Military in Scale 11 2003

The annual War and Peace Show, held at the Hop Farm at Paddock Wood in Kent has an internationally-recognised reputation, which is justifiably deserved. Attracting many thousands of visitors and participants from all over the world this unique event celebrated its 21st anniversary over the five-day period 16 -20 July 2003. This year's attendance figures were just as impressive as always, with nearly 4000 vehicles on site, to make it the largest show of its type in the world. The vehicles ranged from the great to small ranging from bicycles to a full range of tanks, including M60 and M5 Light tanks, M8 armoured cars. German Hetzers and artillery. As usual the show came with all the surprises, thrills and excitement which one has come to associate with War and Peace, or Beltring, as it is popularly known, and makes it such a great place to take research photographs.

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N-Scale 01-02 2009

Atlas Model Railroad Company has recently released a model of the EMD GP15-1. 1 picked up four undecorated units from my local hobby shop and decided to put them to the test. Right out of the box, I noted that the fuel tank is not a plastic shell snapped over the frame, but rather, is molded into the frame itself. This is a handy way for Atlas to save on cost while still providing the detail needed. A quick shot of "Grimy Black" and it will look as good as any plastic molding. Additionally, the horns and plows were in a little bag of parts for the modeler to apply. Applying these details is a simple task. While in the store, I also took a look at a painted version and noted that the paint was applied in a thin, but opaque manner so as to let the detail of the castings show through very nicely. Running qualities of my undecorated units are quite good. 1 was able to set the four units on my test track, separated by about 16", start them all together and have them maintain their separation for a few times around the loop. After I gave them an hour of break-in running forward, then another hour backwards, I tried the separation test again. This time there were two locos that ran slightly faster than the other two. I have two sets of two that run perfectly together as a duo.

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Military in Scale 08 2002

Rotary-wing fans will need no introduction to the AH-64 Apache, the US Army's all-weather attack helicopter. This pugnacious bruiser has been captured to a tee in 1 /48 by Hasegawa. The real aircraft looks simple at first glance, but look closer at the nose-mounted Target Acquisition and Designation Sight, the 30 mm nose gun. the wing stubs, the undercarriage, the rotors, the ordnance, and a different perspective emerges. The Apache is a complicated aircraft and Hasegawa has reproduced this machine with a complicated kit. More than 200 parts go into the mixing pot. but where do they go? Ten parts alone make up the tail rotor, while the main rotor uses up a staggering 20. This all looks a bit daunting, and the instructions do nothing to help They follow quite a logical assembly sequence but the 25 construction stages have been crammed together on the instruction sheet, making an already complex kit look even more frightening.

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