Finished

Seagulls

Kettenkraftrad road wheels and tracks

Sd.Kfz. 2 Kleines Kettenkraftrad Typ HK 101

Long Tom page 2

M1A1 Gun "Long Tom"

Kit Contents

Berlin Wall

Soldier with Lewis Gun

British Infantry, Somme Battle Period, 1916

Finished Model 1

Kawanishi H8K2 Type 2 Flying Boat Model 12

From right-rear above, highlighting grab-rails.

Russian Heavy Tank KV-85

Finished Bottom

Tempest Mk V Series 2

Finished

Me 262A-1a/U1

Right

Roland C.IIa Late

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Humvee M1097A2 Cargo Carrier
Review Author
Bradley Moreland
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1:35
MSRP
$55.00

This is my 3rd ICM kit to review. This kit was by far my fastest build out of the ICM kits I have done. This one took me about a week to complete. Quick build, but just as satisfying as the other kits I have done from ICM.

The Humvee has always been a personal favorite of mine and I have always wanted to do a Humvee build. Based on my previous experience with the other ICM products, I was looking forward to this build. As I have come to expect from ICM, this kit was very nicely detailed and very clean. Almost no flash to clean up at all. Had very few issues of parts not fitting correctly, and those few problem spots were easily fixed, either through clamping parts together until the glue was able to set, or very subtle manipulation of the parts to get them to connect correctly.

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They Also Serve - RAF Reconnaissance and Support Projects Since 1945
Book Author(s)
Chris Gibson
Review Author
Andy Taylor
Published on
Company
Hikoki Publications
MSRP
$49.95

Occasionally, you need to get out of your comfort zone and see what else is out there. I was intrigued to read about the Royal Air Force’s reconnaissance and support projects as I didn’t know much about them. When the 336-page, hardcover book arrived, I questioned why I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and figured I could skim the pages. Wow, I was wrong and ended up reading every single word and devoured the book. Author Chris Gibson is an amazing writer, who writes from a position of knowledge born of passion and engages the writer with his great story telling ability.

Initially I had an issue with the title of the book, as it lends itself to self-pity and relegation to a subordinate role. As I mentioned above, the author didn’t have this problem and explained the title right away,

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U-2R "Dragon Lady" Senior Span
Review Author
Bob LaBouy
Published on
Company
Hobby Boss
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$83.00

Historical and Reference Notes

As you delve into this project, you should really become familiar with the basic U-2 story from its origins in 1953 all the way to its usage in 2025 – that’s over 72 years.

I recommend Wikipedia’s history, which I warn you, is extensive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2

US Air Force: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104560/u-2stu-2s/

Several terrific YouTube videos (each of contain U-2S a/c):