Pre-shaded model

Sd.Kfz. 1381 Geschutzwagen 38 H fur s. JG.331

Primed Panther left side profile view

Panzerwaffe Steel Cats - Panther and King Tiger Ausf B

Right Rear Side

Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe with Universal Military Pod

Gun bay

North American F-51D Mustang Korean War

Unmasked

MiG-15UTI

Pallet Jack 2

Hand Pallet Truck

Cable Reel

IJMNS Yamato, Part 2

Aircraft close up, right front

Kawanishi E7K1 Type 94 Model 1 Recon Seaplane 'Izumo' w/Catapault

Finished model top

Me-163 Komet

Cockpit and engine

Lancaster Mk.1B - Part 3 of 3

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Decal Package

Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4 Decals
Review Author
Chad Richmond
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$16.95

Eduard has turned out an excellent 1/48th scale Bf-109E-4 kit for us that has sparked a new interest in one of the most modeled aircraft ever. But, who can ever have enough 109’s? Even though you get markings for five separate aircraft in the Profipack kit, Eduard has produced a decal sheet with another five aircraft for us to choose from. The decals are printed by Eduard in the Czech Republic on a 3.3” by 7.5” sheet and is accompanied by an 8.3” x 11.6”full color foldout depicting the decal placement for each of the aircraft, as well as a general scheme depiction that includes color callouts for Gunze Sanyo paints.

Aircraft included are:

Parts Package

Italian Machine Gun Breda SAFAT 12.7mm Barrels
Review Author
Paul Mahoney
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$9.00

This little set is designed as a drop-fit to replace the plastic machine gun barrels on any Italian 1/48 scale aircraft kit that was armed with the Breda 12.7mm machine guns.

Master Model provides a pair of gun barrels, each comprised of 2 pieces: a perforated jacket and the gun barrel itself. The brass is extremely cleanly cast, with full perforations in the jackets and a nice open muzzle on the barrels themselves. No cleanup of these parts will be required. The brief instructions show the barrels are to be inserted into the jackets, then placed onto the model in the appropriate location.

Parts Package

He-162 Replacement Landing Gear
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$13.95

From Ross McMillan and Scale Aircraft Conversions comes this nice little set of replacement landing gear from Tamiya’s 1/48 He-162 Salamander. The set consists of two main gear struts, two torque links, one nose gear strut, one lower half of the nose gear strut, and one retraction strut for the main landing gear. Each of the parts is well cast in white metal.

The parts are a direct replacement for the kit parts. They fit well and provide more strength. I have included shots of the kit parts and SAC gears they duplicate.

If you want to add more strength, these are perfect. Recommended. My thanks to Ross McMillan at Scale Aircraft Conversions and IPMS/USA for the chance to review this great gear.

Box Art

Flakpanzer IV Mobelwagen (w/Flak 43)
Review Author
Andrew Birkbeck
Published on
Company
Tamiya
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$37.00

Since man’s first coordinated attempts to go airborne for the purposes of warfare (balloons used for artillery spotting in the Franco/Prussian War of 1871), opponents have speedily attempted to counter the aerial threat with ground based anti-aircraft weapons. And when the pace of war sped up, so the need for mobile AA weapons increased. During the opening phases of WW2, German ground forces enjoyed air superiority, and the need for mobile AA equipment was not a high priority. But by 1943, it became clear to German commanders that mobile AA weapons to keep pace with and offer protection for their mechanized units were required. Two existing tank chassis were used to provide the bulk of the Flakpanzer weapons, those being from the Panzer 38t and the Panzer IV vehicle series. The first Panzer IV chassis vehicle was the Mobelwagen, or “Moving Van,” initially mounting a quad 20mm Flak gun unit, but for the production series of vehicles, mounting a single barreled 37mm Flak 43.

Detail Parts

F-86 Sabre Cockpit
Review Author
David P. Lennox
Published on
Company
AMS Resin
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$42.00

AMS Resin, Advanced Modelers Syndrome, specializes in resin sets for aircraft from the 50’s to 70’s in 1/32, 1/35 and 1/48 scale. Their products are available through Sprue Brothers.

Their offering of this 1/32 F-86 cockpit is intended for the F-86F-40 kit produced by Hasegawa, but there are cockpit color descriptions for many variants. Included information is provided on a small CD. I stress the small CD because it may not work in all CD drives. It contains 20 excellent color photographs of operational cockpits as well as instructions for installation, with painting and historical information.