Left side

M1114 Up-Armoured Vehicle with XM153

Completed build, right-rear

WWII U. S. Army Bulldozer

Completed underside

Yak-28P "Firebar"

Finished model

Magach 6B Gal Batash, Israeli Main Battle Tank

3D Slats Back

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II, Part 1

Completed Kit with Box Top

Drone Hunters

7

Vehicles of the D.A.K.

Finished 4

Kawasaki Police 1000

Finished Model Left Front

SH-3H Sub-Hunter

Completed 2

RQ-7B Shadow Drone

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Sweeping the Skies
Book Author(s)
Mark Lax
Review Author
Paul Bradley
Published on
Company
Avonmore Books
MSRP
$39.95

At the start of WWII, the Royal Australian Air Force was little more than a glorified flying club with few pilots and only a couple of hundred effective aircraft. With the outbreak of war, the Australian Government committed to a large and rapid expansion of RAAF airpower, including the formation of a number of units in Britain to serve alongside the RAF. One of these squadrons was 452, a fighter squadron formed in April 1941 and manned by RAAF personnel but operationally controlled by the RAF.

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Wheel Bay Set - F-104 A/C Starfighter
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$69.00

Aries has provided this very nice Resin upgrade for the Italeri Kit for the wheel bays and gear bay doors. The set includes 27 resin parts and a double-sided instruction sheet. All the parts are very detailed and will add a lot of details to the current kit details. The photos show how good these parts are. The parts are produced with very little flash or material to remove. In conclusion these parts will add so much more details to the standard kit.

Thanks go to Aries for providing this kit to review and IPMS/USA for allowing me to review it for them.

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USMC F/A-18C/D VMFA-312 and 115 Decals Set
Review Author
Andy Taylor
Published on
Company
DXM Decals
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$26.00

DXM (Double Excellent Model) Decals is a hobby company based in Taiwan and has been producing models since 2018. DXM produces modern jet aircraft (primarily United States, Japan, and Israel, but there are some other unique air forces – Hellenic, Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, etc.) decals in 1/144, 1/72, 1/48, and 1/32 scales. In addition, there are weathering/rusted airbrush templates, 3D parts, and conversion sets. The decals are printed by Cartograph. You can see their amazing products on their homepage and even have a YouTube video reference for applying their decals.

DXM’s 1/48 scale USMC F/A-18C/D VMFA-312 & 115 Decals Set has five options from MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, all from VMFA-312 DR 214:

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P-39Q/N Airacobra Exhaust - 6 Pipes
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

Quickboost recently provided the Reviewer Corps with drop-in resin replacement exhaust pipes for Arma Hobby’s P-39Q/N Airacobra in 1/48 scale. The sample item came in a plastic bag with cardboard backing. There are no instructions for this set. For the Arma Hobby kit and they are direct replacements for part A22.

There are two exhaust pipes (left & right) from the traditional pour moldings for these resin replacements (not 3D generated). The quality is excellent, and the exhaust pipe ends have holes molded in, so no drilling is required.

Conclusions

This is a great traditional resin set if you want to replace the engine exhaust on your P-39Q/N Airacobra in 1/48 scale. Just wash and add paint. Highly Recommended to everyone who wants to add more detail to their P-39Q/N Airacobra! I want to thank Aires and Quickboost for providing the resin set and IPMS/USA for allowing me the opportunity to perform this review.