Engine deck detail

Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B King Tiger

11 Trumpeter fuel piping

Ford GT40 Mk.II ’66, Part 3, Engine

Pack 4 wheel second wires done

1961 Jaguar E-Type, Part Two

Finished Model

Gloster Meteor F.4

Completed kit

Typ 320 Cabriolet

Right-front

F-15C MSIP II "California ANG 144th FW"

RIght side

Vietnam Scooters

One of 5 sprues!

Gloster Meteor MK 4

Prime mover with limber

Russian AT-S Artillery Prime Mover

Green shirt parts

USN Deck Crew "Vietnam"

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Mapping Naval Warfare; A Visual History of Conflict at Sea
Book Author(s)
Jeremy Black
Review Author
Marc K. Blackburn
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$45.00

For anyone who enjoys scale modeling or is a military history buff, Osprey Publishing is a familiar company. They are a prolific publisher of a wide-range of works related to the entire chronological spectrum of military history – from ancient Greece and Rome to contemporary events and weapon systems. Recently they have expanded their line into what can only be described as coffee table books.

Product packaging

Junkers JU 87 Stuka Seats w/ Belts
Review Author
Mike Hinderliter
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.00

Quickboost has added the seats for the JU 87 Stuka to their line of resin aircraft accessories. This latest addition is molded in a grayish resin, smooth, seamless and bubble free. The seats are molded in one piece and are easy to remove from the mold block. The set contains both the front and rear seat.

The package states that it is for the Zvesda or Academy kits but it would probably work well with any of the JU 87 kits. I compared it with the Academy kit. Talk about a noticeable difference, the detail on the Quickboost parts is outstanding. From the photos, you can see that the Quickboost seat has the belts molded on and you can almost feel the metal underneath. You will definitely want to have the canopy open for this.

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SH-2G Super Seasprite
Review Author
Tyler Shepard
Published on
Company
Kitty Hawk
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$55.95

History

In the early 1980’s the US Navy was looking to replace their old ship based helicopter fleet with something new as their current the helicopter at the time the SH-2F Seasprite was showing its age as it was approaching being close to 30 years old. They first looked into getting the new MH-60 but it was too large for some of the Navy’s ships. So with there being no newer options the Navy decided to just upgrade their existing fleet. The first prototype flew in 1985 which was a SH-2F fitted with two new engines. The Navy started receiving them in 1991 and finally retired them in 2001.

The Super Seasprite is also used by 5 other countries. Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Peru, and Poland.

Package

FM-2 Engine

Review Author
Rob Benson
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$7.50

Thank you to Aires-Quickboost and the IPMS Reviewer Corps for the privilege of reviewing this excellent aftermarket resin engine. The replacement engine adds an eye-catching crisp detail in a highly visible part of the Hobby Boss FM-2 kit, which represents the latest tall-tail version of the Wildcat.

The package contains the engine on a single casting plug, molded in medium brownish-gray polyurethane resin. The application is very simple; trim the engine off the plug, clean up, and replace the kit parts. This is nearly a direct drop-in replacement; all you need to do is carefully remove the engine from the plug, trim out the casting webs from the cylinder backs, and modify the new engine to fit the kit engine mount. Be sure to mount the new engine in the correct orientation, since the replacement engine does not have a locating slot. This is not a problem; just ensure that up is up!

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Dornier Do-335 Pfeil/Arrow

Book Author(s)
J. Richard Smith and Eddie J. Creek
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Crecy Publishing, Ltd.
MSRP
$79.95

For fans of aviation, the names J. Richard Smith and Eddie Creek are well known for their unparalleled work on Luftwaffe subjects and the detail and history they put into their efforts. Their four volumes on the Me-262 is the definitive set on the subject. And now, they give this same treatment to the Do-335 Pfeil/Arrow. I will say upfront that if there is anything you want to know about this plane, get this book and it will be there.

The hardback book is 288 pages lavishly illustrated with color and black & white photographs as well as many drawings. The table of contests lists: