Bottom side

Shachak

Misc Image 3

Austro-Hungarian Burstyn Motorgeschütz 1912

Right view

M103A2 Heavy Tank

Completed 2

Nakajima B5N2 TYPE 97 Carrier Attack Bomber (Kate) Model 3

Right side

IJA Type 95 Light Tank "Ha-Go" Late Production

Problems with the Exhaust

Focke-Wulf Ta-152C1/R14

PE_Decals

Her Majesty’s Estafette

Air Brakes Drilled

Mirage F-1 CT/CR "Special Edition" with Tru-Color Paints

Cockpit

Grunau Baby IIb

Finished model

Stan "Long Haul" Thompson

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Decal Cover sheet

Spooks from the Beach (1), USMC F-4B/F-4J Phantoms in the Vietnam War
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
AOA Decals
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$23.50

Reviewer’s Comments:

AOA Decals has provided the IPMS/USA Review Corps with a wonderful decal set for Vietnam War-era markings for the US Marine Corps F-4B/F-4J Phantom. This is part one of a two-part set you can purchase from AOA Decals for the Phantom (72-014 & 72-015).

This 1/72 decal sheet covers six USMC F-4 Phantom squadrons during the Vietnam War:

Decal Cover sheet

Stars in the Sky
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
Iliad Design
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$14.00

Iliad Design has provided the IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a wonderful decal set of Hollywood stars who served in the USAAC (WWII) & USMC (Korean War) and the planes they served in.

The following Hollywood stars are:

  1. Jimmy Stewart: B-24H Liberator “Male Call”, 703rd BS, 453rd BG, .
  2. Gene Roddenberry: B-17E Flying Fortress “Yankee Doodle”, 5th BG, 394th BS.
  3. Selar Shaik Sabu: B-24L Liberator “Janie”, 307th BG, 424th BS.
  4. Clark Gable: B-17F Flying Fortress “The 8 Ball”, 351st BG, 350th BS.

  5. Ed McMahon: Cessna L-19 Bird Dog, VMO-6 (USMC, Korean War)

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Packaging

Hawker Typhoon Mk. 1b Landing Gear and Cannons (Revell)
Review Author
Gino Dykstra
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$32.95

For us, geriatric modelers fixed on detailing some of the venerable kits of our youth, Scale Aircraft Conversions can be exceedingly useful in a number of circumstances. For many, this may be as simple as replacing fragile styrene components with sturdier metal items. In other cases, some extra features are added.

The set for the Hawker Typhoon Mk. 1b of classic Revell fame is a good example. This pack features both main landing gear legs as well as the tailwheel fork, replacement radio mast, and a nice set of 20mm Hispano-Suiza cannons without the early shrouds. In terms of modifications, the two-part tail wheel fork has been rendered into a single piece, and the shroudless cannons are a very nice alternative to the kit items. I’d been thinking of attempting this modest conversion myself anyway, but these eliminated the need for scratch-building.

Cover page

Cross & Cockade International Spring 2026 Vol 57/1
Book Author(s)
Managing Editor: Mick Davis
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Cross & Cockade International
MSRP
$114.00

The non-profit UK based group known as the Great War Aviation Society publishes their journal, Cross & Cockade International, four times a year. Issues are available in English as printed [Softbound, A4 (8.27” x 11.69”), 80 pages plus centerfold] as well as digital copies (or both). A new magazine, Contact!, is now available in both print and digital download. The Society also provides a free newsletter (sign up on their website) and occasionally publish WWI themed books like the Sopwith Dolphin monograph I reviewed earlier for IPMS USA. This Journal is the sister of the US Journal, Over The Front. The Great War Aviation Society also hosts a lecture series available through Zoom. If interested, you will need to register early as the call is limited in attendance. The Great War Aviation Society also is on Facebook and on X [Twitter].