Fuselage framed

Rumpler C.IV Early

Cockpit right sidewall

TBM-3 Avenger from USS Bunker Hill

Deck parts

U-Boat Type IX C (U-505 late)

Wheel Well Alignment

Hurricane MK IIc Trop

Finished model

Johnson Lowe's NASCAR #48 Chevy SS

Sprue

Heinkel He111 P-2

Finished - Decals Applied

Chevy Nova Yenko

Engine cowl installed

Sopwith Snipe (late)

Finished kit, Right Front view

MD-3 Carrier Fire Tractor

Finished model

Yak-23 "Flora"

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JASDF F-4EJ Kai 301st SQ 40th Anniversary
Review Author
Tim Hortman
Published on
Company
DXM Decals
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$20.00

DXM, or Double Excellent Model, is from Taiwan and is offering a growing line of decals for the aircraft modeler. Take a few minutes and check out their website as they offer a wide range of modern aircraft schemes and different markings, including many other JASDF schemes.

Today’s review is on their excellent 1/48 scale JASDF F-4EJ Kai 301st SQ 40th Anniversary decal set.

The decal sheet comes in a sealed plastic sleeve and includes a single large decal sheet and full-color direction flyer.

Markings are included for a single aircraft: 77-8398, F-4EJ Kai Super Phantom II, JASDF 301st Squadron’s 40th Anniversary Scheme.

A bit of internet searching tells me that this airframe was painted in this scheme in October 2013. The 301st Squadron has been flying the F-4EJ Phantom since its inception in 1973 and has been flying the upgraded F-4EJ Kai since 1991.

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USN F-14B Tomcat VF-103 Jolly Rogers
Review Author
Tim Hortman
Published on
Company
DXM Decals
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$18.50

DXM, or Double Excellent Model, is relatively new to the world of decals. The company is from Taiwan and is offering a growing line of decals for the aircraft modeler. Take a few minutes and check out their website as they offer a wide range of modern aircraft schemes and different markings, including many JASDF schemes.

Today’s review covers their excellent 1/48 scale F-14B Tomcat sheet for VF-103 Jolly Rogers.

The decal sheet comes in a sealed plastic sleeve and includes a large decal sheet, along with a smaller one for the US star-and-bars roundels, and a second smaller sheet for formation lights. The decals themselves are printed by Cartograf and are of their usual excellent quality. All decals are in excellent register, and there is no extra film to trim.

Markings are included for four aircraft:

Cover

Messerschmitt Bf 109 A-D Series
Book Author(s)
Robert Jackson
Review Author
Hub Plott
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$18.95

Messerschmitt Bf 109 A–D Series is the third book in the Air Vanguard series I have had the pleasure to review. The Messerschmitt Bf-109 is the Luftwaffe’s most storied fighter of WWII, yet much less has been published on the A-D models. This book covers these early models from development through their use in combat.

Product Picture

Shot Down
Book Author(s)
Steve Snyder
Review Author
Ron Verburg
Published on
Company
Sea Breeze Publishing
MSRP
$27.95

From the dust cover -

“Shot Down” is no ordinary memoir of World War II. It reveals the hopes, dreams and fears of a remarkable group of men and people that loved, cared and hid them after their plane was knocked out of the sky over French/Belgian boarder.

Review

WOW what a read! I highly recommend this book to broaden your knowledge of air missions over Europe during WWII!

This book is a memoir of Steve Snyder’s father, Howard Snyder. Howard was the pilot in command of the B-17 Susan Ruthand along with the nine other members of his crew flew missions over Europe while attached to 306th Bomb Group.

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Night Stalkers Part 2: GOTHIC SERPENT to Present
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
Werners Wings
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$16.00

Werner’s Wings is an aftermarket company own by the well-known modeler Floyd Werner. A former US Army helicopter pilot, the majority of his products and detail sets relate to rotary wing aircraft, however, he also has some fixed-wing products (Bf 109s!) and instructional DVDs.

This 1/35 scale decal sheet is dedicated to the helicopters of the 160th Special Operations Aircraft Regiment, covering their operations in Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

The decal sheet includes markings for 20 helicopters including the A/MH-6, MH-60, MH-47, and some special decals for the inside of Chinooks.

The instruction sheet is printed in full color, and each profile has a short description on the location and history of the airframe, if available.