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SAAB RF-35 Recon Draken, Danish AF

Finished Left Rear

Spitfire Mk. XVI Bubbletop, Profipak Edition

Painted, right side

T-28B Trojan

Completed Model

De Havilland Sea Venom FAW.21

29 Elevator PE

USS Midway Pt 3: Flight Deck & Island

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Grumman FM-1 Wildcat/Martlet Mk.V

Tracks

M-46 Patton Tank

Building assembly

Normandy Street

Cockpit

2008 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car

Wing to fuselage assembly

F4F-4 Wildcat

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M551 Sheridan U.S. Airborne Tank (Vietnam War)
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Tamiya
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$62.00

Tamiya has produced a new tooled M551 Sheridan which is a welcome offering of this small but interesting US armor subject.

The kit was supplied for review with the two aftermarket items Tamiya released for detail this kit. Detail up parts series 12687 PE with metal Barrel as well as the 12685 U.S MCI Cartons (Vietnam War).

In the box is:

  • 5 x light green sprues
  • 1 clear sprue
  • 1 small decal sheet
  • 1 plastic mesh
  • Several polycaps
  • Metal wire
  • A small length of hose
  • 1 instruction booklet
  • 1 color guide booklet (in color)
  • 1 history booklet

Detail up parts are available separately:

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F-15 in Action
Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
David Doyle Books
MSRP
$19.99

I have been buying Squadron/Signal In Action books since they first hit the market back in 1971. They have always been an affordable way to get info regarding the subject that is helpful for the model builder and historian.

This is the third issue devoted to the F-15 Eagle. I did get the first version which was number 24 but it is buried in the library someplace so this review will not be a comparison. Aren’t you all lucky.

David Doyle had done almost 100 books for Squadron continues the success of the series with a very informative and covers the full history of the Eagle from development through the Strike Eagle. The book follows the tried and true style of the In Action series with a small bit of written info followed by tons of pictures with great descriptions. Interspersed among the pages are some line drawings showing either side views of the versions or details such as the ejection seat.

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P-38 Lightning, Vol.1 - Legends of Warfare
Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
Schiffer Publishing
MSRP
$19.99

If you know me, you know that one of my all-time favorite aircraft is the P-38 Lightning. Flown by America’s top two scoring aces and used in the famous mission to get Yamamoto (also a good book) the Fork-tailed Devil has always been high on my list and I have built numerous kits over the years.

This Legends of Warfare book continues the formula of a 9” by 9” hardback book with 112 pages with photos big enough to show details.

The Legends format is used with an introductory chapter followed by a chapter on each version. These cover the XP-38, YP-38, P-38, P-322 an export version, D, E, the F-4 photo reconnaissance version, F, G, F-5A and H. The later models will be covered in Volume 2.

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British Army Husky TSV
Review Author
Bill O'Malley
Published on
Company
Meng Model
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$56.99

Background

From Meng's Website - High altitude, large temperature difference, dry weather, broken stones and snow, Afghanistan has the harshest natural environment for ground weapons and soldiers. In response, the shrewd British has chosen a special light-weight vehicle for their famous and professional army. The vehicle was derived from the heavy pickup trucks of the U.S. company Navistar. It can be transported by the C-130. It has better cross-country capability than normal wheeled vehicles and can be easily modified. The British Army named this vehicle after the working dog Husky in the Polar regions.

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B-52 Stratofortress: Boeing's Iconic Bomber from 1952 to the Present

Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
Schiffer Publishing
MSRP
$19.99

The LEGENDS OF WARFARE series of books are very nice. They are 9" by 9" hardback books that cover aircraft, armored vehicles and ships in 112 pages filled mainly with good sized photos.

While the B-52 was named the Stratofortress pretty much everyone calls it the BUFF or Big Ugly Fat Fellow (cough). Ok, maybe that last F stands for something else but this is going on a family friendly website.

This book follows the normal Legends format with an introductory chapter followed by a chapter on each version. They are the XB-52. YB-52, B-52A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. A couple of the A models and a B model were modified and used by NASA to drop different projects with the most famous probably being the X-15. While developed for the Cold War the B-52 thankfully never dropped an atomic bomb in anger. Instead it was used to drop iron bombs during the Vietnam War and in Iraq and Afghanistan.