by Moshe Lemer
Model photographs by the author
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The kit consists of one page with 168 parts. Since I prefer building in 1:32 scale, I scanned the kit, enlarged it to 1:32 scale, and also added it to my Israeli airforce's squadron. The kit has instructions in German and several diagrams. I looked into scratch building the cockpit, but due to lack of data and patience, I built it with the opaque canopy. |
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The fuselage has 10 sections, and I built it fast, with no problems.The different shades of gray are the results of using an inkjet printer and replacing the color cartridge between printing the sheets. |
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| The engine cowlings have no formers, and are butt glued to the fuselage. | I'd prefer to have the formers... |
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| Added 5 gluing strips for the canopy parts | |
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The fuel tanks have no formers and this required additional work for giving the parts their correct shape. I could have used assembly instructions in English about how to attach the fuel tanks to the wing tips. Without them, I cut slits along the seams of the parts, and glued them over the wing tips |
 I left out the wheels. I might add them sometime later. |
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Summary:
| Model: | Jet trainer - Fouga Magister |
| Kit: | Wilhelmshaven |
| Scale: | 1:50, enlarged to 1:32 |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Parts: | 168 |
| Instructions: | German and several diagrams |
| Fit: | Very good |
