Master Box Ltd out of Ukraine has found a niche in providing figures for both stand-alone scenes or add-ons for current kits. This kit, Stan Thompson, Long Haul Trucker adds to their series designed to add to and compliment 1/24 scale semi trucks of all kinds.

This kit is meant to represent a truck standing by his rig with his gloved hands hooked into is pockets. The kit is one sprue of seven parts which is well done and free of flash. Assembly is simple, glue to the torso together and the legs, Glue those together and add the arms and head. Sand the seams and minimally fill any seams and prime and you are ready for paint. It is to be noted that the only real seam was between the torso and legs and took a very small dab of putty to fill.

Brief History

The Yakovlev Yak-28 is a swept wing, turbojet-powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union. Produced initially as a tactical bomber, it was also manufactured in reconnaissance, electronic warfare, interception, and trainer versions, known by the NATO reporting names Brewer, Firebar, and Maestro respectively. Based on the Yak-129 prototype first flown on 5 March 1958, it began to enter service in 1960.

The Yak-28 was first seen by the West at the Tushino air show in 1961. Western analysts initially believed it to be a fighter rather than an attack aircraft—and a continuation of the Yak-25M --and it was designated "Flashlight". After its actual role was realized, the Yak-28 bomber series was redesignated "Brewer".

The book goes into great detail of the development, service, variants and full history of a classic British Turboprop Airliner the Vickers Viscount. This aircraft has a special place in my heart as its one of the first aircraft I did interior design work on in the early 1980’s, so I jumped at the opportunity to review this. Also it is written by a very professional and knowledgeable author of lots of articles I have read and enjoyed before.

I found this book fascinating and made me aware of a lot of information I have never read before. This aircraft was a very successful aircraft and produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft of this type.

The chapters on the genesis and development of the aircraft I found very fascinating as it told of the other aircraft that were in development and also how the Viscount nearly did not get off the drawing board. There is a bit about a jet variation of the Viscount including pictures that I was unaware of.