Shed glued together

Shed with Wooden Fence

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FJ-2 Fury

Left side

WWII RAF Airfield

Head Detail - Right Side

Lost in Space Robot B-9

Ejection seats

Sea Vixen FAW 2

Finished Cockpit

Mirage F-1 CT/CR "Special Edition" with Tru-Color Paints

Interior 2

sWS w/2cm Flakvierling 38 Halftrack

Kit features

Panzerbeobachtungswagen IV Ausf J w/Zimmerit Fahrgestell; Nr 92200

Bottom

F-14D Tomcat, Part 3 - The Finale

Completed interior 4

"Pave Hawk" HH-60G, Part 1 Interior

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Product

Professional Grade Sanding Sheets - Multi Grit SET 8"x11"
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
UMM-USA
Scale
n/a
MSRP
$20.95

UMM-USA is dedicated to fine scale modeling, encompassing model kits, accessories, and specialized tools. Owned by John Vojtech, a fine scale modeling veteran. UMM-USA is an on-line Store, importing and exporting kits, modeling tools and supplies, and seeks and offers solutions on technical issues. In addition, his services currently include design and production of master parts, casting of original masters, photo-etched masks, decals, and building made-to-order models for customers. You can see a sample of John Vojtech's finished projects in the Our Gallery section of the Web site.

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Contact! Summer 2025
Book Author(s)
Acting Editor: Nicole Greenslade
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
The Great War Aviation Society
MSRP
$23.00

The non-profit UK based group known as the Great War Aviation Society publishes A new magazine, Contact!, is now available in both print and digital download. The first two issues of Contact! Are available for a free digital download on their website. Their journal, Cross & Cockade International, is also published four times a year. Issues are available in English as printed [Softbound, A4 (8.27” x 11.69”), 72 pages [Including Covers] as well as digital copies (or both). The Society also provides a free newsletter (sign up on their website) and occasionally publish WWI themed books like the Sopwith Dolphin monograph I reviewed earlier for IPMS USA. This Journal is the sister of the US Journal, Over The Front. The Great War Aviation Society also hosts a lecture series available through Zoom. If interested, you will need to register early as the call is limited in attendance.

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Miorine Rembran
Review Author
Will Kuhrt
Published on
Company
Bandai
Scale
N/A
MSRP
$35.00

I have built several Gundam kits, but this figure is not typical of what you might envision. This kit features a character named Miorine Rembran, which is a deuteragonist (in literature the 2nd leading character), the mobile suit of the Witch from Mercury.

Before proceeding, a quick primer on Gundam. Gundam are mechanized mobile suits, popularized in Japanese Manga and Anime books and films. The Gundam universe contains a vast assortment of characters: this character, Miorine, is a 16-year-old schoolgirl at the Asticassia School of Technology.

The Bandai kit contains five color sprues and one clear sprue (the stand). Two sticker/decal sheets are provided. The colorful instruction guide is easy to follow.

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F-16AM Falcon, E-006, "Dannebrog 50 Years F-16" Royal Danish AF
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
Syhart Decal
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$14.00

Syhart Decal has provided IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a wonderful decal set for the F-16AM Falcon, tail number E-006, with acolor scheme for the Royal Danish Air Force in “Dannebrog 50 Years F-16” special paint scheme in 1/72nd scale. Looking online for E-006, this F-16 variant will be an F-16A Block 20 MLU.

In the Package

There are three decal sheets provided with all the colorful anniversary colors on the two larger sheets. The third sheet is smaller and has the stencils. Markings represent how the F-16AM Falcon flew in 2024 at air shows.

A bonus is the addition of 3-D printed parts for the forward wing probes and ventral antenna under the engine intake for increased accuracy in the build.

The information sheets show all sides of the airplane. Because of the large swaths of decals, a color-coded placement guide is a nice tutorial to locate them. Exterior paint information is also provided in FS color codes and color descriptions.

Chukar drone

MQM-74A Chukar Target Drone
Review Author
Chris Surber
Published on
Company
Special Hobby
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$25.00

History

The Chukar target drone was developed and produced by Northrup Ventura in 1968. It can be launched from land based or ship based zero length launchers. JATO rockets were used to accelerate it to stable flight speed and a Williams J-400-WR-400 turbojet provided 121 pounds of thrust for propulsion. It could travel at speeds up to 400 knots and had a ceiling of 40,000 feet. It was ingeniously designed to include passive or active radar, wingtip infrared flares and a smoke system for visual tracking. It can be rigged with flotation equipment for recovery over water. After a training mission a parachute is deployed and telemetry information on defensive missile performance can be downloaded. The drone is named for the Chukar Partridge, a game bird that thrives from the Western Mediterranean, through the Middle East and into Asia.