Parts replacement insert

WWII British Vickers MG Crew

Finished

Ghostbusters Ecto-1

Upper fuselag - note seats in cockpit

Avro Vulcan B.2

Close-up 6

Großer Hund Ausf. K KYKLOP Humanoid Unmanned Interceptor

Moo!

Livestock Set, Vol. 2

Wheel/Strut Assembly Mounted in Wheel Bay

Mosquito B Mk.IV - Part 2

Cockpit with Instrument Panel Decal

C-47 Skytrain with Paratroopers

Assembled truck, right side view

Multicar M-22

Clean Up Leaf Springs

Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf. E/F

37mm Completed Side View

US GPW 1/4 Ton 4x4 Utility Vehicle (Mod. 1942) w/ 37mm Anti-Tank Gun M3A1

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HE 111P-2 Exterior Photoetch Set
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$29.95

This set contains 1 large sheet of photoetch parts. These parts are used to add a lot of detail to the engine cowlings, bomb bay, and landing gear for Airfix’s latest HE 111-P2 kit.

As with these sets from Eduard the details are great and add a lot of realism to the finished kit.

A great price for such fine additional detail especially to the bomb bay.

Many thanks for Eduard providing these for us to review.

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Ship Plans No. 1 - Japanese Destroyer Minekaze
Book Author(s)
Grzegorz Nowak
Review Author
Dick Montgomery
Published on
Company
Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books
MSRP
$10.00

MMP has published Ship Plans No.1 featuring the Japanese Destroyer Minekaze. This publication consists of a number of fold-out line drawings of the Minekaze in 1/350th scale, 1/200th scale, and 1/700th scale. The line drawings show the vessel as configured in 1920, 1939, and 1944.

Much detail is shown including railings, rigging, armament, depth charge racks, antennas, and utility boats. There is little text beyond captions for some of the drawings.

This publication will prove extremely useful to ship modelers who favor IJN subjects. Also, it should be noted that this publication is identified as “No 1”, promising more publications in this series.

In North America Casemate serves as the distributor for MMP, and in Australia the distributor is Platypus Publications.

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US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs. IJN Yamato Class Battleships
Book Author(s)
Mark Stille
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$18.95

Osprey is a publishing house in the United Kingdom that should be a household name to swarms of us. Osprey continues to expand their Duel series with the 68th book in this installment. The Duel Series examines the relative strengths and weaknesses of two adversaries across a particular conflict. This particular volume turns its attention to the US Navy Carrier group’s aircraft versus the IJN Yamato class battleships.

For the Duel series, the chapters are organized as follows:

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OV-10 Broncos Decals
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
AOA Decals
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$22.00

NOTE: This review covers two decal sheets. The stencil decal, 32005 has a MSRP of $12.50. It can be found on the AOA website at: http://www.aoadecals.com/32005/home.htm.

AOA (Angle of Attack) decals: New on the block, and focusing on Marine Air … We sincerely appreciate this new decal manufacturer sending IPMS/USA their latest releases for review! (…and the usual thanks also to IPMS USA Reviewer corps leadership for sending these my way.. )

The two sheets being reviewed were provided in the same package; I don’t know if this is the common delivery method.

This (32-004) sheet covers a total of 21 different options for the OV-10A/B as flown by Marine and Navy Air in Vietnam. Included with this sheet was the stencil set, 32-005, which includes propeller warning markings, ejection triangles, etc…

Options include for 32-004 (from AOA’s Website):

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Tiger I - 131 s.Pz.Abt.504 Tunisia Smart Kit
Review Author
Eric Christianson
Published on
Company
Dragon Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$79.00

Dragon Models offers up yet another premium early Tiger I kit for German WWII armor enthusiasts; this time with the famous ‘131’ vehicle captured in North Africa. This particular vehicle was shipped to Tunisia between 12 March and 16 April 1943. The tank was assigned to No. 3 Platoon in No. 1 Company of the 504th Schwere Heerespanzerabteilung (German heavy tank battalion) during the North African Campaign. It bears the turret number 131 by which it has come to be known. Preserved at The Tank Museum in Bovington, England, it is the only operating Tiger tank in the world.