Left side

F-14A Tomcat “Iranian Air Force” Limited Edition

Finished 6

Avia BK.534 Czechoslovak Biplane Fighter

Decal sheet

1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt 2 'n 1

Full kit painted

M551 Sheridan U.S. Airborne Tank (Vietnam War)

Plastic part detail

SE.5a Overtree

Handle detail

Russian Medium Tank T-55

Decals applied

Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire C

Finished top

Kawasaki OH-6J Cayuse

Assembly complete

Candies and Hughes Barracuda Funny Car

Completed fuselage interior

Bf 109 G14/U4

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The Siege of Leningrad, Then and Now
Book Author(s)
From an article in issue 123 of After the Battle magazine, the joint authors were Karel Margry and Ron Hogg
Review Author
Bob LaBouy
Published on
Company
Casemate Publishers
MSRP
$34.95

Publishers’ Description

From the publisher’s notes, you’ll quickly grasp the basic facts surrounding the siege of Leningrad:

The siege of Leningrad (1941-1944) was the longest and deadliest in modern history, with over one million deaths from cold, disease, starvation, and bombardment.

Euro Decals 48140

Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIb Collection
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
Euro Decals
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$21.25

The Hawker Hurricane saw combat in many theaters of operation, performing different roles (interceptor, ground attack, night fighter, etc.), and served with several different air forces. This allows the modeler to finish their model in different camouflage schemes, different markings, and with different under-wing stores.

Euro Decals provides us with a sheet for a total of 8 airframes, two of them being night fighters (all-black), a recon bird (very dark blue), and the remaining 5 airframes provide a combination of Day Fighter schemes. These include European, Desert Schemes (North Africa), and a very unusual scheme of Dark Green/Mid-Stone/Azure blue used in Burma. Considering all the markings provided on the sheet, you can probably build 3 or 4 different models utilizing this sheet, which increases the value of it. A minor note is that no stencils are provided, but typically you can get them from the in-the-box sheet included with your model.

Decal Artwork

Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb Decals
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
Euro Decals
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$13.85

Euro Decals has provided the IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a wonderful decal set for the WWII Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb in service with the Royal Air Force, South African Air Force, and Royal Canadian Air Force. There is no specific mention of a preferred model company for this decal set.

This 1/72nd scale decal sheet covers eleven (11) schemes:

N.A. Mustang Mk. III Collection

N.A. Mustang Mk. III Collection
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
Euro Decals
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$20.15

Euro Decals has provided IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a wonderful decal set for the WWII North American P-51 Mustang Mk. III (P-51B/C variant) in service for the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Airforce. There is no specific mention of a preferred model company for this decal set.

This 1/72nd scale decal sheet covers eleven (11) schemes:

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Su-22M4
Review Author
Bradley Moreland
Published on
Company
Modelsvit
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$30.00

Unboxing

This kit is packed very nice. It has 11 sprues molded in light grey for the aircraft and armament and 1 sprue of clear for the canopy, for a total of 225 pieces. It came with 2 decal sheets. 1 is the “Tiger Stripes” for the “Luftwaffe, 1993” version, which I have been attempting to do. This kit also includes 1 sheet of photo etch parts. They are beautifully done. However, for me, these parts were too small for me to work successfully with them. The item I was most impressed with was 1 sheet of masking film, mainly for the canopy. These were extremely high quality and fit perfectly where they should go. They made painting the aircraft without messing up the canopy a dream. I have never been able to mask another canopy as well as I did this one.

The instructions were highly detailed and even in color in some steps, plus the 4 different color schemes you could do. The illustrations were just as detailed as the parts themselves.