Photo 6 - fuselage together from left side

B-17G Waist Interior and Fuselage Assembly

Left side

Farm Horse Drawn Wagon

Image 8

Heinkel HE-111H

Rear view

E-2C Hawkeye 2000 VAW-115 Liberty Bells “Sayonara Atsugi”

Finished Front

Mirage 2000 D/N

Finished

Avia S-99/C-10

Low Right Rear Quarter

PzKpfw IV Ausf G Early Version

Right side

F-14A Tomcat

Finished

De Havilland Mosquito B Mk.IX/Mk.XVI

Painting Guide

HMS Roberts

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Bell P-39 Airacobra
Book Author(s)
Robert Peczkowski & Artur Juszczak
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
December 6, 2011
Company
Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books
MSRP
$22.00

Spoiler alert – if you don’t want to know what I think, go to the next paragraph. This is THE only book you will need to own for reference on the P-39 Airacobra. Printed on high quality gloss paper, this paperback book is printed on A5 size with 160 pages chock full of information. Modelers will love the information included in this book.

The very first thing you will notice upon opening the book is four view drawings of the P-39F and Q in 1/48th scale and the P-39Q in 1/32nd scale. If you build 1/72nd scale, fear not – there are plenty of 72nd scale drawings throughout the book. OK, 1/144th scale guys, there are drawing in the book for you as well.

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Model Art AFV Profile, #3, Sturmgeschutz III "Long Barrel"
Review Author
Mark Aldrich
Published on
December 6, 2011
Company
Model Art
MSRP
$37.95

Destroyed over 20,000 of enemy's tanks!
Thoroughly explain about the professional of antitank warat it thoroughly dissects only one AFV so that the readers can be fully informed about it.

The acclaimed AFV Profile 3rd issue is featured on Sturmgesch，tz III “Long Barrel.” Sturmgesch，tz III is the only one that was able to fight against KV, a Soviet heavy tank and T-34, a Soviet medium tank during the Soviet invasion. It also received attention as an antitank which was equipped 75†mm StuK 40 L/48 main gun, known as Sturmgesch，tz 40 Ausf，hrung F , Ausf. F/8 and Ausf. G. Another conspicuous feature of it is that it had turned out excellent tank killers who many of them were awarded Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross like Tiger I did.

Parts Packaging

F9F-2 Panther Parts
Review Author
Jack Kennedy
Published on
December 6, 2011
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.50

Let me begin this review by stating that there are four different part sets for the Hobby Boss F9F-2 Panther in 1/72 scale. I was impressed with the fine detail that Quickboost was able to put into each of these aftermarket part sets. They are cast in a tan resin with easy to remove casting blocks. The finer parts were very thin, so care must be taken when handling them. I would also recommend painting some of the parts before removing them from the casting blocks.

Wing fences QB 72-342 $4.25
Exhaust nozzle QB 72-340 $4.25
Pitot tube/antennae QB 72-339 $4.25
Undercarriage covers QB 72-343 $5.50

The instructions consist of exploded views but are very clear and complete. The undercarriage covers and exhaust nozzle do not have exploded views as they are not really necessary.

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Naval Aces of World War I, Part 1
Book Author(s)
Jon Guttman
Review Author
Clarence Wentzel
Published on
December 5, 2011
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$22.95

This book covers Aces of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). It appears that Osprey will be publishing an additional volume or volumes covering naval aces of other countries. When I heard of this book, I assumed that it would probably cover Raymond Collishaw and other Sopwith Triplane pilots of Naval 10. I was pleased to find that, although Naval 10 was well covered, the history of the RNAS in WWI was surprisingly broad. When we think about British aircraft during WWI, we usually think of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). However, we must remember that the Royal Navy was called the Senior Service. Both organizations were formed in 1912 and it appears that they both developed in parallel until they were combined in April of 1918. Seventy nine pilots of the RNAS achieved the status of Ace along with another forty seven RNAS pilots who completed Ace status while flying with the RFC.

Detail parts

Arado Ar-196 Armament Set
Review Author
Chris Durden
Published on
December 5, 2011
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$14.00

At least to me, Master Model has been putting out some of the most affordable gun barrel upgrades in the industry without sacrificing detail. This set is no exception, providing a quick upgrade to the armaments on what is already a well detailed kit. The set includes barrels for both guns, cooling jackets, ring sights and their mounts (extras included) – don’t overlook the tiny turned bead for the handheld MG either (mine almost was eaten by the carpet monster).

When compared to the kit parts, you can see the difference in refined detail and size. Both of the kit-supplied barrels look clunky in comparison. No other modifications are really required aside from replacing the barrels on the kit parts, so it couldn’t be any easier.

Recommended without reservation.

Thank you to Master Model for the review sample (I just won an AR 196 in our club raffle – so the timing was excellent!) and to IPMS/USA for the opportunity to review this upgrade.