Rear, Right View

B-26K Counter Invader with USAF Pilots & Ground Personnel

Photo 7

Lockheed T2V-1/T-1A Seastar

Pilot's Seat

Blue Max Pfalz

Undersides

Albatros D.V

Overall completed model

F/A-18E Super Hornet 'VFA-27 Royal Maces 2013'

Finished 4

P-40 E Warhawk "Claws and Teeth"

Nose on view

SIAI-Marchetti SF.260/AM/M/W

Finished model

North American B-25C/D Mitchell

Completed diorama

WWII German MG08 MG Team

Kit features

Panzerbeobachtungswagen IV Ausf J w/Zimmerit Fahrgestell; Nr 92200

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RAF and Royal Navy F-4 Phantom, FG.1, FGR.2 & F-4

Book Author(s)
Andy Evans / Gary Hatcher
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
SAM Publications
MSRP
$15.25

I have several of the Modeler’s Datafiles and they are great reference books so I was looking forward to this one on the British Phantoms. I do have to say that some of the Datafile facts do need to be checked as I have found small errors in a few of them but not enough to detract from the benefit of these books from being a great addition to any reference library

As soon as I started to flick through the book I was impressed. This book has all the information a modeler needs to build a British Phantom, including a kit listing, a decal listing and an accessory/conversion listing.

The table of contents is as follows:

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Intruders from the Beach
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
AOA Decals
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$21.00

Modelers everywhere clamored for years when Trumpeter announced the release of a 1/32 A-6 Intruder. When it did arrive, the kit was very nice and has been virtually ignored by decal manufacturers everywhere…until now. AOA Decals has released the first of its sets designed for the Trumpeter 1/32 A-6A Intruder. AOA indicates that the reason the company formed was to fill the large void in decal coverage of Marine Corps Intruder accomplishments during the Vietnam War.

There are a couple things that hit you when you first open the package. First, the number of options is staggering - 23 marking options of 14 different aircraft. These include:

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B-36 Peacemaker Front Gun Turrets and Compartment
Review Author
Mike Hinderliter
Published on
Company
Pavla Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$24.99

Pavla Models has been putting out a lot of nice sets for older kits. I really love this because I’m one of those people that are hooked on the model kits of my childhood. This time they did a conversion for the Monogram B-36 Peacemaker. Another interesting thing about Pavla is their choice of subjects for their conversions. They picked the 20mm cannons and compartment for the front top of the aircraft. Talk about different, every time you see a model of a B-36 they all look the same, but with this conversion you have the top bay open with guns retracted.

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The New Scale Spacecraft Primer
Book Author(s)
Michael Mackowski
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Space in Miniature
MSRP
$12.00

Mike Mackowski has released a revised version of SIM #1.1 - The New Scale Spacecraft Primer. It is available in both hard copy and a color PDF digital version. Mackowski has retained some fourteen pages from the original edition with some of the older material having been updated, notably the Ariane, Mars Lander, and the Space Operations Center review. The remaining twenty-four pages are new or recycled from some of his old IPMS Journal columns (The View From Space City).

Since the original was published in 1990, this new version is essentially celebrating the 25th anniversary of the initiation of the SIM series. Notable new content includes the scratch-built Curiosity Mars rover that Mike took first in category at the 2014 Nationals. Also included are articles on updating the Revell Astronaut with MMU and the DC-X.

The Chapters include:

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Honda Civic Si Coupe "Fast & Furious"
Review Author
Matthew Cottrell
Published on
Company
Revell
Scale
1/25
MSRP
$24.95

On the back of the seventh Fast & Furious movie release, Revell has re-released a kit born in the 2 Fast 2 Furious era, or more commonly, 2003. Responding to the tuner craze of the time, Revell released several 2’ n 1 style kits of popular imports such as the Acura Integra Type R, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and the subject of this review, the ‘99-00 Honda Civic Si coupe. Each of the the tuner-inspired kits included several aftermarket wheels, body kits, and spoilers, along with the parts to build a stock car.