Gun Detail

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

Front

Joey Logano #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion

Gun barrel mod.

IJMNS Yamato, Part 3

Painted and finished table & chairs

Café Furniture and Crockery

Left Side

F-104G/S Starfighter

Overhead

Lockheed F-35B Lightning II

The MacRobert!

Hurricane MK IIc Trop

Kit contents

‘Buffalo’ 6x6 MPCV w/Slat Armor & Spaced Armor

Finished Model

Soviet Fighter Yak-3

Box End

Batmobile

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Packaging

Meteor Pitot
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$2.25

Master Model of Poland produces small brass parts for detailing models, be they aircraft or ships. They have parts for aircraft in 1/32, 1/35, 1/48, 1/72, and 1/144, mostly pitot tubes, refueling probes and gun barrels.

This product is a single pitot tube for a 1/144 Gloster Meteor. The instructions are quite simple.

  1. Drill a hole for the brass part.
  2. Install the brass part, using CA glue.
  3. Paint the part.

I had a HKM Meteor already built, and the kit comes without a pitot. So I added it.

One of the great things about the instructions is the drawing for the placement of the pitot. The drawing is 1/144 scale, and makes figuring out where to drill the hole much easier.

Once I got the drill started and the hole drilled, I got the part out of the package.

Cover Art

Hughes H-1B Short Wing Racer
Review Author
John Noack
Published on
Company
Special Hobby
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$60.50

I’ve always been a fan of the iconic silver and blue Hughes H-1 Racer. I was familiar with the long wing variant, but as it turns out, two sets of wings were made for this one of a kind beauty - long wings for endurance flights, and short wings for speed records. You’ll have to decide for yourself which one appeals to you, but no worries - Special Hobby/Planet Models provide both in 1/48 resin.

The kit itself is fairly simple and straightforward - resin one-piece wings, fuselage halves and cockpit, engine “cob” and many, many cylinders, etc. Two vacuum-formed canopy blanks are included, good for those of us who need a spare. (Although I lucked out this time). The kit includes decals and a simple but thorough exploded view of the assembly sequence.

Front cover, with superb color artwork

Detail & Scale Jet Fighters of the U. S. Navy & Marine Corps, Part 1: The First Ten Years
Book Author(s)
Bert Kinzey
Review Author
Rob Benson
Published on
Company
Detail & Scale, Inc.
MSRP
$21.99

Thank you to Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak for continuing to bring back a tremendous resource for the modeler and aviation historian in a print-on-demand format. Thank you to the IPMS Reviewer Corps for allowing me to review the latest Detail & Scalepublication describing history, details, and versions of early USN and USMC jets and related aircraft carrier design changes. The official title is Jet Fighters of the U. S. Navy & Marine Corps, Part 1: The First Ten Years. The second volume is due for release later this year.

Front Cover

Mutina 43 BC, Marc Antony’s Struggle for Survival
Book Author(s)
Nic fields and Peter Dennis
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$24.00

So, before we get into the specifics of the book. Here is a little about the author and illustrator. Dr Nic fields is the author of this publication and many others so he is not a stranger to the osprey family or to my memory. He’s a veteran of the Royal Marines, biochemist and historian so I guess you could say a jack of all trades. He does a lot of his research writing and editorials freelance.

Peter Dennis is another star contributor of the Osprey book family and is a graduate of the Liverpool art college. He’s has illustrated hundreds of books and I have quite a few examples of them , a sharp eye for accuracy and consistency your not going to find a bigger name than Pete when it comes to the historical art community.

Here we breakdown the contents of the book.

Front Cover

The Pirate World
Book Author(s)
Angus Konstam
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$24.50

So, before we get into the specifics of the book. Here is a little about the author, Angus Konstam is an internationally renowned historian and one of the world’s leading experts on pirates and pirate history with well over 100 books to his name. 60 of his publications have been written for Osprey with 3 of his books being best sellers. He is a formal Naval officer and has worked as an underwater archaeologist, he now lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland as a fulltime author.

Here we breakdown the contents of the book.