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Soko J-22 Orao

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USAF B-52H 20th BS "Buccaneers"

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Bf-109F-2 ProfiPACK

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German Modern Luftwaffe/Marine Fighter Pilot

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Bf-109F

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German Panther Ausf.D - Sd.Kfz.171

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Dornier Do 335 B-2 "Pfeil" (Arrow) - Part 3

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1959 Cadillac Eldorado Hardtop

Cockpit

Avro Lancaster B.II

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Do335 A-0 Pfeil - Fuselage and Wing Build, Part 2

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Top Drawing 85 Jagdpanzer IV L/48 and L/70

Book Author(s)
Krzysztof Mucha
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$24.95

The book provides great detail drawings of the Jagdpanzer IV which was German WWII tank destroyer based on the Pz.Kpfw. IV as a replacement for the successful StuG III. It was produced in two versions the L/48 with a 7.5cm PaK 39 gun produced from Jan to Nov 1944 at the Vomag plant. The second was the L/70 produced in two factories Vomag and Alkett plants. It used the Pak 42 gun and produced from Nov 1944 to April 1945.

I found the drawings in this book to be fascinating and very detailed.

Along with the many outline drawings (in 1/35, 1/48 & 1/72 scales) there is also very nice profile drawings.

The final few pages have so great details of components of the tank.

I recommend this book to everyone with an interest in the armour and a must for modellers.

Thanks go to Casemate Publishing for providing this book to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them

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AN/ALQ-71(V)-2 ECM Pod
Review Author
David Horn
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Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.95

The AN/ALQ-71 “COMPASS ROBIN" is an electronic countermeasure pod that was developed from QRC-160-1 in the mid 1960’s. Carried by a variety of military aircraft during the Vietnam, it was commonly seen on the RF-101C, F-105F, A-7, F-4 and the B-52. The ECM pod function is to blind the enemy radars guiding surface-to-air missiles, early warning radars, and ground-control intercept radars. The AN/ALQ-71 was phased out of service in the early 1970’s and replaced by the AN/ALQ-119.

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Saab JA-37 Viggen
Review Author
Tom Choy
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Company
Special Hobby
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$37.50

Once known as MPM, Special Hobby is one of the premier model kit manufacturers in the Czech Republic. It is actually a collective of other well-known brands, such as Azur, CMK, Planet Models, and many more. Once known for its short-run kits of esoteric subjects, Special Hobby has now become a major powerhouse in the model kit industry, using cutting-edge steel molds to produce a diverse and well-engineered range of subjects.

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Fokker 100 Airliner Landing Gear
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
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Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$8.95

The Aircraft

The Fokker 100 is a 100 passenger medium range airliner built by Fokker AG in the Netherlands. When it was introduced in 1987, sales were brisk, and it was a financial success. But by 1995 there were several competitors introduced, and sales were low. Fokker had to declare bankruptcy. They were bought by Deutsche Aerospace AG, but they also had financial problems, and production was ended in 1996. Most have been retired, but there are still a number flying in Australia and Iran.

The Revell kit was introduced in 1996, and has been re-released in 1996 and 2005 with new decals. There are also several aftermarket decal sets available for this kit.

The Scale Aircraft Conversions Set

You get two sets of gear parts in this set. This is very handy, because I have another Fokker 100 in my stash. The parts are all white metal, and they fit nicely in place of the kit parts.

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Tanks in the Battle of the Bulge
Book Author(s)
Steven J. Zaloga Illustrated by: Felipe RodrÍguez
Review Author
Michael Reeves
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Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$19.00

What’s Inside

This exciting new volume in the New Vanguard series from Osprey gives the reader a new analysis of the tanks from both sides of one of the last and most intensive battles of the European Theater of Operations- the Battle of the Bulge. Who better to offer up the analysis than one of the most acclaimed authors in military history in the present day- Steven Zaloga. His book gives a thorough survey of the principal tank and tank variants that took part in the Ardennes Campaign from December of 1944 through January of 1945.

As per usual with the New Vanguard series, the book opens with an overview of the campaign including tables of Wehrmacht Panzerwaffe in the Ardennes (16 December, 1944) and US Armored Divisions in the Ardennes from the duration of the campaign.