GI

WWII "God's Blessing" 6 Figure Set

Stretcher bearers 3

Soviet Medical Personnel WWII 1943-45

Centerbody

Catwoman and Bat Pod

Finished Model

WWII British Army Mobile Chapel

Finished model

Nisseki Trust Porsche 962C Limited Edition

Putty and texture added to top of wall

Diorama with Park Wall

Finished T-54-2 model closeup of road wheels

T-54-2 Model 1949 Soviet Medium Tank

Finished model

Yakovlev YAK-1, 1941

Right Rear

F-86F Sabre "Korean War"

Complete kit

Starsky & Hutch Ford Torino

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Kit Container

B-47 "Horse Collar" JATO Set
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Fisher Model and Pattern
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$25.00

IPMS/USA extends extreme gratitude to Paul and Susy Fisher for sending us this excellent item to upgrade the Hasegawa 1/72 legacy kit B-47 into a combat-ready aircraft with RATO. And thanks to Phil and John, our leaders in the IPMS reviewer corps, for graciously allowing me to review this set…

It’s not every day I look at a resin upgrade and go “I wonder what else I can do with this?” Fisher’s 1/72 B-47 RATO Horse Collar and bottles are one of these items. First, it’s a really simple upgrade. One world-famous Fisher single-piece resin casting that fits on the model without major cursing and sanding, and add-ons that make the final product look really great, in the form of 27 RATO Bottles.

Cover

Italian Armoured & Reconnaissance Cars 1911–45
Book Author(s)
Filippo Cappellano, Pier Paolo Battistelli
Review Author
Mike Lamm
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$18.00

Osprey’s New Vanguard series is a well-established line of books featuring full color artworks, exploded and cutaway diagrams, and black and white photographs and diagrams. They can be a good resource for model makers, wargamers, or military history enthusiasts. I actually find that when I read them, they tend to inspire me to want to build a model of one or more of the subjects, which can be a good or bad thing depending on how you feel about your current stash level.

Decals Sheet

Su-24M Syrian Warriors Pt. 1
Review Author
Dick Montgomery
Published on
Company
Advanced Modeling
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$11.00

Please note that this product was provided to IPMS directly by Advanced Models. The product is available through “Victory Models”. Also, please note that at the time of writing this review the Victory Models website did not show a page for AMD 148022. There is another product that has decals for the Su-24M, that being item number 148021, which is covered in another revew.

The “Syrian Warriors Pt.1” decal package contains an Information Sheet, a decal sheet, and a set of paint masks. The Information Sheet included in the Decal package is in Russian and English. In some cases, decal sheets produced by companies that are not primarily English speaking can cause the modeler to rely on the images rather than text. That is not the case with A.M. Decals. While the English translation is a little stiff, it is very informative and not at all difficult to understand. English speakers won’t miss a word of explanation and information.

Packaging

SR-71/YF-12 Blackbird Landing Gear
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$16.95

The SR-71/YF-12 Blackbird needs no introduction and has been produced by a number of manufacturers over the years in both 1/72 and 1/48. Testors produced both a YF-12 kit and an SR-71 kit in 1/72 scale a number of years ago, which was also released under the Italeri label. Earlier this year Scale Aircraft Conversions released a replacement set for kit landing gear for the 1/72 scale kits. The set is comprised of five parts: two main landing gear struts, two main gear retraction actuators, and the nose gear strut.

Box Art

FH-1 Phantom "Demonstration Teams and Trainers"
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Special Hobby
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$23.70

If you are a fan of US Naval aviation in 1/72 scale, you will likely want to add one of the Special Hobby kits of the FH-1 Phantom to your collection as this was the first operational jet used by both the Navy and Marine Corps. Built up, the kit is a great representation of the Phantom, but I would recommend that the modeler have some experience building kits, as there were some fit issues to overcome. Overall, I would still highly recommend this unique representation of the Navy’s first operational jet.