Blanking Sponsons

Pz.Kpfw. V Panther Ausf. A

Left shoulder area

Ma.K. Space Type Interceptor Unmanned Großer Hund ALTAIR

Finished view

Barbecue (BBQ) Grill

Finished left rear

B-26 F/G Marauder

Engine detail

F-35B Lightning II

Hangar floor view - main gear and ball turret

B-17G Final Assembly and Conclusions

Cockpit

B-26B Marauder

Sponson detail

OV-10A Bronco

Fuselage Bottom

Chinese J-11B

Engine before armor plate and paint touchup

The Super Wing Series He 219 Uhu, Motors

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Mk.84 Bombs
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$14.95

Eduard has produced a 1/32 scale version of the Mk.84 2000 lb. general purpose bomb and it’s the largest common bomb used in the military. Looking through my kits, there isn’t a good representation of this weapon in this configuration (there are plenty of laser guided versions) so this is a welcome option for modelers.

Inside the package you will find parts to make two bombs. There are two front bomb halves and two rear fin sections. Also included are three different fuse options, a set of small photoetch rings for detailing the rear fin section of the bomb and a set of decals. Also included is a nice set of instructions in color. The decals come in either white markings or yellow. More on them later.

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U.S. Armoured Bulldozer
Review Author
Bill O'Malley
Published on
Company
MiniArt
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$69.99

This is an extremely detailed, highly accurate, and well-engineered kit. It will take a lot of patience and only very experienced modelers should undertake this little beauty due to the large number of minute, sometimes microscopic parts. With 759 parts in a model that’s less than 6” long, the kit packs a lot of tiny parts in a dense model of the Cat D7. The fit of the parts is phenomenal. The many pipes and levers, layers of body parts, and even the articulated treads all came together nicely.

The kit is part of MiniArt's WW2 Military Miniature series. Previous versions of the kit include:

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Vickers Valiant Pitot Tubes
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$3.53

There are now (according to Hannants) three kits of the Vickers Valiant available in 1/144 scale. The oldest is the Welsh Models vac form kit, followed by the Anigrand. The newest is from Micro Mir.

This installation is on the Anigrand kit, because I don’t have a Micro Mir kit yet.

Installation

Installation instructions show 2 steps. I’ve expanded that to 4

  1. Cut off the plastic probe at the indicated spot. I then used a sanding stick to get a flat surface which I could drill.
  2. Drill a .25mm hole. Test fit a couple of times to be sure it’s deep enough. (NOTE the instructions call for .4mm. I think that’s a little too big.
  3. Use CA glue to hold the brass part.
  4. Paint the finished installation.

Then the other pitot tube, on the other wing. Follow the same 4 steps.

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1954 Hudson Hornet Special

Review Author
Doug Cole
Published on
Company
Moebius Models
Scale
1/25
MSRP
$32.49

The Moebius website sums up this vehicle by noting,

The Special was a fastback version of the 1954 Hudson Hornet favored by stock class drag racers in the 1960's. Complete with the high performance 308 Hudson engine, this kit replicates this unusual car in 1/25 scale.

In its purely stock form this car was still a hallmark of speed and handling. By ’55 the innovation of Hudson would begin to yield to the corporate manufacturers sporting V-8 engines, but in 1954 the “Hornet” was still the one to beat!

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Albion 3 Point Fueller
Review Author
Ron Verburg
Published on
Company
Airfix
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$17.99

History

By the outbreak of WWII over 400 Albion 3-Point Fuellers were in use with the RAF both in Europe and the Far and Middle East. Many went to France with the RAF in 1940, and suffered a similar fate to the vehicles of the British Army, being abandoned on the run back to Dunkirk.

Those that remained gave sterling service during the Battle of Britain, helping to quickly refuel fighters in between sorties, their three refueling hoses drastically cutting down the time needed.

Construction

The kit is produced by Airfix, a well-known maker of scale model kits. The kit arrives in a very colorful box with artwork of an Albion refueling a Hurricane. There are some test shot photos displayed on the side of the box showing detail of the cab and pump.