Pack 5 Subframe with Engine Installed

1961 Jaguar E-Type, Part Two

Instrument panels

T-50 ROKAF Advanced Trainer

Finished kit, front view.

Vickers Wellington Mk.1C

From right-front

Russian AT-T Artillery Prime Mover

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A-10C Thunderbolt II

chappel

Confession Before the Flight

Clothespins

Supermarine Seafire FR.46

Finished Left Front

P-39L/N US WWII Fighter

Left Front

Mag Ach 1/2 Middle East War Series (50th Anniversary The Six-Day War)

Step 29 track

Russian Self-Propelled Gun SU-152 (KV-14)

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Convair B-58 Hustler Pitot Tube
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$6.50

Another excellent turned metal (brass) pitot assembly from Master Model. IPMS USA sincerely appreciates the support of Master Model, who continue to provide first-class products to improve already great models…. THANK YOU!

This one is as simple as it gets; a pitot tube combined with the Pitot Boom which fits on the nose of the Italeri 1/72 B-58 Hustler. Looking at the kit item and Master Model’s replacement, it is easy to see why you should buy this one. First, the kit item is really way too short; Master Model fixes that. Use superglue or epoxy to install, the fit is perfect and doesn’t need anything else. There is an excellent instruction sheet as well, other aftermarket companies should follow this lead.

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Salmson 2-A2 USAS
Review Author
Dave Koukol
Published on
Company
Wingnut Wings, Ltd
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$99.00

Background

First entering service in October of 1917 with French forces, the Salmson 2-A2 was enthusiastically received by its crews as a rugged and dependable improvement over earlier designs. It soon entered service with the United States Air Service in June of 1918. In its brief service with the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), a reported 705 examples of the 2-A2 were delivered, although they saw limited combat duties, and went on to serve with the occupational forces in Germany following World War I. The 2-A2 continued to serve with French forces until 1921, and saw further limited service with Russian, Czechoslovakian, Belgian, and Japanese forces. The Japanese version was built under license as the Japanese Type Otsu 1 Reconnaissance Aircraft through 1933.

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SH-3D Sea King Interior Self-Adhesive Color Photo Etched Set
Review Author
Matthew Cottrell
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$32.95

Introduction

The Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was developed in the late 1950s for the US Navy’s growing anti-submarine warfare role. Becoming operational in 1961, the Sea King would serve with the US Navy until 2006, and continues in service with other operators to this day. Over its lifetime, the Sea King would spawn multiple variants and revisions. This included versions to meet USAF and USCG roles, such as the well known HH-3E Jolly Green Giant combat search-and-rescue helicopters. Additionally, licensed-built versions of the Sea King were made by Mitsubishi, Agusta, and Westland. The British-built Westland Sea King variants differ in quite a few points from the Sikorsky-built Sea Kings, and are the basis for Cyber-Hobby’s 1/72 Sea King kits.

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Model Art - Air Model Special No. 04: Imperial Japanese Navy Interceptors
Review Author
Mike Van Schoonhoven
Published on
Company
Model Art
MSRP
$18.39

This is one of Model Art Modeling Magazine special editions. The text is mainly in Japanese with some English subtitles throughout. One feature of these magazines is the high quality of the photographs and the models.

Model Art has done it again. Back in April 2013 they released "Air War Over Vietnam U.S. Navy Aircraft Part 1". This is the third followup and they have made some changes to the layout from the excellent first issue.

The magazine is laid out in several sections. The sections consist of mostly Japanese writing, but there is some English captions and wonderful color photographs.

The first couple pages consist of new releases that will soon hit the market and a New Kit Selection article. It features three of Airfix's new tool kits, the 1/48 Gloster Javelin FAW.9/9R, 1/72 Gloster J-8A /Gladiator Mk. II and 1/72 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1.

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Type 214 Class Submarine
Review Author
Rob Benson
Published on
Company
Wolfpack Design
Scale
1/350
MSRP
$29.00

Thank you to the great folks at Model Rectifier (MRC) for providing this review kit. I appreciate your hard work bringing new products to the scale modeling community. Wolfpack Designs continues to bring forth a wealth of innovative aftermarket products and new kits. I am deeply appreciative of the IPMS Reviewer Corps crew. Their untiring efforts are often overlooked, but those efforts are critical to the success of the program.

The Type 214 class submarine is a German export version that is popular with many countries. This kit fills a nice spot in my 1:350 submarine collection, providing a nice contrast with the Typhoon and Ohio examples. A retired submarine officer told me that this particular class can have a very interesting tactical role in force projection, one worth reading about.