Tow Bar and Missiles

Mig-29A Fulcrum

Sprue 7

Kawanishi H8K2 Type 2 Flying Boat Model 12

Left side view of Cobra

Gulf War Anniversary Box Diorama Set: Part 2 - U.S. Cobra AH-1W

Finished Special Hobby FH-1

FH-1 Phantom "Demonstration Teams and Trainers"

Finished

English Electric Lightning

Cockpit 1

F6F-5 Hellcat, Part 2

Forward Hull, Port Side

Battlestar Galactica (35th Anniversary Edition)

IMG_0915

Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Nick) Part 1

Filling

Bf-109F Royal Class

Head on!

Vought F4U-1A Corsair

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F/A-18 Hornet Main Landing Gear

Review Author
Will Kuhrt
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/18
MSRP
$24.95

The BBI 1/18 F/A-18 Hornet is a fully-painted and detailed plastic display model and belongs to the “Elite Force” family of products. This is not a traditional plastic model kit nor is it a toy. These are prepared display models intended for the serious collector.

This SAC landing gear kit is a replacement for the BBI Hornet’s main landing gear. Because the canopy, all control surfaces and the landing gear are all functional-you can extend and retract the landing gear—they are prone to breaking.

This replacement set is very sturdy and for the scale, it has good basic detail.

Thank you to Scale Aircraft Conversions for supplying this sample, and thank you for IPMS for the privilege to review it.

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Operation Höss -The Deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz, May–July 1944
Book Author(s)
Ian Baxter
Review Author
Andy Taylor
Published on
Company
Pen & Sword
MSRP
$26.95

Ian Baxter is a prolific author and has an impressive collection of photographs, many unpublished previously. The book follows the familiar Images of War format with brief introductions for each chapter followed by a lot of photographs to tell the story. After reading Ian’s book on Heinrich Himmler, the Architect of the Holocaust, I wanted to read, and learn more, about the mass deportation of some 438,000 Hungarian Jews. Ian Baxter did not disappoint. He illustrated how the Nazi final solution had become even more efficient and brutal in 1944 after the Hungarian change in government at the behest of the Germans. The Hungarian Jews, who until that time, were temporarily protected, were now open to joining their Jewish neighbors throughout Europe. Operation Höss was named after Rudolph Höss, the longest serving commandant of the Auschwitz camp system from 4 May 1940 to November 1943.

Product

F/A-18 E/F Engine Nozzles Set (Revell)
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
Brengun
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$9.30

This set is designed to provide replacement engine nozzles for Revell’s 1/72 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Dauntless kits. The package includes two complete nozzle sets consisting of the flameholder section, the exhaust tube and the nozzle.

As expected with Brengun, the resin parts are well cast and sharply detailed and are intended to be a complete replacement for the kit’ engines. As with any resin set, the first set is to wash the parts to remove and release agent residue. I then used a razor saw to remove the parts from the casting stubs. I have always struggled with this step as I can never quite seem to keep the blade straight all the way through, so I end up having to do some remedial sanding to even the parts up after removal.

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Lavochkin La-7
Book Author(s)
Dariusz Paduch
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$37.00

Based in Central Europe Kagero Publishing House is the biggest publisher and exporter of English-written publications about military history, release nearly 60 titles every year. Kagero was founded in 1995, and began by delivering military titles in Polish. Their success led Kagero to start releasing books in English in 1998. Authors from Poland, Canada, USA, Australia and Great Britain, who were invited to cooperation, gave a beginning to a new range of products, which have put them on a position of one of the most recognized publishers on the market. Kagero has released more than 550 publications. Kagero is managed by Damian Majsak and his wife Joanna.

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Airliners of South and Southeast Asia

Book Author(s)
Gerry Manning
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Key Publishing Ltd
MSRP
$24.95

This is the 2nd volume of a new Key Books Series Modern Commercial Aircraft. This covers the Airliners used in the South and Southeast Asia region. This covers all types of aircraft across the Asian airlines flying now and in recent years. The book contents consist of many photos with individual captions describing the details of the aircraft and the operators.

During my Airline interiors career I work on the interiors for a lot of the aircraft shown on this book and is a great collection of Aircraft types and Liveries for the Asian region.

All the photographs and write up in this book really help to show the variation of aircraft and airlines using then during this period.

I recommend this book to everyone with an interest in Commercial Aircraft and or Airlines. Also great for commercial aircraft modelers. After reading this book I look forward to adding more of this series to my library.