MAM Back Issues - Volume 6 (1 to 6)

	Volume 6			Issue 1		Contents

	January 2007					Sopwith's Trench Fighter by Paul Lucas By late 1917, the ground attack role was producing a worrying rise in aircrew casualties, so the Sopwith Aviation Company set about designing a dedicated ground attack aircraft with an equally unique camouflage scheme. With colour scheme profiles and camouflage pattern four-views by John Fox Wattisham Warbirds by Kev Baxter Takes a look at Flying Heritage Collection’s superb Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 restoration ‘Flying Shufti’ by Tony O’Toole Models a Meteor FR.9 of No 208 Sqn ‘The Flying Shuftis’ from the Classic Airframes kit and finishes it in an ‘alternative’ scheme Macchi’s Thunderbolt by Randy Lutz Manages to improve Hasegawa's 1/48 Macchi C.202 ‘Folgore’ even more – using the Jaguar cockpit detail set ‘Panzer Knacker’ Henschel’s Tank Buster by Steve Barnes Models the Revell 1/48 scale Henschel Hs 129 in desert markings – with a little help from some aftermarket accessorie Chance Vought Crusader Last of the US Navy’s Gunfighters by Neil Pinchbeck and Trevor Pask Model this classic aircraft – one from the original ESCI and one from the current Italeri boxings – and describe their slightly different approaches to a common theme Three-gun Fighter by Srecko Bradic Models Eduard’s 1/72 scale three-gun Lavochkin La-7 and provides some colour scheme profiles Turbo Schwalbe by Ian Day Builds Trumpeter’s 1/32 scale Me 262 in Heinz Bar’s late-war markings Technicolor Dreamboat Republic’s XF-12 Rainbow byMike Robson Builds Anigrand Craftsworks’ all-resin kit




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	Volume 6			Issue 2		Contents

	February 2007					Malta GC 1940 to 1943 Part One: Malta’s Sea Gladiators by Tony O’Toole Starts this series of historical reference and modelling articles with the truth about Malta’s immortalised Sea Gladiators Phoney War Gladiator by Dave Neale Following on from the Sea Gladiator article, Dave Neale details Lindberg’s Gloster Gladiator in Phoney War markings Spotting for Uncle Sam by Andrew Thomas Describes the little-known use of US Navy-flown Spitfires on D-Day Soviet Catalinas Part One: Catalinas from Taganrog by Vladimir Kotelnikov Describes the history and use of US and Soviet license-built Model 28 PBY-1 Catalinas in Soviet service, with colour profiles by Andrey Yurgenson Night-fighting ‘Owl’ by Randy Lutz Builds Tamiya’s 1/48 scale Heinkel He 219A-7/R4 ‘Uhu’ – with a few essential modifications! Gibson’s Beau by Craig Gardiner Modifies Tamiya’s Beaufighter Mk VI into a night-fighting Mk If flown by Guy Gibson The colour of Night – RAF RDM2 Special Night by Paul Lucas Describes the creation of the all-black ‘colour scheme’ used on RAF Night Fighters in 1940/41 A ‘Geordie’ Hunter! by Ray Ball Builds and assesses Revell’s new 1/72 scale Hunter and finishes it in the markings of an Acklington-based 66 Sqn machine Fold-out Scale Plans by Andrey Yurgenson Consolidated PBY-1 Model 28-2 GST Catalina 4 pages in 1/72




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	Volume 6			Issue 3		Contents

	March 2007					Soviet Catalinas Part Two: Lend-Lease PBYs by Vladimir Kotelnikov Concludes his history and use of US and Soviet license-built Catalinas in Soviet service, with colour profiles by Andrey Yurgenson Transall Walkaround by Des Brennan Following the release of the new tool Revell 1/72 scale kit, conducts a detailed photographic tour around a real C.160 Kit of the Year 2006? Eduard’s 1/48 Fw 190A-8 by Ian Day Offers a plain man’s guide to modelling the Eduard 1/48 scale Fw 190A-8 kit, followed by Michael Ullman who also builds the kit and then discusses the possible variations in machine’s colour scheme! Caccia over Corton by Andy Scott Describes, and then models four of the aircraft that took part in, an action during the Battle of Britain – fought over his holiday home! Pre-war Stringbag by Kev Baxter Works his modelling magic on an old 1/72 scale scale Frog Swordfish A Swarm of Hornets by Paul Lucas Describes the camouflage schemes and markings applied to the de Havilland Hornet in RAF service, 1944 to 1955, with eight pages of full colour illustraions by John Fox... Classic Hornet by Tony O’Toole Builds the Classic Airframes 1/48 scale de Havilland Hornet Time Flyers by Peter Green The start of an occasional series featuring artwork covering World War One and Between the Wars aircraft




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	Volume 6			Issue 4		Contents

	April 2007					Terrific Typhoon by Dave Brown Builds Revell’s 1/32 scale Typhoon Mk Ib – with a little help from MDC Cold War Exhibition by Andy Evans To set the scene for the new ‘Air Wars’ series, Andy offers a photographic preview of the newly opened national Cold War Exhibition at the Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford Smaller ‘Jugs’ by Trevor Pask Builds and compares the Revell and Tamiya 1/72 scale P-47D Thunderbolt kits Les Alouettes by Stefan DeGraf and Edwin Borremans Describe the effects of the implementation of Canada’s Air Force Vision Cold War Camouflage by Paul Lucas To coincide with the ‘Air Wars’ supplement, Paul describes the adoption and short-lived use by the RAF, of a little known ‘Cold War’ scheme with illustrations by Peter Scott Day Fighter Scheme by Tony O'Toole To compliment Paul Lucas’ Cold war camouflage feature, Tony builds a pair of 1950s fighters in 1/72 scale in the Short Range Day Fighter Scheme Boeing 757 by Jennings Heilig Describes and illustrates one of Boeing’s most successful commercial designs - the Boeing 757 Kiwi Catalina by Randy Lutz Builds the Revell 1/48 scale PBY-5 Catalina as a Royal New Zealand Air Force machine Wie Ein Floh! by Mike Verier Models the Me 163 in 1/72 scale FREE 16pg Supplement sponsored by Testors Air Wars – Part 1 RAF Germany 1945 – 2000 The camouflage schemes and markings of Britain’s frontline aircraft on Europe’s Central Front, from the end of World War Two until 2000




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	Volume 6			Issue 5		Contents

	May 2007					Sea Harrier Colours by Nick Greenall Details the colours worn by the Sea Harrier FRS.1s involved in the Falklands War Harrier GR.3 by Nick Greenall Describes the details and the colours of the Harrier GR.3s used by No 1(F) Squadron RAF during the Falklands War – followed by Neil Robinson and Jan Forsgren modelling Harrier GR.3s The Unforgotten Falklands The Fleet Air Arm Museum Remembers the Falklands Conflict with the opening of a new South Atlantic Exhibition ‘La Muerte Negra’ by Nick Greenall Sea Harrier FRS.1 – Nick describes how to improve the Airfix 1/48 scale Sea Harrier FRS.1 kit Westland Lynx byTony O’Toole Briefly describes the use of the Westland Lynx in both Royal Navy and Argentinean Armada service during the Falklands War, and models a pair from the opposing sides in 1/72 scale Retaking South Georgia byTony O’Toole The Westland Wessex was without doubt the most numerous helicopter to be used by the Falklands Task Force. One of these would arguably become the single most famous helicopter to emerge from the entire conflict and its name was ‘Humphrey’ as Tony describes! Scouts and Gazelles by Tony O’Toole Briefly describes their operations and models a 656 Squadron Scout and a 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron (CBAS) Gazelle in 1/72 scale Black Buck Vulcan by Jan Forsgren ‘Rebuilds’ a previously-made Airfix 1/72 scale Vulcan B.2 into an award-winning ‘Black Buck’ bomber – using a Flight Path detail set Black Buck Victor by Jan Forsgren Builds the Revell 1/72 scale Victor as a ‘Black Buck’ tanker – using a Flight Path detail set Scale Plans by Len Whalley Anson Mk I 4 pages in 1/48 FREE 16pg Supplement sponsored by Testors Air Wars – Part 2 Argentine Air Power In the Falklands/Malvinas War




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	Volume 6			Issue 6		Contents

	June 2007					MA IA-58 Pucará Argentina’s ‘Flying Fortress’ by Diego Rohas Describes and illustrates the development and operational history of the FMA IA-58 Pucará Falklands War Pucará by Tony O’Toole Models a pair IA.58 Pucarás in Falklands War schemes – in 1/72 and 1/48 scales SAR Sea King HAR.3 by Jan Forsgren Builds a Falklands War period RAF Search and Rescue Sea King Sea King and Wessex by Tony O'Toole During the 1982 Falklands conflict the RN FAA used two types of helicopter as Tony explains and then models in 1/72 scale Scout into Wasp by Gary Jarman Converts the Airfix 1/72 Westland Scout in to a Westland Wasp Falklands Phantom by Jan Forsgren Models one of the Phantom FGR.2s deployed to the Falkland Islands after the conflict, and Andy Evans provides photos Mediterranean Zerstörer by Michael Ullmann Builds the Revell 1/48 scale Ju 88C-6 Zerstörer in a striking Mediterranean Theatre scheme Israeli Avia by Yoav Efrati Builds a pair of AML’s new 1/72 scale Avia S-199 ‘Sakeen’ – in early and late colour schemes Suicide Sonia by Randy Lutz Takes a look in his loft and builds the old Nichimo 1/48 scale Mitsubishi Ki-51 ‘Sonia’ assault bomber... NZ’s Last Fighter? by Trevor Pask Models Italeri’s 1/72 scale A-4E/F Skyhawk as an RNZAF machine, with a little help from Eduard FREE 16pg Supplement sponsored by Testors Air Wars Part 3 Israeli Air Force in action The Six Day War




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