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Review Author
Rob Benson
Published on
Company
Gallery Models
Scale
1/350
MSRP
$9.98

The kit subject addresses a generally under-represented set of modern USN aircraft carrier details. While there is an abundance of aftermarket aircraft available for 1:350 carriers, with the exception of some resin offerings there is very little available for the ubiquitous utility vehicles that populate carrier decks. This under-representation has been lessened by MRC with the release of a carrier deck equipment kit.

Packaging and Contents

Everything is in a double-blister pack with the interior blister pack designed as a tray to hold the sprues. For me, this interior pack or tray served well as a corral for very small parts. Two identical sprues are provided in the kit. All parts are crisply molded in light gray plastic. The sprue frames are formed nicely to provide protection for the delicate one-piece fork lift cages. The assembly instructions and painting guides are part of the cardboard packaging. No decal sheet is included.

Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
Paul Mahoney
Published on
Company
Squadron Signal Publications
MSRP
$18.95

The B-26 Marauder is the subject of the latest volume in Squadron's "Walk Around" series. As with other titles in this series, this softcover book is in a ‘landscape' portrait, and features loads of detail photos of all aspects of the B-26.

There is a one-page brief history of the aircraft, followed by about 80 pages of detail photos. Almost all the photos are in color, of museum aircraft, and are at least ¼ page in size (many are full page). Detailed captions accompany each photo.

In order, the models of B-26 covered are:

Review Author
Dick Montgomery
Published on
Company
Air Modeller
MSRP
$14.95

If you are familiar with Air Modeller, then you have a set of expectations regarding the content. You know that the images are stunning, the layout of the content is excellent, and that the coverage of the “build” projects (usually six aircraft models in various scales featuring kits from different manufacturers) is consistent from issue to issue.

In this issue you will be treated to some excellent images of projects featuring:

Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Bronco Models
Scale
1/350
MSRP
$21.00

Named after the Russian saint Alexander Nevskiy, the second ballistic submarine in the Borei-class is just now entering service after several delays during her construction, which began when the keel was laid in March of 2004. Although there were budgetary issues that hampered completion, there are also reports of issues regarding the missiles that were to be carried aboard the new class of submarine that is meant to replace the Delta and Typhoon classes. Original plans were to arm the submarine with “Bark” missiles, but these were later cancelled and replaced with “Bulava” missiles. The Alexander Nevskiy is supposed to be very similar to the Yury Dolgoruky, the lead boat in the Borei-class.

Book Author(s)
Jon Guttman (Illustrated by Harry Dempsey)
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$23.95

In this new offering from Osprey Publishing, author Jon Guttman writes about the pilots who flew with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), as well as those who flew against them. As a former carrier sailor, my interest in naval aviation quickly drew my interest for this review. The pilots who flew during the “Great War” also hold a special fascination for me, as this new technology was being introduced with few realizing how it would eventually change the world, and how wars would be fought in the future.