Aires Wheel Well 1

Hawker Hunter F.6/FGA.9

Completed 2

PZL.23B Karas

Front

1966 Chevelle Station Wagon

Ejection Seat

Saab SK 37E Stör-Viggen

Top View

T-90MS MBT

3

Bf 109 G14/U4

PE, Decals and Cables

U.S. M1 57mm Anti-Tank Gun on M2 Carriage (Late Version)

Finished

British 2-Ton 4X2 Ambulance

Stengthening Plates Added

Tempest Mk. V

Finished T-62, top view

Gulf War Anniversary Box Diorama Set: Part 1 - Iraqi T-62

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SM.01 Fish Submarine
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Rinaldi Studio Press
MSRP
$25.00

I have several of the Rinaldis Tank Art books and they are great guide books so I was looking forward to this one on the Industria Mechanika Fichten Foo’s Fantastical Fish Shaped Submarine. I love the Industria Mechanika products and all things Steam Punk/ Diesel Punk.

Unlike the standard Tank Art book format and size this book is small and compact only 6.5” x 7.5”, which is a great way to show it’s for a single subject. I love this concept and look forward to more of these from Rinaldi. Even the look and feel of the paper in the book gives it a vintage feel!

As soon as I open the book I was impressed. This book has all the great methods and style that Rinaldi has put into the great Tank Art books. The graphics are perfect and enhance the whole enjoyment of the book.

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Chinese FC-1 Fierce Dragon/Pakistani JF-17 Thunder
Review Author
Stephen Bierce
Published on
Company
Trumpeter
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$30.95

The history of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 in the hands of the People's Republic of China (J-7 in the PLAAF; F-7 for export) is a long and convoluted one, which came to a close with the deliveries of the final production examples to export customer nations in 2013. Almost from the beginning, the Chinese wanted to either improve the design into something more modern, or outright replace it with something original. In the JF-17, which started as a 1980s upgrade concept known as the Super Seven, they achieved their goal both ways at the same time—albeit too late to help the PLAAF, who have chosen the J-10 as the official successor for their J-7s.

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MIG-15UTI
Review Author
Brian R. Baker
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$16.95

History

The MiG-15 was the product of the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Team, which was known as the MiG Design Bureau. After producing a series of moderately successful fighters during World War II, and numerous prototypes, their first jet powered design, the MiG-9 was not produced in significant numbers. However, after the war, when German aerodynamic research became available, a design was produced using some of the ideas that were incorporated into the Focke Wulf TA-183 jet fighter prototype, which include a sweptback wing. The original prototype first flew in December, 1947, powered by an imported Rolls Royce Nene engine, which the Russians later copied for use in production models. The MiG-15 became the standard Soviet fighter during the late forties, and continued in service for many years thereafter. The type was also exported to Soviet Allies, including China, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and other countries under Soviet influence.

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Battlestar Galactica Cylon Raider (2-Pack)
Review Author
Brent Bristow
Published on
Company
Moebius Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$34.99

Ron Moore’s reimagined Battlestar Galactica series has been a hit with sci-fi fans for over a decade. As with any series that takes place in space, the ships are just as important as any of the characters. The Cylon Raiders seen in this series are interesting because the ships are characters! Rather than being piloted by humanoid shaped Cylons, as seen in the 1970’s series, the new Raiders are, themselves, Cylons. The 1/32 scale Raider offered by Moebius has been very popular with modelers over the last couple of years, and now, Moebius is offering a 2-pack of these ships in 1/72 scale.

The Kit

The kit includes 2 complete Raiders, each of which has 11 parts, and 2 clear bases that consist of 2 parts each. Each ship and base is on its own individual sprue, which makes finding the parts, and keeping them separated easy. I was happy to see that all of the panel lines are recessed rather than raised. No decals are included, or needed, with this kit.

Package

Mirage III E Interior Detail Set
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$22.95

Eduard continues to release great photoetch sets this is no exception. This is for the Kinetic Mirage IIIE. This set adds a lot of missing detail to the cockpit that really add to the kit.

The photoetch parts are for the:

  • Seat
  • Instrument panel
  • Canopy details

In the packet is:

  • 2 x photoetch sheet
  • 1 instruction sheet

Summary

This is a must have set for the Kinetic kit as it makes it into a great model with all you need to improve the detail of this aircrafts cockpit. The instruments are great and make the cockpit very impressive.

Thanks go to Eduard for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them.