engine compartment

Sd. Kfz.7 8 Ton Type HL m11 1943 Production Half Track

Both Cockpits

MiG-25PU Foxbat-C

Right Cockpit & Heater Inlet

CH-47A Chinook

Paint and Weathering 2

Monty's Office Caravan

Kit contents

1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt 2 'n 1

8

Grumman FM-1 Wildcat/Martlet Mk.V

rear quarter

T-90A wTBS-86 Tank Dozer

Sprue F-Blue

Panzer III Ausf M with Wading Muffler

Black decal strip applied to the nacelle

C-46D JASDF Transport Aircraft

Spotlight

British Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun Archer

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Spooks From the Beach – USMC F-4B/F-4J Phantoms in the Vietnam War
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
AOA Decals
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$22.50

The United States Marine Corps were a major operator of the F-4 Phantom during the Vietnam war flying both the B and J versions.

AoA’s very comprehensive set covers six Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons with more than 15 possible schemes. There is also a full set of stencils included for one aircraft.

The squadrons are:

  • VMFA-115 Silver Eagles which include some neat looking metallic eagles
  • VMFA-212 Lancers
  • VMFA-232 Red Devils with their distinctive squadron markings
  • VMFA-314 Black Knights
  • VMFA-323 Death Rattlers which also includes helmet decals
  • VMFA-334 Falcons

There are left side profiles and top views for all aircraft and multiple pages for the stencils which cover all sides of the aircraft. There is also a small sheet that covers details for each airframe including paint specifics and instructions if certain decals need to be applied before others.

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VF-154 Black Knights - USN F-4J Phantoms in the Vietnam War & Cold War
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
AOA Decals
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$17.00

The United States Marine Corps were a major operator of the F-4 Phantom during the Vietnam war flying both the B and J versions.

AoA’s very comprehensive set covers six Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons with more than 15 possible schemes. There is also a full set of stencils included for one aircraft.

The squadrons are:

  • VMFA-115 Silver Eagles which include some neat looking metallic eagles
  • VMFA-212 Lancers
  • VMFA-232 Red Devils with their distinctive squadron markings
  • VMFA-314 Black Knights
  • VMFA-323 Death Rattlers which also includes helmet decals
  • VMFA-334 Falcons

There are left side profiles and top views for all aircraft and multiple pages for the stencils which cover all sides of the aircraft. There is also a small sheet that covers details for each airframe including paint specifics and instructions if certain decals need to be applied before others.

Box Art

MiG-25 PU
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$49.99

ICM has continued its series of MiG-25 “Foxbat” kits with probably the ugliest variant of all, the two-seat trainer. Unlike the other trainers built by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau where the trainer version was created by extending the cockpit aft to make room for an instructor’s seat and controls, for the MiG-25 trainer an entire new nose section was added in front of the existing cockpit along with a separate canopy for the instructor pilot.

Package

F-14A/B/D Ventral Fins
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
Hauler Brengun
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$7.50

This set provides replacements for the ventral fins for the F-14 Tomcat in 1/72 scale. As the ventral fins remained the same throughout the Tomcat’s production run, they can be used on the F-14A, the F-14A+/B and the F-14D. The set is generic in that it is not designed to be used just on one particular manufacturer’s kit.

To simplify production and especially maintenance and supply requirements, the left and right ventral fins on the F-14 Tomcat were identical, so the same part could be used on either side. Taking advantage of this fact, Brengun/Hauler’s set provides two identical castings of the ventral fin. Rather than make different versions of the ventral fin to fit different model kits, Brengun/Hauler elected to mimic Grumman’s decision and the set includes two identical parts.

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U.S. Vehicles & Heavy Weapons of the Vietnam War
Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
Dana Mathes
Published on
Company
Pen & Sword
MSRP
$36.95

Author David Doyle was recently awarded the coveted Bart Vanderveen Award by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association in recognition of his contributions to the preservation of military vehicles. He has written more than 100 books and has most recently applied his formidable talents to documenting the many vehicles used by US forces in the Vietnam War.

U.S. Vehicles & Heavy Weapons of the Vietnam is a handsome hardcover book, lavishly illustrated with over 250 color and black & white photographs. This work catalogs 36 types of American equipment: wheeled vehicles, tracked vehicles, towed artillery, and self-propelled guns.