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Shed Models and Decals
This edition of TOTS has been a long timecoming for two reasons. Firstly, I have hadmedical distractions in the shape ofdialysis and a kidney transplant and theside effects of strong medication havemade modelling difficult. Secondly, TOTScomes out when there are new models andwe can only afford to produce new modelswhen we get money back from theprevious ones and this is not happening.
The UK Post Office had a slogan some timeago which was ‘Use it or lose it’. We arein the same situation. Producing newmodels costs a lot. I price my models tobreak even when I have sold 40 so if youtake the price, multiply it by 40 and you willknow how much it costs. Sadly only 8 outof the 54 models in my range have brokeneven with the biplanes doing particularlybadly. The RE8, which Tommy describedas the best model he had ever made, hassold only 11!
I have to decide whether I can afford toproduce any of the other biplanes forwhich I already have the masters. Thecost of rubber for moulds and metal hasrocketed although we have not raisedprices.
I am aware that the growing range ofmodels from China make ours lookexpensive but I would ask you to considerthe following. Chinese models are greatvalue but are made with compromises formass production, often gaps betweenwings and fuselage, and some details likepanel lines over emphasised.
Any one who thinks these models are aninvestment for collectors will bedisappointed. Dinkys were sold and usedas toys and quickly broken so survivorsbecame collectable. Chinese models arebought by collectors and rarely leave thebox. In 25 years time, out of every 10,000models made, 9,750 will still be around.The 11 RE8s will still be only 11. Which willbe the collectable models? It is very rarefor any model mentioned in TOTS toexceed a production run of 50 and mostare closer to 20.
The other point with Chinese models is that
They have to be aircraft that will sell. Thismeans that without the TOTS producers youwill have a limited diet of 737s, F16s and thelike. The rare, experimental and interesting willnot be produced.
I have several models on my workbench readyto be produced. I can only show you themasters and some will be assembled beforecasting.
Firstly, I have new Sea Dart. I fear that peoplewill say they already have one but modernmodels are very different from early ones. Hereis the master for the Sea Dart.
When Tommy did the master for the earliermodel he tended to use Putnams for the plansand there was not a suitable Putnam for him touse. The plans he found obviously assumed theSea Dart had the same nose as the F106 andthe model had no skids. The new one has acorrect nose and has the option of twin skidsor a single skid.
This is the real thing
Many of the people involved with the Skylancerthought that if it had been re-engined it wouldhave been superior to the Phantom.
The next models will be the ArmstrongWhitworth Meteor NF11, NF12, NF13 and NF14.The masters are elsewhere at the moment so Iwill show pictures later.
A new Supermarine Walrus is next and thedecals should include some colourful civiloptions.
The top wing is missing as it is elsewhere at themoment. Don’t be put off by the fact it is abiplane. The models are designed to gotogether easily and they are very strong whenfinished.
Hawker Hunters F6 and F9 will be next.
Here is the old and the new model
The intakes and exhaust on the new modelare separate to allow depth of hole.
The next new model is the Douglas Skylancer.As far as I know, no 1/200 model of this hasbeen made before. The Skylancer wasbasically the area ruled corrected Skyray(think F102 to F106) and was a very fineaircraft. Only four were built but they had abusy and colourful life with NACA and NASA.I hope to give several decal options for severalof these schemes.
The Hunter will be largely assembledbefore casting.
Many people had their first experience offlight in a DH Fox Moth flying from a beachor playing field. This can be made with aclosed or open cockpit.
I hope that the DH 86 Express will be aspopular as Wojtek’s lovely Dragon Rapide.This kit will allow both DH 86A and DH 86Bto be made with and without end plates onthe tailplane.
Machining tabs and flash have yet to becleaned from the masters.
I have often been told by people who likedioramas that they would like some GAmodels for the backgrounds so I am doinga Cessna 172. This will have options as amilitary trainer and civilian aircraft. I hopethose who have asked for this will buy it asother requests have not produced sales.
I am also waiting for the master of the SaundersRoe SR N1 hovercraft to arrive. The computerdesign is as follows
I hope you will see something that you like andsupport these models when they are released.There are a few new decals in the Shed Decalsrange. Don’t forget to get the base decals ifthey are required. Price lists follow.
This is a bumper edition of TOTS and I amdelighted to welcome Ben Godlington andMartin Beacom to the group of producers. Benis presenting his first model, a Grob Tutor.Martin has produced superb models for manyyears under the Small World title but they wereonly available finished through one outlet. Heis trying a new range, available as kits orfinished models and available directly fromMartin. I am also grateful for contributions fromregular readers. Please support us all so wecan continue to offer you a wide range ofinteresting and different models.
Happy modelling Chris
1/200 scale metal model aircraft kits. Kits include decals and many include etched brass partsand rubber tyres.
Airco DH 9a £18 Avro Bison II £20 Avro C30 Rota £15
Avro 504K £17 BAC TSR2 £22 Beech 18 float £18
Beech 18 ski £17 Beech 18 wheel £17 Blackburn Blackburn £20
Boulton Paul Overstrand £25 Boulton Paul Sidestrand £25 Bristol Belvedere £20
Bristol Sycamore £15 Bristol Sycamore BEA £15 Bristol 138a £22
DH Sea Vixen FAW1 £25Fleet colours
DH Sea Vixen FAW 1 £25Special colours
DH Sea Vixen FAW2 £25Fleet colours
DH Sea Vixen FAW2 £25Special colours English Electric P1A £15 Fairey Long Range £22
Monoplane
Fairey Rotodyne £29 Fairey Rotodyne BEA £29 Fieseler Storch £16
Flying Flea £3 Fouga Magister £12 GA Jindivik/Pika £12
Handley Page £28O/100 O/400 Hunting 126 £15 NA Mitchell B/C £19
NA Mitchell J £19 RE8 £18 Saro SR53 £15
Saro SR 177 £16 Scottish Aviation £16Pioneer
Scottish Aviation £20Twin Pioneer
Short SB4 Sherpa £12 Short SC1 £12 Short Seamew £16
Short Sturgeon £19 Sikorsky Hoverfly £15 Sikorsky Hoverfly £16float
Sikorsky S55 early £18 Sikorsky S55 mid £18 Sikorky S55 float £19
Supermarine £15Spiteful/Seafang Westland Walrus £20 Westland Whirlwind £18
earlyWestland Whirlwind £18Mid
Westland Whirlwind £18BEA
Westland Whirlwind £18turbine
NB Islander £19 NB Turbine Islander £19 NB Trislander £20
Postage for one kit is £3 UK and £4rest of world. Largernumbers at cost, please enquire PTO
Next models to be cast
Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF11, 12, 13, 14, Supermarine Walrus, HawkerHunter F6, F9, Convair Sea Dart, Douglas Skylancer, Cessna 172, DH Fox
Moth, DH 86A and B Express, Saunders Roe SN R1 hovercraft
Masters in hand awaiting decision about production
Airco DH16, Beech Kansan, Boeing B17, Bristol F2B,Curtiss Jenny, DH60 Gypsy Moth, Fairey Albacore, FaireyGordon, Fairey IIIF float, Fairey IIIF wheel, Nieuport Fighter,
Sikorsky R5, Vickers Valentia, Vickers Victoria, VickersVildebeest, Vickers Vincent, Westland Dragonfly, Westland
Wallace, Westland Wapiti float, Westland Wapiti wheel.
Models in red are biplanes, production depends on howother biplanes sell. Construction is very straightforward.
FMC B450 tug £5 Coleman MB4 tug £5 Hafner Rotabuggy £6
Cub wheel and float £15 Super Cub wheel and float£15
North American B25H
£19
Sikorsky H34/S58 Choctaw
£20
Sikorsky S58T £20 Westland HSS-1 Wessex
£20
Westland Wessex early nose
£20
Westland Wessex late nose
£20
Westland Welkin £18
Gloster Javelin £25 Saunders Roe Saro SR.A/1
£20
Leduc 021 £18
North American T28Trojan/Fennec £18
Percival Pembroke £20
Postage £3 per kit UK, £4 restof world. Multiple kits postage
at cost.
We are using a new way of supplying decals combining laser printed and waterslide decals. Laser printing is very accurate and avoidsthe registration problems that screen printing often has with small roundels and marking. The ink is waterproof so needs no top varnishand the decal is very thin. There are two problems. One is that white cannot be printed; the other is that the ink is not very opaque. Theywork well on white and silver surfaces but need a white backing for others.In the shed system you buy the laser printed top decal but also buy waterslide white decals to use as a base. Again, these are very thin.On a light surface put down one layer of white then the top decal. On a dark surface or where the decal is over a colour boundary putdown two layers. Even with three layers, two base and one top, the decals are so thin they can hardly be felt on the model surface. Thetotal cost is less than that of a comparable full colour screen printed decal.The decal used here is so thin that on clear decal sheet it doesnot have to be cut closely to the markings as long as there is a final coat of varnish on the model.
White Base SheetsEach white base sheet is A5 sized and has hundreds of decals.
Five are available at £2.50 per sheet.
98% round discs for roundels
110% round discs for roundels with white outer ring
Stars
Stars and bars
Modern Chinese stars and bars
Laser Printed Top SheetsEach top sheet is letter size (11” x 8”) and contains hundreds of markings.
Decal type Base sheets needed PriceRFC, RAF early (A, A1 and B type) 98% and 110% round £12
RAF WWII (B, C, C1 type) 98% round £12RAF post war (D type) 98% round £12RAF 2 colour low viz 98% round £12
RAF 2 and 3 colour very pale low viz 98% round £12SEAC (South East Asia Command) 98% round £12Japanese hinomarus (fresh & faded) 98% and 110% round £12
French 3 colour 98% round £12French 4 colour (yellow outer) 98% round £12
Belgian 98% round £12Spanish 98% round £12
Italian post war and Co-Belligerent 98% round £12Italian WWII and ANR Includes white base decals £15
Luftwaffe WWII Includes white base decals £15German WWI Includes white base decals £15Soviet stars Star base decals £12
Chinese WWII, RCAF, PLAAF Chinese stars and bars and 98% round £12US stars and bars Stars and bars £12
US pre stars and bars 98% round £12Commonwealth Air Forces In preparation - needs 98% round £?
Area decal sheetsEach top sheet is letter size (11” x 8”) and contains hundreds of markings in many sizes.
Countries Base decals needed CostSweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark 98% round £12
Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia 98% round £12India, Pakistan, Iran, UAE 98% round £12
Austria, Netherlands, Czech, Switzerland 98% round £12Romania, Portugal, Ireland (3 versions) 98% round £12
Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru 98% round £12Greece, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria 98% round £12Pacific WWII, BPF, NZ, Australia 98% round, stars and bars £12
North and South Vietnam and Korea 98% round, stars and bars £12
The middle east sheet is from the 6 day war period although only the Egyptian markings changedlater. The North Vietnam markings have been changed very slightly to fit the stars and bars basedecals. It would be unaffordable to do N Vietnam base decals.
Where there are fin flashes or markings these will be included printed on white decal paper and sowill need to be cut out very accurately - scalpel and steel rule are ideal. This avoids doingexpensive base decals for fin flashes that are small flag shapes.
Individual countries are available (see next page) but the most economical way to buy the decals isas area sheets as the individual countries are parts of the area sheets.
National decal sheetsMost are a quarter of a regional sheet
Country Base decals needed (extra) Cost
Albania 98% round £5
Argentina 98% round £5
Australia WWII Pacific 98% round £3
Austria 98% round £5
Bolivia 98% round £5
British Pacific Fleet WWII Stars and Bars £5
Bulgaria 98% round £5
Czech 98% round £5
Denmark 98% round £5
Ecuador 98% round £5
Egypt 98% round £5
Finland 98% round £5
Greece 98% round £5
India 98% round £5
Iran 98% round £5
Ireland (3 versions) 98% round £8
Israel 98% round £5
Jordan 98% round £5
Netherlands 98% round £5
New Zealand WWII Pacific Stars and Bars, 98% round £8
North Korea 98% round £5
North Vietnam Stars and Bars £5
Norway 98% round £5
Pakistan 98% round £5
Peru 98% round £5
Portugal 98% round £5
Romania 98% round £5
Saudi Arabia 98% round £5
South Korea Stars and Bars £5
South Vietnam Stars and Bars £5
Sweden 98% round £5
Switzerland 98% round £5
Syria 98% round £5
Turkey 98% round £5
UAE 98% round £5
Smaller sheets (half size)
These are A5 size and have hundreds of marking in a wide range of sizes
Countries Base decals needed CostPoland None - white decal paper £6
Dutch East Indies None - white decal paper £6Finland WWII 98% Round £6East Germany None - white decal paper £6
Indonesia None - white decal paper £6Iraq 1931 - 2003 None - white decal paper £6
Mexico None - white decal paper £6Naval Anchors None - fits on existing decal £6
British Prototype markings None - screen printed decals £6
Romania WWII None - white decal paper £6
When a marking is a straight edged geometric shape, as some above, it will be printed on whitedecal paper. These must be cut out very accurately.
Code letters and numbers
RAF WWII Set consists of well over a thousand characters on four sheets in five sizesand three font styles consisting of white base sheet and light grey, sky and dull red top sheetsfor £15
RAF Postwar Set consists of well over a thousand characters in five sizes on two sheetsconsisting of white base sheet and black top sheet for £10
Note. Other colours can be printed by request for either set. Please enquire about price.
US Markings
There are also three sheets of screen printed decals available as follows at £5 per sheet
US low viz marks
US Navy, Marines and Army titles and marks in black, blue, yellow and white. Thewhite ones are hard to see and are identical to the row above.
USAF titles and marks in four colours. Again, the hard to see white are like the rowabove.
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Postage is £2 in UK or £3 rest of world for single sheet. Postage for larger numbers is atcost, please ask.
Myanmar (Burma) None - white decal paper £6Brazil 98% round £6
Cloudbreak ModelsAutumn 2013
As summer fades away and easterly windsstart to blow leaves off the trees, ourthoughts turn to Telford and the biggestmodel show in the World.Paul and I are looking forward to meetingold friends and making new ones, and hopeour offerings will be too good to resist!(Always the eternal optimist)This year, Cloudbreak hope to announce twonew models at Telford.Due to technical problems with someaspects of casting, we were unable tocomplete and photograph finishedexamples in time for this edition of theTOTS newsletter. However, some testcastings were assembled and photographedin the “raw state” to give readers an idea ofwhat’s in store.
The DH 114 Heron was adevelopment of the DH Dove. Apart fromthe obvious external differences of extraengines and a stretched fuselage, the Heronshared many components of the Dove. Tokeep the aircraft as simple as possible, thefirst series had a fixed undercarriage.Later aircraft were fitted with a retractableundercarriage, and underwent variousmodifications to the engines and airframe.Our models are of the series 1 version, anda later series 2 version.Decals will include R.A.F., RN, and variouscivil airline schemes.
The HS 125 was another aircraft originallyfrom the De Havilland stable.A very successful aircraft, the 125 was developedinto many variants to suit the needs of the civiland military markets. In the R.A.F.as theDominie T Mk 1, it served as a navigation andother crew members trainer, retiring after 46years service!We are offering two versions of the HS 125, theSeries 1/1A and the Dominie T Mk 1.Decals will include various civil operators,R.A.F. and the R.A.E.The R.A.E. operated a single civil HS 125 Series1, (XW930) but modified with the ventral fin ofthe Dominie T Mk 1.Included in the R.A.E. version is the prominent“lance” and ventral antenna.
Other News:New decals are available for the Goose(Bahamas Airways) and the LockheedL10 Electra (Varig).
Looking forward to seeing as many of youas possible at Telford.Best wishes for Christmas and the New
Year!Wojtek
Photos of some of the schemes for the Heronand the HS 125.
Cloudbreak Models November 20131/200 scale white metal model kits
Auster IV/V (Lycoming) £12.00Auster Autocrat not available at present £12.00Noorduyn Norseman (wheels or floats) £15.00Miles Martinet TT1 £12.00Miles 37 (2 seat Training version of Miles Martinet) £12.00Hawker Henley TT3 £12.00
De Havilland 89 Dragon Rapide (RAF/RN/other civil decals)* £18.00DHC Otter (Can.Pacific/USN/US Army decals) £15.00Percival Mew Gull, G-AEXF, Alex Henshaw Cape record £10.00E.E.Canberra kit, full set of RAF decals £22.00Antonov AN2 kit, Aeroflot ‘Arctic Polar’ decals or Polish AF £23.00SEPECAT Jaguar £25.00Grumman Goose, British Guiana Airways, USN, USCG, Bahamas Airways £18.00Lockheed L10 Electra, British Airways Ltd., LOT Polish Airlines, TCA
Panair do Brasil £20.00Lockheed L14 Super Electra, British Airways Ltd., LOT Polish Airlines,TCA £21.00New! De Havilland 114 Heron Series 1 (fixed u/c) Dan-Air £25.00New! De Havilland 114 Heron Series 2, RAF, RN, various civil schemes £25.00New! Hawker Siddeley 125 Series 1 £29.00New ! Hawker Siddeley Dominie T Mk 1 £29.00*re DH89 Rapide. A selection of civil decals are now available, including:BEA, Air France, British Eagle, Island Air Services, Malayan Airways.Cloudbreak Models now have available a limited quantity of Avro 748 kits. £39.00E.E.Canberra model adapted to take different noses –Available: T.11/19, B 6 (Mod) – long and short nose and T22 £22.00For more information about any model, please contact me [email protected] information and details of all the other main producers, visitwww.the-one-true-scale.co.uk
METALMODELS NEWS
It’s been a busy summer for MetalModels! Thanks to your great support I’vebuilt and dispatched over 85 models so far this year, and expect to increasethe total to 100+ plus by Christmas.Production has been split between the ‘Golden Age’ series and a final round-upof old favourites in the ‘Speed in the Air’ series.Now I’m looking ahead to next year, when I hope to release the first of a newrange of USAF jet fighters – the F-80 Shooting Star, F-84 Thunderjet and theF-86A Sabre (with lots more to follow). The masters for these three wereproduced by the late Tommy Atkins and have been detailed by WojtekBenzinski, to whom I am most grateful. The mould-making is now wellunderway but the transfers (decals) designs are still to be done.I have to make time for preparing the transfer artwork. This means that aftercompleting the orders that are currently in hand I will have to suspend allmodelmaking, to focus on getting the transfers done. I expect to finish thepresent orders by the end of the year and to be working on the transfers byJanuary.I anticipate a high demand for the new models, leaving little time for the olderproducts, so I am also now withdrawing the whole ‘Speed in the Air’ seriesfrom the catalogue.The ‘Airpower’ and ‘Golden Age’ ranges will remain but priority will be givento the fighters.Out of interest, the ‘Speed in the Air’ records show that I’ve made 101 of theS6B models since its launch in 1991, while just 43 of its MC-72 companionhave flown away from the MetalModels studio.With fingers-crossed then I look forward to some exciting new releases nextyear!I would also like to say a big “Thankyou!” to all of you for three things:Thank you for your constant support and kind comments about the models.Believe me, they are very welcome and keep me going!Thank you for buying the models!Thank you for always paying so promptly! Truly the 1/200th fraternity issecond to none in this regard.Happy landings,Derek.P.S. If you want to see an entertaining little film about early F-86s, enter ‘TheF86’s are here – 1953’ in your browser. It’s on YouTube.
METALMODELS – FOR SALE
I have one only of each of the following models for sale, sitting onthe shelf ready for mailing:
Speed in the Air:Supermarine S6B Schneider trophy floatplane GBP 49.00Gloster-Whittle E28/39, Britain’s pioneer jet 39.00Bell X-1, first through the Sound-barrier 25.00Douglas X-3, futuristic-looking research aircraft 39.00Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 floatplane, world record holder 55.00
Golden Age:Ryan NYP, Lindbergh’s transatlantic aircraft 39.00Boeing 247D, Boeing grey, NC13347 Western Air Express 39.00Boeing 247D, Boeing grey, NC13366 United Airlines 39.00Heinkel He.70 ‘Blitz’, Lufthansa, silver with swastika fin 36.00Heinkel He.70 ‘Blitz’, early Lufthansa, silver with striped fin (noswastika) 36.00Heinkel He.70 ‘Blitz’, first Lufthansa machine, silver with stripedfin (no swastika) and ‘D-3’ registration, record-breaking aircraft 36.00Northrop Alpha, silver/red, TWA mail-plane 36.00Lockheed 9 Orion, red/gold/silver TWA mail-plane 39.00Lockheed 9 Orion, white/red Varney Speed Lanes 39.00
One only of each – photos on request – postage extraeMail: [email protected]
Tel: 01603-453650 (++44-1603-453650 from outside UK)
194 Grange Drive Swindon ,Swindon SN3 4JZ,
United Kingdom Telephone: 01793 822277
Email: [email protected] On-Line Store : http://helmet-Aircraft-200.com
I am pleased to inform you that we now have both the Hawker Fury and the DH88 Tiger Moth back in stockBoth Models are available as Finished Models or in Kit formatThe Hawker Fury is available currently in 4 Finishes
1) No 1 Squadron RAF Tangmere19322) No 43 Squadron RAF Tangmere 19323) No 5 Flying School RAF Sealand 1938 ( Yellow and Silver)4) No 43 Squadron RAF Tangmere October 1938 ( Brown/ Green Camouflage)
The Kits include decals for the first three options.Prices: Finished Models £30, Kits £12
The Tiger Moth is available both in standard RAF TrainingYellow, RAF Camouflage with Yellow underside, and RAFSilver. Further to this many Private Owner colour schemeshave been used on this type of aircraft, I would be quite happyto apply any of these schemes if something special is required.Prices Finished Models £30, Kits £12
We also have in stock a completely new reworked Lockheed Hudson Mk1, courtesy of Wojtek from CloudModels , This is a really nice model, and will supply it in any requested finishPrices Finished Models £55, Kits £21
In addition to the above I should also mention that we continue to review the offerings of finished models inan attempt to make them as authentic as possible,Further to this we are also reviewing the quality of each of the some 200 masters we own with a view toupdating or replacing if necessary any that we do not think meet today’s expected standards. We havealready commissioned replacements of the Bristol Blenheim Mk1 and the North American Mustang P51D.These we expected to have before the end of the year, but unfortunately Martin Decarli who was doing thiswork for us was involved in an accident recently and will be in hospital for some 3 months, so we will haveto be patient to receive these two models.However we shall continue with other aspects of this exercise with re-casting of some of our other modelsthat we feel already meet the expected criteria but are out of stock, and hopefully will be of interest to ourcustomers.If you would like to have a copy of the full list of models we have the potential to supply, please send me anemail requesting a list and I will gladly supply one. And any feedback of particular interests will be morethan welcome, as it will assist us in determining those models we should re-stock
Best regards
Paul Howard
HBM 1/200 News – October 2013From Ron Crawford [email protected]. 735Quaker Village RoadWeybridge, VermontUSA 05753
Naval Gazing Department. By far the most exciting developments are taking place on the high seas front.Let’s see…..
Just in from Mel Douyette/Cold War Submarines is a dandy model of the SS-192 Sailfish(formerly Squalus). Those of us who read the accounts of saving crew members of Squalus andlater raising the boat are especially pleased. The more cynical collector can also claim getting 2 boats forone, as well as one of the more successful USN fleet boats in WWII.(Photo) Next up from Mel should be the Type VIIC U-Boat, followed by the peroxide powered (but notblonde) X-1, a Type VIIC/1941, and perhaps a surprise midget boat. Be sure to visit their web site, as youcan order from an enormous range of US submarine patterns.
SS-192 Sailfish (formerly Squalus)
Trumpeter/Merit International seems to have made a major commitment to 1:200. After starting with theUSS Arizona., Trumpeter has brought out the German battleship Bismark, and Just on the market is the CV-8 Hornet with both the Doolittle Tokyo Raider B-25’s and a conventional air group of F4F Wildcat, TBDDevastator, and SBD Dauntless aircraft. The air groups will also be available as separate catalog items. Upnext is the battleship Missouri. And I just noticed on the Cybermodeller Online web site that a CV-6Enterprise has been announced. Don’t bet against an Essex Class CV or a Titanic not far down the road.
1/200 CV-8 Hornet kit! By Trumpeter/Merit
Tehnoart <www.tehnoart.eu>have brought out a DM-34 Aaron Ward minesweeper to match their SumnerClass DD’s, along with a Gearing Class DD. Check with them for other available models. I do not have anupdate on their Japanese carrier Akagi. Check out the gorgeous shipson the Tehnoart web site.
In that vein I have for sale a brand new Tehnoart USS Walke DD-723 in postwar colours. The model hasnever been out of it’s shipping container. I ordered the Walke in WWII markings and received the postwarby mistake. It really deserves a loving home.
Brand new still crated DD723 Walke for sale – talk to Ron
Tehnoart Factory Photo of a finished DD723 without ugly packing case
Riich Models has another 1/200 USN WWII fleet sub out, a SS-212 Gato in 1942 trim with the cutdown superstructure. Important because that hull can be used to make all the USN boatsthat served right up to the accession of Albacore hulled nukes. The Nautilus conversionkits for the Revell Lionfish fit these extremely well.
Riich Models 1/200 USN Fleet Sub
The HBM Flower Class Corvette has been moving slowly forward. We have decided to model the boatwith the maximum amount of detail, as well as with the hallmark short and long forecastles. Realisticallywe will be happy to have kits available a year hence.
Northstar and Aber (at least) have been introducing very nice 1/200 crew figures that are actually in or verynear 1/200. I get them from Free Time Hobbies. Just out is a photo-etched fret depicting Hitler inspecting aU-boat crew.
One more HBM naval item. I have here a built-up example of the Sterling Models USS Missouriin WWII trim. It is still in the corrugated cardboard packing that brought it to me from eBay. Givena choice between finding a bargain Tehnoart Missouri, building the new Trumpeter kit, and restoring theSterling model, the Sterling consistently finishes in a distant 3rd place. The Sterling Missouri is thus anAUTUMN CLEARANCE SALE item. If you come and get it, it is FREE. It is still free if shipped, butyou would be looking at $200+ costs for crating and shipping.
Fine Art Models is bringing out the Italian battleship Roma. It will be museum quality and a fantastic wayto get a couple of really nice and very rare floatplanes. They look like a Reggiane and an IMAM. Fine Artis quoting $16,500 US. You can find a big photo file on the Fine Art web site.
Fine Arts Model Roma detail
….and the Reggiane
If you enjoy building card models, firms like GPM offer an enormous choice of model warships andcivilian vessels, including photoetched and machined brass detail parts. Keep in mind that even card kits inother scales can easily and economically be re-scaled to 1:200 by any printing or blueprinting shop. I willinclude a photo of a card model 1:200 Roma, but for full effect you should really check out the fullyillustrated build report athttp://www.papermodelers.com/forum/ships-watercraft/10334-gpm-roma-1-200-a.html. To give anillustration of the available choice, Surf over to http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/ships-watercraft/24757-aircraft-carrier-builds.html. That is a thread in which card modelers list approximately 40aircraft carriers in card kits.
GPM Card model of Roma in 1/200. (Gulp!!! Papers definitely in order.)
Thus endeth the naval portion of our report. Readers who have not succumbed to shock and amazementor fatigue will note that we continue with info on the …..
Aeroplane Front – (Who said “Finally???)New HBM 1/200 Aircraft Department. We have been sending out the latest models as castings arrive. Weare really happy with our new casting maker’s quality, but the production has been slowed both by medicalproblems and competing priorities at their end. Please understand. We are all doing our best. I promise youwill not get left out if you have a standing order. The models in current production go back most of a year,so please pardon any redundant pictures or descriptions.
Taking the new models individually, here is what is happening:
The Douglas AD-1 Skyraider is my personal all time favorite naval aircraft, serving in the attack rolefrom Korea past the fall of Vietnam. Rugged, reliable, and packing the punch of a WWII heavy bomber, theSkyraider was a beast, and it bought its pilots home. The Douglas XTB2D Skypirate was the finalevolution of the carrier-borne torpedo bomber. It would have carried 4-6
fish – enough to ruin the day of any task force or convoy. The Northrop BT-1 was a standard pre- WWIIscout bomber, eventually replaced by the SBD Dauntless.
AD-1, BT-1,XTB2D masters
The Xian JH-7 /FBC-1 Flying Leopard is a 2-seater subsonic fighter bomber in current use by theChinese Air Force.
FBC-1 master model with final mod’s
The Shenyang J-31 stealth fighter jet may also become a fixture on the new Chinese carriers. It’s closeresemblance to the F-35 is anything but coincidental. We were not happy with our first effort at the J.31, sowe remastered it. This model is free to anyone who bought the first iteration.
J.31 JSF Clone
The Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning was a brute designed originally to provide a long range bomberescort with the horrific punch of a 75mm cannon or 4 X 37mm cannon. It is the first of what will be aseries of historic American prototype aircraft.
Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning master model
The Hughes XF-11 was Howard Hughes’ idea for a competitor for the XR-12/XP-12 Rainbow. That is,a very fast, long range, piston-engined reconnaissance machine. Howard personally crashed the XF-11prototype, badly modifying both the plane and himself.
Hughes XF-11 Master Model
The Republic XF-12/XR-12 Rainbow, photo-reconnaissance aircraft aside from showing a shocking turnof speed, was also drop-dead beautiful. I rank it with the Bugatti Racer for pulchritude. An airliner versionwas projected. Like the XF-11, the Rainbow class of aircraft was ultimately superseded by jets.
Rainbow master model
The Sikorsky S-42 was the iconic Clipper flying boat glamorized in “Flying Down to Rio”. It was themainstay of Pan Am’s service to Latin America. Only nine S-42’s were built, but their contribution to theromance of flying was important.
Sikorsky S-42 Clipper
The Martin M-130 Clipper was another beautiful flying boat that served on Pan Am’s over water flights.Three M-130’s served on the Pacific Routes. Two of those served with the US Navy until they were lost inservice.
Martin 130 Clipper
The Boeing B-314 was by far the most successful of the Clippers. Six 314’s and 6 improved 314A’s werebuilt. The Boeing’s power, range and payload made it far superior for long distance intercontinentalroutes. Four of Pan Am’s nine 314’s were impressed by the USAAF and one by the US Navy. ImperialAirways/BOAC received the remaining three.
Boeing 314 Clipper
Future HBM Release Department. By popular demand we will be making a Grumman Mallard flying boat.There are still a few NASA X-Planes to be completed as available information permits. We surely wish JayMiller would extend the coverage of his wonderful X-Planes books with a new edition. While waiting, ourmajor thrust will be developing models of the US military aircraft that never appeared in 1/200 or in someinstances in any scale. Cruise (can one “surf” hard copy?) the wonderful US aircraft directories by LloydJones and ER Johnson, and you’ll see lots of great possibilities. The XP-69, XP-71, and XP-77 are closest toproduction. After those the Grumman Mallard should follow. After those we are working on a mini-series ofConsolidated fighters. If you have pined for something like the Boeing XB-15, the XB-16, or the Y1B-17, beof good cheer.
Master models of the XP-77, XP-71, XP-69 – Yes the XP-69 was HUGE.
Other Aircraft News
Atlas Verlag threw collectors a surprise curve ball. After advertising a whole series of airliners in operatingcolours, and releasing at least small quantities of a very nicely painted Junkers Ju 52 in the summer of 2012,Atlas changed approaches and announced a Silver Classics series of nickel plated 1:200 airliners. It remindsme of the Danbury Mint aircraft collection, but at least the releases thus far are in a common 1/200 scale.The giant Dornier Do-X flying boat is the most welcome. Other models to date are the Caravelle, Ju 52,Lockheed Super Connie, Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor, and Fokker Friendship. I personally hope they willrecreate some of the old Lufthansa Junkers, Heinkel, Fokker, etc. airliners of the 1930’s. The world does notreally need more DC-3’s and DC-6’s.
Plated Atlas Do-X
Atlas Ju 52/3m
Armaments in Miniature (AIM) continues to add many models to their range. The next several releaseswill be the MiG-21F-13, Sea Hawk, Vampire, Hunter, Gnat, F-104, B-57, Ouragan and Canberra. Shortlyafter those you will see a family of B-17’s, a B-24J, a PB4Y Privateer, and a set of nice FW 190 fighters. Afair number are revamped HBM and other resins that at least in my case are used with my consent andencouragement. Dave is systematically updating and improving the models, and his castings are bubble-freeand crisp. And he is honest. My take on this is that it is the only way a new collector can achieve coverageof the well known, popular
types, allowing guys like me to concentrate on the offbeat and obscure types. Save some extra positivethoughts for Dave, who is also dealing with illness in his family.
Wings of Glory (Ares Games) continue to release more nicely finished plastic WWII fighting planesaimed at wargamers. At about $10 for a fighter on a nice stand, they are an unbeatable bargain. TheSeptember releases are three variants each of the Nakajima Ki.84 Frank, North American P-51D Mustang,Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX,, and Focke-Wulf FW 190D. An F4U Corsair has been reported. Attached arepictures of test shots at a toy fair. You can see pictures of the finished models on web sites like Cool Stuffand 12-7 Games.
WofG FW 190D WoG Ki.84 Frank
WoG P-51D WoG Spitfire Mk.IX
The most prolific output in recent years has appeared on Shapeways. Do a search using terms like “1:200”and “Z-scale”, and you will be shocked. 3D printing or other additive production methods are probably theonly way difficult subjects like triplane floatplanes with multiple suspended motor nacelles will be availableto most collectors at affordable prices. After you look at the models labelled as 1/200 or near, do somefurther scanning using search terms like “WWI” and “AFV”. A lot will be in neighboring scales like 1/285and 1/144, but remember that the joy of 3D printing is that most models can be resized with a fewkeystrokes. And Shapeways clones are popping up all over the settled galaxy. 3D printing does have itsdrawbacks. All designers in this infant field are emphatically not created equal in skill. All printers are alsonot created equal. The top end machines are approaching the capability of machine work, but typically youwill see much less refinement. Be prepared to fill irregularities or steps between printed layers and to do afair amount of detailing yourself. And handle the more complex models with extreme care. The struts areVERY fragile.
Train Model News
Trains Department. OK. I admit there may only a few of us TOTS-persons who really care, but be tolerant.I have to admit I am really tickled to see Atlas Verlag continue to release more and more trains in theirZ-scale “collection”. As a recovered Z-scale railroader the Atlas trains, whichare fully finished and nicely detailed but have no motors or operating features, are a way to do what I couldnever do using the Märklin, Trix, and other operating railroad models. They force me in a nice way to admitthat all I really want is a display of the history of railroad trains. The other attraction of the Z gauge trains isthat the model railroaders are constantly bringing out all sorts of human and animal figures, vehicles,structures, and scenic details.
Ron’s Help Wanted List Department .
I must have been a latecomer to the Atlas Verlag/Editions Atlas trains. Can anyone help me find the“TEE Edelweiss,” or “ Settebello”,sets. They appeared in 2011 or later, presumably after the “OrientExpress”. See images below.
Atlas “ Settebello” Atlas TEE “ Edelweiss”
I am also looking for a Märklin Z (or other Z-gauge) locomotive and passenger cars for the New YorkCentral streamlined steam engine train of the early 1940’s. The Märklin loco is numbered 88075. Thiswas the very distinctive train on which my father came home from the Pacific during WWII. Historically itis interesting because it bridges the transition between the classic steam engines and the diesel-electrics. Aused or even inoperative example would be fine.
I am still looking for information about the series of 1:200 jet fighters developed by Cruver Mfg. InChicago in the late 1950’s. The F-94 Starfire and F-86D Sabre Dog are the only types I have seen, but theinvestment in steel tooling convinces me that this must have been part of a larger series. Was Cruverpreparing to offer 1 /200 ID models? Or was Cruver looking to offer a right- sized alternative for modellersand collectors? Or was one of the guys in the back room just amusing himself?
Can anyone help with either photos or top view drawings of the SSX-1 (or X-1), the peroxide poweredmidget submarine made by Fairchild for the USN? The original is in the outdoor display area of theSubmarine Museum in Groton, Connecticut. If anyone lives nearby or is passing by, please bring yourdigital camera and blaze away. You might enjoy the museum as well. The actual SSN-571 Nautilus can betoured, and there is a great display of models that must be near our scale.
Have any readers had experience with 3D laser scanning? I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that laserscanning a large scale model and reducing the scale digitally would enable much more detailed and accurate3D printed or machined models than working from 2D plans and photos. And much more efficiently. Thinkof all your friends with attics or basements full of dusty 1/72 and 1/48 models languishing in the forlornhope of someday being reincarnated in a domestically friendly scale. Just the thought brings tears to my eyesand sweat to my palms.
Does anyone have advance information on what Hogan-Herpa-Gulliver are planning for historic militaryaircraft? We have seen gorgeous models of the B-17G, Zeke 52, and Betty, but without any evidence thatthose may presage a major initiative in something other than modern jet fighters and jet airliners in everevolving color scheme choices.
Decal help needed. Can anyone steer us either to a printing company or a do-it-yourself decal system thatwill reliably print white markings by themselves or as part of multi-color markings? Ideally we would like tobe able to develop press-down “Letraset” marking sheets on clear carrier films, but we are open tosuggestions. We also need to take into account the small volume inherent in designing 1/200 decals.
An editorial postscript. Some readers have asked me why my scribblings do not cover the great newmodels appearing from Shed, Cloudburst, Helmet Aircraft, Hai, Herpa-Hogan- Gulliver, and otherranges. The answer, in a nutshell, is that those folks all do a great job of speaking for themselves. Our HBMNewsletter is part of a worldwide effort to represent and promote 1/200 modelling. It is a digital magazinecalled The One True Scale, or TOTS. All you have to do is send an email to Chris [email protected] and ask to be put on the mailing list. It is absolutely free, and you will bejoining some 400+ readers who follow developments in our scale. There is also an archive of back issues.
Clippers encounter sea monster over Pacific – I had to include this!
Until next time, happy hunting, and stay well.
Ron would also be interested to hear from anyone with informationabout these models.
Martin Beacom is making someof his new models availabledirectly.
They are SKYVAN,TWIN OTTER,JETSTREAMS T1-3,31 AND 41.They will be available from hisweb site (modified and up in acouple of weeks)www.beesmodels.comThere will be kits and finishedmodels, the finished modelsbeing sold from stock and inlimited runs on” a first come firstserved basis” These will benamed D.tail models.
George Burton has written withnews for Dinky collectors.
I have taken over some of the range ofmodels produced by Brian Salter under thename Transport of Delight. These weremostly bespoke white metal vehicles orconversions based upon Dinky/Corgi typemodels - usually 'what-might-have-beens'.Latterly he produced some white metalmodels based on Dinky aircraft and it isthese that I currently have. The first issuesare based on the De Havilland Comet Racerand are available as:McRobertson Air Race Set - three aircraftin the colours used in the 1934 England-Australia Air Race in a Dinky-style box(£90.00),Aircraft G-ACSS in the later 'Burberry'livery individually boxed (£35.00) &Aircraft K-5084 - G-ACSS in silver withRAF roundels,one aircraft in a trade boxthat would hold six for £40.00 or unboxedfor £25.00.All items are made to order so please allow28-days for delivery.Other Dinky-based aircraft in the pipelineare:Hawker Hunter - boxed set of three BlackArrows aircraftRecord breaking Gloster Meteor, HawkerHunter and Supermarine SwiftLuftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf110 (sold Post-WW2 only as the 'Twin-Engined Fighterbut a planned pre-WW2 issue)Prices TBAI hope these may be of interest.Further details and how to order can befound on my websitewww.retrotoyspares.comBest wishes,GeorgeGeorge BurtonPlease visit my website: retrotoyspares.com
Paul Malmassari wrote withsome photos showing hissuperb scratch building skills.
I seize this opportunity to send aseries of photographs showing howI did build a trailer/transporter formy 1/200 Coléoptère.
Many of our collectors began as Dinky collectors, inspired by thetoys of their youth and so are just reaching their primes.Unfortunately it also means collections need to be sold from time totime. Brian Bowden has kindly agreed to dispose of some of MikeStanton’s models for Mike’s widow. Please contact Brian on
Tel 01435 862117 or E Mail at [email protected]
MODELS FOR SELLING THROUGH TOTS – ALL MINT BOXED unlessindicated
DOUGLAS X3 STILETTO. - Metal Models No 4 Speed in the Air. £39METEOR ‘Yellow Peril’- Metal Models No 7 Speed in the Air. £26 (out ofproduction)ME 163B COMET – RED. - Metal Models No 8 Speed in the Air.£18SUPERMARINE S6B. - Metal Models No 1 Speed in the Air £45.MACCHI CASTOLDI MC72. Metal Models No 9 Speed in the Air £55.HAWKER HUNTER F3 - Metal Models No 6 Speed in the Air £26 (out ofproduction).RYAN NYP “SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS” - Metal Models No1 Golden Age £35.PERCIVAL MEW GULL - Cloudbreak Models £35DEHAVILLAND DH88 COMET - Helmet Models “Grosvenor Hous”£30SAUNDERS ROE SR-A/1 - Aircast - Jet Fighter Flying Boat. £35HESTON NAPIER TYPE 5 RACER - Norfolk Group £29ME 163B COMET – CAMOUFLAGED VERSION. - Maker not Known. (No Box)Dennis? £15
Some of you may remember that some time ago I produced asearchable master list to try to start a list of 1/200 models. This waspartly to deal with the claim that 1/200 had little available. The firstversion had over 3,300 models listed, many types not available in anyother scale. I did not produce any updates as the information wasthen included in the wings900.com website run by Christian Braunand I was happy to be relieved of the job.
Christian is now working on a new site which will eventually allowresearch into models in all scales and also make it easy to catalogueyour own collections. I hope you will support this project. Christianhas sent the following information.
HobbyDB is a whole new concept in researching andcataloguing your collection that’s just been launched.Right now we’re working with lots of collectors andhobbyists like yourselves to develop it into the sort ofsite that will be just what you want to use.The main concept for the site is to put together a systemwhere you can search the database for absolutely anycombination of attributes that you want to find - and youcan do that across what we call RealThings (eg realaeroplanes) to see what models there are of them or inmodels. Say, for example, you wanted to find a list ofevery model of the Concorde made in 1:200 scale in AirFrance livery made between 1989 and 1999. Using thesearch/filter system we’re developing, you would put inall that data and the system would generate a list ofsearch results showing models which fit only thoseexact critera. Below is a screenshot of the results inthe current version. At the moment you can searchusing some attributes like name and scale, buteventually there’ll be the whole range.
You’ll notice that a couple of the planes are awaiting animage - it’s also incredibly easy to upload multipleimages for any model and set one as the main image.The system is designed to have endless possibilities foruse - as well as drilling down to something as specificas the above, you can also use it to see every modelmade by a certain model manufacturer, or every modelwith a certain livery (and it’s set up so you can do thateasily either by searching or by finding a model in thatlivery or made by that manufacturer and clicking on themanufacturer/livery logo on the page.The image below shows where the site is headed interms of the design for an individual model’s entry page(at present, the site looks like a slightly simpler versionof this. You’ll see the search criteria that have beenselected on the left. You’ll note the model’s nameappears at the top, followed by a description of it, asection on the real plane it’s based on (which you canuse to click through to that real plane’s entry) and thenthe livery and manufacturer details. There’s also a statsbox, giving the basic details of the model, and aseparate tab with dimensions.
You’ll also note the “Sponsored by” box in the upper right.Eventually, the site will allow manufacturers to “claim” and featuretheir logo and details on their own entry page and those of all theirproducts. Uploading models and data is ultra-easy, just like addingimages, and this way they’ll be able to keep their product ranges upto date with new issues and variants very rapidly.Here’s what it looks like from the perspective of a real plane’s page(the Concorde again). You’ll note the tiled list of all models basedon the plane beneath the description section.
There will also be functionality allowing users to “watch” everythingfrom an individual manufacturer to the most specific search youcan think up, so they’ll automatically be notified of any newproducts produced by that maker or anything that’s launched whichfits their search criteria.But it’s also going to be far more than just a super-powerfuldatabase! The site also features a collection-management systemwhich you can use to easily keep track of what models you have,with the ability to add a range of data, like price paid, condition andwhere purchased - plus you can add images of your own as well. Incombination with the main database, you’ll also be able to use thisto build want lists to keep track of what models you’re looking toadd to your collection. Here’s a view of the collection managementsystem:
The current version of the site is in start-up/feedback mode so, asabove, not all features are there yet. There IS a huge database ofmodel planes and real planes loaded and while there’s a roadmapof where we’re looking to take the site, we’re very keen to hearfeedback from potential users, both individuals ANDmanufacturers. We want to know what design and features youdo/don’t like, what sort of interfaces you find easiest to use andwhat directions you’d like to see a site like this go in. Registration isquick, easy and - of course - free, and feedback easy to get acrossto us. So register, take a look around and let us know what you thinkat [email protected] or [email protected], we’re looking forward tohearing from you!
If you have got to the end and read everything - well done, it’sa bumper edition this time. Please remember, if you want thepeople writing in TOTS to continue to produce new modelsthen they must be able to get back the considerable costs ofhaving masters and moulds made. We are a group of friendswho work together and support each other as much aspossible and none of us see this as a money making exercisebut as a way of contributing to our and your hobby.
I will not be able to attend Telford in 2013 as the anti rejectiondrugs for my kidney transplant mean my immune system isout of action and I have to avoid crowds of any kind. I hopeto be there in 2014 and will miss seeing many of you for ourannual meeting and chat. Wojtek, Paul and Martin will bethere and I hope Wojtek and Paul will have supplies of my listsand some hard copies of TOTS.
Best wishes for a Happy Christmas and a successful New Year
Chris
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