Complete 5

Milk Trike

14

CH-54A Tarhe US Heavy Lift Helicopter

Gun Assembly

8 Inch Howitzer M1 WWII

Pax doors

VH-34D "Marine One" Helicopter

Radio operator's cockpit 1

Messerschmitt Me-410B-2/U4

Tail section

Sopwith Camel F.1

Engine left side

Freightliner Heavy Dump Truck

Finished

J2M3 Raiden ‘Jack’ Part 2

Upper left front

88mm L71 Flak 41 Anti-Aircraft Gun with crew

Decal appliaction with RLM 74 on top

Bf 109 G14/U4

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A-26 Invader Propellers, Propeller Reduction Casing and Wing Gun Barrels Type B; B-26B-50 Gun Turret
Review Author
Ben Morton
Published on
October 28, 2020
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48

Quickboost, a Czech Republic manufacture of after-market resin bits, has added to their offerings to enhance the ICM Holdings series of 1/48th scale A-26/B-26 aeroplane model kits.

Product/Stock#:

  • Invader Propellers - QB 48-936
  • Gun Barrels - QB 48-949
  • Reduction Casing - QB 48-953
  • Gun Turret - QB 48-950

MSRP:

  • Invader Propellers - $11.00
  • Wing Gun Barrels - $8.00
  • Propeller Reduction Casings - $11.00
  • Invader Gun Turret - $9.00

Quickboost, a Czech Republic manufacture of after-market resin bits, has added to their offerings to enhance the ICM Holdings series of 1/48th scale A-26/B-26 aeroplane model kits. Among the items designed specifically for the ICM kit(s) are :

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British Vickers Machine Gun
Review Author
Dick Montgomery
Published on
January 6, 2022
Company
ICM
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$9.70

ICM has released a kit of a Vickers Machine Gun in 35th scale. The kit includes 21 parts, and that includes two versions of the body of the machine gun. One version has the water jacket molded onto the barrel cylinder, and the other version does not have the water jacket in place. An ammo can, consisting of three parts, is included. The lid on the ammo can is molded in the open position so that the ammo belt attached to the machine gun can then have its other end attached to the ammo inside the ammo can, giving the finished project the appearance of being loaded and ready for use. If one is using the barrel with the water jacket, there is a container representing the water can that consists of 5 parts. There is no “hose” part to connect the water container to the water jacket. The lack of a water hose is not a problem. That part can be made by stretching sprue, allowing the builder the flexibility to place the water container and gun as desired when building a diorama.

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C-130 Hercules, Lockheed's Military Transport and its Variants
Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
October 30, 2020
Company
David Doyle Books
MSRP
$19.00

This book provides detail photographs of the C-130 cargo workhorse and its variants.

The C-130 was the product of the US Air forces 1951 requirement for a tactical airlift aircraft capable of carrying 25,000 pounds of cargo for 1,100 miles. The winning proposal was that of Lockheed Martin that built the prototype YC-130A to start the long and impressive career of the Hercules!

I found the photos and information in this book to be fascinating and many of the photos are ones not available anywhere else. All major variations are covered in the photos and you see a lot of in-action shots.

These photos can be indispensable for any modeler building iconic aircraft. Each photo has a great description of what is in the picture, where, and when.

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Warsaw 1920 - The War for the Eastern Borderlands
Book Author(s)
Steven J. Zaloga
Review Author
Luke R. Bucci, PhD
Published on
October 30, 2020
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$24.00

Thanks to Osprey Publishing & IPMSUSA for the review copy!

Steven J. Zaloga has a BA in History from Union Collee and a MA from Columbia University. Steven was an analyst on missile systems and international arms trade for the aerospace industry for over 30 years, and served on the Institute for Defense Analyses, a Federal think tank. He is a prolific author on military issues, specializing on WW2 US Army and Poland/Russia/Soviet Union history.

Steve Noon illustrated the book and painted original artwork of battle scenes.

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German/Austro-Hungarian Mechanic w/ Tail Skid Cart
Review Author
Dick Montgomery
Published on
October 27, 2020
Company
Aerobonus
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$9.00

Aires Aero-Bonus has done an excellent job with this kit. The figure consists of a head, two arms, and a body. The figure is easy to remove from the resin runner. A small saw will make that task fair easy. Some small amount of sanding will be necessary in order to attach the arms to the body. Figure painters have taught me to drill a hole in the heel of a boot and to insert a wire in order to hold the figure steady while painting. In this case, I was unable to place the hole in a boot heel. Instead I drilled the hole downward through the point at which the head will be attached to the body. With some careful sanding, the lower arms fit nicely onto the upper arm, which is molded onto the body. It is a simple chore to remove the small seams, if any appear at all, and with the arms in place the figure is ready to paint.