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Welcome to the February issue of your favourite
aircraft modelling magazine!
s this is being written, we are Several years ago, Alan Price created
only a few days away from a cluster of articles on the Battle of Britain
Christmas, so it seems a bit and the aircraft that took part. Since those
odd to be thinking too much builds were published, many of the kits
A about the year ahead, but as that featured have been replaced by newer
this is essentially the first issue of 2020, products, so we thought it would be fun
our thoughts inevitably turn to not only to create a new collection around many
what’s in this issue, but perhaps further of those newer tools. We also thought
down the line and what we have planned that it would be an idea to do the same
Written by for you over the coming months. thing where possible in two scales, 1:72
Creating a magazine such as this is and 1:48, so that modellers who may only
Spencer Pollard always something of a juggling act. From build within one or other scale, could fi nd
month to month we rely of what comes in something to enjoy and then possibly
from the world’s manufacturers and what follow as the collection of model aircraft
we can then have built in a timely fashion. developed throughout 2020. Alan has
Often that means that planning is more now completed his fi rst feature based
a week to week process, rather than a around the Tamiya Spitfi re Mk.I and that
month to month one, but even so, we can will be seen in the next issue. Though the
occasionally try and offer a series of articles original series was monthly, this one will
that span a longer period of time than the be bi-monthly we think, so that will give
four weeks between issues. you a little more time between each one

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