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TOTS 1/200 scale model aircraft collectors get together Sunday 18 th October 2015 at the Midlands Air Museum, Coventry Airport, 10am -5pm For sat navs use CV3 4FF The meeting will be in the Argosy

There will be a charge of 2 per person for tea, coffee and biscuits payable in the Argosy Centre but this will also include admission to the museum which is normally.50.

2 TOTS 1/200 scale model aircraft collectors get together Sunday 18 th October 2015 at the Midlands Air Museum, Coventry Airport, 10am -5pm For sat navs use CV3 4FF The meeting will be in the Argosy Centre which is the building next to the hangar and by the Canberra and Mystere. There will be a charge of 2 per person for tea, coffee and biscuits payable in the Argosy Centre but this will also include admission to the museum which is normally.50. The museum also has a cafeteria. We hope to have several model and decal producers present with models and decals for sale. It will be a chance for collectors to meet each other and chat and you are welcome to bring your own models to display or sell or swap. For further information, contact Chris Sayer on shedmodels@gmail.com Please come and join us

3 Meeting Our experience at Telford this year has prompted a serious rethink about the way forward. It was a great pleasure to meet old friends but the finances have tipped the wrong way. Four years ago, the income from sales was about four times the cost of being there. The difference has got less each year and this year the income was about equal to costs. In other words, everything I sold I actually gave away. Also, the number of casual sales was negligible. I have decided that I will no longer attending any of the shows as a trader. My compromised immune system make such events risky as well. Wojtek did go to Cosford this year and has decided to have a table at Telford next year. Other traders at Telford say they were all at least 25% down on previous years and it was noticeably quieter on the Saturday with no crowds. BUT, all is not lost. We have decided to have a dedicated 1/200 meet in the Autumn. See the poster on the previous page for further information. Wojtek, Derek, Paul and I will be there and we hope to have other 1/200 model and decals producers present. We have chosen the Midlands Air Museum at Coventry airport as it is central and has motorways nearby coming from all directions. If you can get to Telford, getting to MAM is even easier. The timing has been chosen to avoid half terms (mostly), be before Telford, before the clocks go forward and after the autumn holiday season. It will be a real bargain as the 2 entry to the meeting provides tea, coffee and biscuits AND entrance to the museum. The museum has a cafe for more substantial meals. The museum opens at 10am and we hope to be ready by 11am and will go on until 5pm. The date is Sunday 18th October We hope it will be a chance for collectors to meet each other and chat and you are welcome to bring your own models to display/swop/sell. We hope for a relaxed, leisurely and friendly event. If it is a success it could become an annual event and we might possibly try other venues. If you are interested in attending, please let me know. You are not committing yourself, but it will be helpful in organising the refreshments. shedmodels@gmail.com Please feel free to use the previous page as a poster. Spare parts When people buy kits from the producers in this newsletter we will always try to help if parts are lost or broken but we are getting an increasing number of requests for help from people who buy damaged kits or models from ebay and the like. When we have the models cast we have a complete set of parts made and no spares so helping out often means robbing a kit and making it unsaleable. This makes it difficult to help people who have not bought from us. Recently it cost one of us over 70 to get 6 engines that were needed as the whole mould of parts had to be spun 6 times to get one engine from each casting set. I have produced the packs of props, undercarriages and weapons for such situations. I have very shaky hands (a side effect of medication) and drop everything many times. I wear a woodworking apron and fasten the bottom to the workbench with bulldog clips. Everything ends up safely in my lap. Do be careful with ebay. I recently saw one of my SR53 kits for sale with a missing undercarriage leg. It was advertised as a rare Tamiya kit (!) and went for 25. A new complete kit is only 15. I m waiting for the buyer to contact me as it was in the original box with my contact details, or perhaps there are some puzzled people at Tamiya. Shed Models and Decals Firstly, please note the change of address. christopher.sayer@virgin.net will stop working soon so from now on please use shedmodels@gmail.com or chris.sayer@dc .com. I am hoping to have a Brabazon available before the end of the year, ideally in time for the October meeting. This is following an exciting project for Wojtek, using the same people to produce it. See Wojtek s page to see more about his project.

Decals Most of the new decals are codes and letters.

There are French Civil markings in black and the shade of blue used by Air France.

and titles. Another set covers US Navy and Marines with sheets of white, black and red letters, numbers and titles.

Models The first three models are the Armstrong Whitworth Meteor nightfighters NF11/13, NF12 and NF14.

4 Decals Most of the new decals are codes and letters. There is a single sheet of British Civil markings and another set of three sheets with a bigger range of sizes. There are French Civil markings in black and the shade of blue used by Air France. There is a set suitable for USAAF, USAF and US Army aircraft with sheets of white, black and orange letters, numbers and titles. Another set covers US Navy and Marines with sheets of white, black and red letters, numbers and titles. These will replace the small sheets currently available and have a much greater number of sizes and titles. Models The first three models are the Armstrong Whitworth Meteor nightfighters NF11/13, NF12 and NF14. The 13 is the tropical version of the 11 used in places like Egypt. Each model has decals for a couple of aircraft. The Hawker Hunter kit can make several versions, F6, F6A and FGA9. Decals are provided for a variety of aircraft including two formation teams.

The Supermarine Walrus and the Hunter were both worked on by Wojtek and are exceptionally fine kits.

Many years ago Tommy did the master for a Sea Dart but did not have access to accurate plans so the fuselage was more like a Delta Dart

Decals enable various schemes to be reproduced. The first practical hovercraft ever made was the Saunders Roe SR.

More Cessna 172s have been produced than any other The kit will make a civil aircraft or a T41 Mescalero military trainer.

5 The Supermarine Walrus and the Hunter were both worked on by Wojtek and are exceptionally fine kits. The Walrus has decals for a couple of colourful civil aircraft, a whale catcher and a Canadian survey aircraft, and for several military aircraft. There are prewar cruiser based aircraft, an RAF ASR aircraft and a Royal Navy aircraft based at the delightfully named RNAS Twatt. Many years ago Tommy did the master for a Sea Dart but did not have access to accurate plans so the fuselage was more like a Delta Dart than a Sea Dart. The new kit is not only accurate but can be made with a single skid or twin skids. Decals enable various schemes to be reproduced. The first practical hovercraft ever made was the Saunders Roe SR.N1 and the kit is made so that the major components can be painted before assembly and a precisely painted model easily produced. More Cessna 172s have been produced than any other aircraft. The kit will make a civil aircraft or a T41 Mescalero military trainer. As far as I can find, no 1/200 model has been made of the Skylancer until now. The Skylancer was a very attractive aircraft that would have served the US Navy very well if selected. The fact that the few aircraft produced spent their lives working very successfully for NACA and then NASA speaks volumes. The kit has decals for two colourful aircraft and a what if Navy machine.

The Cessna 337 or O2 also served as a civil or military aircraft with its unusual push/pull power scheme.

This was to be the biggest, fastest, longest range British flying boat of WWII. Only two were built.

During its development its role was changed from anti submarine to transport and the turrets were never fitted and the

It flew camouflaged and uncamouflaged and one photo suggests it flew in Coastal Command colours although no record of

The first really practical helicopter was the Sikorsky S51/R5 and the kit has decals for two machines.

This kit has decals for a Royal Navy machine and a civil version.

6 The Cessna 337 or O2 also served as a civil or military aircraft with its unusual push/pull power scheme. Decals are provided for FAC aircraft. Finally, we have the Short Shetland. This was to be the biggest, fastest, longest range British flying boat of WWII. Only two were built. The S35 was the military version. During its development its role was changed from anti submarine to transport and the turrets were never fitted and the positions faired over. It flew camouflaged and uncamouflaged and one photo suggests it flew in Coastal Command colours although no record of this can be found. All schemes can be done. The first really practical helicopter was the Sikorsky S51/R5 and the kit has decals for two machines. Westland built the S51 under license and called it the Dragonfly. This kit has decals for a Royal Navy machine and a civil version. The Evening Standard leased a machine with the unfortunate registration G-ANAL and used it for various record making flights including the first civil helicopter to land in the Orkneys. Wisely, the registration was changed after a while. The S40 was the civil version. Dinky briefly produced a Shetland model that was no use as toy nor model. Its rarity makes it expensive so included in the decals is a set of Dinky type markings for those who might want a superior alternative. A laser cut clear stand is available at cost price ( 2). The model is mixed metal and resin because of its size.

7 or 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 RAF 15 Bristol Sycamore BEA 15 Bristol 138a 22 Britten Norman Islander 19 Britten Norman Turbine Islander 19 Britten Norman Trislander 20 Coleman MB4 tug DH Sea Vixen FAW1 Fleet 25 DH Sea Vixen FAW1 Special colours 25 DH Sea Vixen FAW2 Fleet 25 DH Sea Vixen FAW2 Special colours 25 English Electric P1A 15 Fairey Long Range Monoplane 22 Fairey Rotodyne 29 Fairey Rotodyne BEA 29 Fieseler Storch Fi Flying Flea 3 Fouga Magister FMC B450 tug GA Jindivik/Pika Gloster Javelin 25 Hafner Rotabuggy Handley Page O/100, O/ Hunting Leduc NA Mitchell B25B/C 19 NA Mitchell B25J 19 NA Mitchell B25H 19 NA T28 Trojan/Fennec 18 Percival Pembroke 20 Piper Cub wheel & float 15 Piper Super Cub wheel & float 15 RE8 18 Saunders Roe SR.A1 20 Saunders Roe SR Saunders Roe SR Scottish Aviation Pioneer 16 Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 20 Short SB4 Sherpa Short SC1

8 Short Seamew 16 Short Sturgeon 19 Sikorsky Hoverfly 15 Sikorsky Hoverfly float 16 Sikorsky H34/S58 Choctaw 20 Sikorsky S55 early 18 Sikorsky S55 mid 18 Sikorsky S55 late 18 Sikorsky S55 float 19 Sikorsky S58T 20 Supermarine Spiteful/Seafang 15 Westland Walrus 20 Westland Whirlwind early 18 Westland Whirlwind mid 18 Westland Whirlwind BEA 18 Westland Whirlwind turbine 18 Westland HSS-1 Wessex 20 Westland Wessex early nose 20 Westland Wessex late node 20 Westland Welkin 18 NEW MODELS AW Meteor NF11/13 18 AW Meteor NF12 18 AW Meteor NF14 18 Hawker Hunter F6, FGA9 19 Supermarine Walrus 20 Short Shetland (resin and metal) S35 Mk 1 military version 39 S40 MkII civil version 39 Clear plastic stand for Shetland 2 Cessna Cessna O2 17 Convair Sea Dart 19 Douglas Skylancer 19 Saunders Roe SR.N1 Hovercraft 20 Sikorsky R5 17 Westland Dragonfly 17 Accessory packs Prop pack (20+ 2 to 5 blade props) 10 Weapons pack (60 approx assorted) 15 Undercarriage pack (90 approx assort) 20 In preparation Bristol Brabazon Boeing B17 DH 83 Fox Moth DH 86A & B Express Hawker Kestrel Piaggio Pc7 Bugatti 100 Biplanes These will be produced as limited editions of only 15 kits. A few are still available to order. Airco DH 16 Bristol F2B Curtiss Jenny Fairey Albacore Fairey IIIF float Fairey IIIF wheel Vickers Valentia Vickers Victoria Vickers Vildebeest Vickers Vincent Westland Wallace Westland Wapiti float Westland Wapiti wheel Postage 4 per kit UK, rest of world. Multiple kits - postage at cost.

9 or IMPORTANT Please read Shed Decals are laser printed. This means the colours are very accurate, registration is perfect and decals are thin but strong. It also allows shading and graduation of colours. There are two problems, namely that white cannot be printed and colours are not very opaque. If the decal has straight edges and can be easily cut out accurately then the decals are printed on white decal paper. If not, we can supply white base decals as listed below. For a roundel, for example, put the appropriate base decal on first, allow it to dry then apply the top decal. It says which base decals are needed on the list, don t forget to buy them as well as the top decal. Base Decals Supplied on A5 size sheet with hundreds of decals 2.50 per sheet discs to go under roundels 110% round disc to go under roundels and producing a white outer ring (eg Hinomarus and RFC roundels) Soviet stars Stars and bars Chinese stars and bars Code letters and numbers RAF, RN WWII, hundreds of characters on four sheets, white, light grey, sky, dull red 15 RAF, RN post war, hundreds of characters on two sheets, white, black 10 USAF, US Army, hundreds of letters, numbers and titles in white, black, orange 15 US Navy, Marines, hundreds of letters, numbers and titles in white, black, dull red 15 British Civil markings, hundreds of markings, single sheet smaller sizes black 9 British civil markings, hundreds of markings, three sheets black incl. Larger sizes 15 French civil markings, hundreds of markings, two sheets, black and dark blue

10 Large National Sheets 11 x 8 sheet with hundreds of markings Decal type Base decal needed Price RFC, RNAS, early RAF (A,A1,B type) RAF WWII (B,C,C1 type) RAF post war (D type) RAF 2 colour low viz RAF 2 and 3 colour v pale low viz SEAC South East Asia Command Japanese hinomarus (fresh and faded) French 3 colour French 4 colour (yellow outer) Belgian Spanish Italian post war and Co-Belligerent Italian WWII and ANR Luftwaffe WWII German WWI and modern Soviet stars Chinese WWII, RCAF, PLAAF US stars and bars US pre stars and bars 98% and 110% round 98% and 110% round White base decals included White base decals included White base decals included Star base decals Chinese stars & bars, Stars and bars Regional Decal Sheets Each sheet is 11 x 8 and contains hundreds of markings in many sizes The Middle East sheet is from the 6 day war period although only the Egyptian markings changed later. The North Vietnam markings have been changed very slightly to fit the stars and bars base decals. 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 so will need to be cut out very accurately - scalpel and steel rule are ideal. No base decals are needed for these. Individual countries are available but the regional sheets are more economical.

11 Countries Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia India, Pakistan, Iran, UAE Austria, Netherlands, Czech, Switzerland Romania, Portugal, Ireland (3 versions) Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Greece, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria Pacific WWII, BPF, NZ, Australia North and South Vietnam and Korea Base decals needed, stars & bars, stars & bars Cost Smaller Sheets (half size) These are A5 size and have hundreds of markings Countries Base decals needed Cost Belgium with blue outer ring Brazil British Prototype Markings Dutch East Indies East Germany Finland WWII Indonesia Iraq Israel no outer ring Mexico Myanmar (Burma) Naval Anchors Poland Romania WWII None - screen printed decals None - white decal paper None - white decal paper None - white decal paper None - white decal paper None - white decal paper None - white decal paper None - fits on existing decal None - white decal paper None - white decal paper

12 Small national sheets Most are a quarter of a regional sheet Country Albania Argentina Australia WWII Pacific Austria Bolivia British Pacific Fleet WWII Bulgaria Czech Denmark Ecuador Egypt Finland Greece India Iran Ireland (3 versions) Israel with ring Jordan Netherlands New Zealand WWII Pacific North Korea North Vietnam Norway Pakistan Peru Portugal Romania Saudi Arabia South Korea South Vietnam Sweden Switzerland Syria Turkey UAE Base decals needed Stars and bars, stars and bars Stars and bars Stars and bars Stars and bars Cost 3 8 Postage - single sheet 3 UK, 4 rest of world Multiple sheets at postage cost

Cloudbreak Models Summer 2015 Many people were surprised at the variety and quality of models available in 1:200 at Scale Model World 2014 and also at the R.A.F. Museum, Cosford.

A new model was unveiled at Cosford, the Grumman Albatross SA - 16A. The model is constructed of resin with white metal props, engines, engine cowls, floats, underwing fuel tanks and undercarriage.

They include USAF Korean era rescue markings, early USCG (silver) markings, white and orange USCG and Italian Air Force SAR markings.

13 Cloudbreak Models Summer 2015 Many people were surprised at the variety and quality of models available in 1:200 at Scale Model World 2014 and also at the R.A.F. Museum, Cosford. At both Telford and the Shropshire Modellers show we enjoyed meeting old friends and making new ones. At Cosford we were joined by Paul Howard of Helmet Models. A new model was unveiled at Cosford, the Grumman Albatross SA - 16A. The model is constructed of resin with white metal props, engines, engine cowls, floats, underwing fuel tanks and undercarriage. A small nose weight placed in the hull under the wing joint allows the model to sit on its wheels without a tail strut. (DC please note!) Nick Webb has produced some superb decals for the Albatross. They include USAF Korean era rescue markings, early USCG (silver) markings, white and orange USCG and Italian Air Force SAR markings. Nick produces decals mainly for airliners which can be printed in any scale. Do visit his website for decals and more at The HS Andover C Mk 1 is also available now. Alan Southcombe has done a superb job in converting one of the HS 748s. It is virtually a new aircraft. The wings, centre section, engine nacelles, fin and rudder props., tailplane, undercarriage and rear fuselage had to be extensively modified. Alan even put in the short fuselage extension forward of the wing leading edge.

We think it is the most accurate Andover kit available in 1:200.

Original delivery scheme (dark earth/light stone/black ). 2.

This was after the Andovers were withdrawn from the Middle East. 3. R.A.F.

14 We think it is the most accurate Andover kit available in 1:200. Decal options for the Andover include: 1. Original delivery scheme (dark earth/light stone/black ). 2. XS644 - the only aircraft painted in the dark green/dark grey/light aircraft grey scheme. This was after the Andovers were withdrawn from the Middle East. 3. R.A.F. Transport Command scheme. (White/light aircraft grey with a blue cheat line.) 4. UK Open Skies Andover P.R.1. This was the last Andover in service, in the basic Transport Command scheme. 5. R.N.Z.A.F. - All white scheme as used on UN duties.

The metal model is still available, so you now have the choice.

There are five different metal noses which can fitted, allowing most versions to be

15 The E.E. Canberra, previously available only in white metal, has now been recast in resin. The metal model is still available, so you now have the choice. The version recast is the flat nose. There are five different metal noses which can fitted, allowing most versions to be made, with the exception of the PR 9. The undercarriage, tip tanks, doors and Rushton target winch are the same as those used on the metal version. Looking forward to seeing you at our special gathering at Coventry on the 18 th October 2015!

16 Future projects include the SARO S. 45 Princess flying boat. Work is progressing; the basic hull and tailplane are now finished and wings, engines and floats are well in hand. Make sure you have enough space in your cabinet as the wing span is in excess of 12 inches, 334mm approximately! The hull of the Princess

17 Cloudbreak Models April /200 scale white metal model kits Auster IV/V (Lycoming) not available at present.00 Auster Autocrat not available at present.00 Noorduyn Norseman (wheels or floats) not available at present Miles Martinet TT1.00 Miles 37 (2 seat Training version of Miles Martinet) not available at present.00 Hawker Henley TT3.00 De Havilland 89 Dragon Rapide, RAF/ RN and many civil schemes DHC-3 Otter Percival Mew Gull, G-AEXF, Alex Henshaw Cape record E.E.Canberra kit, full set of RAF decals Antonov AN2 kit, Aeroflot Arctic Polar decals or Polish AF SEPECAT Jaguar Grumman Goose, British Guiana Airways, USN, USCG, Bahamas Airways Lockheed L10 Electra, British Airways Ltd. and other civil airlines schemes Lockheed L14 Super Electra, British Airways Ltd., LOT Polish Airlines, TCA De Havilland 114 Heron Series 1 (fixed u/c) Dan-Air, Morton Air Services De Havilland 114 Heron Series 2, RAF, RN, various civil schemes Hawker Siddeley 125 Series Hawker Siddeley Dominie T Mk Cloudbreak Models now have available a limited quantity of Avro 748 kits New! Hawker Siddeley Andover C1 - varied decal selection, including RAF camo, 32 Squadron, UK Open Skies, RNZAF New! Grumman Albatross HU-16A - varied decal selection, including USCG white/orange, USCG silver, USAF Korean silver, Italian Air Force silver E.E.Canberra model adapted to take different noses Available: T.11/19, B 6 (Mod) long and short nose and T New! Canberra Resin with metal parts - will make most versions except PR For more information about any model, please contact me at For information and details of all the other main producers, visit w.benzinski@zen.co.uk

Please come and join us

Please come and join us For sat navs use CV3 4FR The meeting will be in the Argosy Centre which is the building next to the hangar and by the Canberra and Mystere in the photo - now out of date.. There will be a charge of 2.50