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I am slipping in this build in the hope I can get it over the line before 15th September. El Salvador operated about nine Magisters from 1973 from both and French and Israeli sources. Most were retired in 1982 on the arrival of the A37 Dragonfly, but apparently about three lingered until about 1993, My original plan was to use the Heller kit that had been lying around in the stash for ages. It is a nice, straightforward kit, and I though what can go wrong? The problem with it was that the wings were seriously warped, and in my efforts to correct the wings, I effectively destroyed them. After giving up on the idea of building one, I happened to be in Halifax Modellers World, and came across a Valom Magister in the second hand pile. On inspection, it was complete and also had a pre coloured PE set and a set of masks. Not a refined a model as the Special Hobby kit perhaps, but it still looked nice and the extras made it worthwhile. Had a bit of a play with the parts, and although it lacks locating pins in many places, it doesn't look a bad kit.

Hello friends! I'm pleased to share with you another model I completed recently. This is the Fouga Magister # 367 that served with the Gabonese Presidential Guard from the 1970s until the late 1980s... The Valom kit is mulmedia, with PE and Resin parts. External and internal detailing is really good and the assembly went smoothly. However, some pieces are only PE without an option from the sprue, so this was very challenging for me because I mostly use PE for interiors and not so often. Gun muzzles were scratchbuilt from medical shot needles as well as the tiny pitot tubes in front of the windshield. The original PE were eaten by the carpet-monster. I used the Max Decals set "International Fouga Magisters" and there was no issue with them. After building other Fougas in the past, I learned the lesson to add as much weight as possible in the nose to prevent tailsitting. I still need to improve the correct finish and sealing of metalizers. Enjoy! All your feedback is warmly welcomed.

Kovozávody Prostějov is to repop the Valom 1/72nd Fouga CM.170R Magister kit. Valom Fouga thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234946157-172-potez-air-fouga-cm170r-magister-by-valom-released/ Sources: http://www.modelarovo.cz/fouga-cm-170-magister-1-72-kp-kovozavody-prostejov https://www.facebook.com/kovop/posts/1568511816675995 - ref. KPM0242 - Potez Air Fouga CM.170R Magister - Over Europe - ref. KPM0243 - Potez Air Fouga CM.170R Magister - Over Israël - ref. KPM0244 - Potez Air Fouga CM.170R Magister - Other services V.P.

Here is one of the last Fouga Magister from the Belgian Air Force, which kept on flying and running demos during airshows well into the present millennium. 😀 The kit is mostly the 1/72 scale Special Hobby one, with a few bits grafted from an old Heller box, a Pavla canopy (whose shape had to be rectified at the rear) and HaHen decals. Color is chiefly Revell fiery red from a rattle can. There are quite a few flaws to it - at least it mostly looks the way I hoped it would… 😅

All, Like the BBC, I am here to inform, educate, and entertain! Let's get the education out of the way quickly, so that we can get onto the fun stuff! I'll be building aircraft (yes plural!) from Morocco and Algeria, marked on the below map of Africa (and the North Africa Region below it) : North Africa regions map Peter Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons I'll be using the Special Hobby "Exotic Air Forces" version of the Fouga Magister, and will be using the spare decals on a Heller Fouga Magister that I already had in the stash. As usual, I'll be building the aircraft "in flight" so will be using some NATO pilots and (if I can find any!) some old flight stands also from the stash.

Hi all, I am finally able to get the second member of the Sarcife trio rolled out and RFI for your delectation 😊. It follows my earlier AD-4N, The link being the French pilot, Jacques Borne. Jacques had 663 hours on the Magister. The Groupment Aerient Presidentiel de Gabon (GAP) received four of these machines, while the Gabon Air Force is reported to have also received three (to be confirmed). While their role was formally to protect the head of state in practical terms it was ceremonial to a very great extent. These aircraft came from Austrian stock and, following Gabonese service, this machine – TR-KFJ/368 – went to the Congolese Air Force as 9Q-CPC. It was previously 4D-YQ in Austrian service. https://fougastribute.forumgratuit.org/t192-le-fouga-au-gabon-entre-1975-et-1990 The kit used here is the exceptionally fine Special Hobby offering. It is super-detailed, and I’d venture to suggest that it is the best in scale for this machine. There are a few fit issues but essentially it is a nicely engineered kit. My main area of angst was the upper nose gun section – which is slightly narrower than the lower section. To correct that I inserted a small shim after halving the section vertically (thanks for the encouragement @Wez). For anyone contemplating a similar build be aware that there are many minute parts! Also, the French liking for complex canopy mechanisms did not help, either. Having said that I managed to corral them and get them in the intended locations. Note also that the nose guns do not fit too well. I replaced them with Plastruct rod. For the markings I used the Max Decals set Fouga Magisters Part 1 (7205). The decals settle beautifully but I quickly discovered that they are not accurate in dimensions. The wing roundels are too small, the side pennants are too big, for example. In fairness it was a set that was designed before the SH kit came along. Anyhow, as it is the only option (to my knowledge) I soldiered on and got a nearly decent representation of the aircraft early in its Gabonese career. What did I use? 1. Kit – Special Hobby Fouga CM.170 Magister (72284) 1/72 2. Aftermarket – none 3. Decals – Max Decals (7205) See above, some kit stencilling and warning marks, 4. Paints – Humbrol Polished Aluminium (27002), Matt Black, Steel (27003), Gunmetal. Model Masters Fluorescent Orange-Red undercoated with white and yellow. Various other Humbrols. All enamel. Finished with Humbrol Satincote. 5. Other – broom bristle for the dorsal aerial. 6. Weathering etc – Flory Dark dirt to accentuate the numerous hatches etc, kept to a minimum plus a few wipes with Tamiya Weathering Powders here and there. I hope you like her. Now on with the third part of the trio 😊 Martin PS: now to get the Harvard III done

Hi all, An appeal from my desk! I have got my SH Fouga to the stencil decalling stage. I reached for the layout guide in the instructions and discovered that there isn't one! Have I lost it along the way or is it an oversight by SH? The decals are numerous and detailed so I dont want to not use them. Any ideas anyone? Thanks a million! Martin

I'm joining in with a Finnish Fouga Magister using the Kinetic 1/48 kit and Kuivalainen decals. I'm going for a quick(ish) build as I'm going to get pretty busy once the In The Navy and Lancaster GBs are going at the same time! Actually started this last Saturday but only just got round to posting. Here's the box and unopened bags of sprue (there are 2 kits in here): And here's where I'm up to. I've kept things simple in the cockpit - just a bit of dry brushing to bring out some of the detail. The jet pipes and intakes have compressor and turbine faces in them, but they really aren't visible. So far so good, although it looks like getting the fuselage together might require some adjustment of the cockpit parts. cheers Julian

Hello People ! Here, my kit for this GB: A Fouga Magister CM 175 Zéphyr, utilized for French carriers training landing s/n 11, Escadrille 59s BAN Hyères, France late 1970s until 1994. Fouga Zéphyr performed over 5000carriers landings on deck of Clemenceau, Foch and Arromanches during the service which lasted from 1959 until their retirementretired 1959 ( fron Special Hobby notices). Ettore 🇫🇷

Hallo again This is my Zukit from the IAF in 1/48. The kit was FM. The only Fouga Magister to get. The kit was a horror experience and it took me a half year with breaks of course. Long periods of thinking how to proceed or to the garbage? We saw the original in Israel, in the sky and on the ground. Happy modelling

Hi, here's my latest finished build. Just a quick SFTB with Max decals. I still can't get canopies to be masked and painted right. Nice easy build, not my best but looks ok from a distance! FF

Hi All, A selection of Fouga Magister subjects have been scaled up to 1/48 scale to suit the new Kinetic/Wingman or Avant Garde kits. Max4823 is now available to order direct from max Decals at 12 euro including worldwide postage. See Max Decals shop for ordering. Cheers, Joe

Press Release New Book: Fouga Magister - An Irish Perspective by Joe Maxwell & Radu Brinzan details the history of the Fouga Magister in Irish Air Corps Service from 1975 until 1997. Contact: [email protected] See http://www.maxdecals.com Fouga Magister- An Irish Perspective provides a highly detailed account of this iconic French built jet trainer in Irish Air Corps service. Starting with the development of the Fouga Magister as a light jet trainer for France and other NATO countries, the book goes on to describe the attack on Irish troops serving with UN forces in the Congo in 1961 by one of these aircraft flown by a Belgian mercenary in the Katangan Air Force. This was the first time that Irish troops had ever come under air attack. The later, and somewhat ironic, purchase by the Air Corps of two of the Fougas that had originally been destined for Katanga together with four others that had seen service with the Austrian Air Force “Silver Birds” Aerobatic Display Team is also covered. Further chapters describe what it was like to fly and maintain the Fouga. The history of the Irish Air Corps Silver Swallows Aerobatic Display team is covered in some depth. The Silver Swallows became famous internationally when they were awarded the prestigious Lockheed Martin Cannestra trophy for the best display by an overseas team at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford in 1997. This was an incredible achievement for a small team of instructor pilots who had to fit in practice for their routine in the evenings and at weekends. “ Initially we set out to produce a straightforward technical description and walk-around of this elegant aircraft that would satisfy the scale modeller. However, as the research trail lead us to unearth almost forgotten facts about this intriguing aircraft in an Irish context we just had to expand it into a more comprehensive volume which we hope will satisfy the needs of the aviation enthusiast/historian as well” said Joe Maxwell, one of the authors. Joe has teamed up with another well known aviation author, Radu Brinzan to produce this volume. Although the authors have concentrated mainly on the Irish use of the Fouga, the technical description alone should ensure that this book finds a wider international audience amongst those interested in the Fouga Magister. Granted unparalleled access to three surviving airframes, the authors have included what are considered to be the most accurate scale drawings of the Fouga ever produced in both 1/72 and 1/48 scale. Comprehensively illustrated with over 160 photos, 25 drawings and three tables packed into 108 pages, the authors have produced what must be the definitive English language guide to the Fouga Magister. Fouga Magister – An Irish Perspective goes on sale from September 7th. Price €22. ISBN 978-0-9562624-1-7 For further information contact Joe Maxwell at [email protected] See http://www.maxdecals...booksample.html for sample pages.

Max decals is pleased to announce that the new Fouga Magister decal sheet in 1/72 scale is now available to purchase direct from our store at http://www.maxdecals.com/Maxdecalsshop.html The sheet features Fouga Magisters from no less than 11 former operators of the type including Algeria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, El Salvador, Finland (6 options no less!), Ireland (Silver Swallows aerobatic display team), Katanga, Lebanon, Morocco, Senegal and Togo. It's a treat for fans of small air forces and the decals are suitable for all the Fouga Magister kits in 1/72 scale including those announced recently by MPM and Valom together with the existing Heller and airfix kits. The Fouga Magister sheet costs 14 euro including worldwide postage. Selected subjects from this sheet will be scaled up to 1/48 scale for the new kits from Kinetic and Avant Garde. To celebrate the launch of this new decal sheet we are temporarily reducing the price on what must be the definitive book on the Fouga. Fouga Magister- An Irish perspective is the perfect reference for those that wish to add plenty of detail to their Fouga models. The book can be purchased from Max decals at 15 euro each plus postage.