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Cylon Raider

Right side

Soviet GAZ-67B Military Vehicles

Nose detail

Mersu Bf-109G in Finland Dual Combo

Underside Preshade

Horten Ho-229: Part 3 - The Big Finish

Left Stencil Placement

VA-75 Sunday Punchers (1) USN A-6A/A-6E Intruders Decals

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M32B1 Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV)

Under carriage detail

BRDM-2 Soviet Armored Car

Rear suspension

Jaguar XJR-9 IMSA (Daytona Type) Limited Edition

Completed 2

Standard B "Liberty" with WWI US Infantry

Complete 8

PT-109

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A-26C Invader

Review Author
Mike Kellner
Published on
Company
Hobby Boss
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$229.95

The A-26 is a lesser known twin engine bomber from World War II which got its ancestry from the A-20 Havoc. After World War II it was re-designated B-26 and also served in Korea. At first glance Hobby Boss’s 1/32 scale A-26C Invader is impressive.

The kit is molded in light gray plastic, with crystal clear transparencies and rubber tires. There are decals for two options, a night black Invader and a natural metal one. All parts were nicely wrapped in plastic but on my sample, the trim control wheel was badly damaged.

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A-26B Invader Landing Gear Set
Review Author
Mike Kellner
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$24.95

The SAC replacement gear seems to be an exact replica of the parts from the Hobby Boss A-26 Invader kit. The metal is soft but easy to clean and file. The set consists of main gear, nose gear, and nose wheel well. I decided to use the nose gear and its well to help balance the model since I have never tolerated tail sitters.

The nose gear well needs a little filing to fit. Even after adding more weight, the airplane barely stood on its nose, so I am glad I used it. I don’t believe you could get enough weight in the nose without it. The SAC set claims it weighs 42 grams and the kit recommends 150 grams, so the builder has to make up the 108 gram difference.

After finishing the model, because of its weight I might’ve been better off using the metal main gear also.

I want to thank Scale Aircraft Conversions and IPMS/USA for the opportunity to review this accessory.

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Pacific Profiles, Volume Two: Japanese Army Bombers, Transports & Misc. Types, New Guinea & The Solomons 1942-1944
Book Author(s)
Michael John Claringbould
Review Author
Keith Gervasi
Published on
Company
Casemate UK
MSRP
$38.95

The Author: Michael Claringbould spent his formative years in Papua New Guinea in the 1960s, where he became fascinated by the many WWII aircraft wrecks which still lie around the country. He has served overseas as an Australian diplomat including South East Asia and throughout the South Pacific where he had the fortune to return to Papua New Guinea for 3 years starting in 2003. Mr. Claringbould has authored & illustrated various books (at least 15) on Pacific War aviation. His history of the Tainan Naval Air Group in New Guinea ‘Eagles of the Southern Sky’ received worldwide acclaim as the first English-language history of a Japanese fighter unit, which was also translated into Japanese.

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SAAB Viggen Landing Gear (Tarangus/Special Hobby)
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$15.95

This set is designed to provide replacement parts for the landing gear on the Tarangus/Special Hobby SAAB Viggen kits. The set includes replacement parts for the nose gear and both main gear assemblies and as with most of SAC’s landing gear sets, the metal parts are intended to be one-for-one replacements for the kit parts.

The nose strut assembly includes the gear strut, the scissor link and the retraction/extension actuator. The parts in my set were very well cast and after just a little clean-up of the casting seam where the casting plugs attach, the parts will be ready to go.