Photo 7

Star Trek – U.S.S. Enterprise – NCC-1701

Finished Left Side

Israel Main Battle Tank Magach 6B Gal

Stern

LST Landing Ship Tank

Fuselage Interior

Roland D.VIb

13 F-4EJ Finished 3

F-4EJ (Final Flight)

Overall view

NATO Fighter – Limited Edition

Front view

AFV Valentine Mk.III w/Rotatrailer

Right Side - From Tail

USMC F-4J Phantom II "VMFA-333 Fighting Shamrocks", Part 2

Fuselage assembly

X-1 Mach Buster (ProfiPack edition)

finished model of Folgore

Macchi 202 Folgore

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Saab AJ/JA-37 Viggen Decals
Review Author
Eric Christianson
Published on
Company
Twobobs Aviation Graphics
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$16.00

TwoBobs Aviation Graphics have been around for years, and have built a solid reputation for producing some of the finest after-market decal sets in the industry. Chances are, if you’ve been around aircraft modeling for a while you’ve used some of their products already. Their recent release of a set of 1/48th Viggen decals was meant to coincide with the recent Tarangus release of a JA-37 Viggen in the same quarter scale.

The decal set under review comes in a sealed plastic envelope that contains two sheets of individual markings covering the following nine different aircraft:

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Armies of the Greek-Turkish War 1919-22
Book Author(s)
Philip S. Jowett; Illustrated by: Stephen Walsh
Review Author
Steve Zajac
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$17.97

Osprey Publishing’s latest Men-at-Arms monograph focuses on the fighting men, weapons and equipment used during the war between the Greeks and Turks, in the aftermath of World War I. This from the website: "This is a comprehensive guide to the armies that fought a devastating and decisive conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two World Wars of the 20th century. From the initial Greek invasion, designed to "liberate" the 100,000 ethnic Greeks that lived in Western Turkey and had done for centuries, to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's incredibly efficient formation of a national government and a regular army, this was a war that shaped the geopolitical landscape of the Mediterranean to this day. It gave birth to the modern Turkish state, displacing millions and creating bitter memories of atrocities committed by both sides.

Nimrod's Genesis: RAF Maritime Patrol Projects and Weapons Since 1945
Book Author(s)
Chris Gibson
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Hikoki Publications
MSRP
$49.95

Chris Gibson’s latest book on British aviation projects examines the post-war genesis of the RAF's maritime patrol aircraft. Starting with the British affection for its flying boats of 1945, Chris Gibson chronicles the switchback path that led to the Shackleton and ultimately the Nimrod. As a bonus for underwater target fans, Chris Gibson provides intrepid commentary on the aerial systems developed to counter the threat from Soviet submarines.

To seek and destroy Soviet submarines, Shackletons and Nimrods carried many advanced weapons and sensors, but also played a role in saving lives at sea. Then, after forty years' service, the Nimrods were withdrawn without replacement after one of the most expensive procurement disasters.

Following in the path of Chris Gibson’s previous books, this tome presents hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and artwork. Chris must have really enjoyed the research as there are many projects depicted I was previously unaware of.

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F6F Hellcat Early Armament .50 cal Brownings w/ Drilled Cooling Jackets
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

Thanks to Piotr at Master-models for providing these metal gun barrels to improve our Hellcats, and thanks to our IPMS leaders for sending these my way!

The Eduard Hellcats have been around for a while now, and are great kits in their own right. Master details provide six astoundingly detailed 1/48 gun barrels to replace the kit plastic parts… read on!

Side-by-side comparison, Master Model’s gun barrels provide improvement on the kit items by providing depth and three-dimensional appearance over the kit parts. The kit guns are sufficient, but these bring the kit up that little bit…

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AM-48-109 F6F Hellcat Night Fighters Barrels w/ Flash Hiders
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

Thanks to Piotr at Master-models for providing these fantastic metal flash hiders to improve our Nocturnal Hellcats, and thanks to our IPMS leaders for sending these my way!

The Eduard Hellcats are still the best out there in my opinion, and Master details provide late-model covered .50 caliber gun barrel tips with flash hiders, which directly replace the kit plastic parts…

As you can see on the “before” picture, the kit-provided gun barrels are a bit lacking in the flash-hider department. Adequate but not quite there…