Finished

F-35A Lightning II

F-18 Left Front

F-4J Phantom II & F/A-18F Super Hornet "Jolly Rogers" (2 kits) Limited Edition

Finished pair

Spitfire Mk. XVI Dual Combo

Parts Tree D

WWII British Army 30cwt 4x2 G.S. Truck

5cm pak paint-decals

Pz.sfl.Ia – 5cm Pak auf VK3.02

Wing skin

Horten Ho-229: Part 1 - Preview, Engines and Main Frame

Nacelle With Radiator Added

Part 2 - Henschel Hs-129B-2/RIII Wings, Cowlings and Things!

Interior

Hyundai Santa Fe

Finished

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II

Finished Model - Nose Closeup

F-101A/C Voodoo

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Nimrod's Genesis: RAF Maritime Patrol Projects and Weapons Since 1945
Book Author(s)
Chris Gibson
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Hikoki Publications
MSRP
$49.95

Chris Gibson’s latest book on British aviation projects examines the post-war genesis of the RAF's maritime patrol aircraft. Starting with the British affection for its flying boats of 1945, Chris Gibson chronicles the switchback path that led to the Shackleton and ultimately the Nimrod. As a bonus for underwater target fans, Chris Gibson provides intrepid commentary on the aerial systems developed to counter the threat from Soviet submarines.

To seek and destroy Soviet submarines, Shackletons and Nimrods carried many advanced weapons and sensors, but also played a role in saving lives at sea. Then, after forty years' service, the Nimrods were withdrawn without replacement after one of the most expensive procurement disasters.

Following in the path of Chris Gibson’s previous books, this tome presents hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and artwork. Chris must have really enjoyed the research as there are many projects depicted I was previously unaware of.

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F6F Hellcat Early Armament .50 cal Brownings w/ Drilled Cooling Jackets
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

Thanks to Piotr at Master-models for providing these metal gun barrels to improve our Hellcats, and thanks to our IPMS leaders for sending these my way!

The Eduard Hellcats have been around for a while now, and are great kits in their own right. Master details provide six astoundingly detailed 1/48 gun barrels to replace the kit plastic parts… read on!

Side-by-side comparison, Master Model’s gun barrels provide improvement on the kit items by providing depth and three-dimensional appearance over the kit parts. The kit guns are sufficient, but these bring the kit up that little bit…

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AM-48-109 F6F Hellcat Night Fighters Barrels w/ Flash Hiders
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

Thanks to Piotr at Master-models for providing these fantastic metal flash hiders to improve our Nocturnal Hellcats, and thanks to our IPMS leaders for sending these my way!

The Eduard Hellcats are still the best out there in my opinion, and Master details provide late-model covered .50 caliber gun barrel tips with flash hiders, which directly replace the kit plastic parts…

As you can see on the “before” picture, the kit-provided gun barrels are a bit lacking in the flash-hider department. Adequate but not quite there…

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Forgotten Aerodromes Of World War I
Book Author(s)
Martyn Chorlton
Review Author
Roger Rasor
Published on
Company
Crecy Publishing, Ltd.
MSRP
$39.95

The growing interest in World War I aircraft among model builders and aviation history buffs has fostered an increase in the variety of publications offering information about the subject. Among them is a well-researched hard cover book recently published by Crecy Publishing (and distributed in the US by Specialty Press) about the military airfields that populated the British landscape during and after WWI. The Brits referred to these facilities as Aerodromes, and they were numerous. In FORGOTTEN AERODROMES OF WORLD WAR I, author Martyn Chorlton documents a total of 502 RFC and RNAS sites by country and county. Many began as nothing more than a grassy field with a simple structure or two. Most have been lost to other uses in the nearly 100 years since they were constructed, but some still serve. Remnants of others can be found, but many of their names are etched in history.

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AIM-9E Sidewinder
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$9.95

Developed as a Sidewinder for the U.S. Air Force, the AIM-9E was based on the U.S. Navy AIM-9B, but with some enhancements, based on early combat challenges of the B- model. The cooling for the detector used Peltier thermoelectric cooling, and the forward canards were changed. Ford produced 5000 of the missiles from re-purposed AIM-9B missiles. The AIM-9E measured 9 feet, 10 inches long, 22 inches across the rear fins, had a diameter of 5 inches, and weighed in at 164 pounds. The AIM-9E is credited with aerial victories over six MiG-21 aircraft during the Vietnam War being launched from F-4D and E Phantom II’s of the US Air force.