Designed in 1936 and entering service in 1938, the Japanese Ki-21 or Type 97 Heavy Bomber, would go on to see service in the war with China as well as World War II. The Ki-21-la was the first version of the aircraft and suffered from a lack of armament and self-sealing fuel tanks. These issues were later addressed in the Ki-21-lb variant.

ICM has produced a high quality scale model of this aircraft in 1/48 scale for those interested in Japanese WW2 bombers. Consisting of six light gray sprues and one clear sprue with very nice, finely recessed detail throughout. Builders should be aware that the plastic used is typical of newer molds and is slightly soft.

Valiant Wings’ Airframe Detail series reaches number 12, with the Bristol Bulldog featured in this volume. The interwar period saw rapid development of airframes and engines and in the mid-twenties, the RAF found its service fighters were quickly becoming obsolete. Enter the Bristol Bulldog, which was an advance on what was then available, but, as a two-gun biplane, itself became obsolescent within a few years. Nevertheless, the type was widely exported and did see combat in the late 1930’s.

From the Model Rectifier Company’s website,

The Soviet Army T-80BV is a main battle tank that entered service in 1985, notable as the first production version of the T-80 family to feature factory-fitted Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armor (ERA).

It combined a high-speed gas turbine engine with a heavily reinforced armor package, making it one of the most elite, high-performance armored vehicles fielded by the Soviet Union during the final years of the Cold War.

• -Equipped with a 2A46M-1 main gun and a 12.7mm 6P17
• -Semi-connecting tracks included

While interesting, the details of this tank are lacking, so I reference the US Army CTC OE Data Integration Network website,