With Ruler for Scale

Kenworth W-900 Conventional

Finished right

T-72 MBT

Paint Set

B-26B Marauder

Completed 4

M114A1 155mm Howitzer (Vietnam)

Truck & Gun

German 6x4 Towing Truck Kfz.69 with 3.7cm Pak

Back right

Dingo Mk II

Completed gun 4

88mm L71 Flak 41 Anti-Aircraft Gun with Sd.Ah.202 Trailer

Heads

Jungle Patrol

Completed left side

SP-2H Neptune "New Patrol Scheme" Limited Edition

Interior

Candies and Hughes Barracuda Funny Car

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Pz. Kpfw.IV Ausf. H w/Schürzen
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Dragon Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$29.95

The AFV

The PanzerKampfWagen IV Ausf H was designed to be an improved version of earlier PZKw IVs. The 75mm KWK/40 L48 main gun was supposed to be the same 50mm gun used in the IV Ausf F, but the shock of discovering how hard it was to deal with the Russian T-34s and KV-1s necessitated the upgrade to a 75mm gun. The particular version in this kit has the standoff armor (Schűrzen = aprons). The standoff armor is to protect the hull from shaped-charge weapons like the bazooka or Panzerfaust. The boxart shows extra tracks carried on the front glacis plate, but these are not included in the kit.

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Curtiss P-40 Snub-nosed Kittyhawks

Book Author(s)
Carl Molesworth
Review Author
Hub Plott
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$18.95

This book is number 11 in the Vanguard series and covers the later short nosed variants P-40D through P-40N. The book begins with the beginning of the end. By that I mean it shows the 15,000th Curtiss fighter built, a P-40-N-CU festooned with the emblems of each nation that flew them and a red, white and blue striped tail. This was the beginning of the end as around one week after this picture was taken a P-40 production ceased and the plants were shut down. And though Curtiss had tried throughout the war to design and produce new fighters as well as into the early years of the jet age, they would never again build another production fighter designed in house.

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European Hay Wagon
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Plusmodel
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$31.50

Plus Model out of the Czech Republic makes great diorama accessories and kits. I state that upfront as more people need to hear about these great items. This kit is a European style hay wagon in 1/35 scale. the kit is entirely resin with 25 gray resin parts and a small piece of wire. The parts molding is excellent with wood grain molded in subtly to the parts. As with any kit, each part will need cut from its pour block and cleaned. The parts are well done but it pays to take care here. I used a fine razor saw and cut the parts loose and scraped/sanded away the molding lines. Once done, I washed the parts in dish soap and warm water in case there was mold release and the parts were ready for assembly.

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A-3D-2 of VAH-1 'Smokin Tigers' Decals
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Squadron Products
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.00

Superscale initial release for Trumpeters 1/48th scale A-3D-2 with a marking set for the VAH-1 "Smokin' Tigers". Looking at the Internet, there are some great pictures of the Skywarrior in these markings especially on a cruise on the Internet.

The decals come in a single sheet. The sheet contains the markings for the kit including some of the major stencils. The sheet has great registration and color and are printed by Cartograf in Italy. The markings are distinctive with a large red flash on the side and great tail markings. Decals are provided for one airframe, build number 138932. The kit has a great color scheme with the gull gray over white being the primary colors. The nose and the leading edge of the tail is black. The engine parts are metallic titanium and gunmetal. The paint scheme is in full color on a single sheet and has references for those wishing further reading.

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A-6A Intruder VA-95 'Green Lizards' Decals
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Squadron Products
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$16.00

Superscale continues its releases for Trumpeters 1/32nd scale A-6 with a marking set for the VA-95 Green Lizards. VA-95 has been active/inactive many times flying Skyhawks, Skyraiders and the Intruders. The decals here represent the Green Lizards during August 1974 aboard the USS Coral Sea. There are several great web sites dedicated to VA-95 and a quick Google search will find them with lots of photos.