Dave Morrissette
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The Scrapyards - Aircraft Salvage Around Davis-Monthan AFB, Vol. 1980’sPublished: November 13, 2023 New from Tempest Publishing is a great book covering the Davis Monthan AFB Scrap yards and this volume focuses on the 1980’s. the book starts with an introduction and Mr. Robson goes into his love of the fields and there is a great overall shot of the many planes stored and dismantled there. One of the first things I learned was that there are multiple actual scrapping and recovery… more |
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Luftwaffe Search Lights and Range Finding Equipment, Vol. 1Published: November 13, 2023 The Camera On series is unique for modelers in that it not a specification/tech manual for the subject under discussion, it is a pictorial study with pictures taken directly from archives and the original prints and detailing visually the subject in question. In this case, the subjects are Luftwaffe Search Lights and Range Finding Equipment, Volume 1. As an overview, the book contains… more |
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CH-54A Tarhe US Heavy Lift HelicopterPublished: July 6, 2023 When ICM announced and started showing drawings of a new CH-54A Tarhe (more commonly called a skycrane), people were excited and then realized, it was in large, glorious 1/35 scale too. When the opportunity to review it came up, I begged for it and was lucky enough to get the opportunity. Inside the box are 14 sprues of grey plastic and one sprue of clear. Decals are also included. The… more |
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F-35A Lightning IIPublished: May 5, 2023 Tamiya caught everyone by surprise with its announcement of a 1/48 F-35A Lightning II. The kit is out now and it is fantastic. Let’s take a look into the box. The sprues are classic Tamiya, perfectly formed with great panel lines, no flash and the great Tamiya plastic. Starting off with the sprues, the top and bottom of the fuselage cover the majority of the fuselage with a total count of nine… more |
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A-5/RA-5 VigilantePublished: January 31, 2023 Phoenix Scale Publications is a partnership of four people that have many years in the modeling world. They produce magazines (Scale Modeling and Aviation Modeling), Books (Red, Blue, White and Airmark series). The books are dedicated to specific planes and for this review, we look at the Airmark in Profile and in Scale series No.4, the North American A-5/RA-5 Vigilante. The contents… more |
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F-15C Grim Reapers End of an EraPublished: January 16, 2023 For those of us aircraft builders, Two Bobs Aviation Graphics is no stranger to the decal scene. Specializing in modern era planes of all types, they have supplied great decals for a long time now. This new set, “F-15 Grim Reapers- End of an Era” continues that tradition with a set dedicated to the 493rd Fighter Squadron located at RAF Lakenheath and known as the Grim Reapers. They are… more |
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Ultra Micro Chisels- 2.0mm and 3.5mmPublished: January 16, 2023 UMM-USA is known for many things and one of them is tools. Tools specifically found or designed by owner John Vojtech. If you look at just the web page for the chisels, there are 26 different varieties or sets. You can find them here: http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/index.php?cPath=21_224 The two we are… more |
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SB2C Helldiver Landing GearPublished: January 16, 2023 The 1/32nd scale modeling world was happily surprised when Infinity Models came out with two versions of the SB2C Helldiver. It is a huge model and there are resin after market sets for the bomb bay, wing folds, weapons plus photoetch. The kit can get very heavy, very quickly. The kit landing gear are simple albeit beefy plastic parts. What to do so your Helldiver isn't sitting on the ground… more |
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Viper Pilots – Reimagined BSG SeriesPublished: January 16, 2023 Cozmic Scale Models from the UK specializes in SciFi Model kits and accessories. They have multiple figures, details and parts for everything from bases to crews to some full kits. This review is a 1/32 Battlestar Galactica series, the re-imagined version from 2004. These come in multiple poses and this one is standing holding his helmet in one hand. The kit itself is a single piece… more |
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F-18C Legacy Hornet DecalsPublished: January 16, 2023 Squadron is back and in a big way. In this review, we’ll cover the four new decals listed below: |