Tracks - placing third link in jig.

Soviet T-10M Heavy Tank

Top aft deck

Battlestar Galactica (TOS) Cylon Raider – 35th Anniversary Edition

With Eduard's Bf-110C

Messerschmitt Bf-110G-2

Completed Kit

Yokosuka Ohka MXY7-K1 Kai

Finished 1

Soviet T-64 Mod 1972

Fuselage Joined 2

F-14D Tomcat, Part 2 - Airframe and Weapon Construction

Aircraft Finished 8

Iomax Archangel with Archangel Weapons Set

Box Complete

USS Midway Pt 1: Hangar Bay Deck

Wing Assembly

Focke Wulf FW-190F-8 Weekend

Left front

F-15E Strike Eagle

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Scale Military Modeller International Magazine, December 2019
Book Author(s)
Multiple
Review Author
Paul Mahoney
Published on
Company
SAM Publications
MSRP
$9.99

Having ‘gone digital’ over the last several years, I have severely curtailed my physical magazine subscriptions. As a result, this title was entirely new to me and thus was very keen to review it and have a chance to read through another publication.

Despite the above commentary, Scale Military Modeller International has been around for a while. The quality of the magazine is like many others from the publisher – Nice, glossy stiff covers and equally glossy, but thinner, content pages. Excellent quality photos and detailed articles are consistent throughout this issue.

Contents of Issue #585 include at least 9 build articles (8 military vehicles ranging from WW2 to present-day, and 1 Schnellboot ). Several pages of new product descriptions (covering armor and figures) fill out more of the magazine. Two articles cover historical background of different subjects, accompanied by build articles of the same. There are also some brief pieces on new tools available.

Package

FLEX-I-FILE #7000 "TOUCH-N-FLOW" System
Review Author
Michael A. Turco
Published on
Company
Flex-I-File
MSRP
$19.99

The Flex-I-File “Touch-N-Flow” (Photo 1) is the ultimate capillary action gluing system. Nothing else I know can get cement into hard to reach spots with such accuracy. It enables a modeler to put solvent cement exactly where needed, with very little chance of missing the target and marring an outside surface.

The #7000 system is composed of three components (Photo 2): A bottle of thin Plast-I-Weld solvent cement, a squeeze bottle, the Touch-N-Flow applicator, along with an instruction sheet. The Touch-N-Flow is a thin glass tube with a very fine needle applicator at one end. The squeeze bottle is used to pull the thin solvent cement up into the tube. Once the cement is in the applicator, a touch of the end of the needle releases cement.

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Scale Aviation Modeller, December 2019
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
MA Publications, Ltd.
MSRP
$5.92

IPMS/USA appreciates the opportunity to review this periodical and report on the content!

OK, I am one of “those guys” who really enjoys reading periodicals/magazines. They provide a method to weed out the potential poorly manufactured models out there (a rare occurrence these days with modern molding techniques) and highlight the benefit of a given kit. A win for me as I therefore know of and don’t buy poorly executed plastic. And if I do, it’s because it saves me a lot of scratch building. Plus, I learn a lot of technique and history from modeling. What is not to like?

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Case White - The Invasion of Poland 1939
Book Author(s)
Robert Forczyk
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$27.00

Osprey Publishing has recently released a book by Robert Forczyk covering the Invasion of Poland. He is a well-known author and superb researcher of military topics. Certainly, this book is not an exception to his well-earned reputation.

The book is broken down in the following sections

  • Poland is not lost
  • Poland prepares for the next round
  • The Threat Emerges
  • Countdown to War
  • Opening Moves
  • Total War
  • Apotheosis
  • Occupation
  • Epilogue

Plus several appendices covering military ranks, glossary, etc.

I would argue that this book is two sub-books in one single binding. The first sub-book covers the political history of Poland during the 1920s and 1930’s (the first 3 chapters) while the second sub-book covers military history of the actual invasion of Poland in 1939.

Package

Return Rollers for Pz.IV Type 3
Review Author
Dick Montgomery
Published on
Company
OKB Grigorov
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$9.85

OKB offers three very similar products, all in 35th scale, for use on a Pz.IV . These items are “return rollers” for the Type 2 (product S35007), the Type 3 (product S35008), and the Type 4 (product S35009). This review will focus on the rollers for the Type 3 (product S35008).

The roller parts are contained in a small zip lock baggie. A paper label is stapled to the baggie which serves to identify the “Type” for which these parts are engineered, and to provide a secure closure so that none of the parts go astray.