Finished Right

T-34/85 "Berlin 1945"

Finished

A-26C Invader

Paint masking technique

E-2C Hawkeye 2000 "VAW-115 Sayonara" Limited Edition

Left Side

PzKpfw IV Ausf G Early Version

Base color painted model

Macchi 202 Folgore

Misc Image 5

Russian Six-Wheel Army Truck with Shelter

Sprue 3

F/A-18C "VFA-82 Marauders"

Finished Model on Diorama

Leopard 2A6 with Crew - Armed Forces of Ukraine

Cockpit and canopy

Fiat G.50bis Freccia “Regia Aeronautica”

Rear

Long Range Desert Group Patrol Car

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AV-8B Harrier Ejection Seat w/Belts
Review Author
Mike Hinderliter
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.00

Quickboost has added the seats for the AV-8B Harrier to their line of resin aircraft accessories. This latest addition is molded in a grayish resin, smooth, seamless and bubble free. The seat is molded in one piece and is easy to remove from the mold block.

The package states that it is for the Hasegawa kit but it would probably work well with any of the AV-8B Harrier kits. I compared it with the Hasegawa kit. Talk about a noticeable difference, the detail on the Quickboost part is outstanding. From the photos you can see that the Quickboost seat has the belts molded on it and I can’t believe the amount of detail. The seat that came in the kit is so plain and flat while the Quickboost seat is much more detailed.

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North American XB-70 Valkyrie
Book Author(s)
Peter E. Davies Illustrators: Wiek Luijken, Adam Tooby
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$20.00

This is the third book in this new Osprey series authored by Peter E. Davies. The previous tomes include the Bell X-1 (1), North American X-15 (3), Bell X-2 (6), and now this book on the North American XB-170 Valkyrie (7). Peter lives in Bristol, U.K. and as authored or co-authored at least twenty books on modern American combat aircraft, many with Osprey Publishing. He was published by the Naval Institute Press in 1997 with his hardcover book, The Harrier Story, co-authored with Anthony M. Thornborough. His Schiffer Military History hard cover on the Gray Ghosts, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps F-4 Phantoms published in 2000 is considered a must have. Peter published a hardcover book with Crowood Press, North American F-100 Suber Sabre, in 2003. He has also covered many aircraft in Osprey’s Combat Aircraft series, Osprey’s Air Vanguard series, and Osprey’s Duel series.

Hawker-Tempest Mk. II /V/VI Hawker Fury/Sea Fury Cannon Tips & Pitot Tube

Review Author
Ken Prager
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$9.00

The Hawker Tempest was a WWII aircraft used mainly by the RAF although a few other country’s flew them. Primarily being used as ground attack aircraft it saw action in Operation Overlord and it was used to target railroads and Luftwaffe aircraft on the ground. The Tempest was an effective low-level fighter interceptor, even against the new Me-262 jet fighter. When the first 100 Hawker Tempest were built they were fitted with the long barrel 20mm Mark II. The rest of the production were built with the short barrel 20mm Mk V cannons carrying 800 round of ammo shooting at 200rpg.

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M1A2 Abrams SEP V2 TUSK II
Review Author
Marc K. Blackburn
Published on
Company
Academy Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$69.00

Academy has released an update of their previously released M1A1 kit with the release of a SEP V2/TUSK II kit. Based largely on the M1A2 kit (no. 13298) released in 2016, this version provides some updates. Whereas the previous kit provided three different variants, this kit provides two. They appear to be same vehicle, one with the TUSK add-ons and the other with them removed. The only other difference between the two vehicles is the paint scheme, one is desert sand and the other largely in NATO green. For this build, I prefer the cleaner lines of the traditional Abrams, so I am going to focus on the SEP V2 variant rather than the TUSK.

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P-51D Bazooka Rocket Launchers
Review Author
Timothy Gidcumb
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.95

Recently I was given the opportunity by IPMS USA to review Eduard’s BRASSIN Bazooka Rocket Launchers for the new 1/48 Airfix P-51D kit. One of the first things to notice with this product is the excellent presentation of the packaging with the familiar clamshell box, with the resin parts safely cocooned on dark grey foam inserts, and the instructions sandwiched between the two halves, doubling as the header card.

The set contains:

  • Set of resin replacement rocket launchers
  • For the rear of the tubes you have either loaded or empty to choose from
  • Resin racks to attach to the wings
  • Set of PE sway braces

Upon removal of the components from the package you will notice the great level of detail with the launchers and tube assembly boasting some great touches. The rocket launchers and racks are great and their shape is perfect.