing Car Sho\\,
us again in no uncertain fas hion, there at London's Olympia, which opens on
is plenty o f mOlor sporting in terest to hold January 25. Let 's take a closer look .It
the attemion of fi reside enth usiasts at th is these exciting eve nts.
time of Ihe yea r. While Bri tish rally and The Box ing Day meeting :1l I3 rands
tria ls sta lwarts enjoy ano ther win ter season , I-latch ha s now become a traditional part
motor racing makes its traditiona l o ut·of- of the British spo rting sce ne. This year's
season come-back (weat her pcrmilling!) meeti ng has, as ils main att ractions. an
wi th a programme o f seven races at Brands event for prc-war racing cars and the 20-la p
I-latch , in Kent, o n Boxing Day. Silve r City Trophy race for spo rts ca rs.
Looking further afield , there is the Other highlights of the day arc Ihe final
Monte Carlo rally, in Janua ry. which will rounds in the Jo hn Davy Formula J unior
sce competitors battling once more across C ha mpionship, the Peeo Grand Touring
Europe to reac h the south coast or Francc. Car Champio nship and the Mo lysli p
On the moto r racing rron t, en thusiasts will Saloon Car Champio nship . .Bad weat her
be rollowing the New Zeala nd and Austra- has never yet caused the " Brands Hatch
li an series or even ts (col lecti vely known on Ice" meeting, as it is ortcn rcrcrred to,
these days as the "An tipodcnn season" ) to be ca ncelled , and raci ng enthusiasts will
and , or course, the So uth Arrica n Grand be keepi ng their fingers crossed that this
Pri x, at East London on December 29, the yea r doesn't prove the exception!
last round in the 1962 World Drivers' Arter wi nn ing the R.A.C. Ra lly or Great
Championship. H ighlight or this last event Britain, in November, ro r the th ird year
is the battle between Jim Clark and Graham running, Sweden 's Erik Carlsson and his
Hill , who arc neck-and-neck for this Saab will be a ll o ut in Jan unry to repeal
coveted mOlor-sport ing litle. (heir win in last year's Monl c Carlo rally,
Few British en thusiasts will be rOrlunale Ca rlsso n so nea rly carried 00' the 1962
enough 10 be present at East London. But Europe.1Il Rally C bampion shi p, bu t had 10
Ihey ca n trea t themse lves to a reast or good give best to Stuttgart hote lier Eugen
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Bohringer, who took the title this yea r
with his works Mercedes.
The list of Brit ish entries fo r the Monte,
recently published by the R.A. C., includes
works teams from B.M.C., Ford, Reliam ,
Sunbeam and Triumph, and a team of
Vauxhalls from the Army Motor Transport
School at Bo rdo n, in Hampshire. At 105,
the British contingent is once again the
largest in the rally. Staning point s th is yea r
are Glasgow, Pa ris, Frankfu rt, Stockholm,
Mo nte Carlo, Lisbon, Athens and Wa rsaw.
Well ~know n British drivers taking pa rt
incl ude Raymond Baxter, Christabel Car~
lisle, Pat Moss (in her first drive for Ford),
'>addy Hopkirk, " Tiny" Lewis, Pauline
Mayman , Peter Procter, David Se igle~
Morris, John Sprinzel and ex~G rand Prix
driver Henry Taylor.
Many of the "big names" in I nterna~
tional motor racing spend their "of1' season"
racing in New Zealand and Australia ,
during our wi nter months. Certain to feel
at home, and assured of a big welcome
" down under", are New Zealander Bruce
McLaren and do uble world Champion Left: Winning cOlllbillation~SlI'edell's
Jack Brabha rn, of Austra lia, both of whom Erik CllriSSOIl wul his Saab. They IJave
ha ve made big names fo r themselves in scored (I cOllvincing will ill Ihe last three
European racing, Fo r your diary, dates of cOllseclltive R .A.C. rallies. Above: Necl..
the main New Zealand and Aust ralian races a",1 neck for the World Champiollship
are:- ew Zealand G .P., January 5; are Jim C/ark (left) ami Gralllllll H ill.
Levin, January 12; L1.dy Wigram, January
19; [nvercargi ll, Jan uary 26; u na li na Park, howeve r, consolatio n in the fac t that it \\iJl
Jan uary 27; Warurick Farm, February 10 ; be a Brit ish d ri ver a nd a .British car that
Lakcsidc, February 17 ; Longford, March wi ll take this year's drivers' and manu-
2~4; and Sandown Park, March IO~1 1. facturers' championships.
The 1962 motor raciog season reaches On January 25, Olympia, in London, \\ ill
its climax with the South African Grand open its doors 011 the fourth annual
Prix at East London on Decembe r 29. This Racing Car Show- the biggest and best
race will decide who shall wear the World yet. Until February 2, moto ri ng enthusiasts
Championship crown, and it's certain 10 be will be able to browse among stands
either Ji m Clark with his Lot us or Gra ham ex hibit ing the latest sport ing machine ry
Hill , who drives for B. R,M. Both have had and eq uipment, and wi ll also sec <I la rge
a most successful season and equally se lection of racing cars past and p resent.
deserve the title. To win the championshi p, Details of the Airfix stand at the show are
Clark must win the race. If he doesn 't, then on page 254. Well worth a special visit if
Hill is home and dry, even if he doesn't you' re weary of on ly being able to sit at
score. Few people would like to stick their ho me and read of all the spo rt ing act ivity
necks out and predict the result. There is, goi ng on outside Brit ain du ring the w i n ter~
Filial GP of the seaSOIl, and ~"",,--......
the championship decider,
will be run 011 ,lie 2.4 mile
Ellst LOlldoll circuit.

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 while. Red a nd blue roundels appeared on
PROFILE the sides and above the wings. On subse-
quent airc raft the fuselage undersurfaces
aft a nd fo rward of the wings were silver,
but a reve rsion to the origina l colouring
came at the end of 1939 when the under-
Modifications surfaces became hulf black-half white.
L6950, . being . of pre-wa r vintage. had
underwIOg senals III black or wh.ite in
2 ft. 6 in. figures. A set of small bombs from
to the Airfix the Airfix Lysander ean be hung beneath the
outer wing pane ls of the model , since
L6950 undenvent trials carrying light

Defiant kit bombs.

L6957 entered squadron service in
December 1939, and acquired the med ium
p~OFrLE this !'llonth makes a break from grey squadron code letters T :PS with the
It s usual stylmg, and considers possible " PS" ahead of the roundels o n either side
fi nishes for the Airfix model of the Defiant o f the fuselage. By this lime a white band
a long with modifications that the incxperi~ had been added to the fuselage roundcl. The
cnced, ca reful modeller may make in order camo ufla ge pattern applied 10 th is machine
to produce a simple and most attracti ve kit was " Scheme B" which is well illustrated in
conversion. the September 196 1 issue of Air Pictorial.
The pro totype Defiant K83 10 appeared in Alternately produced a ircraft were painted
August 1937 in all-silver finish and differed in a mirro r image of til is pattern this "B
liltle externally from produc tion a ircraft Scheme" eventually being the 'standard
that followed, so the Airfix model can easily styling.
be completed as K 83 10. It had exhaust Before the D efiant s beca me o perational
S(~c.ks, s~i n n er a nd anti-da zzle panel black. in May 1940, their fu selage ro undels
Ini tially I t had a rudde r seria l, removed acquired their yellow surround, fin s tripes
whe n th ~ mdder area was slightly increased . had been a wa rded a nd the pale blue under-
Red-whILe-bluc rou ndcl s were appl ied to surfaces carried rcd-white-blue roundcls.
the fuselage sides as well as abo" c and below Since these ma rki ngs we re applied to
the wings, ~~der wh ich K83 10 appea red in L~957, wh ich by now had a pale blue
black. ProvIsIo n fo r a re trac table tailwhccl spln.1le r, s he ma kes ~n idea l model topic
resulted in a sma ll bulbous fa iring under the to Illustrate the cha nges in ca mo uflage
rcar of the fu selage o f the pro totype. a nd mark ings. L6957 was, incidelllally,
L6950 , the first production aircraft was onc o f the Defia nt s o f 264 Sq n. which
init ia lly fl own o n Jul y 30 , 1939. It had ' dark pa rticipaled in the fa mous e ngagements of
eart h a nd dark green uppersurfaces with May 29, 1940, when the squadron claimed
the undcrsurface of the po rt wing black Defifl/lf IT.M k.3 N 1697 , showing positio"
a nd the re mainder of the undcrsurfaces of wil/ch.

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 Ullderr;ew of target tower-
yellow with black stripes. Sky
band aroulld rear fuselage.

to have destroyed 37 e nemy aircraft. to engage in night fightin g. Fo r this, the

Simple modifications render the A irfix Defiants reccived an overall soot-black
model ready for patrol o r battle. Ca refully fi nish. The winter weather played havoc
cut the cockpit canopy, and fix the wind- with the paint work , and the drab aircraft
sc reen in its standard position. The re- soo n displayed a pa tchy super-ma tt fi nish.
ma inder can then be fi xed over the fair ing This can easily be produced on the model by
between the turret and the cockpit, leaving finishing it with a mixture of matt black
the latter o pen to allow ror any detail added paint , turps substitute and Humbrol
there to be seen d early. In this style many flattening agent.
Defiant s were to be seen flying in the hot This mixlUre is also useful ror the prod uc-
summer days of 1940. For comba t, the tion of exhaust and o il stains without which
canopy was closed and the upper hair or the models always look so lifeless. On the
fairing between cockpit and turret lowe red night fight er Defiant s the exhaust gas
at its art cnd. The combing aft or the stai ns were grey, or eoursc . Matt varnish
turret was sim ila rly ret racted to allow ror will go a good way to reduce the gloss of
gu n traversc . the roundel transfe rs, a lt ho ugh d iscerning
modellers w ill wan t to change the co lour
Pin or brist le wiU do of these to a more co rrect to ne. It is qu ite
Immed ia tely o utboard o f the port wing easy to ove rpa int the transrers on their
la nd ing ligh t \\as placed the pitot head ror backing wit h Humbrol paint mixed to the
which a pin o r bristle will suffice. The correct shade which is, o r course, an easier
la nding light in the lead ing edge of each way to seek correction than altempting to
wing was filled a t the star t of eaeh wing ove rpa int them once they are applied on the
ou ter panel. mode l.
In August 1940 sk y undersurfaces were Du ri ng the winter of 1940-4 1, when the
adopted by the Defiant , or which Fighter Defiants werc most aClive as night fighters, a
Command then had two sq uadrons which,
roll owin g numerous misfortu nes, wi thd rew CUlllillued 011 lIext page
247
~""''II: V' h"~kjLol.(o.r .s~c"'; 0'" ()~ ~eu'b c)d."d.. 5 ;.,,(e
t"~ 5ra.."'~tJ..-

ClOSC-IIP of cockpits 011 Defial/t target lug.

f"'ne I fol ds do w"
PROFILE-Continued panel. For this role the aircraft reverted
to their 1940 dark green and dark earth!
variety of fuse lage roundels were in evi- duck egg blue finish, squadron codes also
dence. Red and blue on fuselage sides were being this colour, as on N I623 and. T3929
not uncommon , the usual yellow-r<;d-white- which we re coded AQ . Red-whI le- bl ue
blue sta ndard, and 264 Sqn. ea rned these roundels were carried beneath the wings.
wit h the white ring overpninled black. It was dec ided in 1940 to halt develop-
N I733: O-PS had Ihese along wi th red ment of the D efiant as a fighter <I nd con-
codes and serials which came into use in the sider its application to o ther roles. Finally
Spring of 1940. They repla(.."Cd the mid-grey it was chose n to replace the Lysa nder and
as carried by N3444: R- I)S which had the Henley larget tugs. Two marks o f target
yellow-black red roundels referred to. towing Dcfianl s were produced. M k I
Following their replacement by .Beau- target tugs we re new aircraft built for
fighters and Mosquitos in the night fighting thi s unexciting yet Illost imporl:lnl role,
ro le a hand ful of Dcfiants fo und new front- whereas the T .T. M k. 3s were fighters con-
line 'employment for nine months in 1942 as verted into target tugs. Both marks were
air-sea rescue aircraft. For this duty they
carried an "'M" Type dinghy packed in a Dejiolll rr.Mk . 1 DR967, lI'illl tropical
tubular container unde r eit her o uter wing filler IIl1der Ihe lIose.

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ex ternally similar and oHer an o pport unity on its sta rboa rd side, was placed a wind~
to convert the Airfix kit into target tug dri ven winch. Its four blades were placed
configuratio n. on the tip of the tube and faced forward
Firstly the turret mo unting must be cut when in use, downwa rds at ot her times.
away and the side of the well cut square to To sa feguard ta il con trol surfaces from
support the rectangular side p;:tnels and fouling by the towing cable a metal guard
cockpit cover, wh ich can be made from was placed at the tailplane tips. Wires
fo lded celluloid. The combing aft of the stretched frolll its upper tip to a point
turret well should next be removed and the immediately above the fin flash, and from
rea r fuselage top decking remain ing must be its lowest tip to the base of the rear fuselage.
cut and smoothed flat. Both of the The bar ho lding the special fram e for the
modifications are best undertaken before wires passed through the elevator tips.
fuselage assembly commences. A new Wires on the model need to be represented
combing- eas ily shaped in wood- must be by extremely fine threads. Further guard
fixed upon the rear fuselage. wi res led from the tailplane to the fu selage.
Two further simple modifications which
Towing hook will produce a more interesting model con~
After fixing the front cockpit cover in cern the nose of the Defiant target tug.
place the narrow space between the front Examples used overseas hud a filter in the
und rear canopies needs filling by a bridge~ enJarged intake beneath the nose which can
like st ructure, which can be shaped from easily be m;:tde from a wooden block.
wood or spare plastic. From the latter the Exhaust stack s o n the later Defiants were of
radio mast can also be made. Beneath the modified shape wi th flared o rifices, again
rear cockpit should be fitted the support easy to make.
and the hook from which the cable to the
drogue may be fastened. Beneath the rear Scheme B finish
fuse lage was fi tted the long drogue box, Defiant target tugs were finished in dark
wh ich can be shaped from wood. green and dark earth to Scheme B, and
On a tapering tubular structure. protrud~ carried the 1 ft. 6 in . wide sky band e ncirc~
ing immediately aft of the rear cockpi t ling the rear fuselage, as on fighters. The
rear fuse lage serial was black, roundels a nd
fin flashes standard . The undersurfaces of
these aircraft were painted with black and
yellow stripes. Suitable serial and code
letters for a TI.Mk. l arc D R87S with
M I :E in white (M 1 ahead). Amongst the
TI.3s were L6954 of 2 AGS Da lcross, with
"72" in white ahead of roundcJ, and
N3313: G 1 (wh;te) of No. 2 (0) A F U
Nose of tropicalised Iwsioll, with ,.e~ised
Millo m.
exhallst stacks. M. J . F. Bowycr.

c..,,,,d. ",;""'5

--- - _- - - -
h pror... ct-
t<..:1,-<",;t-

i
Details of 1O\I·illg !took, drogue box and tail IInit gll{frd wires.
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SOME NEW BOOKS Reviewed by
THE EDITOR

Min e 01 inlormation 158 pages co ntain a great dea l of interest

for all those connected with model aircraft.
G ERM AN A I RCRA FT OF THE F IRST W O Rl.D From reports and reviews on the latest
WAR, by Peter Gray and Dwell Thetford. miniature engines, to struct ures and
Published by PWmall & Co. Ltd. , 42 Great aerodynamic refinements in fl yi ng models,
Russel/ Street, London W.CI. Price 84s. this book has contribut ions from the very
pick of the international aut ho rs who
O NCE again , Putman have produced a contribute to many of the world's lead ing
book which is, to say the least, a mine of mode lling maga zines.
information fo r the modeLmaker and For general in terest there's an article
aerophile a li ke. To have such a complete o n the two man-powered aircraft. that from
guide to German airc raft of Wo rld War I Southampton Un iversity and the Puffin
is of grea t use as, up to now, there have made at Hatficld . The results of national
been few vo lumes on the market to cater and international model contests held
for this all-important era in the develop- during the year are ut the end of the book.
ment of aviat ion.
A vast amount of new and interesting
ma terial has come to light with the publi- 20 years late !
cation o f thi s book, much of which must
have come from private German sources. ARC BRITISl1 R AI LWAYS COACHES, (3rd
Ove r 500 aircraft are described and illus- edition), by G. M . Kichenside. Published
trated, mostly in full detail fo r the more by /(1/1 AI/all Ltd. Price 2s. 6d.
common types and photographic represen- LT is a pity such a boo k as ABC British
tation fo r those that did not reach squadron Railways Coaches was not published 20
service o r were no t produced in large years ago to cover the roll ing stock o f the
numbers. four p re-nationalisation ra ilway com-
Putnan'-s are now selling an obvious panies. So little info rmat ion in popular
style to all of their volumes of aeronaut ica l fonn has been published on coaching s tock,
interest. We welcome this as it is a great a subject no less interesting than the motive
help to easy reference and hope that this power that hau ls them. T he A BC British
vol ume will be the harbi nger of many more Railways Coaches is a n excellent little
o n the same period of aviation histo ry. pub lication covering all British Railways
sta nda rd locomotive-ha uled passenger train
rolling stock built si nce 1950. The 64 pages
Story behind diesels carry very full descripti ons with both line
DI ESEL LOCOMOTIVES, published by Jail
and half-lo ne illustrations. Tho roughly
recommended at 2s. 6d .
AI/all Ltd., c,·m·ell House, Hamptoll
Court, Surrey. Price 3s.
" DI ESEL LOCOMOT IVES" descr;bes Not just a catalogue
in 40 fu lly illustrated pages how
diese l locomoti ves func tion , their engines RECONNAISSANCE AND BOM IJER A I RC RAFT
tra nsmissio n and con trols a nd their work ing O F T HE 1914-1918 WAR , compiled by
both o n British Railways and abroad. W . M . LambertOIl. Publi!jlted by Har/ey-
This latter section o f the book reads like a ford PublicatiollS, Lelchworlh. Hert s.
publicity hand-out which is perhaps under- Price 50s.
standable, si nce the book has been pub- COMPLEMENTARY to the earlier book
lished with the eo·opcratio n of the 8.T.C. on fighter aircraft o f the 19 14- 1918
and the Locomo tive and AJlied Manu· war this book completes, for the solid
facturers' Association of Great Britain. model builder, a set of drawings and details
Nonet heless the book will be o f great together with an ample select ion of very
interest to the amateur railway enthusiast. good reference photographs of almost all
of the land-based aircraft used during that
period on bot h the Allied and German
For air lans sides of the lines.
AEROMODELlER ANNUAL 1962-63, published Wc o ften fee l that this aspect of aviation
by the Model Aeronautical Press Ltd., history has not been given enough pro mi-
38 Clarelltlon Road, Watford, H erts. nence by the manufacturers of plastic kits.
Price 10s. 6d. but with the acquisitio n of these two
excellent books the more advanced l1lodcUcr
A LT HO UG H this book is not di rected can at least make an attempt to do the job
at the plastic modelling fraternity, it s the hard way.
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 This latest Ha rleyford publication is a photographs have their reference numbers
comprehensive and well balanced account in the caption. This will be a great boon to
of the types of aircra ft in com mon usage aviation writers, we have no doubt, but
and not just a catalogue of bits and pieces wc wonder at the same time whether or not
as some of the other works of reference on the rest of the a via ti on~m inded readers of
this subject. We like the way in which the this book will write to the companies
information is neatly laid out and, o f concerned detaili ng thei r requirements by
course, the 1/72od sca le plans are exce llent number!
in their detai l and accuracy. Another valuable reference cOnl ained in
the rear of the book is a detailed list of the
Pa per back edition fl eets of airc raft employed by many of
the more importan t Br itish and Common~
RA ILWAY R ACE TO T H E OKTH, by O. S. wealt h airline operators. A lthough the date
Nock . Published by 1011 AI/all L td. Price of acq uirement for each aircra ft is given ,
6s. wc wo nder if it wOllld not be asking a litt le
I AN ALLAN have now publ ished a too much of John St roud to incl ude the
paper back ed ition of O. S. Nock's eve ntua l dale of the demise o f ma ny of
Railway Race to the North. the main these historic a ircraft as well.
d iffercnce being the sma ller nu mber of A tru ly magn itlcent wo rk o f refere nce
illustrat io ns, the binding and, o f course, and onc whjch cannot fa il to fin d a place
the reduced price. The latter is a most in any aeroph ilc's libra ry.
welcome feature in view o f the increasing
numbe r of h igh q uality and consequent ly
h igh l y~ p riced railway books publ ished Fasci nating story
today. TH E COUNTY D ONEGAL RAI LWAYS, by
It is clear to see why O. S. Nock's book Ed ll'ard M. Paflersoll. D.Se., M .R./ .A .
has been chosen fo r a pa per back edit ion. PubliJlted by D(JI'id & Charles ( PlI bJi~·lterJ)
The story is not o nly of interest 10 the Ltd. alld diJtribllled by Phoellix H O II.H'
ra ilway enthusiast and historian , it is Ltd. Price 30J.
sufficiently entertaining to sustain the
interest of even the most cursory boo kstall
TI-I E Co unty Do nega l towa rds the cnd
was, in some respects, the most up ~ t o ~d ate
browser and paper back reade r. T he author ra ilway in the coun try. I>ractica lly ,Ill
covers every detail o f this thrilling COntest passenge r services were diesel hauled and all
o f the Victo rian Age to make it a most roll ing stock was filled with cOnli nuous
abso rbing nnd fa sc inati ng sto ry. brakes and au to~co u p l ings . Unfo rtunately.
A real "must" these facts were not enough to sa ve the
rai lway, alt ho ugh they undoubtedl y cont ri ·
A NNA LS OF B RtT ISH A N D C OMMONWEA LT H buted towa rds it outlasting o ther na rrow
AIR TRANSPORT, by Johu Strolld. Pub~ ga uge Irish ra ilways by several yea rs.
fished by PlItnam. 42 Great R ussell S treet, The fascinating story o f this pio neering
Loudoll. W.C. I. Price 84s. railway is ably to ld in Patterson·s book . Jt
WE have nothing bUl praise fo r this has 157 pages o f text, tab les. d iagrams a nd
maps, plus 16 pages o f pla tes covering every
excellent work by John Stroud and we
congratulate both the autho r and b is aspect of the history and operation of the
publisher for producing such a valuable railway, over a spa n of 100 yea rs unti l the
work of reference fo r the a ir h istorian. closure on the last day o f 1959 and the
Altho ugh this 673 page book has only been subseq uent di sposa l.
in our office for just ovcr a month we
wonder how on earth we have ma naged Background to boating
without it before! We have even t ried to
present it with pro blems which have foxed SA tLlNG !-·OR A L I VI NG, by Basil Greellltill.
us many tim es about various dates and Published by Perciral Marsl/all &: Co. Lld.
other historical info rma tion , but sure 19 Noel SI .• Londoll, W.I . Price 5s.
enough this boo k has tbe answer, and in S AlLlNG for a Lil1illg is intended to gi ve
a surprising amo unt o f deta il, too. backgro und to the many amateurs who
lt is a com plete record of the progress o f today s..1 il boats for pleasure. It describes the
British a nd Commo nwealth civil aviation life, li velih ood and too ls of the trade of the
from 19 19 to the present day. each sig n i fi~ men who, in days not so long ago, fished and
ca nt date is put down in order a nd each ca rried cargoes in sa iling boa ts not so vastly
yea r has a summary in the hea ding giving d iffere nt from the pleasure yachts o f today.
an o utli ne of the most impo rtant events Th is is a pa pcr~back book o f 74 pages w ith
that took place. There are many maps six chapters, seve ral pages of plates a nd
showing the routes taken by the va rious some delightfu l pen sketches by the
a irliners over the years and most of the author'S wife.
25 1
Bulldog, a sta ndard single-sea ter of the Line-lip of Lighltlings, which noil' equip
between-the-wars period. This al l-metal Treble Olle Sqlladron.
aircraft. with a Jupiter engine, remained in
service unt il June, 1936, when Treble Onc September it was moved to Scotland ror
was equipped with the Gloster Gauntlet a rest and a re·fit after intensive activity, it
as an interim type before the issue of the had claimed nearly a hundred enemy
monoplane fighters ordered under the aircraft.
R.A.F. expansion programme. In April, 1941 , the sq uadron's Hurri.
At the end of 1937 Treble Onc was cancs were replaced by Supermarine
honoured by being selected as the first Spitfires, and three months later moved
squadron to receive the Hawker Hurricane, southward again- to North Weald- and
the R.A.P:s first monoplane fighter, whose took part in offensive sweeps (known as
glorious history is now so well known. This urhubarbs") over the Channel, Occupied
Merlin-powered aeroplane, carrying eight France and Belgium. This sterling work was
machine-guns, was put into quantity maintained up to November, 1942, when
production for the R.A.F. and, operating Treble One was ordered overseas- to
from Northolt, Treble One was soon flying North Africa. There it operated under the
these beautiful aircraft in some immaculate North·West African Air Force from
fonnations. On February 10, 1938, the then Maison Blanche, near Algiers, and la ter
commanding officer, Sqdn. Ldr. John from Bonc. The defence they put up soon
Gillan, brought the squadron int o world- convinced the enemy that its attack s were
wide prominence by flying a Hurricane too expensive, and the Spitfires then flew
rrom Edinburgh to Northo lt at 408 m.p.h. on offensive sweeps between Beja, Tunis a nd
When the Second World War began, .Bize rta, with later moves to Souk-el-A rba
Treble One was based at Acklington, and Souk-el-Khemis. Until June, 1943,
Northumberland, and on November 29, Treble One flew in North Africa, becoming,
1939, their first victory over the Luftwaffe with 52 victories, the top-scoring squadron
was achieved by the Commanding Officer. of the Tunisian campaign. ]t fought its last
Squadron Leader (now Air Chief Marshal big battle over the Gulf of Tunis on May I,
Sir Harry) .Broadhurst, who took off in when it destroyed seven enemy aircraft .
visibility of less than J 00 yards and shot The SQuadron then went to Sicily, via
down a Heinkel He III off the coast. Malta, and came under the control of the
With the German invasion of the Low Desert Air Force. Continual air cover was
Countries in May, 1940, the squadron provided by Treble Onc for the Salerno
returned to the south of England and landings, and it then moved into Ita ly,
operated from a number of different bases, making extensive sweeps against the
including Northolt, North Weald and retreating enemy. In May, 1944, the
Debden. ]t was stationed at Croydon squadron claimed its 200th victory of the
during the opening phases of the Battle of Second World War. It gave close support
.Britain. On July 10, 1940, Treble One to the Eighth Army, and in July moved to
destroyed three enemy bombers attacking Corsica. From there escort flights were
a convoy in the Channel, and on August 15 made over tbe Italian mainland, and also
shot down four Messerschmitt Me 110s over the French coast in preparation for
raiding Croydon. Severe losses were sus-
tained by the squadron, but when in Continued 011 page 254
253
N o. II I SQUADRON -Continued AtI Armstrotlg Whitll'or fh Sisk;tI. wifh which
No. I 11 Squadroll was equipped in 1924 .
the landings of August IS. ]0 France the
squadron flew on strafing missions and 7 J 7 m.p.h. and took 27 min . 46 sec.!
destroyed large numbers of enemy vehicles. For four consecutive years (1957-1960)
It operated from Bron, near Lyon, and from the squadron was, of course, the R .A.F.'s
La Jasse, and was moved back to ltaly on leading aerobatic team and a story of this
October 2, J 944, to Peretole, near Florence. period could fill several . books. Its
O n November 20, for tllC first time since famitiar all-black Hunters gave count less
191 8, Treble One carried bombs, their breathtaking public displays. the " Black
Spi tfires being fitted to carry a 500-pouoder Arrows", as they became known, being
under the fuselage. Gun positions and awarded the Britannia Challenge Trophy
enemy-occupied buildings were attacked, for 1959.
and during December 48 tons of bombs Following Treble One's re-equipment
were dropped. In the next few months wi th Lightnings in 1961 , No. 92 squadron
Treble Onc's Spitfire Bombers, including look over its acrobatic duties . Now based
some "blaze-bombs" in their armament, at Wattisham, Treble One squadron is at
attacked a great variety or targets in present commanded by Squadron Leader
northern ltaly. K. A. C. Wirdnam and is taking an active
When Germany capitulated on May 8, part in the NATO defence role requjred
1945, the squadron went to Klagenfurt. of front-l ine squadrons today.
Austria , as part of the occupying forces,
but in September, 1946, returned to HaIy
(Tissane).
On May J6, 1947, Treble One was ~lirlix lit t I,e
red uced to a number-plate only. and from
February, 1949, until it was refocmed at
Illlcing Ct.r Sho.v
North Weald on November 1, 1953, was AIRFIX will be exhibiting (on stand No.
linked with No. 66 Squadron. 41 ) at the forthcomin g Racing Car
On assuming its separate identity, No. I1I Show. at Olympia. Their stand will feature
Sqll~,dro n received Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 <I wo rking model layout of a circuit based
twin-jet single-seat fighters. and received its o n Mallory Park and built from Airfix's
Huoters (F.Mk.4s) in June, J955. The Mo to r Racing range. The Moto r Racing
F.Mk.6s were introduced in November, range, I : 32 scale car kits and many ot her
J 956, a nd the saw-tooth version in 1958. Airfix items will be 0 11 sale, and visitors
On August 8, 1955, the Commanding purchasing an Ai rfix product will be ent itled
Officer, Squadron Leader R . L. Topp, to compete on the circuit for the Show
flying a Hunter F.Mk.4. repeated the lap record and a complete free o utfit.
sensational flight which Squadron Leader The circu it will be eq uipped with e lectric
Gillan made from Edinburgh to Northolt timing and every con testant wi ll receive a
in a Hurricane in 1938- but Topp flew at ceruhcatc recording hi s best lap time .
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 New kits
and models
LATEST PRODUCTS
ON THE MARKET OF
INTEREST TO MODELLERS

mark ings ha ve a white instead o f the usual

yellow circle round the "meatba ll ". As far
as 1 can find out this co lou r scheme was
Th ree new aircraft only used on ea rly prototype aircraft, a nd
Th ree mode ls fro m Aurora have appeared on some used in the Chinese campaign, and
on the market. T hey are a Grurnman F4F not, as is suggested , in genera l use in the
Martlet (or Wildcat , if you wish), a Pacific war. What <l grand ta rget they would
Japanese Zero (quot ing the box label) and have made for trigger- happy gunners! There
an S Be-3 Helldi ver. The first is to 1:72 are 23 part s to the kit and it se1ls at 6s. 6d.
scale, and the other two to t scale. Wh<lt the Zero lacks in detai l the S BC3
The Wildcat is a top-rate model. The
seventy-second scale fanatics will be Continued 011 I/ext page
pleased with it as, selling for 4s. lid. , it
comes well wit hin the range for modifica-
tions and its quality is we ll up to the best in
the business.
There are, in fa ct, no gim micks, the
elevato rs don't move, the wheels don't
retract ; it's a straightforward job. There
are 3 1 parts, which fit together very well.
The plastic is dark blue, and the markings
supplied are fo r the later pa rt of World Wa r
11. One sma ll point of criticism concerns
the way in which the positions of these
mark ings are engraved in to the plast ic in a
"c rack le" finis h. M ost modellers will want
to rub these down wi th wet and dry paper
be fore painting, as they are a little too pro-
minent. Apart from that there can be no
criticism at all.
The Japanese Zero, o n the o ther hand, is
\c ry much the opposite! There are many
things wrong with it. from the name on the
box oll\\ards. The wing section is too thin,
the rivet detail looks the eq uiva lent size of
di nner plates, the undercarriage doors are
too thick and form part of the long range
fuel ta nk and there's no cockpit detail. St ill ,
this is the first t scale Mitsubishi A6M Zero
and , although not a particularly excellent
model, it ca n, with a little patience, be
modified into something worthwhi le.
The thing that took my attention most of
a ll was the suggested colour scheme. The
fuse lage is all-yellow. as arc the wings and
tai l uni t. and the pla stic is act ua lly moulded
in thi s colour. The cngi~e cowling, so the Top to bottom : Aurora Japanese Zero;
instruct ions say, should be red and the AI/rom F4F Wildcat; Comel /f iller X~ 1 8.
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New kits and models-Co1l1illued some attention as there is a tremendous
amount of detail on the prototype not
Helld iver makes up for, as this model has shown in the model.
a ll the moving parts you rea lly require for The trans fers supplied are reasonab ly
the i sca le model. There arc 64 part s, a good. The model make r buying this kit
detailed cockpit, engine, wheels, retract ing should , howevcr, obtai n photogra phic
deck arreste r hook, and the elevators are ev idcnce o f the position of the ma r ki ngs
linked so tha t, when onc is moved, bot h act before painting, as the in fo rmation su pplied
in unison. by the ma nufacturer is not strictly correct.
There was a grea t deal of " Hash" on th is In the photographs J had available there
kit, unlike the other two, but this ca n be appeared to be a considerable amount of
easily clea ned a way with a sharp knife. The d'lyglow o n the nose, wi ng tips and tai l,
critici sm levelled at the Wildcat is agai n in which is all to the good as it made a much
evidence a nd a n abrasive pape r will have to brighter-looki ng fin ished product.
be used to clean up the fuselage a nd wings In a ll , Come .. s Hiller X- IS is a good kit.
prio r to painting or otherwise the "cri nkle" When purchased from .n.M.W. Models, the
will show through when the markings arc price is li s. A. IV.H .
a pplied. Why do model ma nufachJrers have
to do this so rt of thi ng whe n ;:\ properl y 3 in 1 Fords
drawn colour guide on the instruct ion sheet Brief mention was made last month of two
would be so muc h belter '! new A. M.T . 3 in I I :25 scale ca r ki ts-
Although the other two Aurora models the '49 Ford Club Coupe and the ·50 Ford
arc now manufactured in th is country the Conve rtible, obtainab le from B.M.W.
SHC·3 I-I el ldi ve r co mes direct fTom the Models, Wimbledon, price 17s. lId. a nd
States and ca n be o btained from B.M .W. 245. 6d . respecLively. We have since ha d the
Models, price li s. 9d. A . W.H . c hance to assemble these kit s and can now
give more details.
Unusual model As is pro bably now we ll known. these
Anot he r aircraft model available from A .M .T. kit s ca n be made in one of Lh ree
B.M .W. M odels is a HilIer X·1 8- eve r ways; stock, customised or stylised . We
heard o f it ?This unusual model is an approx . c hose 10 custom ise the '49 Fo rd Club Co upe
1:72 scale kit by Comel. For those who and co nstruc L the '50 Ford Conve rtible
don' L know, the Hiller X·1 8 is an expe ri· strictly stock. Construc tion presented no
menta l vertical takc·on' a ircraft of the proble ms, si nce all parts fi tted perfectly with
ti lting wing configurat io n, which is under great accuracy. The customising fea tures.
lest in the United States. It ha s met with suc h as c hrome I I
some success and relics o n a principle that
has bee n discarded by the designe rs of
VTOL aircra ft on this side of the Atlantic.
For those with a large collection of models
all to the same 1:72 sca le this will be a useful
addition as it portrays a means o f tran s-
portation not available in any other model
fo rm and interesting to ha ve as a com-
parison to the more conven tio na l types.
As a model it is excellenl. The 53 parts
are perfcct fits a nd we can truly say that
there are few models to compare with the
smoot hness of the way in which the
mechanism of the tilting wing and e ngines
worked . The side windows of the cockpi t
were rather tricky to fit , as they did not
have a nange round the inner side as is
usual , a nd had to be la id exactl y in place
with the a bsolute minimum of ceme nt to
prevent marking.
With these tho ught s of excellence in
mind it was a bit or a shock to fi nd tha t, on
compari son with photographs, Ihis model
was no t accurate. The c hief criticism was
the tail unit , where the stabilising jet which
projects from the tail unit should have been
a se parate item, as the jet pipe comes from : i o-Ha" 1962 Ch rysler;
the rea r fuse lage and not from the Lail it se lf. Ford Clllb Coupe: A urora
The actual propellers too, are in need of £ ·1.V!JC jaguar.
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 chrome wheel discs and bucket seats, were
added to the '49 model. There was even a
television set to add to the '50 model!
For styl ising the ' 50 Ford Convertible
many extra pan s a re included in the kit ,
including three alternati ve front body
pressings. They can easily be cemented over
the existing bodywork and a IUbe of special
plastic body filler is incl uded in the kit to
ensure a perfectl y smoot h jo in t between
parts. The instruction give a wealth of ideas
how these alternat ive parts ca n be used, and
for the indi vidual ist, the re arc unlimited
possibi lities. The quality, fin ish and fit of
each part is excellen t. One feature we
panicularly liked was the fine ly·detailed
clear plastic head lamp lenses and the red
tail li ghts. N.S.
1962 Chryslcr 300
Al so recei ved from B.M .W. Models is a
new American Jo· Han " Build 3 Ways" 1962
Chrysler 300 Hardtop. This kit enables
stock, race o r custom car assembly in the
now familiar American plastic ca r kjt
fashion. Construction detaiJs follow estab·
lished practice with a one· piece body
moulding, fine ly-detailed interior, engine
and chassis. The chassis is readily detachable
by means of fo ur screws. Gimmick features
include a telephone and record player for the
interior and optional jewelled whee l d iscs.
The plastic parts have a neat, clean
finis h and fit well , while the "shiny" part s
have an attracti ve smooth chro me look
about them . Tyres appear to be moulded in
black plastic and are reversible, with white
side walls on o ne side. The wheels fit
extremely well on the metal axles. The
finished 1 :25 sca le model is a good looking
representative of the currenL American
sleek styling. N.S.
Three cars and a kii
Four new Dinky Toys have jusLmade their
appearance. They arc a police.controlled
crossing (3s. 6d.) ; Jaguar M k 10 (Ss. 6d.) ;
Singer Vogue (3s. l id.) a nd Superior
Criterion Ambulance with flashing light
(8s. 9d.).
T he police.con trol lcd crossing comprises Top to Botlom : M atchbox M ercedes
a high·impact polystyrene kit of a traffic 2205£ alld Ford Fair/mle police car;
island, two keep left bolla rds. a lamp Dinky Superior Criterion ambulallce. Wilh
sta nda rd and a policeman in a poi nt·duty /Ilaslli/lg light. Mk 10 Jaguar, Singer
box. The policema n can be turned arou nd Vog ue and police·colltrolled crossing.
i in his box by means of a knurled knob
at th e base. The kit is very easily as-
and is finished in metallic green/grey.
In ou r October issue we described the new
sembled and ca n be glued together if desired. Dinky Toys Superio r C riterion Ambu lance.
Dinky's Jagua r Mk 10 has an opening Elsewhere in this issue appear details of a
boot, with travell ing trunk and val ise, plus somewhat similar Corgi Superior with
Prestomat ic steering, interior seating, win· fl ashing roof lights. Dinky have now in·
do ws, steering wheel and four·whccl suspen· troduced another variation on their Superior
sion . It is fini shed in polychromatic blue. Criterion model- all rather confusing fo r
The Singer Vogue also has steering, suspen- the co llector! This o nc has a flashing roof
sion, windows, seat s and stee ring wheel , Contillucd 01/ next page
257
 , . Corgi's am bulance is 4t inches long
a nd is fin ished in scarlet and cream with
" Am bu lance" signs in its translusccnl
side win dows. Price is 8s. 9d. and ei ther
an Eve r Read y U.1 2 or Vidor V .0028
ba ttery, wh ich is not su ppl ied wi th the
model, is req u ired to power the ligh ts.
Operat ing instructio ns arc included.
Corg i have a lso made a (urther add i-
tion to th eir se ries of C hipperHeld's
Circus ve hicles, with the in trod uction of
a ci rcus horse transporte r, com plete w ith
six ho rscs. T he prim e mover of this
arti culat cd vehicle is modcll ed on thc
Corgi's Superior ambulance alld circlIs latest Bedford "TK " ca b unit and is
horse transporter. fi tted with stcer ing wheels, seats, G Jida-
New! kits and models-COllliflued malic spring suspcnsion and the deep
pa noram ic wi ndows whi ch are suc h a
light worked fro m a small battery. in nota blc feat ure o( the prototype. A ncw
conj unct ion with a cam on the rca r axle. Corg i featu re is the rea listic addition of
This latest Dink')' version stiJl has the rear-view mirro rs to each side of thc
openi ng rear door, but the space inside is ca b. Fi nished in Ch ipperfield's blue and
now occupied by the flashing mechanism red li ve ry. this attractive IO} inch lo ng
an d battery. In most respects it is identical model sells fo r 18s. 6d .
to Di nky's earlier version. D.R. The en tire range of Corgi Toys a nd
1 :25 sca le E-typc kits is d escribed and illustrated in the
Latest addition to the Pfaycraft A urora new 1962 / 63 edition of the Corgi ca ta-
range o f plastic kits is a I :25 scale model of log ue. Pri ced at 3d ., it com prises 32
the E-type J agua r coupe. This fine kit has a colo urful pages. D .R.
wealt h o f detai l. The cockpit is complete M crcedcs wit h open ing doors
even ( 0 a rear view mi rror a nd ha nd brake. Coincident with the news that Lcsney
The bonnet hinges fo rward , in true-to- Products a re to build a new factory costi ng
p rototype fashion, to reveal a bea ut ifull y over £750,000, come deta ils of the la test
detai led engine, a nd all suspension deta ils a rrivals in their popular M atchbox ra nge.
arc fa ithfu lly feat ured . First there is a Merccdes-Bcnz 220SE coupe.
The body of the car is moulded in red , Though scarcely 2.t· inches lo ng, this in-
while a ll engine parls and trim are richly triguin g Iiule model has opening d oo rs,
ch romed. Intrica te triple-laced wire wheels complete with arm rests and wi ndow
wit h knock-off h ubs, add a fi ne touch o f "winders". four sca ts, steering wheel, true·
rea lism to the model , which costs 14s. 6d. to-proto type curved wind ows (open on
D.R. either side) and is fi nished in ma roon
Five flashing lights do uble-baked enamelled paint. To 0 0
scale, this model sells fo r Is. 9d.
I n our October issue wc carried a review A lso new is a Fo rd Fairlane police car,
of the new D inky T oys Supe rior a nother 00 scale model. Authentic state
Criterio n am bula nce. Co rgi, soon after, po lice transfers ado rn the bo nnet a nd side
an nounced a Superior, a nd the two panels and full seating is provided, together
models fo rm an interesting co mpa rison. with interio r fi lli ngs. Fi nish is in an
The Corgi model has five fl ashing roof a ttractive shade of blue and there is an
ligh ts, which all wo rk from o ne bulb ,
bu t it lacks th e steering, opening rear
door, stretcher. " patient", a nd crew o f
The model measures
sells for Is. 9d .
2.
imitatio n red ala rm beacon o n the roof.
inches long and
D .R.
the earli er D inky model.
The bul b o( the Corti model is " Grain of wheai ' - bulbs
opcrated , via a cam acti o n o n the rca r B.M .W . M odels have subm itted onc each
axle, by a ba ttcry which is beld in an o f the fou r different colo ured "grain of
eas il y-detachable con tai ner fitti ng snugly wheat" electric light bulbs, green, red,
into Ihe underframe. The ligh ts are con- yellow and white, as fitted to their colour
tro ll ed by a sim ple o n / off switch o n the light signa l rev iewed last month. These
chass is, a nd a most rea listic eITect is bul bs are extremely sma ll . measuring
obtained as the vehicle runs along with approximately t inch long by t inch in
lWO amber lights flas hing fro nt and rear dia meter, and they arc each fitted to about
and the red beacon flas hing in the cent re 6 inches of flex. They operate on up to 16
of the roof. volts in series. N.S.
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Readers write • • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Broken~hcarted ETrEKS 10 tbe Editor ca n only be answered in
J have just made up an Airfix: Wellington
L the mmlUzine. Howe1'l'r . we lire Il I'HIYS Illeased
10 receive yo ur eomme nts a nd IJiclu res whith
B ill kit and, according to the notes ,,-ill be COlIsidered for IJllblicatlo n. Headers

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accompanying it , r believe there were whose letters a~ published each rl.'eeive 11 rrl'f'
11,000 Wellingtons made during the war. Alrfix kit of their choice. S ubmitl ed mal"rilli
and pictures ron only be returned if :-accom·
The model jn your kit has the squadron panied by u stamped :addressed envelolK. lmt!
registration letters AA-D. r thought you Che Editor m nnot aeeept responsibility for safe
might be interested to know that these keepln!: of a ny sum eootribuUo ns, ne.ithl'.r d o","
hc ne«ss.'lri ly llgree with eo mQlent$ upres,ed
were the marlrings of No. 75 (New Zealand) by eonuponden Cs in the letters ooluoln.
Bomber Squadron, and r was the tail- glued, then fixed two small bulbs on to the
gunner of tbe original aircraft of this inside of the body with plasticine, the
number that operated over Germany. bu lbs partly protruding through the filed
I am broken-hearted that you chose to holes. (The bu lbs are easi ly obtainable in
produce a model of the BlU , as the first lighting kits).
of this series to operate ove r Germany was Then I wired up a circuit between the
the rc. For your information the crew of bulbs and two U 12 batteries, placed in the
six: of the origina l aircraft collected between back of the car. The switch I made was a
them I D.S.O., 2 D.F.Cs and 2 D.F.Ms. very simple onc. I cut out and hinged the
R . J . H EA LEY, Billcricay. Essex. boot door, and fixed a brass strip on it,
coming rrom thc bulbs. f then fixed ano ther
Motor Racing mod strip to the inside or the rear number plate ,
As the owner of an Airfix Motor Racing connected to the batteries.
sete would like to make a suggestion for When the boot is closed, contact is made
an imp rovement by asking for a different and the " head·lights" come on .
system or wiring from the transrormer/
ALAN J OBSON, Erilh , Kent.
track plug/controllers.
On my set , I round this wiring got into
ta ngles and, being already on the short side, Model missiles
made corner marshalling by the drivers a Jf model missiles arc requircd on model
difficult business. 1 have elim inated this ai rc raft, they can be made from the plas tic
problem by extending the controller's leads stems on which the aircraft parts are
to two yards and fitting 2 amp. two·pin attached. These can easily be shaped int o
plugs to the ends. These plug into two Firestreak or Sidewinder missiles, and when
sockets on a switch block, which is connected paintcd look quite authentic.
by a further yard of wire flex to the trans· Rockets and reruelling probes can also be
rorme r and track plug. shaped rrom these stems. The pylons to
With this arrangement the switch block hang these from the aircraft can be ll1:lde
with sockets can be placed in the centre from aircrart wings which can easily be cut
o r the track and the controller cables to the shape required with a pair or wire-
brought out at each end, which in my cutters and shaped with a sha rp knire.
opinion is a big improvement. F. H . W. WEST, Sawston, Cambridge.
It should be pointed out, however, that
care must be taken when connecting the
track plug to the transformer, to e nsure Still going strong
that the wire is on the correct pin of the I would like to congratulate Mr. M. J. F.
plug. Bowyer o n his recent article about Anson
MALCOLM A . WOLF, I nga tcstone, trai ners (October issue). However, I fccl
Essex. that [ cou ld not let it go witho ut inrorming
him that here, at Elslree, we have the last
Automatic lighting MKI Anson sti ll in commercial service in
Havi ng recently purchased one or the this country.
Airfix Renault Dauphine kits, [ thought G-AMDA was built in 1938 (Const.
readers might be interested in a few No:- N4877) and is powered by two
conversions [ have made. Armstrong Siddelcy Cheetah 19 Engines.
1 have fitted a steering mechanism to it , Golr-Delta Alfa is fitted with smooth-
based on the same kind or system as contour cowlings and a transparent nose,
described in the September issue or AIRHX but ha s no longer a gun turret in these
MAGAZINE. peacerul days. It is coloured silver with
1 also carerully filed away the flat pieces blue cowlings and registration on either
of plastic on to which the head·light s are ., Continued 011 IIexl page
259
Readers write- Contilllled the same sca le, in the form of a tram of the
same period, prefe rably an L.C.C. Class E ?
side of the tail fin, on the upper side of the I am convinced that if suc h a kit were to
starboa rd wing, and the underside of the be produced , it would sell even better than
pon wing. Above the side windows on the bus.
both sides of the fuselage is painted "The
London Schoo l of Flying".
9. T. CooKE, Bo urne End, Bucks.
Thi s aircraft was rebuilt by Avro in 1955
a nd is now used fo r pilots' twin engine Painting poser
conversion and is fitted to carry a WilliaOl- In the December 1962 AlltFlX M AGAZ INE
son Eagle 9 camera for aerial survey work. I was pleased with Mr. Bowyer's most
Th is aircraft will be IC<lving u s, as the useful painting detaiJs of the 9-17. Your
London School of Flying arc replacing it mention o f the difficulty o f re producing the
with a MK 19 Anson, which will be much correct shades for somc colour schemes
more comp rehensively eq uipped with brings me to an idea that would be most
regard to radio and na vigation instruments. userul to all modellers. Jf model paint
P. WOOD, Air Traflic Control Officer, manufacturers would start producing the
Elstrcc, Herts. exact shades ready to pai nt on, they wou ld
alleviate what is at present the purist
Kee p up the good wor k modeller's main problem . T hese shades call
I would like to fully endorse R. Coga n's be mixed, or course, from standard colours,
request in your November issue for an but in ma ny ca.ses not without great
Airfix kit of a seven-flank open wagon difficulty.
suitable for painting as a " Priva te Owners" Another finish which I si mply cannot
wagon . reproduce to my satisfaction is that found
11 is some two and a hair yea rs since this on many wartime German, Japanese and
series of kits was started and, in a ll, onl y Italian aircraft , for example, German
scven goods wagons and three othe r types bombers. These had a green paint on
have been introd uced. I th ink it is time we upper surfaces a nd a ligh ter shade "spotted"
had a few more a nd I would like to suggest over this, merging at the edges into the
a 12 ton goods van similar to the type same green as the base. 1 wonde r if any
built by the Sou thern Railway Compa ny readers have a ny ideas on how to attain
prior to nationalisation . this fini sh easi ly?
L have made up and paintcd some 150 T . W. M UIR I-I EAD, Larnc,
Airfix kits o f various types and I must say Co. Antrim.
thcy are to me an excellent product for the
price. So please keep up the good work. Pen pal wa nted
E. D. RI CII ES, Hromborough , Wirral , A reader in Czechoslovakia (Vladimir
C heshire. Aichclburg, of Vinohradskc 83, Prague 2,
Pla ne pa inting tip CSSR) has written asking for a n English
pen pa l who woul d like to exchange kits
One prob lem which confron ts everyone a nd books. M r. Aichcl burg says the re are
who makes rea listic plastic ai rplane kits is no Czechoslovakia n kits, but he has some
the painting of the metal frames on the East German kits to exchange. A nyone
canopy, interested is invited to write direct to the
An easy, authentic and quick method address given .
which I have recent ly adopted is the use of
auto-tape, avai lable in 1/64 in . a nd 1/ 32 in .
in red, white, blue, black , yellow and silver,
price SOC. per roll (Au to Wo rld, Box World's biggest
96 1 RC, Scranton , Pa . U.S.A ., adding model railway
35c fo r pack ing a nd postage).
T he one drawback is that the tape is TH E Daily Mllil Boys' and Girls' Ex-
glossy on ly, but the method is simple and h ibit ion ope ns at Olym pia from Dec-
quick wit h no chance of error. ember 28 un til January 12, Sundays
J OHN EVANS, Elmira, Ontario, Canada. excepted. A n .R.M . racing ca r, a worki ng
model of its engine, and mo tor raci ng
Companion for tbe B-type film s wi ll be among the features o[ th e
I have been intending fo r some time 10 show.
write expressing my appreciat ion of thc A lso included will be a jct ai rc raft, a
excellent Airfix model of the L.G .O.c. helicoptcr, a model sa tellite using Telstar
a -type bus, which makes such a real istic principles, a sca le mod el of Telstar, and
replica of that fam ous o ld vehicle. th e b iggest model rai lway in the world,
Could wc please have a companion to with two mi les of track.
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