Right side view

1913 Ford Model T Roadster

Rear

Nashorn 8.8cm Pak43/1 auf Geshtzwagen III/IV (Sd.Kfz.164)

6A

M1 IP Abrams MBT

Finished

Mercedes Benz Actros MP4 Giga Space

Underside

Fw 190A-8 (early wings) Overtrees

Lower left

U.S. Scooter - Airborne

Completed 2

Merkava Mk.3 BAZ with Nochri Dalet Mine Roller

Frame and engine 4

German Military Car 170V 1937

Bottom Shot

Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden (Jack) “Prisoner of War”

Underside

Hurricane Mk. IIC

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IDF ¼ Ton 4x4 SIYUR reconnaissance and TOLAR Recoilless Rifle Vehicle

Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
AFV Club
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$65.00

AFV Club has put two kits in one packaging for the IDF Jeep Siyur (Reconnaissance) and Tolar (Fire Support) versions that were in service with the IDF from around early 1965 to the end of the Yom Kippur war in 1973. They were used in large numbers and for many functions during this period.

  • Eleven x Light brown Sprues
  • Two x Clear Sprues
  • Two x Photo Etch sheets.
  • Two x decal sheets
  • 2x Instructions

The detail quality is excellent with only a few pin marks to remove.

Box Art

Nebelwerfer 41 Towed German Rocket Launcher
Review Author
Eric Christianson
Published on
Company
Vargas Scale Models
Scale
1:35
MSRP
$44.50

Vargas Scale Models has historically occupied a niche specializing in unusual, 3-D printed, limited-run armor models, mostly pre- and between World Wars. So far this has been a winning strategy for this prolific company, fleshing out all those subjects ignored by others. Lately, however, Vargas has been entering more well-trodden areas, as well as experimenting in other scales. such as 1/72nd, and even the odd 1/16th aftermarket item. One such release (in 1/35th) is a late-WWII-era German Nebelwerfer 41 towed rocket launcher; the subject of this review.

The Nebelwerfer (roughly translated as ‘smoke thrower’) was a German multiple rocket launcher that served with German Chemical Corps units, which had the responsibility for poison gas and smoke weapons that were also used to deliver high-explosives during the war.

Product

Acrylic Paints Set "Personal Protective Equipment"
Review Author
Gino Dykstra
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
All
MSRP
$19.99

ICM continues to come out with interesting paint sets for their kits, and this one is no exception. As with all of the ICM acrylic paints that I’ve tested so far, I’ve found these to be smooth and creamy with no pigment separation in the bottle. They have excellent opacity and cover nicely with one coat, and are clearly intended for hand painting rather than airbrushing. I’m finally overcoming my reluctance to paint figures with acrylics because of the excellent quality of these paints.

This set is a bit different from others in that it includes paints representing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for figures that can be found in several of their Chernobyl series, rather than just the latest Brave Divers set. However, I had already assembled the Brave Divers set for another review so decided to test the entire range on these figures.

Here are the paints supplied in the set:

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Eagles of the Luftwaffe, Vol.2, Focke-Wulf Fw-200
Book Author(s)
MATTHEW WILLIS
Review Author
Brian R. Baker
Published on
Company
Mortons Books
MSRP
$22.50

Historical Background

World War II is probably the most covered subject of publishers of material intended for modelers and historians, and this book fills a gap that has been left unfilled for a long time. Most publications seem to be of purely military aircraft, but this one is unusual in that it provides the development and combat history of an airplane that was originally designed as a long range airliner, but was later converted to various military roles, including reconnaissance, bombing, torpedo attacks, and military transport roles.

Box Art

HMS Colombo
Review Author
Luke R. Bucci, PhD
Published on
Company
Trumpeter
Scale
1/700
MSRP
$51.99

Thanks to MRC for the review kit and IPMSUSA for the opportunity to conduct and publish this review.

Bottom Line: 1/700 scale models of Royal Navy light cruisers built in WW I and repurposed as anti-aircraft (AA) cruisers in WW II have been long awaited as injection-molded plastic kits, and HMS Colombo is the latest arrival, and well done.