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Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Aerobonus
MSRP
$15.99

What I have here for you guys is a USAF trailer/flat wagon from Aerobonus its in 1/32nd scale and should add another level of realism to any flight line, hangar or aircraft diorama of your choosing. Aerobonus is produces resin/pe accessories and details sets for armor and aircraft.

The trailer comes in a cellophane wrapper with a printed single sheet instruction folded in half and 3 pour blocks for a total of 15 parts and 1 decal sheet. There are no spare parts at all but honestly it’s pretty straightforward and you shouldn’t get out of hand.

Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.95

A word of caution up front, if you read my previous review on the 1/72 scale AIM-4D release by Eduard, this is going to seem very familiar. If you missed this review, then please enjoy what follows.

Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
David Dodge
Published on
Company
Ampersand Publishing
MSRP
$28.95

Ampersand’s latest book continues to expand on their Visual History format follows the same look as David Doyle’s “USS California”. Ampersand got their start in 1993 when Pat Stansell distributed a free issue of Military Miniatures in Review at the IPMS Nationals in Atlanta. Ampersand joined forces with HobbyLink Japan in 2008, and have continued to expand their military AFV publications ever since.

Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Hauler
Scale
1/87
MSRP
$7.50

Hauler is an accessory company based in the Czech Republic that produces high quality photo-etched sets for AFVs, airplanes, cars, railway vehicles, and resin accessories for dioramas and resin kits.

The product I will be reviewing for you guys is the “Warsaw weapons”. For those of you who don’t know about the Warsaw pact, it was a Defense treaty and Mutual assistance regime created by the Soviet Union and 7 other nations that spanned close to 50 years. So as you would expect this photoetched set contains soviet era weaponry.

Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Aerobonus
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$14.99

Aires and Aerobonus fill another gap with a Soviet pilot in a K-36 ejection seat meant to be added to Trumpeters very large 1/32nd Su-27. The set includes five well-cast resin pieces - two arms, the head/helmet, the top of the ejection seat and the seat/pilot figure.

Preparation is simple, remove the parts from the casting blocks and add the top of the seat and the two arms. There were small amounts of putty at the arms- I used Squadron white putty smooth with lacquer thinner. The head can be kept separate for painting if you like, or glued in place.