Complete 5

Milk Trike

Sprue

German Paratroopers WWII Era

Close-up 6

Großer Hund Ausf. K KYKLOP Humanoid Unmanned Interceptor

Lead Foil Interior

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

Sprue Shot

Building with Garage

Masking Fuselage Bottom

Kawasaki OH-6J Cayuse

Completed chassis from below

Mercedes Benz 2448 Canvas Truck

Assembly

F-4F-4 Wildcat – Operation Torch

Complete cockpit tub before touch-up, seats will be installed in a later step, and after I get aftermarket belts. Note that the CRT screens are slightly cracked from Solvaset. Paint will easily fix this.

F-4S Phantom II: Part 1, Comparison and Cockpit Build

Aft

Mirage F1.B

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Junkers Ju 88 Vol. III
Book Author(s)
Marek J. Murawski and Marek Ryś
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$29.95

Marek J. Murawski has authored over 100 books with Kagero, primarily in the form of aircraft monographs, squadron histories, and air battles.

Marek Ryś has authored and illustrated many books with Kagero, primarily in the form of aircraft monographs, squadron histories, and air battles. Mark does have a hardcover book coming out in November 2018 from Mushroom Model Publications in their Spotlight On series, “On the Fly”.

Front Cover

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
Book Author(s)
Martin Derry and Neil Robinson, Illustrator: Mark Rolfe
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Pen and Sword Books Ltd
MSRP
$29.95

Martin Derry has worked extensively in the field of aviation publishing. He is the the author of British Military Aviation: 1960s in Colour (2007); Hornet and Sea Hornet: De Havilland's Ultimate Piston-engined Fighter (2010); Hawker Hurricane and Sea Hurricane (2015); Avro Lancaster (2015); Avro Shackleton (2016); English Electric Lightning (2017) and the forthcoming Gloster Meteor (2018).

Neil Robinson is a respected aviation historian and author, who has worked on a number of related projects over the years. He is the author of RAF Trainers 1918-1945: Camouflage and Markings (2012), and Air War Over the Falklands (2012). Hawker Hurricane and Sea Hurricane (2015); Avro Lancaster (2015); Avro Shackleton (2016); English Electric Lightning (2017) and the forthcoming Gloster Meteor (2018).

Display base

US Armor Display Base 2

Review Author
Mike Lamm
Published on
Company
Coastal Kits
MSRP
$9.00

Coastal Kits is based in Lancashire, UK, and began marketing their own range of display bases at the end of 2012. Since that time, their business has grown and concentrates almost exclusively on printed display bases for just about any type of model you ever wanted to build in just about any scale. Looking thru the offerings on their website is almost overwhelming there are so many choices, and they will even custom-make bases.

The display bases are manufactured from 3mm Foamex board, which feels like a rigid mousepad. The material is basically a waterproof plastic, with a printed display on one side. The pre-printed image is a high-quality image on a laminated, wipeable matt vinyl surface which, according to Coastal Kits will not raise or bubble like it was printed on paper.

Parts package

R.M.S. Titanic (Olympic, Britannic) - Masts Set
Review Author
Jarrod Booth
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/350
MSRP
$19.00

The tragedy of the Titanic sinking is legendary and needs no introduction. For those of us who are, or will build the 1/350 Minicraft Titanic kit, this mast set is a cause for celebration!

I have personally had this ship kit half built and left for a good number of years. I had already scratch built many items to adorn the bridge, grand staircases, and other areas, as well as acquiring about every brass photo-etch set and even a wooden deck set. When I saw this Mast set show up for review, I had to have it and hopefully kick start my enthusiasm to finish this long drawn out build! Goodness knows how much grief I’ve gotten over the years from my wife and model buddies about when the Titanic will be finished!

Master continues to build on their extensive offerings, and this brass mast set is every bit as spectacular as other Master Model brass and photo-etch sets I’ve had the pleasure of using.

Book Cover

The Forgotten Dead
Book Author(s)
Ken Small, Mark Rogerson
Review Author
Bill O'Malley
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$16.00

This book describes Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the American D-Day landings on Utah Beach in Normandy. The training exercise occurred on the Devon and Dorset coasts of England around the village of Slapton Sands on April 27, 1944. Almost 1000 American soldiers and sailors died during the exercise, which was later covered up by officials embarrassed by the fiasco.

This book describes the effort of author Ken Small to uncover the truth about the deaths of the soldiers and sailors and to ensure their sacrifice would never be forgotten. First published in 1988, the book has been updated and re-published in 2018.