Königstiger Front left

Panzerwaffe Steel Cats - Panther and King Tiger Ausf B

Sprue 3

Apollo 17 “The Last J-Mission” CSM+LM+Lunar Rover

Nurse and wounded 1

Soviet Medical Personnel WWII 1943-45

Finished nacelle / prop

Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Nick) - Finished

Right side

MD-3 USN Tow Tractor

Rear view

Opel Blitz (Daimler built, L701 Einheitsfahrerhaus)

Completed gun 3

88mm L71 Flak 41 Anti-Aircraft Gun with Sd.Ah.202 Trailer

Finished Model 3

Mosquito B Mk.IV - Part 2

Bed

G7117 with WWII Soviet Drivers

Misc Image 5

Ukrainian Soldier with NLAW and AK-74MN

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SMB-2 Super Mystere

SMB2 Super Mystere / IAI Sa’ar
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Special Hobby
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$35.97

Special Hobby has provided this beautiful 2024 release of the First French Supersonic fighe the SMB2 Super Mystere, in 1/72 scale model.

  • Nine grey Sprues
  • One Clear Sprue
  • Three resin parts
  • Two Decal sheets
  • One Instruction guide

The detailed quality is excellent in every way with this kit; crisp and detailed molding. The kit can be built in two versions: one the French version and there other the IAI Sa’ar Honduran version. You need to decide which version before you start the building. I when with the version A – French Air Force May 1961.

The Assembly is quick and easy.

The assembly starts with the engine and jet pipes in stage 1 and 2. There are several ejection pin marks that need cleaning up.

The Cockpit is next at stage1 and 2 this was straight forward just watch for part C39 as it is a tight fit.

The stages 5 and 6 are easy.

Cover

Colors & Markings of the A-7 Corsair II, Part 2
Book Author(s)
Rock Roszak and Mike Heideman
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Detail & Scale, Inc.
MSRP
$25.99

Detail & Scale’s Color & Markings first series was launched in 1984 with Volume 1 focusing on the Convair’s F-106 Delta Dart. Authored by Bert Kinzey and published by Tab Books [ISBN-13 978-0816845255], the first volume was largely in black and white with 16 pages of color. Thirty-six years later, this new publication, Colors & Markings of the A-7 Corsair II significantly revises and expands the original coverage of the original volumes, Colors & Markings Volume 15 of The A-7E Corsair II: Pacific Coast Squadrons [1990]. Authored and illustrated by Colonel Richard S. “Rock” Roszak and Mike Heideman, Volume of 10 of the new series of Colors & Markings is all in color and double the size: 64 pages vs. 127 pages. This English edition was released on June 26, 2026, and is available in soft square bound format [8.5” x 11.0”] or in digital format. The ISBN-13 is 979- 8-344014579. The print edition is a Print-On-Demand format with glossy cardstock front and back covers.

Cover

The Aircraft Carrier HMS Invincible
Book Author(s)
Witold Koszela
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$24.95

This is part of a series of books by Kagero on warships and I have a few of these and are truly indispensable when building a model of the subject matter.

This book goings into great detail via illustrations of the Royal navy light Aircraft Carrier HMS Invincible –entering service in 1977. It served in the Falkland war in 1972. After the Falklands war it was to be sold to the Australian Navy but that was cancelled and remained in Royal Navy service until 2005. Before this HMS Invincible also served in the Gulf War in 1991 and 1993

The book is lavishly illustrated and shows every aspect of the ship in great detail. The book also comes with two large scale fold out poster size ship outline drawings in 1/400 scale

The illustrations give so much details as one could wish for as a modeler or history buff.

I cannot recommend this book enough. Thank you to IPMS/USA and Kagero for allowing me to review this great book.

Package

ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos
Review Author
Rick Reinert
Published on
Company
Bandai
Scale
1/100
MSRP
$60.00

Bottom Line Up Front

Building a Gunpla is for sure out of my lane. For those that don’t know, Gunpla is the kit, and Gundam refers to one of many TV shows. In other words, Gundam is animated Gunpla. This is the second Gunpla I have built. The first was a simple small kit for an in house model contest for my local club. Gundam Barbatos is a much more complex build. Having said that, assembly was straight forward as long as the instructions are followed closely. It turns into a nice kit, if you make a mistake, like I did, it is easy to recover from since no glue is involved. It is a fun build that doesn’t really take that much time to finish. Highly recommended for Gunpla modelers or for those modelers looking to try something different. For those looking for an enjoyable build, this is a good option. Highly recommended.

Box Art

German Tractor RSO/01
Review Author
Jason Boggans
Published on
Company
Tamiya
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$33.00

Box Art / Packaging

The Tamiya RSO/01 German Tractor is a brand-new tooled release presented in Tamiya's typical rigid top opener with crisp artwork depicting a unit from the 1st Skijager Division, Eastern Front, 1944.

This 100% newly tooled kit complements the existing 1/35 scale line up of German WWII vehicles in the Military Miniature Series and is also designed to be used with last year's release of the 50mm Pak38, kit # 35392.

The box contains a normal Tamiya instruction manual with clear construction steps, 37 in all, to complete this kit.

Also included is a glossy ‘background information’ leaflet which provides some history and details of the different designs and variants for the RSO through the WWII campaign.

It also contains details of the specifications of this Light Tank, including dimensions, crew capacity, engine (with speed and output) as well as range and armament.