Completed model of Stuka

Junkers Ju87R-2/B-2 Stuka

Parts

Statenjacht Utrecht

Belgian (12)

WW1 Belgian Infantry

Completed

MaxxPro Dash with SPARK II Mine Roller

Cylinders

US Navy Portable Fire Extinguishers

Finished

Prehistoric Scenes Saber Tooth Tiger

Pitot tube

F-102A with Case X Wings

Assembled figure 2

ATTACK! 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 89th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers

Seagulls at war

Seagulls

resin wheel wells

Arado 234b

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Gaahleri GT-918 Dual Drive Air Compressor
Review Author
Bill O'Malley
Published on
Company
Gaahleri
Scale
NA
MSRP
$129.99

The Gaahleri GT-918 is a nice, compact air compressor that operates quietly, yet has enough power for two airbrushes. Two airbrush connections are provided with separate pressure meters for each connection. Pressure adjustments are easy with a push/pull knob that locks in the set pressure. Gaahleri lists the noise level for the compressor at 47 DBA maximum, which compares to a quiet home space and is not objectionable at all when running.

The 1/5 hp compressor operates between 43 and 57 psi. It automatically turns on at 43 psi and turns off when the pressure in the tank reaches 57 psi. An integral one-liter tank provides constant pressure without pulsations, but it will cycle on and off frequently. The compressor is so quiet that the on-off cycling is not objectionable. A 23 Liters Per Minute air flow is produced by the compressor.

Packaging

A-12 Avenger II USN/USAF L.G. (for 1/48 Model Collect)
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$34.95

Scale Aircraft Conversions has been around since 1990 supplying resin and white metal parts to model builders, and their product listing continues to expand. I have reviewed a few of the landing gear sets from SAC over the years, and once again, they have provided an excellent white metal option for kit-supplied landing gear. This set is intended for the 1/48 scale A-12 Avenger II released by Model Collect and I happen to have kit UA48001-RM47054 (Navy version) in my stash. The purpose of this replacement set is to provide stronger landing gear that is adjustable, if necessary, to obtain the proper angles. Even with no previous experience of using white metal parts, this set will provide an upgrade that most modelers will have no issue installing.

Book Cover

Warpaint 151 Hawker Siddeley HS748 & Andover In Military Service
Book Author(s)
Adrian M. Balch
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Guideline Publications
MSRP
$47.00

Guideline Publications is the UK's leading publisher of modeling 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. This English language book, Warpaint 151 Hawker Siddeley HS748 & Andover, is authored by Adrian Balch with scale drawings by Sam Pearson. The latest Guideline’s Warpaint series, 151, was published in 2025. A digital edition will soon be available. News on Guidelines’ publications can be found on Facebook.

Book Cover

Camouflage - Designed to Deceive
Book Author(s)
Author: The Spy Museum, Illustrators: Myriam Bell Design
Review Author
Andy Taylor
Published on
Company
Casemate Publishers
MSRP
$19.95

The first paragraph in the Introduction sums up the book well,

Barry Faulkner was an artist from New Hampshire whose best-known paintings are two prominent murals in Washington, DC, in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom in the National Archives. Few people have any idea that Faulkner was also a co-founder of the American Camouflage Corps, an alliance of artists and architects in World War I who served as camouflage experts (referred to then as camoufleurs) with the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in France. Years later he remembered that, during the war, French soldiers said that camouflage was the only French word that American soldiers could pronounce correctly.

Box Art

B-26C Marauder
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$157.00

ICM has reboxed its B-26 line of Marauders and now offers a B-26C variant.

From the instruction’s history, the “B” variant was built in Middle River, MD (near Baltimore), and to expand production capacity during WWII, the “C” variant was built in Omaha, NE. Physically, they look virtually identical.

The other ICM B-26 variants (B, G, & F) have been reviewed by fellow IPMS-USA reviewers and can be viewed at these links:

https://reviews.ipmsusa.org/review/b-26b-marauder

https://reviews.ipmsusa.org/review/b-26b-marauder-0

https://reviews.ipmsusa.org/review/b-26g-marauder