Tail Markings

JASDF F-15J Eagle

Mantle centered

Su-76i

Whirlwind Instrument panel

Westland Whirlwind FB Mk.1

P1220007 (2)

AC-40-137A Soviet Firetruck

Sprue 2

DH 100 Vampire FB Mk.52 Over Northern Sky

Completed figures

Desert Battle Series: Skull Clan – New Amazons. This is not the place for strangers!

Sprue 7

Kawanishi H8K2 Type 2 Flying Boat Model 12

ReBar Slots

53 Foot Smooth Side Trailer with Reefer

Front

1953 Corvette

Inside the cab of the car looking toward the dash and steering wheel – the car does not afford much of a view of the interior, so I didn’t spend much effort on sprucing it up

From A Porsche 962C Limited Edition

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Box Art

Leopard 2 A6/A6M
Review Author
John King
Published on
Company
Revell
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$30.00

Background

The Leopard 2A6/A6M is the newest of all currently fielded German Leopard tanks. This kit is one of three current Revell 35th scale Leopard tanks on the market. The other two kits available from Revell the Leopard 2A4/A4NL and the Swedish Leopard 2 (Strv 122A/122B).

Kit

The Leopard 2A6/A6M comes in the standard Revell end-opening box. Quite frankly, the box is a little too small for all of the plastic inside; more on this later. The 222 parts come in three separate bags on seven sprues molded in the standard Revell green plastic and black vinyl tracks. In addition, there is a piece of fine wire taped to the front of the instruction booklet. The 19 page instruction booklet is easy to follow but be forewarned that in the early steps the instructions already show some parts in place. These parts are labeled, but could be easy to overlook.

Parts Package

Generic/Universal Wooden Crates
Review Author
Mark Aldrich
Published on
Company
Value Gear
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$11.50

Value Gear has been on the model scene for about two years now. The company is out of Ireland where the owner/operator is a Daytime Dad and a nighttime casting machine. These are almost his words off the website. The premise behind the idea is “Any Army Any Era. This is a great concept and a wonderful application. NO helmets, roadwheels or weapons that will “set” the stowage. These items, and there are plenty, can be used on almost every vehicle from WWI to the Present.

Cover

Windsock Worldwide Vol.29, No.5
Review Author
Roger Rasor
Published on
Company
Albatros Productions, Ltd.
MSRP
$15.00

The Sept/Oct 2013 issue of Windsock Worldwide is the fifth issue of Volume 29 and it continues the publisher’s ongoing commitment to provide model builders with accurate and diverse information about WWI aviation. The cover image of a highly detailed Wingnut Wings DH9a also continues the publication’s practice of focusing on that manufacturer’s line of impressive 1/32scale kits. But, this issue presents a rich blend of modeling articles and reference material that extends far beyond the new kits offered by Wingnut Wings.

Box Art

JagdPanzer IV L70 (A) Final Production - Smart Kit
Review Author
Eric Christianson
Published on
Company
Dragon Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$64.99

Dragon Models has released their (fourth? fifth?) incarnation of the German JagdPanzer IV L70 (A) self-propelled tank destroyer in 1/35th scale.

The Jagdpanzer IV (Sd.Kfz. 162) was based on the Panzer IV chassis built in three main variants. As one of the casemate-style turret-less Jagdpanzer ("hunting tank") designs, it was developed against the wishes of Heinz Guderian, the inspector general of the armored corps, as a replacement for the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III). Guderian objected to the ‘needless diversion of resources’ from Panzer IV tank production, as the Stug III and Stug IV tank destroyers were still more than adequate for their role. Officially, only the L/48-armed vehicle was named Jagdpanzer IV. The L/70-armed vehicle that this kit was modeled after was named Panzer IV/70.

Product Picture

Churchill Mk.IV NA 75
Review Author
Bart Cusumano
Published on
Company
Dragon Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$23.50

The Churchill Mk.IV NA 75 was a variant of the Churchill Mk.IV British tank, its main difference being that it mounted a 75mm main gun from the Sherman family of tanks rather than the Churchill’s six-pounder. Besides the main gun, the Besa coaxial and bow guns were replaced with Browning .30 caliber weapons. Some minor changes to the roof of the ‘standard’ Mk.IV turret were made to accommodate the new main gun.

The Box

The kit comes in the typical 6”X10” box that you get with 1:72 Dragon armor kits: the two-part variety that comes with a lid, rather than the dreaded opening end flaps. There’s a nice painting of an NA75 on the box top with kit information panels adorning the sides.

The Kit

Dragon’s kit is in keeping with much of its 1:72 offerings: clean, crisply molded flash-free parts in a light gray styrene in a fairly easy to assemble motif. This basically means low parts count and more molded on or integral details.