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From the Valiant Wings Publishing website: Our eleventh title in the Airframe Detail series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the 1/72 scale kit from Azur-Frrom, the Trumpeter example in 1/48 scale, or even one of the older toolings.
Contents include:
“Führer Headquarters were Nazi command centers used by Hitler and his officials during World War II.
The Führer Headquarters, Führerhauptquartiere abbreviated FHQu in German, were headquarters used by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and his close circle of commanders and officials. As Hitler directly controlled much of the German war effort, the FHQu were de facto military headquarters.
At the beginning of the war, Hitler's railway train served as Führerhauptquartier, for example during the Balkans campaign in the spring of 1941, but the construction of Führerhauptquartiere, Hitler's Headquarters, was entrusted to the Organisation Todt, the Nazi civil engineering body.
I chose to review Super Model International, No. 2, because of one feature in particular—the BMW R75 build. Having previously built Revell’s 1/9-scale BMW R75 with sidecar, seeing a BMW R75 featured in this issue piqued my interest.
Super Model International No. 2 from Kagero Publications is printed in A4 portrait format, on glossy, heavy paper stock, with sharp, clear photos throughout. This issue focuses on armor, showcasing advanced techniques, detailed sequences, and excellent build photos, all in color. Four authors contribute four armor projects, providing the reader with a valuable resource for techniques and finishing.
This issue features four in-depth armor subjects.
As a recap, we are building up the old Monogram kit and two ICM kits of the B-26B Marauder with ICM’s 1/48th scale Flak Bait as the main review item. I selected the following schemes for the three kits:
At the end of Part 1, the fuselages were all together and it was time to finish off the kits.
Hobby Boss’ 1/700 Type 094 Jin Class SSBN is composed of 18 injection molded styrene parts, 1 photo-etch part and a small decal sheet. One painting example is offered in full color. Assembly is broken down into two steps. Step one brings the hull halves and conning tower parts together. Step adds the conning tower to the upper hull, adds the photo-etch screw and places the supports of the display stand. Overall a very simple model.
