Finished 5

Focke Wulf FW-190F-8 Weekend

Top Left Front

sWS w/2cm Flakvierling 38 Halftrack

Unpainted back

"Always the First" - Air Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

2

Pie Wagon Custom Show Rod by Tom Daniel

Chassis

Sd.Kfz.3b with 2 cm Flak 38, Truppenluftschutzwagen

Left Tail & Engines

A-10C Thunderbolt II "184FS Flying Razorbacks"

HEMTT Front

MIM-104B Patriot Surface To Air Missile PAC-1

Wheel Well Detail

J7W1 Shinden - Interior and Engine - Part 1

Machine Gunner 1

If.5 Machinengewehrwagen 36

Finished Front Left

Russian Air Defense Weapon System 96K6 Pantsir-S1

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Decal Schemes

VA-65 Tigers (2) USN A-6E Tram Intruders in the Cold War and Desert Storm
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
AOA Decals
Scale
1/32

About the Company

AOA is a newer decal company and they are a purpose driven. AOA’s goal was to fill the gap of a lack of decals for Marine and Navy aircraft on the aftermarket scene and boy what a way to make an entrance by going to the 1/32 Trumpeter A-6/A-6E Tram models. For those of you looking for large scale Navy Markings keep AoA on your priority list.

What’s on the Sheet?

This Particular sheet covers four USN Tram intruders from the Cold war through Desert Storm.

The aircraft covered are as followed:

Painting GUide

VA-65 Tigers (1) USN A-6E Tram Intruders of The Vietnam and Cold War
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
AOA Decals
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$24.50

About the Company

AOA is a newer decal company and they are a purpose driven. AOA’s goal was to fill the gap of a lack of decals for Vietnam era – Desert Storm era aircraft on the aftermarket scene and boy what a way to make an entrance by going to the 1/32 Trumpeter A-6/A-6E Tram models. For those of you looking for new markings for USAF/USN/Marine aircraft in all 3 scales, they should be added to your list.

What’s on the Sheet?

This Particular sheet covers 6 including the ill-fated 1967 Forrestal flight deck explosion and fire disaster and their more well-known markings from the 1970s USN Tram intruders from the Vietnam war through the Cold War era.

The aircraft covered are as followed:

Package

German WWII Clamps
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$12.95

This is a photoetch interior set to any 1/35 German WWII armored vehicles. They replace the molded in clamps on tools provided.

In the packet is:

  • 1 photoetch sheet
  • 1 instruction sheet

Summary

This is a fantastic set for added some great additional details to German Tanks etc. The set contains parts to make 15 tool clamps and 24 tow cable clamps.

Thanks go to Eduard for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them.

Product Picture

Soviet Paratrooper vs Mujahedeen Fighter Afghanistan 1979-89
Book Author(s)
David Campbell; Illustrator: Johnny Shumate
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$20.00

Osprey is a publishing house in the United Kingdom that should be a household name to the swarms of us modelers. Osprey continues to expand their Combat series with the 29th book in this installment. The combat series examines specific units and armies of a particular nation. In this installment the combat series will examine the Soviet paratrooper vs the Mujahedeen during their excursion in which would be a humiliating defeat and dubbed the Soviets “Vietnam War”.

For the Combat series, the chapters are organized as follows:

Product Picture

Shrewsbury 1403-Struggle for a Fragile Crown
Book Author(s)
Dickon Whitewood; Illustrator: Graham Turner
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$24.00

Osprey is a publishing house in the United Kingdom that should be a household name to the swarms of us. Osprey continues to expand their Campaign series with an astonishing 316th book in this installment. The campaign series mostly covers large scale or pivotal campaigns of a given conflict that carried large ramifications for either it success, failure, or complete change of government or royal families. In this installment the campaign series covers the bloodiest battles in English history.

For the Campaign series, the chapters are organized as follows: