SAM - Scale Aircraft Modelling

SAM - Scale Aircraft Modelling SAM continues to go from strength to strength with content as original and vital as ever. There is no ‘right’ way to build a model. Make SAM your choice!

No other magazine has provided such stability and continuity through these challenging times, with a balanced selection of news, reference material, and modelling. In the face of a changing marketplace SAM has proved once again that it is the first, the best, and the most obvious choice for aircraft modellers. With over four decades of publication behind it, and an editorial team committed to prov

iding the broadest possible coverage of the hobby no other magazine has provided such stability and continuity through these challenging times, and we continue to build on this reputation month on month with a balanced content of news, reference material, and modelling to offer the reader not only choice but the inspiration on which to base it. Our historical and reference pieces are widely respected for the coverage they offer, and collected by readers for their ground-breaking research. Our monthly centre-section offers a one-stop precis of aircraft types based on the old ‘Profile’ series, but updated with colour artwork and scale drawings, while Colour Conundrum draws on original Air Ministry documentation to offer new ideas for well-covered subjects, often with unique insights into camouflage and markings. From first-time builders to competition winners, SAM has something for everyone, showcasing techniques and products, and demonstrating skills and ideas that can turn an everyday model into a show-stopper. Always inclusive, our core modelling content is aimed at all skill levels and disciplines. We each assimilate skills and ideas to suit our own tastes, and no publication is better attuned to what its readers want and need from a magazine.

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The Potez 75 was a low-cost, simple, ground-support, observation and launch aircraft for anti-tank missiles, designed and built in the early 1950s, for use in colonial conflicts. An order for 115 was placed in 1956, but cancelled in 1957.

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Today's "First Flight Anniversary" - December 27th, 1919...

The Boeing B-1 (company designation Model 6) is a small biplane flying boat designed by William Boeing shortly after World War I.

The Model 6 was the first commercial design for Boeing (as opposed to military or experimental designs), hence the B-1 designation. Its layout was conventional for its day, with a Hall-Scott engine driving a pusher propeller mounted amongst the cabane struts. The pilot sat in an open cockpit at the bow, and up to two passengers could be carried in a second open cockpit behind the first. The design was reminiscent of the Curtiss HS-2L that Boeing had been building under license during the war.

Only a single aircraft was built, as Boeing had trouble selling it in a market flooded with war-surplus aircraft. In 1920, it was purchased by Edward Hubbard, who used it to carry air mail between Seattle, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia. Air mail service began on 27th December 1919 and continued for eight years. The plane flew until 1930 before being preserved and put on display at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry in 1954.

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Today's "First Flight Anniversary" - December 27th, 1942...

The Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū (飛龍, "Flying Dragon"; Allied reporting name "Peggy") was a twin-engine bomber produced by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company and used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service and Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II.

While its original official designation was "Army Type 4 Heavy Bomber" (四式重爆撃機, Yon-shiki jū bakugeki-ki), in all of its key parameters, the Ki-67 was similar to the contemporaneous medium bombers of other countries. Japanese Navy variants included the P2M and Q2M.

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Guideline Publications is the UK's leading publisher of modelling and hobby-related magazines. With a world-class portfolio of titles and an international Social Media presence, Guideline Publications has a dedicated readership that is constantly expanding into new areas. Scale Aircraft Modelling is the UK's best-selling aviation modelling title, covering both modelling and aviation history. Military Modelcraft International is similarly the UK's leading title, covering military vehicle modelling and reference. Fantasy Figures International is the only UK magazine dedicated to fantasy and Sci-Fi modelling. Toy Soldier Collector is the first-choice magazine for collectors of toy and model figures of all shapes and sizes. Guideline Publications have recently acquired two railway titles: the long-established British Railways Illustrated and Railway Bylines, catering to railways enthusiasts of all ages and covering the 'golden age' of British Railways. All of Guideline's modelling and hobby titles are characterised by a truly international team of contributors. All our titles also feature first-class writing by internationally renowned authors and experts, as well as crystal-clear step-by-step photography to allow our readers to get the most out of their hobbies. Guideline titles are the 'go-to' for unbiased and respected reviews of the latest products and our Social Media presence means we are also first to share news of new releases from across the hobby sector. Guideline Publications also publish a range of books and bookazines, including the world-famous Warpaint aviation series, to complement our magazines.