Interior

Candies and Hughes Barracuda Funny Car

Cart and tool box parts

Deck Crew Aircraft Maintenance

Finished kit

Price of War: European Civilian 1944-1945

Finished 8

P-40 E Warhawk "Claws and Teeth"

Finished D

German Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf.E/F

Intake Trunks

Mig-31 BM/BSM Foxhound (Limited edition)

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McLaren MP4/2C

Cockpit detail

Gloster Sea Gladiator Mk.II

Sprue 2

Chinese J-11B

Truck Bed and cannon

Sd.Kfz.3b with 2 cm Flak 38, Truppenluftschutzwagen

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Saab A32A Lansen
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Tarangus
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$85.00

Saab has been a Swedish company for a very long time. The Lansen was one of their earlier developments in the jet age, its first test flight occurring in 1952. The A32A version was specifically designed for ground-attack and maritime-strikes. 287 aircraft were built between 1955 and 1957, and the airframe was not retired until 1978.

Tarangus is a Swedish company specializing in Swedish aviation. Founded in 2009, they have already started a tradition of excellent kits and attractive subjects. The kits are limited run injection molding and are flash-free with excellent engraved panel lines. There are two versions of the Lansen kit available. This review is for the A32A version. The kit comes with 3 gray sprue, a clear sprue, and two resin seats. The panel lines are very well done. Be aware that this is limited run, so there are no connecting pegs or the like. It is a great limited run kit to start on if you have never built one before, as the fit is quite good.

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‘Buffalo’ 6x6 MPCV w/Slat Armor & Spaced Armor
Review Author
Bill O'Malley
Published on
Company
Bronco Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$75.00

This is the third version of the Buffalo 6x6 MPCV to be issued by Bronco Models. This release includes a different armor configuration than the previous two releases, with slat armor and spaced armor. This is an excellent kit that will be a challenging build for even more advanced modelers. The kit has lots of small parts, finicky assembly of the slat armor, but will result in a highly detailed and rewarding model.

The previous releases were reviewed here:

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A-6 Wheels and Hubs
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$7.95

Eduard continues its release of improved resin wheels with a set designed for the Hobby Boss A-6 Intruder. The set consists of eight beautifully case resin pieces, a wheel mask set and a set of great instructions. The wheel hubs are cast separately for the main gear with the front wheels being cast as one piece each. The masks included are normal kabuki tape masks and will help the front wheels.

Kit contents

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Exhaust Nozzles - Closed
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$26.50

Aires has issued several styles of exhausts for the current 1/48th scale kits on the market. These kits have either open or closed nozzles and for either the Hasegawa or Revell kit. So there are four sets in total. This set is for the Hasegawa series of F/A-18E/F kits and has closed nozzles. The set consists of six parts- two flame holders, two exhaust tubes and two closed nozzles. Casting is perfect. There are no flaws or blemishes.

The set is simplicity to use by removing the casting blocks from each of the six pieces, three per side. You can see in the comparison shots that the detail is much higher in the resin parts. The interior of the afterburner petals is much better and has the correct shape.

Here’s a great picture.

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Fokker D.VII (Fok) - Part 1
Review Author
Roger Rasor
Published on
Company
Wingnut Wings, Ltd
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$79.00

The Subject

The Fokker D.VII is one of the most recognized fighters of the Great War and has been chronicled so many times that it is unnecessary to spend a great deal of time describing it to this audience. Suffice it to say the legendary fighter was (and still is) widely considered to be the best German fighter aircraft of WWI. Almost 3,300 Fokker D.VIIs were built by three manufacturers (Fokker, Albatros & OAW) in the last year of the conflict and they were often the reason a number of German pilots achieved ‘Ace’ status. Before building any model of this iconic aircraft, I would encourage modelers to seek out and read some of the history of the Fokker D.VII to more fully appreciate the experience.