Right front low

Tiran 5 Israeli Tank

Finished - Left Rear

Westland Whirlwind

Rocket pods

L-19/0-1 "Bird Dog"

Parts

DAF YPR-765 PRAT Royal Netherlands Army

Bottom Long Shot

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II - The Finale, Part 3

Sprues

IDF F-CK-1C Ching-Kuo

Right Front

1977 AMC Pacer Wagon

Completed 2

Horch 108 Typ 40

Front Deck

Hot Rod Hydro

Vinyl brake lines

8 Inch Howitzer M1 WWII

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Box Art

Sd.Kfz. 2 Kleines Kettenkraftrad Typ HK 101
Review Author
Bill O'Malley
Published on
Company
Italeri
Scale
1/9
MSRP
$94.45

Background on the vehicle is provided in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, and Russian. Colors are called out in Italeri acrylic paint numbers and some in RAL numbers. Detail color references are included in the various assembly steps. Diagrams of each of the sprues are included, which is important as the parts are not numbered on the sprues themselves. The sprue letter is only called out on the diagram, not the actual sprue. Identifying the correct part will require referring to the sprue diagrams to see the number and where it’s located on which sprue. I made copies of the sprue diagrams to tape up in front of my workbench for quick reference. I also added tape tabs to the sprues with the sprue number to make it easier to find the right sprue.

Packaging

B/RB-66 Metal Gear
Review Author
Damon Blair
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$14.95

The U.S. Air Force’s Douglas B-66 was developed from the Navy’s Douglas A-3 Skywarrior. The B-66s were used in a variety of roles to include navigation for fighters, electronic reconnaissance, weather reconnaissance, and testing components for future aircraft.

Scale Aircraft Conversion has produced a set of metal landing gears for Testor’s B/RB-66 kits. Metal landing gear is sturdier than plastic gear, and Scale Aircraft Conversions has added details missing from the kit’s landing gear. You will have to use either super glue or epoxy to attach the gears to the model.

These gears are a direct one-for-one replacement of the kit’s molded landing gear. As a helpful guide, I labeled the parts in one picture since there is no installation or placement instructions. To me, this is the biggest flaw of the landing gear set.

Cover

Building the Wingnut Wings Sopwith Camels (& LVG C.VI)
Book Author(s)
Ray Rimell
Review Author
Dick Montgomery
Published on
Company
Albatros Productions, Ltd.
MSRP
$35.00

This is the fifth in a series of publications featuring a Wingnut Wings kit, in a series entitled, “Windsock Centenary WWI Modelling Special, thus this is “No. 5” in that series.

Fans of WWI aviation models will certainly be familiar with the Wingnut Wings series of kits in 1/32nd scale, numbering just over 60 models. Google “Wingnut Wings” or visit http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/product?productid=3006 to view the list of models, some of which are still available from WNW. Having built a number of WNW kits, I can testify to the excellence of the kit parts, the decals, the instructions, and the documentation included in the instruction booklet.

Decal sheet

Vietnam Ace Capt. Steve Ritchie and Friends
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
Werners Wings
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$14.00

Werner’s Wings have been known for resin aftermarket and decals for helicopters. It is nice to see some fixed wing offerings coming out. The first such centers around Vietnam air ace Steve Ritchie and covers aircraft he flew during his MiG kills as well as planes flown by a few other noted pilots from this conflict. The sheet is also available in 1/48th scale and was previously reviewed and since this sheet covers the exact same aircraft with the same instructions there really isn’t anything more for me to add.

What, you want more? OK.

Decal Cover sheet

F-35 Anthology Big Scale Lightning II’s
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Furball Aero-Design
MSRP
$19.99

About the Company

Founded in January 2012, Furball Aero-Design's goal is to provide the enthusiast/ modeler with most accurate, well researched, and interesting decal sets available on the market. Their decal sets will always be jammed packed with multiple markings options and provide the modeler with the best value bar none. Each decal set is printed to the highest quality standards by the Hobby Industry's leading decal printer, Cartograf of Italy.

What’s on the Sheet?

This Particular sheet covers 17 aircraft from 3(USA, Norway, Japan) of the current 12 countries involved or part of the FMS sales.

The aircraft covered are as followed: