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Northrop Delta Mk. I/II/III

Rear

RG-31 Mk 3 Mine-Protected APC

Engine detail

Curly's Gasser 1940 Willys Coupe

Top side view of Missouri

USS Missouri BB-63

Sprue C & E

F-104G/S Starfighter

Back of Machine

Milling Machine

3/4-right-low-stacked

Y.A.R. Air Force "Peace Bell Program" F-5E

Left side

Nakajima A6M2-N Type 2 Fighter Seaplane (RUFE) '902 Flying Group'

Exhaust Assembly

KrAZ-255b

General parts breakdown

Railroad Water Crane

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Box Art

WWII German Luftwaffe Pilots and Ground Personnel in Winter Uniform
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$21.99

I always like to add figures to my builds to obtain a sense of scale. ICM has provided some of the best figures in plastic for some time. Their latest release is aimed at Father Winter and the German Luftwaffe.

They come packaged in a sturdy cardboard box with a beautiful painting of the figures on the front of the box top. A single sprue of light tan plastic is packed in a re-sealable plastic bag. Five figures and various components of a German airfield are included on the sprue. I could find no flash, and the faces, which are the basis of a good figure, are beautifully rendered.

Parts Package

Spitfire Mk.XIV Exhausts
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$6.50

Quickboost has always offered quick, easy, and inexpensive ways to upgrade your kits. The latest offering is a set of hollowed-out exhausts for the Academy Spitfire Mk.XIV. Molded perfectly in light grey resin, these two banks of exhausts feature exquisitely opened ends. They are drop-in replacements for the kit parts. Removal is easy enough from the pour blocks. Since the attachments are on the inside, there is no need even to clean them up.

Highly recommended.

Thanks to Quickboost and IPMS/USA for the review parts.

Cover

Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft in the Middle East
Book Author(s)
Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Hikoki Publications
MSRP
$56.95

Nowhere in the world has the clash of East vs. West hardware been more hard fought than the Middle East. Soviet arms were first supplied to Egypt in the 1950s. Since then, Soviet hardware as flourished throughout the region. This hardback, detailing such Soviet-supplied arms in the form of warplanes, is printed on high quality paper with over 375 photos, most being in color. The book is broken down into chapters by country, including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel (yes, Israel too), Jordon, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, UAE, and Yemen.

Cover

Schnellboot in Action
Book Author(s)
David L. Krakow
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
Squadron Signal Publications
MSRP
$18.95

The German Kriegsmarine developed the Schnellboot (or S-boot) as a weapon of war to be used by elite sailors. As a testament of their skillfully trained men and excellent design, the S-boot flotillas were able to deliver offensive actions as late as April, 1945.

This book is devoted to the description of the main characteristics and features of the following classes: S-1, S-2, S-7, S-14, S-18, S-26, S-30, S-38, S-100, S-151, and the LS class, which was a “midget” S-boot used mainly from auxiliary cruisers. For each class, there are line drawings and pictures (most of them in half-page size, very clear and sharp) illustrating the characteristics of each class.

Part Packaging

MiG-29 Pilot
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Aero Line
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$11.20

I’ve loved Plusmodel’s Aero Line 1/48th scale series of resin figures since reviewing the first one a while back. This one is no different. With the recent release of the Eduard and Great Wall Hobby MiG-29s, this figure couldn’t come at a better time.

Packaged in a plastic bubble pack, this perfectly cast resin figure is molded in light grey with no blemishes anywhere. It has a minimal amount of flash around the whole figure that literally just falls off when touching it. Clean up is quite easy. This figure is a single piece with a pilot wearing a flight helmet. He has a hand in his pocket and the other one at his side holding his oxygen mask. The carving of these figures is impressive. The face is the most important facet of any figure, and these Aero Line figures are perfect. The proportions of the whole figure look absolutely realistic. The pour block is easily removed with a razor saw. The single piece ensures that there are no gaps anywhere.