Completed Model

Soviet IT-1 Missle Tank

External Stores

USMC F/A 18D

Left Side With Base

MiG-25PU Foxbat-C

Front through prop

Lagg-3 "Finnish Air Force"

Fixing the warped wings

Hawk 100 Series Advanced Jet Trainer

The U. S. export version of the kit has clear plastic engine cover parts, should you want to show the engine detail.

De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI - Part 1

T-34/76 turret view closeup

T-34/76 Factory 183

Anothjer Cockpit shot

Heinkel He-219 Uhu

Top rear

SR-71 Blackbird "Bododian Express" Limited Edition

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Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate

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Tanks in the Battle of the Bulge
Book Author(s)
Steven J. Zaloga Illustrated by: Felipe RodrÍguez
Review Author
Michael Reeves
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$19.00

What’s Inside

This exciting new volume in the New Vanguard series from Osprey gives the reader a new analysis of the tanks from both sides of one of the last and most intensive battles of the European Theater of Operations- the Battle of the Bulge. Who better to offer up the analysis than one of the most acclaimed authors in military history in the present day- Steven Zaloga. His book gives a thorough survey of the principal tank and tank variants that took part in the Ardennes Campaign from December of 1944 through January of 1945.

As per usual with the New Vanguard series, the book opens with an overview of the campaign including tables of Wehrmacht Panzerwaffe in the Ardennes (16 December, 1944) and US Armored Divisions in the Ardennes from the duration of the campaign.

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7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen At War 1941-1943

Book Author(s)
Ian Baxter
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Pen & Sword
MSRP
$22.95

The book is another in the great Casemate Images of War series. It is history of the 7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen. This division was formed soon after the Germans invaded Yugoslavia. It was formed in late 1941 to combat the brutal guerrilla warfare that had broken out. The division was drawn from foreign volunteers for campaigns in Serbia and Montenegro.

Its name was from Prince Eugene of Savoy and outstanding military leader who liberated areas of Croatia from the ottoman empire.

In 1942 they added the Mountain Division title to their name.

The images in the book are excellent and inspire ideas for dioramas to me,

The book is full of amazing photos of the division through its history.

I recommend this book to everyone with an interest in WWII.

Thanks go to Casemate Publishing for providing this book to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them

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Napoleon’s Waterloo Army - Uniforms and Equipment
Book Author(s)
Keith Rocco
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Frontline Books
MSRP
$75.00

When Napoleon returned from Exile on Elba he wanted to rule France in peace but that was not to be. In the following weeks Napoleon gathered an army of 128,000 soldiers. This book gives all the details of the troops of the French Army under Napoleon at the battles of Ligny, Quatre-Bras, and Waterloo.

I was surprised at how much content this book held when it arrived for review, it is one heavy book (in weight)! The book's chapters are based on all the different divisions and corps within the army. The details within each of the chapters are incredible and shows how much research the author did to put this book together. I was amazed at the pictures of original equipment and uniforms. They make this book a great reference source.

I must say that the book is very in-depth which some may not like, and could make it heavy work for some. I myself loved the amount of information and lists included.

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RAF Fighter Command: Defense of the Realm 1936-1945
Book Author(s)
Ron Mackay and Mike Bailey
Review Author
Hub Plott
Published on
Company
Fonthill Media
MSRP
$60.00

This book details RAF’s fighter command from just prior to the conclusion of WWII. Their job was to be the defensive shield for the home islands from all comers. This chapter explains how despite this mission the flying and training during this time did very little to prepare them for aerial combat much less the all-out struggle for survival during the early days of aerial combat in WWII!

The book is broken down into 17 chapters, beginning with as it is titled “The greatest Flying club in the world” giving an overview of planes and issues used by and facing the RAF from WWI up through1945.

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F-4EJ (Final Flight)
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Platz
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$17.88

The Aircraft

The JASDF is nearing the end of service for their F-4EJ Phantom IIs. They have ordered F-35s as replacements. This aircraft is one of two from the 302nd Squadron which were celebrating the retirement of their F-4s. This one is the black one. They also had a white one.

Japan will still have some Phantoms for about a year, depending on F-35 deliveries.

The Model

This kit was originally produced by F-Toys, a Japanese company specializing in pre-painted kits which are easy to assemble and finish. Platz then acquires the molds and makes kits which are pretty easy to assemble, but need to be painted and decals applied.