Finished model

USAAF B-29A "Old Battler"

Completed 4

RQ-7B Shadow Drone

Finished

M60A3 "Patton" Main Battle Tank

Top, Luftwaffe markings

Ju 87B Super44 Dual Combo

Clear coat applied

‘67 Corvette Convertible

Space Wolf Flight 02

Space Wolf SW-190

Wheel Comparison

W.W.II British Airborne Weapon & Equipment Set

Bustle Rack & PE

M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams

Sprue sample

Miorine Rembran

With Ruler for Scale

Kenworth W-900 Conventional

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AN/ALQ-87 ECM Pod
Review Author
David Horn
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.95

The AN/ALQ-87 is an electronic countermeasure pod (originally the QRC-160-8) was first used in 1967. Carried by a variety of military aircraft during the Vietnam, it was commonly seen on the F-100, F-101, F-105, F-111, F-4 and the AC-130. The ECM pod function is to jam the enemy radars guiding surface-to-air missiles, and ground-control intercept radars handling multiple jamming functions. The AN/ALQ-87 was phased out of service in the early 1970’s and replaced by the AN/ALQ-119.

Eduard is known for a wide variety of high quality resin, photo etch and full kits. The AN/ALQ-87

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Land Craft - Bren Gun Carrier - Britain’s Universal War Machine
Book Author(s)
Robert Jackson
Review Author
Allan Murrell
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Company
Pen and Sword Books Ltd
MSRP
$28.95

This is a book in the Land Craft series which details vehicles and covers model kits and accessories to build the featured vehicle covered in the book. This book covers the Bren Gun Carrier by the Allies during World war two.

I found this book a fountain of information on this important little support vehicle. The Profile pictures are a particular favorite and great source for modelling.

The chapters on the different model builds and kits are of great interest and will provide a good resource when modelling this subject.

I was impressed at the amount of information and history found in the pages of this extremely enjoyable book. The pictures along are worth the cost of the book. I will find this book indispensible in my library of reference books.

I recommend this book to everyone with an interest in armor and modelling armor. I very much look forward to other releases in this series.

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Helicopter Crew Vietnam
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
PJ Production
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$13.75

Figures in 1/48th scale, in particular helicopter figures, are like hen’s teeth. So when a new set comes out I am all over it. The latest of these releases is from PJ Production out of Belgium.

Packaged in a small end opening box, with a ziplock baggie inside of that, are three pour blocks of light grey resin and a tiny M-60 machine gun. The small M-60 is loose in the baggie so be careful you don’t lose it when opening the bag. There are no painting instructions inside, but the cover photo of the finished figures is adequate for the job.

The three resin figures represent two pilots and one door gunner. This would seem to indicate that it for a Loach since they sometimes flew with a crew of three and Hueys flew with a crew of four. All the figures have chicken plate body armor and SPH-4 type helmets, but in this scale they could easily be APH-5 helmets. The one thing that stands out is that the heads have microphones molded on. Great job.

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Retribution - The Soviet reconquest of Western Ukraine 1943-44
Book Author(s)
Prit Buttar
Review Author
Allan Murrell
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Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$35.00

This is book is a follow up to Prit Buttar’s On the Knife’s edge and begins after the battle of Kursk that turned the tide of the Eastern front in favor of the Russian forces. Retributions goes in to detail of the massive Russian offensive that forced a now desperate and shaken German forces out of Western Ukraine.

The author gives accounts of the many little-known battles that were constant throughout the Russian offensive. The this comes from the first-hand accounts are from the German and Russian soldiers that bring this to life.

I learnt so much from this book that I was not aware of and the information and writing really draws you in. The book is 480 pages and there are only a few illustrations, and these are battle maps.

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USS Skipjack Class Submarines
Review Author
Allan Murrell
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Company
OKB Grigorov
Scale
1/700
MSRP
$25.00

OKB Grigorov has provided a super USS Skipjack submarine which represent this classic class of American Submarine. The Skipjack class first entered service in 1974.

Included is:

  • Five resin parts
  • One photoetch sheet
  • One resin submarine
  • One resin stand

The detail quality is great; The parts are very delicate parts that need careful removal from the resin bases.

There was no instruction sheet in the box I received to review, this was not a problem as it was a simple build.

The assembly is quick and easy.

The resin stand is an awesome addition to the kit.

I would like to have seen some small decals.

The final part is painting.

Thanks go to OKB for providing this kit to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them