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T-45 Goshawk Trainer

Tail gunner

B-25H Mitchell Gunship

Right Rear

G917T (1939 production), German Army Truck

P-38H Underside

P-38 H/J Lighting "European Theatre"

Assembled model

Do335 A-0 Pfeil - Fuselage and Wing Build, Part 2

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Roman Centurion (1st Century)

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Pie Wagon Custom Show Rod by Tom Daniel

Right Flank

M60A2 Patton Early Type

Figure primed

The Game 'Triangle'

Zouave 05

French Zouaves

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OV-10 Bronco Pitot Tube
Review Author
Ben Morton
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$5.00

Master Model of Poland has been making turned brass and aluminum gun barrels and pitot tubes (among other items) for several years now and turns out some outstanding replacement parts for aircraft, armor, and ship modelers. All of their products are reasonably priced as well.

Adding to the Air Masters series, Master Model of Poland has a simple replacement part for that 1/32ndscale Kitty Hawk OV-10 Bronco that is languishing in your stash. And all for the want of a descent pitot tube. I say that because the pitot tube is rather prominent on this aircraft.

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Soviet Cruise Missile Submarines of the Cold War
Book Author(s)
Edward Hampshire; Illustrator: Adam Tooby
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$18.00

Edward Hampshire graduated from the University of Oxford in 1998 with a BA in History. He completed his Masters in War Studies / Naval History at King’s College in London in 2002 with a dissertation on the British Naval intervention in the Baltic, 1918-1920. Edward completed his Ph.D. in War Studies/ Naval History in 2009., with a thesis on British naval equipment of the 1960s. His focus is Cold War era navies and British defence policy since WWII. Dr. Hampshire has taught at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and has worked at the National Archives. He has been featured on television and radio, including the BBC, ITV, ABC, and NBC. Dr. Hampshire's previous book was published in 2013, East of Suez to the Eastern Atlantic, British Naval Policy 1964-70. He also co-authored British Intelligence: Secrets, Spies and Sources, published in 2008. Osprey published Soviet Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers (New Vanguard 242) in 2017.

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World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments
Book Author(s)
Gordon L. Rottman; Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Review Author
Bill Kluge
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$19.00

Prior to the First World War, U.S. Marine units were generally small and specialized, primarily naval base guard units or ship based detachments. In the decade leading up to The Great War, these smaller units were combined as needed to form provisional regimental sized units for specific missions, and disbanded when those missions were completed. Fourteen Marine regiments were raised during World War I, but by the eve of World War II, only seven understrength regiments remained. By the end of the war, the Marines had established six divisions comprising 18 infantry regiments, in addition to numerous specialized outfits that were created, disbanded, or merged into other Marine Corps units.

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A5M2 Claude Resin Replacement Flying Control Surfaces Parts
Review Author
Rob Booth
Published on
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$11.00

Aires has produced a set of resin flying control surfaces parts for the Wingsy Kits A5M2b Claude. The resin replacements are a simple drop-in for the kit’s plastic parts. The supplied items include two ailerons, two horizontal stabilizers and one vertical stabilizer. The tail plane parts will require modification of the horizontal stabilizer to accept the new resin parts.

An evaluation of the parts (see photos) indicates a replacement of superior detail that will provide not only better detailing, but control posable surfaces compared to those supplied with the kit. The parts are cast using Aires fine, rigid, grey resin with no signs of any bubbles or flash clean-up necessary. The ribbing detailing appears the slightest bit proud to me, but nothing that a couple of swipes with some fine sandpaper won’t address.

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A5M2b Claude Resin Replacement Exhaust Parts
Review Author
Rob Booth
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$4.30

Quickboost has produced a set of resin exhaust parts for the Wingsy Kits A5M2b Claude. The resin replacements are a simple drop-in for the kit’s plastic parts. The supplied items include two replacement manifolds with exhaust pipes.

A side by side evaluation (see photos) with the kit parts indicates a replacement of superior detail that will provide a more accurate exhaust system than those supplied with the kit (particularly if posing the engine area exposed). The parts are cast in fine, semi-rigid grey resin with no signs of any bubbles or flash clean-up necessary.

As with any resin parts, be sure to wash thoroughly and rinse of any mold release before priming (a must for any/all resin). Use your favorite metallic paint to create a well-rendered exhaust for your Claude.

Highly recommended.

Thanks to the IPMS Reviewer Corps and Quickboost for the opportunity to review this item.