Finished 2

“Last Exile” Vanship w/Torpedo

Left side

British Mk.VI Crusader Mk.III - Cruiser Tank

Finished 6

Focke Wulf FW-190A-8

Image 5

Audi R8 LMS GT3 SPA 24 Hours ’15 with Detail Up Set

Right Rear Quarter

M4A3 Sherman w/T34 "Calliope"

Completed 5

Russian Self-Propelled Gun SU-152 (KV-14)

Completed

Bf-109G-10 Mtt Regensburg

Figure Sprue

US Navy Missile Cart with 5 Weapon Officers

45 Clean Bow showing Rail cut for Overhanging Platform

Battleship USS Missouri BB-63, Part 3

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Peanuts Snoopy and Woodstock Bird Bath Ice Hockey Game

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Images of War, The Phantom F-4

Book Author(s)
Martin B. Bowman
Review Author
Doug Hamilton
Published on
July 23, 2020
Company
Pen & Sword
MSRP
$24.95

The McDonnell/Douglas F-4 Phantom is arguably one of the best all time fighter aircraft ever made. Developed for the US Navy as a long-range all-weather fighter aircraft the Phantom saw a large number of variants for the Navy, Air Force and a host of foreign users. This book tells that story in a concise, well written and interesting manner.

Written by British author Martin B. Bowman the book The Phantom F-4 is a soft bound volume that contains 144 pages in four chapters in addition to acknowledgement and introduction sections. There are 120 black and white photos throughout. Brought to us here on this side of the Atlantic by Casemate Publishers the color cover, by Dominic Allen features two German Phantoms, two Marine birds and two in flight photos.

Front Cover

Lockheed P-38 E/F/G Lightning Photo Reference Guide
Book Author(s)
Richard Marmo
Review Author
Michael Reeves
Published on
July 20, 2020
Company
Scale Publications
MSRP
$3.99

What’s Inside

This is my first exposure to this series of photo reference guides and I kind of like the format. There is a brief one page Introduction and explanation of the format- and a reasoning of why this particular volume- which ties in to Tamiya’s recent release of the P-38 F/G. From there we get right to the meat of the guide- the many photos.

Mr. Marmo gives a brief explanation of how to navigate the photo thumbnails and then you’re set free. When you click on a thumbnail, you are brought to a whole page version of it, complete with a caption explaining what you’re seeing and a credit reference for where the photo originated from.

Tornado IDS/ECR
Book Author(s)
Federico Anselmino, Giancarlo Gastaldi Contributor(s) : Claudio Col, Mauro Cini
Review Author
Michael Novosad
Published on
July 15, 2020
Company
Aviation Collectibles

Background and History

Thanks to Wikipedia

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin engine, variable-sweep multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom, and West Germany. There are three primary Tornado variants: the Tornado IDS (interdiction/strike) fighter-bomber, the suppression of enemy defenses, Tornado ECR (electronic/combat/reconnaissance) and the Tornado ADV (air defense variant) interceptor aircraft.

Box Art

Russian Medium Tank T-55
Review Author
Patrick Brown
Published on
January 14, 2022
Company
Tamiya
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$29.00

Bottom Line Up Front

Tamiya breaks new ground with the first large production injection T-55 in 1/48 scale. Tamiya already has an impressive line of excellent 1/48 scale armor kits and this will likely prove to be one of their most popular offerings. This kit delivers everything we have come to expect from Tamiya; excellent detail, brilliant engineering and interesting subjects.

History

From the mid-1950s, the T-55 was the main tank of the Soviet Army, armies of the Warsaw Pact countries, and many others. T-55s have been involved in many of the world's armed conflicts since the later part of the 20th century. The T-55's first appearance in the West around the period of the 1950s (then the beginning of the Cold War) spurred the United Kingdom to develop a new tank gun, the Royal Ordnance L7, and the United States to develop the M60 Patton. The T-55 series remain in use by up to 50 other armies worldwide, some having received sophisticated retrofitting.

Shaders

Shaders – Gray and Blue Colors
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
July 14, 2020
Company
AMMO by Mig Jimenez
MSRP
$2.38

A recent arrival for the Review Corps were Shaders from Ammo by Mig Jimenez, which are a unique addition for modelers of just about anything. For this review in particular, I was provided with five of the colors including Light Gray (0856), Navy Gray (0857), Light Blue (0860), Marine Blue (0861), and Night Blue (0862). The full line consists of 20 different colors. The Shaders are unique to begin with as they are packaged in 10ml bottles, so they are about half the size of a typical bottle of acrylic paint. Shaders do not require shaking prior to use (they are about the consistency of ink), and they can be mixed to create different shades, and may be thinned with water if desired.