Tamiya Model Magazine International

68 Pages·2017·26.631 MB·English

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Work begins on the magnificent DeAgostini 1:43 Millennium Falcon Issue 264 October 2017
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ON THE WAY FROM TAMIYA
TAMIYA
- Mini4WD Cannon D Ball 1:35 BRITISH SELF-PROPELLED ANTI-TANK GUN ARCHER
- Mini4WD Festa Jaune Black
Tamiya's next new 1:35 armour kit takes the form of the British WW2
Special
- 1:10 RC Landfreeder Matte 1177ppddrr aannttii--ttaannkk vveehhiiccllee,, llaatteerr kknnoowwnn aass tthhee AArrcchheerr.. IItt wwiillll uussee ppaarrttss ffrroomm
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- 1:24 Subaru 4WD Turbo XT
Coupe
- 1:16 German Kubelwagen
Type 82 Africa Corps w/
Feldmarschall Rommel
- 1:16 German Kubelwagen
Type 82 European Campaign
- RC Pit Bag (Medium)
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- 1:35 Hungarian Medium Tank
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The little Hanomag tug was used on airfields to tow ON THE WAY FROM TAMIYA
Luftwaffe aircraft and also to move the V2 missile
1:6 MOTORCYCLE ENGINES
to launch sites. Maybe Tamiya will
DRAGON
- 1:35 DAK Pz.Bef.Wg.III release the Meillerwagen and Tamiya originally issued these
- 1:72 Pz.Kpfw.IV Ausf.F2(G) V2 in 1:48 at a later date? unusual but very appealing 1:6
- 1:72 StuG.III Ausf.C/D www.hobbyco.net Kawasaki and Honda engines many
- 1:72 King Tiger Henschel Turret
years back, so it's good to see them
- 1:72 StuG.III Ausf.E
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base with name plate denoting
which bike the engine comes from
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- 1:350 Russian Battleship ‘Poltava’ WW I ON THE WAY FROM ITALERI
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1:12 FIAT 500F
Italeri have tooled up for an all-new
kit of the Fiat 500 F in 1:12. The
model will include photo-etched
parts, synthetic rubber tyres and
waterslide decals.
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ON THE WAY FROM ZEVZDA
1:72 YAK-130 MITTEN
The Yakovlev YAK-130 (NATO code
'Mitten') is the latest Russian trainer/
light attack aircraft, entering service
in 2009. The Yak-130 is used as
advanced trainer for 4th and 5th
generation fighters. This will be an all-
new kit that comes with decals for two
Russian and one Belarus aircraft. two
pilot figures included.
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TAMIYA 1:24 MERCEDES-AMG GT3 NO.24345
AUFRECHT, MELCHER AND
GROSSASSPACH IN 1:24!
Tamiya’s first 1:24 competition car kit for a while takes
the form of the ruggedly handsome Mercedes-AMG GT3
After quite a hiatus, in the 2016 running of the as you’d expect and the
Tamiya have created 24 Hours Nürburgring. suspension, while finely
an all-new kit of a detailed, will be quick to
race car, adding to ABOUT THE MODEL construct.
the 1:24 Sports Car Series. The kit is 198mm in length, The standard gunmetal
It takes the form of the 87mm wide and wears and yellow Mercedes-AMG
Mercedes-AMG GT3, synthetic rubber slick livery is offered, seen
the race-spec customer tyres. In the cabin we find when the car was tested,
sports car converted from a full rollcage and sparse displayed at shows, etc.
the AMG GT road car racing cockpit with bucket A new Tamiya Color
by Mercedes’ AMG high seat, foot-pedals, fire spray, TS-100 Semi-Gloss
performance division. It extinguisher and F1-style Bright Gun Metal (Item
is an awesome machine, steering wheel. Decals are 85100), has been developed
with a monster 6.3 litre, included to recreate the specifically for this
naturally aspirated V8 dashboard display; the seat model and goes on sale
engine that puts out harness are decals too and simultaneously. It looks
558hp. Its lightweight and while these are effective stunning in the box and
robust carbon-fibre body enough for a brief peak we’ll be bringing you a
completely updates the road through the windscreen, full-build article as soon as
car’s underpinnings and it enthusiasts will want to we possibly can! (cid:31)
features aero – large rear add their own PE/ribbon
wing, air intakes, splitter, harness sets. Keep an eye AVAILABILITY;
canards and diffuser – that on www.hiroboy.com for Tamiya models and
give it significant downforce forthcoming hop-ups and accessories are widely
on track. transkits for this model. available from good model
Delivery of the GT3 The bonnet is moulded shops and online. UK
began in 2016 and it has in with the body and no
import and distribution
yielded top results such as engine detail is provided;
by The Hobby Company
2016 Blancpain GT Series the flat underpanel
Limited; www.hobbyco.net
Driver and Constructor would hide all lower-side
Paints and accessories from;
Championships, plus a mechanicals anyway. The
www.hiroboy.com
sweep of the top four places front wheels are steerable
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Recommended accessories:
48765 Spitfire Mk. IXc landing flaps
LF Mk.IXe, 2057 (ex-TE554), 105th Tajeset,
1/48 (PE-Set) Ramat David Air Base, Israel, 1955
48766 Spitfire Mk. IX surface panels
1/48 (PE-Set)
49639 Spitfire Mk. IXc 1/48 (PE-Set)
648100 Spitfire Mk. IX cockpit 1/48 (Brassin)
648112 Spitfire Mk. IX engine 1/48 (Brassin)
648120 Spitfire - radio compartment LF Mk.IXe, 2010 (ex SL628), 101st Tajeset,
Hatzor Air Base, February 1949
1/48 (Brassin)
648124 Spitfire undercarriage legs BRONZE
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Ramat David Air Base, Israel, April 1950
666444888333333444 LF Mk.IXe, 2003 (ex TE531), 105th Tajeset,
Ramat David Air Base, Israel, September 1953
LF Mk.IXe, 2058 (ex TE515), 105th Tajeset,
Ramat David Air Base, Israel, 1953 # 11111
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FULL BUILD: MOTORSPORT MODELLING
STUDIO 27 1:20 THEODORE RACING WOLF WR3 (cid:31) KIT NO.ST27-TRK001
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First, a little historical only a few on the internet. Tamiya Model Magazine explain what I did step by
background to this car. Luckily for me I have a good gave me the opportunity to step, because this was a new
The Theodore Racing friend who was able to help build it for their magazine, experience for me. I have
Wolf WR3 is a Wolf me with this build and told which i am very grateful for. built older F1 Tamiya kits
WR1 chassis-based car and me about the details, like Thanks Marcus! before, but wanted to make
was driven by Keke Rosberg the white-coloured seat. I Let's begin. First off, sure there weren't any flaws
in his rookie F1 year in always wanted to build this I started to clean up all in the kit. So I started with
1978. Theodore Racing model and when Studio27 parts, including the white the engine first.
was founded in the 1970s released the decal set for metal castings. I removed The powerplant was
by Hong Kong real-estate it, I knew I had to have the flash first and put the painted with Tamiya XF-16
millionaire Teddy Yip. The it. I saw it built years ago parts in a magnetic polisher, Flat Aluminium; Studio27
team took part in over fifty at a friend's house and I which is a great machine have added an extension
Grand Prix with a total of wanted to be build at some to speed up the cleaning part for the gearbox,
over sixty cars. point, so I was very glad process for white metal because the chassis of the
The difference between a when Studio27 released components. Then I cleaned WR3 is a bit longer than
WR1 and a WR3 is that the a full kit of it. It's based up all the items needed the WR1. It's almost one
latter had a longer chassis. I on the Tamiya WR1 kit from the Tamiya kit and centimetre long in 1:20
had to search for a long time (20064) with new parts, gave them a good wash with so I had to extend the
to find the right reference lots of photo-etch, white soapy water. For this article exhaust pipes too. So I
pictures, because there are metal and a nice decal set. I think it would be easier to took some 2.5mm plastic
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The Ford Cosworth DFV V8
engine takes shape; Tamiya’s
mouldings still look superb
The moulded fuel injectors for the Studio27’s kit includes a
DFV powerplant helmet cast in white metal,
a neat touch
The metal casting has been
filed flush but still needs proper
blending in
Here we see the metal extension Using body putty, the author has
piece, added to the body to smoothed the extension into the
lengthen the WR3 kit parts seamlessly
rod from Evergreen and the spark-plug cabling
used the original kit parts from the Tamiya kit with
to ascertain the length of some 0.5mm electrical wire,
the extension needed then because the provided ones
cut and dry-fitted them to were too thick. I added some
the engine and gearbox. It clear fuel-lines too, using
looked good from the start, 0.5mm clear bead-wire. I
so I painted the exhaust also modified the distributor
semi-gloss black (from cap by cutting a piece off
Motip) through the airbrush. and glueing on some plastic
The gearbox was painted card, sanding it smooth
XF-56 Metallic Grey from after tubing. I added some
Tamiya. All other parts were 0.8mm plastic tube and
painted black (gloss and drilled out the holes to 0.5m
semi-gloss) from Motip and so the spark-plug wires
then masked-up for their would fit. Basically it was
Alclad 2 metallic shades. real fun to build this DFV
After the painting was engine, because there's a lot
done, I started the assembly of potential for adding extra The modified Wolf WR1 monocoque has been temporarily taped
of the engine. I replaced detail. U together to check for fit
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FULL BUILD: MOTORSPORT MODELLING
STUDIO 27 1:20 THEODORE RACING WOLF WR3 (cid:31) KIT NO.ST27-TRK001
V THE CHASSIS/COCKPIT After this was all done,
The engine
The chassis and cockpit are I could start on the body, is nearing
made out of two parts; the cowling, front and rear wing. completion here,
floor and the side-pods. The I gave all parts a coat of with ignition and
chassis needed to be longer Tamiya Grey Primer and fuel pipework in
too, so glued in the provided sanded it smooth, followed place
white metal extension parts by a few coats of Tamiya
and sanded them smooth, White Primer. After a few
but it wasn't smooth enough. days of drying I masked off
To neatly apply filler to only the cockpit and painted all
the areas needing treatment, parts Pure Brilliant White
I used a new trick. I laid from Zero Paints and let it
down pieces of cigarette dry overnight. I masked off
paper on the cowling to act the cowling and painted the
as a mask and taped them other parts with Zero Paints
to the chassis. I moistened Italian Red.
the paper with some water
and let it dry, which causes BLEEDING PROBLEMS!
the paper to shrink around After a few days of drying
the part. I then applied I gave the parts a fine coat
some 2K polyester filler from of Zero Paints Diamond
Motip over the area needing Finish Clearcoat system.
smoothing out. Once it had Then, some problems
cured, I sanded it smooth started! Since the plastic
and removed the cigarette was blue from the Tamiya
paper from around the kit, the cowling exhibited
cowling. Used some Tamiya a blue sheen in the white
putty to fill in the small air part of the cowling. So I
holes and sanded the part sanded the clear flat and
again. re-masked the part. I used
Studio 27 include a some Zero Paints silver to
small PE set to improve prevent the bleeding. After
the radiator faces and also a few hours again, I applied The body parts are being painted. Zero Paints were used to good effect
new brake cylinders. I Pure Brilliant White and
undercoated the floor with varnished it the day after
gloss black (from Motip) then with Diamond Finish again.
applied Alclad 2 Polished This didn't work either.
Aluminium and gave it a The blue only came
coat of gloss varnish. After through when the part was
that I dry-fitted the PE clear-coated, so needed to
bulkhead and white metal strip the paint and find
brake cylinders. a solution. I know Zero
A new steering column Paints have a sealer, but
is provided but it didn't fit it's only good for red plastic
well, so I substituted it with models. So talked to a few
a 2mm aluminium tube friends and one German
Some accurate masking was needed where the colours meet
and made new arms for the friend came up with a
steering out of 1mm brass solution. He provided me
rod, painting them black. with a 2k activated silver.
The seat in this car was It's a water-based 2k sealer
actually white, so I primed that works great with Zero
it then gave it a few coats of Paints colours. So I started
grey Tenco Proto's fabric and again; first a few coats of
painted it white afterwards. Tamiya grey primer, then
I made the seatbelts from the activated silver and yet
2.5mm blue silk ribbon and again the Pure Brilliant
The front and rear wings have been given their sponsors’ logos
glued them to the seat. White from Zero Paints.
Views of the Cosworth engine, showing the clear fuel lines and ignition harness. The detail here is fantastic.
Note the extended gearbox and exhaust system
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