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Always wanted to have a Martin WH-2(export B-10) of the ML-KNIL. Unfortunately no decent kit is available in my preferred scale 1/48 so I chose the Azur-Frrom 1/72 kit. The kit needs some extra work but not as much as the previous kits of Azur-Frrom I believe, the cooperation with Special Hobby is noticeable. The kit comes with NL decals but with triangles for a camouflaged one, I used Dutch Decal set DD72098 to make a "yellow wing" out of it, as was the delivery colour in 1938. Oh and, I almost don't dare say it but I liked building a 1/72 model🙊 https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=14213&p=albums&album=75532 Erik

Martin Model 139 WC/WSM/WT (SH72440) 1:72 Special Hobby The B-10 started life as the Martin Model 123 which was privately developed by the martin Company. It was to have a drew of four and feature an internal bomb bay and retractable undercarriage, something new in 1932 when the aircraft first flew under the designation XB-907 before being returned to Martin. This then become the XB-10 when it was returned to the US Army. The XB-10 featured a number of changes to the original design. The crew complement was reduced from 4 to 3, and all crew positions were now covered including the nose turret something completely new at the time. The new aircraft would have a longer wingspan. The original Townend rings on the engines were changed to NACA cowlings which reduced drag. The US Army ordered 48 of the new aircraft in 1933 with production models differing very slightly from the XB-10., and another 103 in 1935. The twin 600 hp Wright SR-1820-E Cyclone engines provided the aircraft with a similar if not better performance than the Army's pursuit aircraft of the day. Although the rapid pace of aviation in the 1930s would soon leave the aircraft design behind. It had really been eclipsed by the time the US entered WWII In combat over China and Asia the aircraft was found to lack the speed of modern fighters and not have the same hitting power as other medium bombers. As well as service with the US the aircraft was used by The Argentine Army & Navy, The Chinese Nationalists, The Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force, The Philippine Army, The Royal Thai Air Force, and Turkey. The export models were designated the model 139 with WC for China, WSM for the then Siam, and WT For Turkey. The Kit This is a new tool kit from Special Hobby in collaboration with Azur Ffrom. The mouldings are typical of the higher end of the short run market. The fuselage is very well moulded with the corrugations of the skin very good indeed. There is a small amount of flash on some of the other components. The fuselage is moulded in a top/bottom split instead of left/right to avoid having a seem in the corrugated area which is good. There is one main sprue containing the wings, and a second for the fuselage and rear control surfaces. There are a further 2 sprues with all the other parts, and a large clear sprue. The last item in the box is a small PE fret. Of note in the boxing is the different wing sprue for these models. There are two tracks on the trailing edge of the wing behind the engine nacelles, one was broken off in this box and not present in the plastic bag which is slightly disappointing. Construction starts with the fitting out of the upper fuselage, some small parts go in and at the cockpit area the instrument panels are added. At the rear supports go in for the rear position. We then move to the lower fuselage where the main parts for the three crew positions go in. These include the pilots position, rear gunner and front gun position. At first many smaller parts are added in to all three areas. In the rear the bulkheads go in for the observer/rear gunners area and the seating position is attached to the fuselage. A central support for the wings is also added in at this point. The pilots position has a front and rear bulkhead which supports the floor. The seat and flight controls are added to the floor and PE belts go on the seat. At the front the floor area for the gunner goes in as well as the support ring for the turret. Once all these parts are in two fuselage halves can be joined. Following this the extreme aft tail assembly including the tail wheel is made up and added to the fuselage. The fin/rudder and tail control surfaces can then be added. Next step in the construction are the wings. These are of conventional left/right with uppers and lowers. Into each lower wing the wells for the landing gear must be added in the bottom of the engine nacelles. The front firewalls can go in and the main gear legs are also show as being fitted at this stage, though I suspect modellers will leave these until later on. The wing halves can then go together. The engines can then go in the front of the nacelles before closing them up. The fronts of the cowls can then go on with different ones depending on the decal option used. The wings can then be attached to the main fuselage. Lift devices are then added between the engines and the main fuselage. The exhausts then match up with their engines. The rear gun is added along with all the exterior glazing. At the front don't forget to add the gun to the turret before putting it in place. To finish off the main wheels are assembled and added, then the props can go on as well. Lastly various aerials and the pitot tube go on. Decals This boxing of the kit gives four choices of markings, decals by Eduard. The decals look a little thick and they were hard to extract from their plastic envelope as there is no protective paper over them and they were stuck in there. Model 139 WC, 1403 14th Volunteer Sqn / 14th Chungfui, Chinese Nationalist Air Force, Hankow 1938 Model 139 WC, 3001 14th Volunteer Sqn / 14th Chungfui, Chinese Nationalist Air Force, Hankow 1937 Model 139 WSM, No.6, 50 Bomber Sqn Ubon AFB, 1940 Model 139 WT, No. 10/2310, 55 Sqn Corlu, Turkish AF 1941 Conclusion This is another left of field release from from Special Hobby in collaboration with FFROM of an lesser well known but good looking aircraft from the earlier years of aviation. Recommended. Review samples courtesy of

Martin B-10 Export WC/WAN (FR0043) 1:72 Azur FR.ROM The B-10 started life as the Martin Model 123 which was privately developed by the martin Company. It was to have a drew of four and feature an internal bomb bay and retractable undercarriage, something new in 1932 when the aircraft first flew under the designation XB-907 before being returned to Martin. This then become the XB-10 when it was returned to the US Army. The XB-10 featured a number of changes to the original design. The crew complement was reduced from 4 to 3, and all crew positions were now covered including the nose turret something completely new at the time. The new aircraft would have a longer wingspan. The original Townend rings on the engines were changed to NACA cowlings which reduced drag. The US Army ordered 48 of the new aircraft in 1933 with production models differing very slightly from the XB-10., and another 103 in 1935. The twin 600 hp Wright SR-1820-E Cyclone engines provided the aircraft with a similar if not better performance than the Army's pursuit aircraft of the day. Although the rapid pace of aviation in the 1930s would soon leave the aircraft design behind. It had really been eclipsed by the time the US entered WWII In combat over China and Asia the aircraft was found to lack the speed of modern fighters and not have the same hitting power as other medium bombers. As well as service with the US the aircraft was used by The Argentine Army & Navy, The Chinese Nationalists, The Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force, The Philippine Army, The Royal Thai Air Force, and Turkey. The Kit This is a new tool kit from Azur Ffrom in collaboration with Special Hobby. The mouldings are typical of the higher end of the short run market. The fuselage is very well moulded with the corrugations of the skin very good indeed. There is a small amount of flash on some of the other components. The fuselage is moulded in a top/bottom split instead of left/right to avoid having a seem in the corrugated area which is good. There is one main sprue containing the wings, and a second for the fuselage and rear control surfaces. There are a further 2 sprues with all the other parts, and a large clear sprue. The front turret had become detached for the clear spure, but was not damaged. The last item in the box is a small PE fret. Construction starts with the fitting out of the upper fuselage, some small parts go in and at the cockpit area the instrument panels are added. At the rear supports go in for the rear position. We then move to the lower fuselage where the main parts for the three crew positions go in. These include the pilots position, rear gunner and front gun position. At first many smaller parts are added in to all three areas. In the rear the bulkheads go in for the observer/rear gunners area and the seating position is attached to the fuselage. A central support for the wings is also added in at this point. The pilots position has a front and rear bulkhead which supports the floor. The seat and flight controls are added to the floor and PE belts go on the seat. At the front the floor area for the gunner goes in as well as the support ring for the turret. Once all these parts are in two fuselage halves can be joined. Following this the extreme aft tail assembly including the tail wheel is made up and added to the fuselage. The fin/rudder and tail control surfaces can then be added. Next step in the construction is the wing. These are of conventional left/right with uppers and lowers. Into each lower wing the wells for the landing gear must be added in the bottom of the engine nacelles. The front firewalls can go in and the main gear legs are also show as being fitted at this stage, though I suspect modellers will leave these until later on. The wing halves can then go together. The engines can then go on the front of the nacelles. The wings can then be attached to the main fuselage. Lift devices are then added between the engines and the main fuselage. The exhausts then match up with their engines. The rear gun is added along with all the exterior glazing. At the front don't forget to add the gun to the turret before putting it in place. To finish off the main wheels are assembled and added, then the props can go on as well. Lastly various aerials and the pitot tube go on. Decals This boxing of the kit gives two choices of markings, decals by Special Hobby; Model 139 WC, 1403 14th Volunteer Sqn / 14th Chungfui, Chinese Nationalist Air Force, Hankow 1938 Model 139 WAA, 2-B-3, Escuadrilla de Bombardo, Escuadra Aerea No.2 Argentinian Navy Conclusion This is another left of field release from FFROM of an lesser well known but good looking aircraft from the earlier years of aviation. Very Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of

Martin B-10 Export WH-2/WAA (FR0042) 1:72 Azur FR.ROM The B-10 started life as the Martin Model 123 which was privately developed by the martin Company. It was to have a drew of four and feature an internal bomb bay and retractable undercarriage, something new in 1932 when the aircraft first flew under the designation XB-907 before being returned to Martin. This then become the XB-10 when it was returned to the US Army. The XB-10 featured a number of changes to the original design. The crew complement was reduced from 4 to 3, and all crew positions were now covered including the nose turret something completely new at the time. The new aircraft would have a longer wingspan. The original Townend rings on the engines were changed to NACA cowlings which reduced drag. The US Army ordered 48 of the new aircraft in 1933 with production models differing very slightly from the XB-10., and another 103 in 1935. The twin 600 hp Wright SR-1820-E Cyclone engines provided the aircraft with a similar if not better performance than the Army's pursuit aircraft of the day. Although the rapid pace of aviation in the 1930s would soon leave the aircraft design behind. It had really been eclipsed by the time the US entered WWII In combat over China and Asia the aircraft was found to lack the speed of modern fighters and not have the same hitting power as other medium bombers. As well as service with the US the aircraft was used by The Argentine Army & Navy, The Chinese Nationalists, The Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force, The Philippine Army, The Royal Thai Air Force, and Turkey. The Kit This is a new tool kit from Azur Ffrom in collaboration with Special Hobby. The mouldings are typical of the higher end of the short run market. The fuselage is very well moulded with the corrugations of the skin very good indeed. There is a small amount of flash on some of the other components. The fuselage is moulded in a top/bottom split instead of left/right to avoid having a seem in the corrugated area which is good. There is one main sprue containing the wings, and a second for the fuselage and rear control surfaces. There are a further 2 sprues with all the other parts, and a large clear sprue. The front turret had become detached for the clear spure, but was not damaged. The last item in the box is a small PE fret. This boxing allows aircraft with the Wright Cyclone R-1820-G3 engines to be built. It also has extra clear parts for an aircraft with a rebuilt nose following an accident. Construction starts with the fitting out of the upper fuselage, some small parts go in and at the cockpit area the instrument panels are added. At the rear supports go in for the rear position. We then move to the lower fuselage where the main parts for the three crew positions go in. These include the pilots position, rear gunner and front gun position. At first many smaller parts are added in to all three areas. In the rear the bulkheads go in for the observer/rear gunners area and the seating position is attached to the fuselage. A central support for the wings is also added in at this point. The pilots position has a front and rear bulkhead which supports the floor. The seat and flight controls are added to the floor and PE belts go on the seat. At the front the floor area for the gunner goes in as well as the support ring for the turret, or the parts for the replacement clear nose can be installed if building that version. Once all these parts are in two fuselage halves can be joined. Following this the extreme aft tail assembly including the tail wheel is made up and added to the fuselage. The fin/rudder and tail control surfaces can then be added. Next step in the construction is the wing. These are of conventional left/right with uppers and lowers. Into each lower wing the wells for the landing gear must be added in the bottom of the engine nacelles. The front firewalls can go in and the main gear legs are also show as being fitted at this stage, though I suspect modellers will leave these until later on. The wing halves can then go together. The engines can then go on the front of the nacelles. The wings can then be attached to the main fuselage. Lift devices are then added between the engines and the main fuselage. The exhausts then match up with their engines. The rear gun is added along with all the exterior glazing. At the front don't forget to add the gun to the turret before putting it in place. To finish off the main wheels are assembled and added, then the props can go on as well. Lastly various aerials and the pitot tube go on. Decals This boxing of the kit gives three choices of markings, decals by Special Hobby; Model 139 WH-2 M515, 2 VIG III Of the Netherlands East India Force. This aircraft was sent to Singapore and flew combat missions alongside the RAF, Two different types of Triangles are supplied as it was felt the originals had too thin a border. Model 139 WAA, B-504, Regimiento 3 de Ataque, BAM El Plimerilo, Argentina 1949 Model 139 WAA, B-511, Regimiento 1 de Bombardeo, BAM El Plimerilo, Argentina 1946-47 (Aircraft with a rebuilt nose following an accident) Conclusion This is another left of field release from FFROM of an lesser well known but good looking aircraft from the earlier years of aviation. Very Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of

Ushimodels (link) is to release a 1/72nd Beriev B-10M (1940) resin kit - ref. 72009 Source: https://twitter.com/ushimodels/status/1221417820707123201 More about B-10 https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/2joB5R/Beriev-B-10 3D renders V.P.

Special Hobby & Azur-FRROM are working on a 1/72nd Martin (Glenn L.) B-10/B-12 family Source: https://www.facebook.com/specialhobby/photos/a.579303855843312/747141085726254/ V.P.

B-10B | Williams Brothers | 1/72 I completed this kit October 5th, 2017 and felt I should post it because I mention it in a post about Alclad and Decal incompatibilities. It was a gift from my Dad, who knew I had a fascination with this aircraft. He got it from a vintage kit dealer and it is from the early '70's, although they still sell it today. Finishing: Seams filled with CA (superglue) -- couldn't really sand them because of the corrugated aluminum texture on the body. Paints: (applied from base coat to surface): Mr. Surfacer 1500 spray black > Testors French Blue (body) > Testors Model Master Deep Yellow (wings) > Alclad Aqua Gloss > Decals > Alclad Aqua Gloss > weathering (oil washes) > Alclad Aqua Gloss Detail paints: Testors MM Zinc Chromate and black in cockpit, Testors MM Zinc Chromate in wheel wells, Alclad polished aluminum and Tamiya Nato Black for landing gears/wheels, Alclad Polished aluminum sealed with Testors Metallizer sealer on propellors, Alclad steel washed with a black oil wash for engines. Decals: The kit decals were so old, they disintegrated when the hit the water, however Williams Bros. lets you order replacement sheets from their website. I didn't have a WIP, so I have some building notes at the bottom. Building Notes: This is a difficult model to build, there are few alignment pegs/slots/grooves. Although, I didn't find it as difficult as many of the reviews online made it out to be The canopy materials are extremely brittle, and when I cut the first one with sprue cutters, it put a big crack in the canopy. Also the fit of the canopies is terrible and I was scared to cut or sand them because they were so brittle. The decals were too old and disintegrated in water. The replacements from Williams, Bros. were very nice microscale decals with a variety of countries (Netherlands, Thailand, China, and several U.S. versions) I have a very hard time with getting a good finish with Testors gloss paints. I did a marble coat first, which gives very nice, subtle tonal variation in the wings (too subtle for pictures ), but the body came out sandpapery, even though I thinned the blue paint with Mr Color leveling thinner! I'm not very happy with the finish on the body. One of the things I didn't like about this kit was that the landing gears are molded so that they can be installed retracted. In order to install them extended, you have to cut the landing gear in half and insert a spacer that they provide. I did a lot of reading about different types of glue so I could pick one that would support the weight of the model. In the end I chose 5 minute epoxy. The kit didn't come with a gun. The best I could do was a 1/72 AK-47 from a Mi-24 kit from a long time ago. It's roughly the size of the gun in the front turret in the historical photos I've seen. In the end I was proud of how it turned out (in spite of the roughness of the blue color). Hope you enjoy. Comments, constructive criticism, questions and tips always welcome!

My entry for this group build is the Williams Brothers 1/72 Martin B-10. This is the recently re-released boxing. This has 17!, yes seventeen colour schemes. Currently undecided as to which one, but will have yellow wings, limits me to just 10 options. Instructions and decal sheet.