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VOLUME 11. ISSUE 121. August 2015
REGULARS
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- EDITORIAL
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- NEWSLINE
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- EVENTS DIARY
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- CONTACTS DETAILS
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- NEXT ISSUE
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- FINAL THOUGHTS…
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Editor:
Editorial:
P22 BATTLE OF BRITAIN SERIES NO.8
Alan Price continues his series to commemorate
the 75th Anniversary of the BoB with a build of the
Classic Airframes 1:48 Dornier Do17
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Nick Shuttleworth combines Airfix and Silver Cloud
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P36 RED, WHITE & NEW…
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EDITORIAL
MAYBE WE’VE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD?
As a slight change this month, we’ve decided to include a guest
editorial, this time discussing the hobby as it appears to be in the
21st Century and how, despite proclamations of doom from those
who feel that it was better in the good old days, we’ve really got
little to complain about! Drewe Manton, take it away…
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’ve been building plastic models since I was seven years old. I
didn’t even take the usual teenage break that many do. Oh, there
were girls, music and carousing aplenty. And there were still
models aplenty too. When I was younger (much, much younger!)
my small town of 30,000 people had two dedicated hobby shops. I
can think of a half dozen or so independent toy shops with pretty
extensive selections of models, to say nothing of Woolworths and
W.H.Smith. Every paper shop had a small rack of either Matchbox
or Airfix kits for the wide eyed young modeller to covet.
Now? Well, I haven’t had a dedicated model shop for, by my
Every time a local model shop closes someone will claim it
portends the death of the hobby
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reckoning, some 23 years now. Every single one of those independents
has gone, as has Woolworths. There are maybe two places I can think of in
town with small selections of Airfix to choose from. In model terms, my town
is a retail wasteland. And yet I have more models of more subjects by more
manufacturers from more sources, than I would have ever dreamed possible.
The reason? The Internet.
I have been online since 1996. Back then it was a primitive thing, Internet
retail was still in its infancy, Ebay, Paypal, secure transactions etc., still under
development. But there was a burgeoning online model community, from
the old newsgroups on Usenet (Rec.Models.Scale anyone?) to the infant
Hyperscale; hey, I remember Hyperscale when it was a bigpond.au address!
For a few years by then, my local hobby shops were a distant memory, as
were the toy shops - my shopping was done over the phone from adverts in
magazines. The Internet was about to change all that.
I made my first real overseas order in 1997. It was from Japan. From a now
globally well-known retailer. There was no online credit card facility. I had to
place my order, hit send, then phone Japan to leave my credit card details and
a reference number for them to link my credit card to my order and process it
that way. Long winded? Yup. But it was, in relative terms, simple enough. And
then just wait with mounting anticipation for my parcel to arrive…from Japan!
And arrive it did. I was hooked. I could now get my kits and supplies from the
country of origin and it was only a three or four step process taking 35-40
minutes of my time. Amazing! Within a year that retailer - and most others -
had worked out a secure system for credit card transactions, so it now took ten
minutes to make that order. A New World Order for the hungry modeller was
in place, and business was good - and, at around 220-230 yen to the pound,
cheap!
If we flash forward eighteen years or so, it amazes me that what was
remarkable back then, is so normal today. That’s progress! The advent of
really convenient and quick, secure payment methods have honed that
Internet revolution to retail art. Paypal and Ebay are ascendant. For now - I’m
starting to see a slow move away from Ebay by some of my more common
retailers, gentle nudges toward their own sites, where there overheads are
easier to control. Still as cheap to me, but they get a better deal as the retailer
and every little helps! But the main difference to me is in my attitude; I barely
even consider where my models and materials come from now. It’s practically
irrelevant. The process is identical to obtain those goods, whether the location
it’s obtained from is 10 miles away or 12,000. The searching is the same, the
mouse clicks are the same, the result - HMRC notwithstanding! - is the same
and in a short period of time, my goods arrive irrespective of source.
I see all the arguments for shopping locally, I understand the local economy
issues. But, for me, the point is I have no local options, and once forced to
shop by mail, my physical connection to the retailer is lost. My loyalty is now
predicated on the service I receive and nothing more. And when the service
from my Chinese connection is as good as the one from my Bristol connection,
it boils down to cost and availability. We are living in a post high street world.
That is a fact for many types of product and thus the Internet is to blame, or
congratulate, depending on your point of view. I’m neutral; I do love a good
browse in a model shop, but don’t have a local model to browse in. So I shop
online. QED.
And in spite of the seeming lack of local options for many modellers, our
hobby is more vibrant than it’s ever been. New manufacturers from the Far
East and Eastern Europe seem to pop up faster than one can keep track of
them these days. Just have a look through any magazine at the reviews and
count the number of manufacturers featured who didn’t even exist fifteen years
ago - you’ll be surprised that the answer is “most of them”. I don’t doubt that
there is a place for encouraging youngsters into our hobby, but I would make
the argument that in a very real sense the older people coming into the hobby
later in life with a degree of regular disposable income well in excess of pocket
money amounts, who are really driving the vibrant, energetic pace our hobby
currently enjoys.
The cliche is that we are in a “golden age” for our hobby. Well, I’d say this
golden age has so far lasted nearly two decades and continues apace. Every
time a local model shop closes someone will claim it portends the death of the
hobby. It’s rubbish of course, as my observations above make plain - a local
tragedy has little effect on the overall state of the hobby, which is in a stronger
position than ever. And it still provides better value for money than many
comparable hobbies! So ignore the naysayers, embrace the global market
where necessary and you’ll see just how exciting these days are for our hobby,
and just how bright the future is.
Are you still here? Go build a model!
Drewe Manton
IN THIS ISSUE…
his month we have an interesting collection of fun projects
for you to enjoy. From Wingnut Wings’ extraordinary AEG
bomber, through to the cutting edge F-35 Joint Strike Fighter,
we think we have most bases covered!
You’ll notice that we’ve started with our plan to feature
more civilian subjects within the pages of MAI. As discussed last
month, we feel that this is an opportunity to include subjects not
covered that often and in so doing, deal with unusual types that offer
both interest and colour. Our first feature is built - literally - around
Zvezda’s excellent A320 kit, finished in the attractive colours of
Singapore’s Tiger Airways and accompanied by a superb collection
of real A320s. We hope that this will show you just how attractive
this aircraft is and thanks to Marcus Jellyman’s talent with both the
paintbrush and camera, how great this aircraft can look in miniature
and full-size!
You will also notice that we’ve included features that not only cover
a wide range of subjects, but also different approaches, from the box
builds, detailing projects and conversions all featuring this time around.
Amongst the latter is a fine conversion of the Airfix Spitfire Mk.V into
the enigmatic - and highly attractive - Spitfire Floatplane. Though
very few of these aircraft were built, the fact that it looks like a military
version of a Schneider Trophy racer has ensured that it remains a very
popular subject in miniature. Well, thanks to Silver Cloud you too can
build one of these Spitfires, using Nick Shuttleworth’s feature as you
guide, the results as seen, being spectacular!
This then is the July issue of you favourite modelling title - we hope
you like it!
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PICK OF THE MONTH…
AK INTERACTIVE CATALOGUE: MORE
THAN A SIMPLE LIST…
everal issues ago we took a look at the Airfix kit
catalogue and were bowled over by its production and
content. Well, this month we have another new catalogue
that is not simply a list of products to enjoy, but a glossy
tome that also provides a huge amount of eye candy,
beautifully built models and even sections that show, step by step,
how to use the products that are contained within.
This publication is full of interesting articles and tutorials on different
subjects, plus ‘Tech Sheets’ to learn how to use the products, including
plenty of tricks, tips and full techniques from the best modellers around
the world. Using this catalogue can help both the newcomer and the
intermediate modeller to grow in knowledge, opening doors to new
techniques, and encouraging creativity. This is so much more than a
catalogue; think FAQ and you are close to what you can expect from
the €8 that you will fork out to purchase one. In fact, the cover price
seems remarkably cheap when you begin to flick through the pages…
For more in formation on this new catalogue, or indeed any of AK’s
many products, please visit their website: ak-interactive.com
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