Chassis bottom

Freightliner Heavy Dump Truck

Left front

T-28C Trojan

Wing spar and fuselage details

OV-10A/C

Finished Mustang 6

North American P-51D Mustang

Image 6

British FV510 Warrior TES(H) AIFV

Top rear

Lockheed Martin C-130J C5 Hercules, Part II – The Build

Finished model

Yak-28PP Brewer

Wing Sprue

P-51 Mustang 1a

Cockpit 2

T-45 Goshawk Trainer

Outer Wings

Horten Ho-229: Part 2 - Cockpit, Wheels and Wings

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Parts Package

Wooden Wheelbarrow
Review Author
Ken McDevitt
Published on
Company
Plusmodel
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$4.60

Plusmodel has introduced a wheelbarrow diorama piece that should provide some opportunities to be creative in deciding what the wheelbarrow will be carrying.

Opening the Bag

First, a little background on why I selected this kit. Previously, I had written over a dozen IPMS reviews across several scales and categories. Then I took a break from modeling, and when I returned a couple of months ago I wanted to start with something easy. This subject looked like a good start.

The contents of the bag include 6 resin pieces and an instruction diagram. The pieces are a light grey resin with very light flash around the wheel. The wheel and axle were deformed.

Box Art

Vampire FB Mk.9
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
Trumpeter
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$31.79

Upon opening the box, you will find 3 grey sprues, plus one clear sprue, instructions and a medium size decal sheet stencils included, for two finishing options, one in overall high speed silver and a camouflaged one.

The part count is, relatively speaking, low with a total of 59 parts. The only real assembly option is the external tanks type, either conformal tanks from the Mosquito or drop tanks. You have to either choose which one to install or to fill in the holes in the lower wings.

Perhaps the “main” issue with this kit is that the Vampire Mk.9 had an asymmetrical wing root (to accommodate an internal AC unit), but the plastic parts have symmetrical wing roots, making the kit a Mk.5. Personally, I am not all that worried about that, but some modelers might want to take note of it, or get aftermarket decals for a Vampire Mk.5

Box Art

Macchi C.200 Saetta
Review Author
Brian R. Baker
Published on
Company
Hobby Boss
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$15.98

History

The Macchi C.200 had its origins in a series of Schneider Cup seaplane racers designed by Mario Castoldi during the early thirties. The prototype C.200 first flew in 1937, and was an all-metal, low wing, radial powered monoplane possessing extremely clean lines. Its main drawbacks were its low powered 870 hp. Fiat A.74 engine and its meager armament, two fuselage mounted 12.7 mm. machine guns. Nevertheless, its flying characteristics were excellent, and it was selected for mass production, and a total of about 1,200 were completed by Macchi, and also Breda between 1939 and 1943, when it was replaced on the production lines by the C.202.

Box Art

RAF Gladiator
Review Author
Brian R. Baker
Published on
Company
Hobby Boss
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$15.99

History

The Gloster Gladiator was one of the most famous RAF biplane fighters, and although outdated from the beginning, served with distinction with the RAF and numerous other air forces during the early stages of World War II. Most modelers should be intimately familiar with the story of the Gladiator, so it need not be repeated here. For backup material, I would suggest the following:

  • Gloster Gladiator in Action, Squadron Signal Publications No. 187
  • Gloster Gladiator Aces, Andrew Thomas, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces, #44.
  • Gloster Gladiator, Alex Crawford, Vols. 1-2.

In addiyion, googling the subject will bring up a number of websites devoted to this aircraft. These include the Wikipedia site, the RSAF site, Hakans Aviation page, and some articles on the IPMS/Stockholm website.

Box Art

US WWII Era Parachutes (2 types)
Review Author
Roger Rasor
Published on
Company
Squadron Products
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$9.99

MMD-Squadron has released two unique detail parts in their True Details line that 1/32 scale model builders should find very useful. True Details USAAF WWII Parachute #1 (#32508) is a highly detailed 1/32 scale replica of a Type AN-6510 parachute that is casually posed as an aircrew chute would appear in pre or post-mission repose with integral pack (upturned), cushion, harness and intricate hardware. It is molded in gray resin on a very thin amount of resin molding scrap. This is a perfect accent for any 1930s-WWII US aircraft model. It is posed in the way parachutes were typically placed on the wings or stabilizers of fighter aircraft prior to a mission so pilots could quickly ‘suit up’ for a takeoff. This unique detail part is sculpted with an amazing amount of detail and is packaged on a blister card with a foam pad backing to protect the fragile features of the casting. No assembly is required.