Bob LaBouy
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F-4E/G Landing Gear SetPublished: May 17, 2024 This is not my first review of a Detail & Wonder after-market landing gear set. And, as previously noted, this landing gear ‘Upgrade Set’ continues to set a very high bar in terms of both accuracy, price, and overall quality.Thanks for taking a few minutes to read these notes. I am attaching several color scans to illustrate the first three pages of the instructions. Hopefully, aside… more |
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Operation 'Dragoon' and BeyondPublished: April 29, 2024 Hope you understand if this review contains some insight into the After The Battle standard presentations. These books, of which there are now over 86 issues (and this number does not count the WWI, Military, Aviation, Maritime or Ancient History books), take a photographic trip through the battles or campaigns named (e.g. Arnhem, Bastogne, Omaha Beach). These publications take great pains to… more |
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M8A1 Landing MatPublished: April 23, 2024
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F-4B Phantom II Landing Gear Upgrade Set and F-4B/C/D Exhaust Nozzles Upgrade SetPublished: March 25, 2024 3D basics: I really fell down the rabbit hole in this respect and very quickly found a whole bunch of information about the ‘art’ of 3D printing and other basics. While I can’t say I’ve mastered anything, I suggest that you consider these URLs as a jumping off point: Tom's 3D for basic information,… more |
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P-47 Thunderbolt Masking SetPublished: March 17, 2024 Please note: this is a companion review for the Hawaiian Air Depot masks; here is the review for the MiniArt P-47D. … more |
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P-47D-25RE Thunderbolt - Advanced KitPublished: March 17, 2024 A Very Brief History the P-47A great deal of information and data is readily available online about the legendary P-47, often referred to as ‘Juggernaut’ or just the ‘Jug.’ The thousands of women and men working around the United States produced over 15,683 P-47s with the P-47s accounting for over astounding 7,000 enemy aircraft losses,86,000 railway cars, 9,000 locomotives, 6,000… more |
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Krankenpanzerwagen Sd.Kfz. 251/8 Ausf. A WW II German AmbulancePublished: February 16, 2024 A Very Brief History the KrankenpanzerwagenThe Krankenpanzerwagen is another lesser-known version of the Sd.Kfz. 251 and as such a lightly armored semi-tracked vehicle—in plain English, it’s an ambulance. From the manufacturer’s webpage, this is how ICM describes this vehicle:
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F4U1A/2 CorsairPublished: December 26, 2023 Overall Evaluation‘Move over, there’s a new sheriff in town’ – at least as quarter scale Corsairs are concerned. As I have built this F4U-2 kit, I am overjoyed with the kit’s attention to details and overall accuracy. As I previously said: Almost any way you slice it, this is a beautiful kit! And, for the price, you receive two beautiful Corsair kits. These kits are highly… more |
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WWII Military PatrolPublished: October 31, 2023 From the kit manufacturers web site description:
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F-4G Phantom IIPublished: October 31, 2023 A Very Brief History the F-4GAs usual, I look to Wikipedia for some insight into the operation of Wild Weasels (as well as the entire F-4 family of aircraft), at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
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