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G7101 in German Service with Infantry

Completed 2

The Mole from "Thunderbirds"

Painting and Markings 3

Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf. Type J/L/M, Part 1

Finished

Avia S-99/C-10

Exhaust nozzles

MiG-25 PD

Hull Detail

Japanese Carrier Junyo

Finished

MTM Barachino with Crew

Completed model on base

Bf-109F

Rear

British Heavy Assault Tank A-39 Tortoise

Cockpit tub

P-47D Thunderbolt "Razorback"

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Packaging

Neo CN for Iwata Airbrush
Review Author
Greg Wise
Published on
Company
Iwata Medea
MSRP
$73.13

As the name Neo implies, this is Iwata’s entry-level airbrush label, and it is offered in the two main styles of airbrushes: siphon- or gravity-feed. Our review sample is the Neo CN, a gravity-feed type. Gravity-feed airbrushes perform well at lower air pressures, which help create greater detail.

Another differentiating feature between airbrushes is the trigger style: single- or dual-action. To explain the difference in simple terms, a single-action trigger delivers paint and air at the same time when depressed. The dual-action trigger has a slide, which means when you depress the trigger only air comes out, but as you slide the trigger aft it feeds the paint out around the needle. Our Neo CN has a dual-action trigger with a 0.35 mm needle and nozzle combination. Most lower-end airbrushes are commonly single-action.

Box art

Toyota AB Phaeton
Review Author
David Wrinkle
Published on
Company
Tamiya
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$43.00

The AB was a soft-top variant of the Model AA, and inherited features such as the 3.4-liter inline-6 engine and live axle leaf spring front/rear suspension. It differed from the AA in its folding cloth roof, dedicated windshield design, and front-hinged door layout. To make room for the new folding auxiliary seats, the rear seat bank was moved somewhat further back. Of the 353 produced by 1938, the majority were eventually sent to the military and never made it into the hands of the public as was originally intended.

Packaging

Me 163B Seat with Safety Belts
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$8.50

Quickboost’s latest item is a detailed seat, with the harness installed, for the Meng 1/32 Scale Me 163B. All you need to do to use this seat is paint to it, remove it from the pour stub, and install it. This seat is well worth the investment, as it will save you the time of building a seat with harness. In person, it looks a lot better than under a digital camera’s lens.

This item is, like all Quickboost parts, worth every penny!

Thanks to Aires for providing IPMS/USA with this review set and to the IPMS/USA leadership for passing it my way!

Cart Package

Shopping Cart
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Hauler
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$7.25

There’s not a lot of military history for this kit. It’s a pretty standard European-style shopping cart. I have pushed a bunch of these around stores in Italy when I was TDY at Vincenza. From my experience working at Kroger’s I know that the American version has a different wheel setup and a shelf below the main basket.

This kit is a marvelously done piece of photoetch. Everything except the push bar, which is done in resin, is on one fret. The basket is one piece with the legs attached. The wheels and axle supports are separate pieces, and there’s a chain which attaches to the push bar. I remember that this chain hooks into a dispenser outside the store, and you put a coin in the dispenser to get your cart. When you’re done, return the cart, and you get your coin back. That’s one way for the store to make sure you don’t leave the cart out there in the parking lot. And if you do, some kid would probably take it back to get the coin.

Box cover

Panzerhaubitze 2000 German Self-Propelled Howitzer
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Meng Model
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$84.99

The Panzerhaubitze 2000 is one of the most advanced self-propelled howitzers in the world. The vehicle utilizes a large number of chassis parts of Leopard 1 MBT and Leopard 2 MBT. It is powered by the MTU MT881 engine which provides excellent mobility and is armed with a Rheinmetall 155mm L52 gun with an advanced sight and fire-control system. 60 rounds are stored vertically on board in a horseshoe arrangement. Its automatic shell-loading system has realized automatic management of all ammunition. This vehicle entered German Army service in 1998, and then into armies of Italy, the Netherlands and Greece. The Croatian Armed Forces (COA) recently completed a purchase agreement for 12 former Bundeswehr vehicles to fulfil their NATO requirement.