Assembly

PACV Hovercraft (U.S. Army)

Comparison to 1-48 Tamiya Kit

AD-4 Skyraider

7 Fuselage panel lines

Su-27C Flanker, Part 2 - Painting and Finishing

Finished 1

Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf. E/F

Finished

F-35C "Lightning II"

Decals & Photoetch

Panzerfaust with Box

Refueling Boom and Fin Topper

USAF KC-135E

Gun Shield

U.S. M1 57mm Anti-Tank Gun on M2 Carriage (Late Version)

Right rear

U.S. Scooter - Airborne

Barrel

M103A2 Heavy Tank

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Packages

Sanding Sticks Collection (Multipurpose, Standard and Large Surface)

Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
AMMO by Mig Jimenez
MSRP
$1.50

This review covers the following standing sticks from the AMMO line

  • Standard sanding stick with grits 180/320/600/2000; MSRP: $1.50
  • Large Surfaces sanding stick with grits: 320/600/4000; MSRP: $2.10
  • Multipurpose sanding stick with grits 150/240/320/600/1200/2000; MSRP: $2.30

All these sticks have the different grits identified by color coding each surface of half-surface. Their size is large enough to fit well and comfortable in your hand.

They are flexible, so you can use them in any task that requires following curved surfaces. They are padded (in particular the Large Surfaces one), which means your hand does not need to follow a curved path, the padding of the sanding stick will do that for you.

The Multipurpose stick is a workbench workhouse that could be used from shaping parts with its 150/240 grit, all the way to polishing parts with its 2000 grit.

Cover

Fortress Budapest 1-2
Book Author(s)
Kamen Nevenkin
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Peko Publishing
MSRP
$129.95

Although the idea itself was born earlier, the Hungarian Peko Publishing, was established in 2012. Even though this is quite a young company, it became popular and well known by the modeling community in a short period of time. The key to their success is that they own thousands of original photographs, most of which have not yet been published. PeKo Publishing Books are distributed in North America by Casemate Publications.

Packaged Product

USN Mark XIII Torpedo
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
Brengun
MSRP
$9.75

The Mark XIII torpedo was the primary air-dropped torpedo of U.S. Navy in World War II. While it originally entered service in 1938, due to a series of design flaws, its performance during the first years of World War II was dismal, often running erratically, failing to maintain the correct depth and arming prematurely. However, continued improvements to the Mark XIII during the war eventually made it a powerful and effective weapon. Later in the war, Mark XIII’s were used on American PT boats on roll-off racks, replacing the bulky torpedo tube launchers originally mounted (United States Naval Undersea Museum).

Roman Shields

Roman Shields
Book Author(s)
M.C. Bishop
Review Author
Gino Dykstra
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$20.00

Silly me. When I saw the title of this book, I thought it was simply going to be a compilation of various shield motifs I could use in my figure modeling. Instead, this publication opened a world of fascinating information on the development, manufacture and use of this most Roman of military items – the scutum or shield. Use of the large, rectangular shield had a large part in dictating Roman tactics, as it permitted the Legionnaire to move in tight formations, well-protected by his fellow soldiers and his own shield – something few other ancient armies were capable of.

Box Art

A-26 Invader Propellers, Propeller Reduction Casing and Wing Gun Barrels Type B; B-26B-50 Gun Turret
Review Author
Ben Morton
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48

Quickboost, a Czech Republic manufacture of after-market resin bits, has added to their offerings to enhance the ICM Holdings series of 1/48th scale A-26/B-26 aeroplane model kits.

Product/Stock#:

  • Invader Propellers - QB 48-936
  • Gun Barrels - QB 48-949
  • Reduction Casing - QB 48-953
  • Gun Turret - QB 48-950

MSRP:

  • Invader Propellers - $11.00
  • Wing Gun Barrels - $8.00
  • Propeller Reduction Casings - $11.00
  • Invader Gun Turret - $9.00

Quickboost, a Czech Republic manufacture of after-market resin bits, has added to their offerings to enhance the ICM Holdings series of 1/48th scale A-26/B-26 aeroplane model kits. Among the items designed specifically for the ICM kit(s) are :