Molding detail

SIAI-Marchetti SF.260/AM/M/W

Beauty Shot

Spitfire IX: The Longest Day - Dual Combo Limited Edition

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WWII Military Patrol

Opposite view

IDF M109A2 Rochev

Left side

French AUF 1 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer

Front

1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe

Finished

J2M3 Raiden ‘Jack’ Part 2

Right sidewall

MiG-15UT Overtrees

Top view

USS Lexington 'Blue Ghost'

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Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor

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Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf. E/F
Review Author
Patrick Brown
Published on
Company
Tamiya
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$38.00

Bottom Line Up Front: Tamiya knocks it out of the park once more with a well detailed, brilliantly engineered ‘new tool’ kit of an interesting subject. The construction portion of this kit took me about three and a half hours to complete and I did not feel rushed.

History

The Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) was a pre-WW2 Czech design which compared favorably to early German armor. The German Panzerwaffe adopted the tank shortly before the outbreak of hostilities in 1939. The (t) stands for tschechisch, the German word for Czech. Pz. 38(t)s saw limited service in the invasion of Poland and France. The vast majority of the roughly 1,400 Pz. 38(t)s produced served on the Eastern Front.

Package

USN Deck Crew "Vietnam"
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Videoaviation
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$17.75

This latest set from Videoaviation.com includes two Navy crewmen and an Aero 12 ordnance cart with two boxes of fuses suitable for Vietnam era planes like the F-4 and A-4. The figures are one “red shirt” ordnance man and one ‘green shirt” aircraft mechanic circa 1965-1968.

Inside the pack, you will find 16 parts in cream colored resin- one figure is three parts and the other is four parts. The remainders of the parts make up the cart and fuses. There are also painting/assembly instructions and even more photographs on the web site. There are slight seam lines as with all resin cast parts and these are easily scraped away. Fit of the parts is great and no filler was used. I left the heads off for easier painting. All parts were washed thoroughly with dish soap and dried. The cart was assembled without wheels. The arms were attached to the figures and all the parts primed with Alclad grey primer.

Package

Deck Crew Aircraft Maintenance
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Videoaviation
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$17.75

Videoaviation.com continues its excellent streak of 1/32nd scale diorama accessories with Set 1872323, a Navy Deck Crew for aircraft maintenance. This set includes two Navy Deck Crew Aircraft maintenance figures- one kneeling with a tool to remove screws and the other assisting. Also included is an Aero 12C cart with a selection of toolboxes included.

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P-40 E Warhawk "Claws and Teeth"
Review Author
Clarence Wentzel
Published on
Company
Special Hobby
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$29.10

History

The Curtiss P-40 E was one of the few US aircraft available in any numbers at the start of World War II. In addition to US usage, a large number were supplied to the British under Lend-Lease provisions. These were called the Kittyhawk 1A. These were used in various Commonwealth nations and a number were even reacquired by the US. While adequate in performance for it’s time, the performance of the P-40 E was somewhat inferior to the Zero, Messerschmidt and Spitfire.

Early versions of the P-40 were made famous by the AVG (Flying Tigers) and the image of the tiger mouth on the front fuselage intake became well known.

Front Cover

USS New York (BB-34) - Legends of Warfare
Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
Blaine Singleton
Published on
Company
Schiffer Publishing
MSRP
$19.99

The Author

David Doyle’s earliest published works appeared in periodicals aimed at the hobby of historic military vehicle restoration. By 1999 this included regular features in leading hobby publications, appearing regularly in US, English, and Polish magazines. Since 2003, over 100 of his books have been published. Broadening his horizons from his initial efforts concerning vehicles, he soon added aircraft and warships to his research objectives.

Contents

The book is divided into six chapters all covering the beginning construction to the final day of the ship.