Euromodelismo 166

Después de nueve años de conflicto con Francia, Indochina quedó dividida en cuatro naciones: Laos, Camboya y los dos Vietnam, pero Vietnam del Norte no tardaría en convertirse al comunismo, liderado por el carismático líder inde-pendentista Ho Chi Mihn, y en anunciar su intención de reunificar Vietnam bajo una misma bandera. Para hacer realidad este deseo inició el suministro de material bélico al Viet Cong y avivó el enfrentamiento civil en los territorios del sur. Aplicando la Teoría del Dominó, EE.UU. temía que la caída de Vietnam bajo control comunista fuera el pistoletazo de salida para la creación de un imperio comunista, por lo que comenzó a mandar "observadores" a la zona y a realizar los primeros vuelos de reconocimiento. El 2 de agosto de 1964, el destructor USS Maddox patrullaba en el Golfo de Tonkin cuando fue atacado por patrulleras comunistas. Este ataque fue la excusa perfecta para que el Congreso autorizara al presidente Johnson a tomar las medidas oportunas para repeler ataques contra EE.UU. Como resultado de esta resolución, aviones norteamericanos despegaron de los portaaviones USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) y USS Constellation (CV-64) para realizar el bombardeo inicial sobre bases de patrulleras y depósitos de combustible.

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Euromodelismo 162

Haciendo una combinación de piezas originales de la maqueta y de los dos accesorios mencionados empecé construyendo el interior del puesto de pilotaje, que va pintado en interior green (AeroMaster). Una vez seco este color apliqué los consabidos efectos de luces y sombras, dando a su vez lavados para imitar la suciedad y pincel seco para resaltar volúmenes. Después pinté los detalles con acrílicos Vallejo: panel de instrumentos, equipos de radio, partes de cuero y el cableado añadido previamente. Decidí dejar la bodega de bombas abierta pero sin añadir ningún detalle extra, ya que para mi gusto está suficientemente reproducida. Me he limitado a pintarla también de interior green salvo los depósitos de combustible, que van de color rojo óxido, obtenido este úiltimo mediante mezclas (Vallejo). Aquí hay que trabajar igualmente los efectos de desgaste y suciedad, para terminar decorando las barras de los actuadores hidráulicos con colores metálicos (Adithes).

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Armour Modelling No.101

MR. SUMITOMO TAKAHIRO built a superb diorama of Russian tank out of the 1:35 scale Stalin Heavy Tank JS-2 kit released from Tamiya. He describes the construction in detail. While the kit of the JS-2 was assembled simply, its construction was completed very tight similarly to other Tamiya kits. It is the remarkable specialty of Tamiya products as well as the proportion he says. Though the kit provides enough parts to complete the model, he added details to the model using other parts. The casting marks are emphasized by tapping down the putty. The lights cords are added. The damage marks are added to the fenders and spare tanks. The tracks are of Modelkasten instead of the kit for he set the diorama scene as the tank was passing through on the bumpy earth. He set the diorama scene as " the JS-2 tank of Polish Army runs up the muddy slope " and tried to make a scene which tank crew carefully looked into the lumbers laid under the tank. It was the first time for him to build such a sloped and twisted earth. It was very hard work he said. The loped earth was built by piling up the drainboard-like thin board strips, on which woodfolmo was heaped up. After dry, a garden soil was spread over them. To fix those garden soils, the woodworking bond dissolved in water was sprayed heavily over them with atomizer.

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Armour Modelling No.102

This Fi 156 Storch is the same machine which appears on page 31 of "Storch in Action", and on page 193 of "Recon for Rommel". It is mentioned in the latter book that Git. von Rintelen, Military Attaché in Rome, used this machine. The plane was most likely of General Rommel as seen here, followed by his la(operational general staff officer) Obstlt.i.G. Westphal in January/February 1942. And, it is very interesting to note that this Storch has the insignia of "African Continent" on the both sides of the nose (see both books mentioned above) in Schwarzgrun/Dunkelgrun painted off by Italian sand yellow or German Sandgelb. The painter(s) should be witty. PK men with a movie camera follow a Fi 156 Storch starting to take off during the operation "Barbarossa" during the Summer 1941 on the northern sector of the Soviet Union. The Storch coded "CF+MF" in black belonged to Befehlshaber(commander) of 4.Panzer-Gruppe, Generaloberst Hoepner who is in the cockpit. The insignia of white "Pegasus" on the nose represents the career of the General as Cavalry, and it is his flying machine. The camouflage paint is likely only RLM70 Schwarzgrun on upper and side surfaces, and RLM 65 Hellblau on under surface. The movie film from this scene appears in Wochenschau dated 6. August 1941.

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