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Oto Drobík ’S 1:72 PACIFIC B-25 MITCHELL
ALL GUNS BLAZIN’
CONTENTS
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F-14A
Christoff Theunissen’s 1:48 Tamiya build.
Yellow Two
Franck Oudin replicates a famous Me 262 in 1:32.
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Bella Ballila
The Editor embarks on his build of the Aviattic 1:32 Ansaldo A.1
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Bristol Fashion
Kristof Pulinckx gets nostalgic with the 1:72 Airfix Beaufighter.
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Apache Warrior
Oto Drobík’s 1:72 Pacific Mitchell
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Air Borne
New releases.
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Swedish Bulldog
Anders Isaksson builds the Tarangus splintered-spotter.
Seasons Greetings
from all of us at
Meng AIR Modeller
Meng AIR Modeller is published Bimonthly by
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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat
needs no introduction.
Apart from its cinematic performances, its elegant lines,
good looks, and diversity of operations towards the end of
its career, the Tomcat is an aircraft that has reached iconic
status. Also needing no introduction whatsoever, the
Tamiya F-14 kit captured the hearts, minds and shelves of
many modellers. Although not without some niggles, it is
arguably the best Tomcat model available.
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Since building the kit for the first time towards the end of 2016, I
could not wait to start another. That is simply because it is as
near a perfect kit as I have ever encountered. Compared to
other offerings, the Tamiya kit features better surface detail,
better accuracy, and a better shape overall. Most importantly, it
builds smoothly with practically no filler required at all. The
engineering and fit of parts is a marvel, and one sometimes has
to restrain yourself from not running away with the construction
stages of this kit.
On the downside there is only average detail in the
undercarriage bays and the lack of separate flaps and slats. The
absence of parts to build any other version than the early A, with
no tail stiffeners. Also lacking is the television camera system
(TCS) pod under the nose, as well as the various blisters and
bumps for the ECM antennas fitted and/or retrofitted to most, if
not all Tomcats eventually. That being said, the kit builds like a
dream, which counts for a lot!
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