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Nebelwerfer 41 Towed German Rocket Launcher

Complete cockpit tub before touch-up, seats will be installed in a later step, and after I get aftermarket belts. Note that the CRT screens are slightly cracked from Solvaset. Paint will easily fix this.

F-4S Phantom II: Part 1, Comparison and Cockpit Build

Rear view

USS Los Angeles Class Flight I (688) Attack Submarine

Finished model of M-67

M-67 Flamethrower Tank

Right Side Upper

1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe

Finished

Chinese Navy Type 056 Class Corvette

Kit Contents - Side View

British Sea Harrier Pilot, Falklands War, 1982

Finished model

Saab SK 37E Stör-Viggen

Pilot Posed

Soviet Pilot - The Cold War Period

Front 3/4 View

Messerschmitt Me 262B-1/U-1 Night Fighter

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Box Art

1975 AMC Gremlin X
Review Author
Dale Huether
Published on
Company
Round 2 Models
Scale
1/25
MSRP
$25.95

The Kit

The kit for the AMC Gremlin X is a reissue. It can be built two ways – either stock or as a pro-stock dragster. This kit has a lot of detail and is very nicely done, very true to the real Gremlin X. The model is nice and heavy and durable.

The instructions are well drawn and easy to read. The instructions have all the parts numbered, but the parts are not numbered on the part trees. You will have to figure it out by the drawings.

The Build

Construction begins with the motor, which can be constructed stock or as a drag motor. Whichever way you choose, it’s highly detailed and true to the real thing.

Cover

Polish Wings 16: Supermarine Spitfire XVI
Book Author(s)
Wojtek Matusiak
Review Author
Brian R. Baker
Published on
Company
Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books
MSRP
$19.95

History

Numerous experienced Polish pilots served in England, and although they were not technically part of the RAF, they served in special units and distinguished themselves in combat. By the time that the Spitfire XVI was available, the war was nearly over, and although the type was not generally flown in combat (one Polish pilot flew Mk. XVI’s with No. 602 Sqdn.), numerous Polish units operated these aircraft in the immediate postwar years. With the disbanding of the Polish Air Force in Britain in 1946-1947, about 500 Poles joined the RAF and served with various units. The Spitfires were eventually scrapped, and of several that were given to the Polish government after the war for museum displays, none survived. The Communist Government wanted to de-emphasize the role of Poles in the RAF during the war, as there were also Poles flying with the Soviets.

Box Art

Office Furniture
Review Author
Dave Steingass
Published on
Company
Plusmodel
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$34.99

Plusmodel is one of my new favorite model companies from the Czech Republic. This kit consists of 50 parts which completely surprised me with the thinness and extreme quality of the resin castings. Every part was cast perfectly – no bubbles, warping, or unsightly defects in any way. These are all signs of a well-thought out casting process.

The furniture built extremely easily; all the parts fit together with little to no trimming or sanding. I wanted to go the extra mile, however, and experimented with India Inks for the wood grain. There is no wood grain texture on the parts – what you see is done entirely with paint and ink. I added a 1:35 gangster figure from another great resin company, Evolution Miniatures, from Brazil. I scratchbuilt the diorama entirely from plastic, using Grandt Line O-Scale window castings, and painted everything with Badger Minitaire acrylics, some Vallejo Acrylics, and Dr. PH Martin's Bombay India Ink for the wood grain.

Box Art

Cylon Centurion
Review Author
Dave Steingass
Published on
Company
Moebius Models
Scale
1/6
MSRP
$39.95

This is the latest in large-scale figure kits from Moebius Models. Parts number is actually unknown (I forgot to count and it isn't listed on the box), but it consists of 13 sprues molded in light grey and the clear eye lens. The instruction manual is styled after printouts in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series with the cropped corners, rounding out this excellent kit from fans, for fans.

Figure Packaging

U.S. F-105 Pilot
Review Author
Mark Aldrich
Published on
Company
Aero Line
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$11.50

Dateline: February 11:

Review package from IPMS/USA (Dick Montgomery) arrives. After looking at the items, I realized there was an item in the box that I had not wanted. I immediately fired off an email to the Review Delivery Man…

"Dick,
I got my package today and I think there may be an upset reviewer out there! Inside my KODAK carousel box were the three Plusmodel items and an AERO line 1/48 F-105 pilot. Send me an address and I will mail it tomorrow to the rightful owner."

His quick and concise reply…

"Mark,
Well now....I was under the impression that you said you'd review those items assuming that no one else asked for them. There is no one awaiting them...they were meant for you."

DOH!!!!!! I have learned a VERY valuable lesson today! I need to be more SPECIFIC when volunteering to review items!!!! I have learned my lesson, OBI-WAN!