Completed left side

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Bubbletop"

Marder right side

German Marder I on an FCM 36 Base

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M18 Hellcat

Bottom

Where Are the Damned Roads?

Wing surface detail

T-38A Talon 'Holloman AFB' (Premium Edition)

Tires & Wheels

KrAZ-255b

Rear view of aft swept model

F-14A/B Tomcat "Jolly Rogers" (2 kits) Limited Edition

The Lady

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Cockpit assembly

Mitsubishi A6M7 Zero Fighter Type 62 "302nd Flying Group"

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Rutan Quickie

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BRE Datsun 510
Review Author
Jim Stepanek
Published on
Company
Revell
Scale
1/25
MSRP
$24.95

What a wonderful and fun kit to work with. There was very little, if any, flash on the parts.

Engine

The little 4 cylinder engine comes with some speed parts and goes together extremely well. I decided to install a small block Ford V8. Surprisingly enough, it fit right in.

Chassis

The chassis features nice detail and crisp engraving. Exhaust is a separate piece as are the front & rear suspension systems. The front suspension has several tiny parts to be glued together and are very fragile. Once installed on the chassis, the front suspension is strong.

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Imperial Japanese Army Artillery Type 41 Mountain Gun "Infantry Regiment"
Review Author
Tim Hortman
Published on
Company
Fine Molds
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$69.00

Fine Molds has recently released two new-tool versions of the WWII Japanese Army Type 41 75mm Artillery. This boxing differ only slightly, and this review represents the slightly modified gun with a smaller shield and a crew of 4 figures in poses transporting (pulling) the weapon kit # FM39 Imperial Japanese Army Artillery Type 41 Mountain Gun “Infantry Regiment”. The smaller shield meant a lighter and more easily transported weapon – for the more mountainous terrain.

This is an all new effort by the folks at Fine Molds and is not the old tooling of the gun, which was done is white metal. The kit contains four total sprues molded in tan plastic: two for the gun, one containing the crew figures, and the final sprue contains the personal gear and weapons of the crew. There are also four strings which represent the tow lines, and a rather large decal sheet.

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Yamaha YZR500 'Sonauto Yamaha 1988' (OWA8)
Review Author
Jim Coatney
Published on
Company
Hasegawa
Scale
1/12
MSRP
$75.00

From 1973-2002, the Yamaha YZR500 led four 500 cc Grand Prix riders to ten separate world championships. One of the most famous riders to take the helm of the YZR500 was France's Christian Sarron. For the 1988 season, Sarron rode for the Sonauto-Yamaha team, scoring 149 points to earn a fourth-place finish overall.

Hasegawa’s offering of the YZR500 is a re-box of an earlier release, as a limited edition with new decals and new brake parts. There are 139 parts included in the kit, including a clear windshield, two rubber tires, four metal screws, a metal spring, and two colors (black and clear) of rubber tubing. The body panels and wheels are molded in white, while the other sprues are in a medium gray. Ten of the parts are not used, and there are two options for brakes (steel or carbon). The kit comes in a typical top-opening box, and the sprues are bagged in groups by color. There is also a very nicely printed decal sheet

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Panzerkampfwagen T34-747[r]
Review Author
Bryan Krueger
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Company
Dragon Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$58.98

Dragon’s latest release of the T-34 is a little bit of a different take. This kit represents a Beutepanzer (captured tank in German service) T-34/76 STZ Model 1942. The Germans captured hundreds of Russian tanks but the actual number of T-34s in service appears to be very low. The Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two has this figure listed as 50 prior to May 31, 1943. Of the 50, only 17 were noted as serviceable.

This kit is largely based on Dragon/Cyber Hobby’s 6388 T-34/76 STZ Model 1942. It has the chiseled shaped mantle, angled turret cheeks, interlocked welded upper hull, and cast steel wheels. It also includes a PzIII turret stowage box.

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StuG.III Ausf.G May 1943 Production mit Schurzen
Review Author
Bryan Krueger
Published on
Company
Dragon Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$56.95

Stug IIIs are my go to kit for a build. When ever I’m done with one project I start thinking about another StuG. You would think I would get tired of them, but there is such a variety of finishes, production variations and field modifications, that there is enough opportunity for each one to be unique. Dragon’s latest StuG III is the Sturmgeschutz III Ausf G May 1943 Production with early style Schurzen. This kit is a bit of a mix and match from the earlier AusfG kits, notably 6365 Early Production with Schurzen and 6581 December 1943 Production with Schurzen.