Completed chassis

URAL 4320, APA-50

Cockpit 3

F-4B Phantom

Skegs Glued

DKM H Class Battleship

Bird Dog antennas and tail

L-19/0-1 "Bird Dog"

Turret

M4A3 76mm Sherman (Fast Assembly)

Track Parts

T-60 Early Series. Soviet Light Tank Interior Kit

Right Front

German StuG IV Sd.Kfz.167 Ver. Early

Color Schemes

Nakajima Ki-34 "Thora"

Lower left front

88mm L71 Flak 41 Anti-Aircraft Gun with crew

Landing Gear

Battlestar Galactica Viper Mark II (2 Pack)

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OKB Chelomey 16KhA Priboy Soviet Air Launched Missile
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
November 24, 2016
Company
Brengun
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$18.00

Brengun has provided another great uncommon model a 1947 production Soviet Pulse Jet missile based on the German V-1.

The kit contains

  • 1 sprues molded in hard, light tan styrene
  • 1 instruction booklet.

Construction

This build starts the twin pulse jet engines which do require a little bit of attention with filler when complete. Construction moves on to the missile body and again a little bit of iller is required. Wing and tail assembly was straight forward and I utilized a jig were aligned correctly as the attachment locations are very shallow. The final stage of the missile assembly is to attach of the pulse jet engines to the body and expect no surprises with this step. The missile cart assembly went together very easily. The kit includes details of two color schemes and I chose to finish the kit in the the Black version as I love Black!

Product packaging

Wheels and Tires for Trumpeter SU-25 A,B,C or D

Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
November 24, 2016
Company
Res-Im
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$9.43

A new company to me: Resin Improvements (RES IM)… THANKS VERY MUCH Lukas for sending IPMS USA this wheel and tire set to review, and thanks also to IPMS USA leadership for trusting me to use them on my model….

This is a very simple set for the Trumpeter 1/32 SU-25 kit. Three fully-assembled wheels and tires for the kit! The wheels are extremely well done, with deep radial treads on the main tires, and extremely well done wheel details. Bolts, brakes and associated wheel bits are there.

The improvement over the basic kit items is extreme; the kit wheels are injection molded plastic and, although detailed, do not come up to the same level as the RES IM parts. Also, the vinyl tires are a very loose fit on the plastic kit wheels, and hollow to boot, so that means over time you will have flat tires unless you fill them with a plastic ring or some other method to keep the “flat” from occuring

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EA-6B Prowler Exhaust

Review Author
Rob Benson
Published on
November 24, 2016
Company
Hypersonic Models
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

Many thanks to Hypersonic Models and the IPMS Reviewer Corps for allowing me to review this excellent engine exhaust enhancement set for the EA-6B kits by Kinetic and Italeri. Hypersonic Models (HM) is a new contributor to the IPMS Reviewer system and is based in the UK, with a Facebook presence established 17 JUL 12. The operation is a one-man show, focused on well-researched products generated from quality CAD artwork and 3D- printed molds. HM has a specialty offering of modern-jet resin accessories, decals, canopy masks and reference drawings, with an X-15 emphasis.

Book cover

Arab MiGs Volume 4: Attrition War, 1967-1973
Book Author(s)
Tom Cooper, David Nicolle, Lon Nordeen, Patricia Salti, and Martin Smisek
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
November 24, 2016
Company
Harpia Publishing
MSRP
$64.95

Tom Cooper and David Nicolle's Arab MiG series is an incredible history that addresses the Arab air forces of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen after the June 1967 Six Day War until 1973. Although MiG aircraft dominate the story, all Post-WWII Arab aircraft are included. The authors have been able to access official archives as well as the combatants involved to provide a unique perspective of the Middle East conflicts. Volume one in this series, published November 19, 2009, covered the background of the Arab air forces from 1955 focusing on MiG-15 and MiG-17 fighters. Volume two, published October 19, 2011, addressed the Arab air force supersonic fighters from 1956 through 1967. Volume three in the Arab MiGs series focuses on the Arab air forces in the June 1967 War and was published October 24, 2012. Two additional volumes follow in this series, all with the same thick 256 glossy page count.

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Soviet Woman Pilot WWII with Parachute
Review Author
Mike Lamm
Published on
November 24, 2016
Company
Aerobonus
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

Aires Hobby Models provides a variety of high quality resin products to upgrade, or correct, a variety of models in the most popular scales. They also have a line of crew and pilot figures in 1/72nd, 1/48th and 1/32nd scale. These figures are relatively inexpensive, and make a nice addition to an aircraft diorama, or to add a better since of scale to a finished model.

Aerobonus’ latest offering is of a Soviet woman pilot wearing flight gear and a parachute. Women played an important role in the Soviet army during World War II, making up about 3% of the total Soviet military personnel. In addition to serving in medical and auxiliary roles, a great number of women flew as pilots, and fought as snipers, machine gunners, and in the armored forces. I don’t know of any other offerings of Soviet woman pilot figures, so this is a welcome addition recognizing an important group of individuals.