Photoetch applied

Blohm & Voss BV-40 Glider Fighter

Sprue

Büssing NAG 4500 A-1 with Bilstein 3t Drehkran

Right front without pontoons

Type 2 Ka-Mi Tank w/floating pontoon

Ready to Button Up

Douglas Dakota Mk III and Willys Jeep

Clear parts and decas

De Lorean - Back to the Future Part II

Finished Meng King Tiger

King Tiger (Porsche Turret)

Complete Right Tail

CF-188A '20 Years of Service RCAF'

Instruement Panel

P-39 Q/N Airacobra

Under construction.

Battle of Britain – Ready for Battle Gift Set

Belgian (6)

WW1 Belgian Infantry

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10.5cm StuH42 / 7.5cm StuG III Ausf G with Zimmeritt 2 in 1 Kit
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Das Werk Scale Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$42.95

This is a re-boxing of the very good Dragon kit with addition parts and new decals for five different markings. Included in the kit is a very nice instruction manual by Das Werk. The kit can be built in to one of two different versions – the 10.5cm StuH42 or the 7.5cm StuG III Ausf.G.

The kit contains

  • 13 sprues molded in light grey styrene
  • 1 Lower hull in light grey
  • 1 clear sprue
  • 1 Photo Etch sheets
  • 2 metal cables
  • 1 decal sheet
  • 1 instruction booklet.

Construction

The kit is includes a lot of unrequired parts as these are for the other StuG versions that Dragon does. The instruction booklet is great and very detailed to assist in the build. There were a couple of minor errors that I list below that I found during the build.

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Unusual C-47's
Review Author
Brian R. Baker
Published on
Company
Iliad Design
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$12.00

Background

Since the Douglas DC-3 and C-47 was produced in larger numbers than any other transport aircraft, it stands to reason that the plane is well represented in the modeling world. Although the plane has been produced in a number of scales, the majority of the kits are in 1/72 scale. Starting with the old Airfix kit in the sixties, the more recent issues by Italeri and ESCI have featured recessed panel lines and some variations in form, and recently, Airfix is reported to have reissued their kit with more up-to-date features. I have not seen the new Airfix kit, but have built both ESCI and Italeri kits, and they are both exceptionally good kits.

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Panavia Tornado in Combat
Book Author(s)
Salvador Mafe' Huertas and Ricardo Niccoli
Review Author
Michael Novosad
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$24.95

Background and History from Wikipedia

The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin - engine, variable - sweep wing multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and West Germany. There are three primary Tornado variants: the Tornado IDS (interdictor/strike) fighter - bomber, the suppression of enemy air defenses Tornado ECR (electronic combat/reconnaissance) and the Tornado ADV (air defense variant) interceptor aircraft.

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Volvo F16 Globetrotter Canvas Truck with Elevator
Review Author
Ben Morton
Published on
Company
Italeri
Scale
1/24
MSRP
$76.00

The Volvo F16 Globetrotter has been a commercial success since its 1988 introduction. The basic design has been re-configured into several different models ranging from a towing tractor (with a single axle, rear end), an XL version with a sleeper cab, and a reefer truck, among others. The F16 Globetrotter has been replaced in the Volvo inventory with the upgraded FH / FH XL series. (There is an XXL series but that may just be a shirt size. :)

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Dettingen 1743 - Miracle on the Main
Book Author(s)
Michael McNally
Review Author
Luke R. Bucci, PhD
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$24.00

Thanks to Osprey Publishing & IPMSUSA for the review copy!

Michael (Mike) McNally, a native Londoner, has authored ten books for Osprey – this is his latest. Mike has written about the battles of Aughrim, Boyne and the Irish Brigade in French service. He is working on German colonial campaigns during WWI, Irish military history and the Marlborough campaign.

Sean O’Brogain is a well-worked artist and illustrator for a wide variety of clients, including the National Museum of Ireland. He resides in Donegal, Ireland.

You get a 9.75 X 7.25 inch size paperback book that follows the usual pattern of Osprey Campaign books – well illustrated in color, chock full of images and maps, easy to digest, and thorough enough to understand the conflict. Mike McNally follows this pattern perfectly. There are the usual eight sections plus Bibliography and Index: