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Churchill Mk. VII

PE to be used

F-4J Phantom Hypersonic Models Stabilator Upgrade, Part 3

Rear Oblique

M1A2 Abrams SEP V2 TUSK II

Finished

F-35A Lightning II

Completed top

Jagdpanzer IV/70(V)Lang

Sprue C-D Front

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II

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Jagdpanzer SU-85 (R) w/CREW

Controls and Loader

17 Pounder Ant Tank Gun and Crew

Normande cows

Livestock Set, Vol. 2

Installing Roof

GAZ-05-194 Ambulance

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WWII RAF Driver for Bedford MWD
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$9.99

Aerobonus has provided a great figure accessory for the Airfix Bedford MWD, although I think it could be used with other 1/48 RAF vehicles.

The detail quality is extremely high; there was no flash or other imperfection. The parts once removed from the mold base are ready to assembly.

The Assembly is quick and easy. They will look great as an addition to the Airfix Bedford MWD.

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

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TS-11 Iskra Pitot Tubes, Undercarriage Indicators, 23 mm Gun Barrel
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$3.50

The TS-11 Iskra (“Spark”) is a single engine two-seat primary jet trainer designed and constructed in Poland for the Polish Air Force. It was also used by the Indian Air Force. As the aircraft was not used by many countries, it was mostly overlooked by model manufacturers until recently. I am aware of two kits in 1/72 scale, the recent Arma Models kit and an older kit by Master Craft models. I picked up the Master Craft kit last spring at a model show as I like odd looking aircraft, so of course shortly thereafter Arma released its new kit of the Iskra. As I have not yet acquired the Arma kit, the comparison photos are to the Master Craft kit.

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B-17 Exhausts w/Glycol Burners
Review Author
Timothy Gidcumb
Published on
Company
RESIN2 Detail
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$5.99

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial and military targets. The United States Eighth Air Force, based at many airfields in central and southern England, and the Fifteenth Air Force, based in Italy, complemented the RAF Bomber Command's nighttime area bombing in the Combined Bomber Offensive to help secure air superiority over the cities, factories and battlefields of Western Europe in preparation for the invasion of France in 1944. The B-17 also participated to a lesser extent in the War in the Pacific, early in World War II, where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields.

Book cover

Miles M.52: Britain’s Top Secret Supersonic Research Aircraft
Book Author(s)
Tony Buttler
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Crecy Publishing, Ltd.
MSRP
$39.95

Tony Buttler was born in 1956 and joined High Duty Alloys in Redditch in 1974 as a metallurgist. For nearly 20 years he was closely involved in the testing of aluminum and titanium airframe and engine components for many of the world’s most important airplanes. It was during this timeframe that his interest in military aircraft grew into a passion. Since 1995, Tony has been a freelance aviation historian, with this book being his twenty-sixth major release. He has also written many titles for the Warpaint series of monographs as well as many articles for most of the popular historical aviation magazines.

The cover painting by Daniel Uhr depicts the Miles M.52 in flight ahead of its chase plane, a Gloster Meteor. This painting is reproduced again after the title page, pristine, without all the titles. I counted 112 black and white photographs, 18 color pictures, 20 tables, and 16 tables on 160 glossy pages.

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Tornado IDF Undercarriage Covers
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$13.00

THANK YOU to our friends and suppliers at Aires/Quickboost for another improvement set, in this case for the Revell DE Tornado IDS/GR-4 undercarriage doors. And thanks also to the reviewer corps leaders for making them available to me to review.

This set improves the kit components by replacing them with fine, pressure-molded resin parts. These are very thin and fragile. Included are five doors in gray resin, (two main, three nose gear) and two clear taxi lights.

Remove the parts from their pour stub, and superglue in place. These fit in place of the kit items, no additional sanding or kit plastic removal required. Quick and improved kit appearance with scale size and thickness.

The kit parts are good; the Aires parts are better. Improved, more “scale” detail, more finesse on the doors (and no mold seam to deal with), and “sharper” molding on the parts overall.