Painted overall

E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post Limited Edition

Internal bracing

MiG-25RB/RBT

Interior left

Roland C.IIa Late

Engine deck

Russian Self-Propelled Gun SU-152 (KV-14)

Tread sections

OKB Grigorov German Heavy Tank VK 30.01(h)

Finished

B-26 C-50 Korean War "Glass Nose"

Finished

A-4M Skyhawk

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2022 Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupe

Engine Closeup

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II, Fuselage and Wing Assembly, Part 2

Underside

Soviet GAZ-67B Military Vehicles

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A-26B-15 Invader
Review Author
Michael Novosad
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$100.00

Brief History (from Wikipedia)

The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground attack aircraft. Built by Douglas Aircaft Company during World War II, the Invader also saw service during several major Cold War conflicts. A limited number of highly modified United Sates Air Force aircraft served in Southeast Aisa until 1969. It was a fast aircraft capable of carrying a large bomb load. A range of guns could be fitted to produce a formidable ground-attack aircraft.

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DO 217N-1 Seatbelts for ICM
Review Author
Will Kuhrt
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.95

Kit

The 1/48 Eduard photo etch seatbelt kit contains one full-color photo etch tree containing five numbered parts with a total of 16 parts. The single-page instruction guide is easy to follow. Each of the three seats is clearly depicted with line drawings. Assembly of the seatbelts is nearly foolproof. The right side for each seat is labeled A while the left side is labeled B. This consistency makes assembly of the seatbelts go quickly.

Reviewer’s Comments

Filling a void for the ICM DO 217N-1 kit for which no seatbelts or seatbelt decals are provided, Eduard has stepped up to provide an excellent photo etch set. Whether you are a builder who likes to add just that little bit extra or a detail hawk, this full-color photo etch is a real asset to this ICM kit.

Package

FLEX-I-FILE #7000 "Touch-N-Flow" System
Review Author
Michael A. Turco
Published on
Company
Flex-I-File
MSRP
$20.00

The Flex-I-File “Touch-N-Flow” (Photo 1) is the ultimate capillary action gluing system. Nothing else I know can get cement into hard to reach spots with such accuracy. It enables a modeler to put solvent cement exactly where needed, with very little chance of missing the target and marring an outside surface.

The #7000 system is composed of three components (Photo 2): A bottle of thin Plast-I-Weld solvent cement, a squeeze bottle, and the Touch-N-Flow applicator, along with an instruction sheet The Touch-N-Flow is a thin glass tube with a very fine needle applicator at one end. The squeeze bottle is used to pull the thin solvent cement up into the tube. Once the cement is in the applicator, a touch of the end of the needle releases cement.

Front Cover

The Naval Siege of Japan: War Plan Orange Triumphant
Book Author(s)
Brian Lane Herder
Review Author
Bill Kluge
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$24.00

In the final months of the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy unleashed its full fury on the Home Islands of Japan. Beginning with airstrikes to cover the amphibious landings on Iwo Jima in February, 1945 until the day of the Japanese surrender on August 15, aircraft and naval vessels of the American navy (soon joined by the British Pacific Fleet) ranged up and down the length of the Japanese Islands attacking industrial targets, sweeping aside Japanese air power and, with particular relish, devastating the last remnants of the Imperial Japanese Navy.