Figures

Space: 1999 Alpha Moonbase

sub-assemblies underside

Humvee M1097A2

Kit Contents

WW1/WW2 Italian Cannone da 149/35

Soldier with rifle on shoulder

British Infantry, Somme Battle Period, 1916

Underside

Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune – Operation Deep Freeze

Crew figure in 1/350th

German Z-38 Destroyer

Pre-assembled kit 1

Battlestar Galactica Viper Mk II

Right quarter tail

Cessna O-2A Skymaster

Assembly 1

Tupolev Tu-141 Strizh

Finished

F-35A Lightning II

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Bachem Natter Ramp/Trailer
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Brengun
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$13.79

Background

The Spring of 1945 was not a good time for the Luftwaffe. Large numbers of Allied fighters were patrolling the skies over the Reich, bombers were decimating the factories, the transportation system, and the whole industrial complex. They were also bombing and strafing air bases wherever they found them. The Me-262 was slowing down the rate of attrition, but not stopping it.

The idea for the Bachem Ba-349 "Natter" was that it would be built of wood, and instead of factories, it would be built in woodworking shops, requiring no strategic materials except the rocket engine and the armament.

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Modern Russian Tank Commander
Review Author
Ben Morton
Published on
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$11.00

Welcome to the world of heavy details. That is the banner on the homepage of Aires Hobby Models.

It is quite apropos. The company, in the Czech republic, has been producing aftermarket resin bits for years. The have an extensive assortment of aircraft air-brakes, arms and weapons, cockpit sets, ejection seats, and figurines. They market their figurines under the Aero Bonus line.

The Aero Bonus line consists of 1/72nd and 1/48th scale figures. Aero Bonus includes a painting guide with each figure as well as recommendations for the kits that would be appropriate for a particular offering(figure). Some of the subjects they offer are designed with a specific kit in mind. However all of their subjects will work nicely with any suitably scaled kit. The subject of this review is one of the recent release from Aero Bonus: a Modern Russian Tank Commander in 1/48th scale.

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UH-1D/H Stencils
Review Author
Ben Morton
Published on
Company
Werners Wings
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

Werner’s Wings is proud to announce the release of our latest decal sheet WW Decals 48-15-UH-1D/H Stencils. Obstensively designed for the new Kitty Hawk UH-1D kit they will work with an 1/48th scale Huey.

Each stencil sheet offers the complete stencils to do one UH-1D/H aircraft. Decals are even provided for the various placards and stenciling found on the inside of the crew and passenger doors. Nice!

The stenciling was originally done in yellow with yellow step bars and red turbine warning strips. These markings were later changed to black. Werner's Wings has thoughtfully provide both markings in yellow and black. Additional unit markings and symbols are provided, as well as, numbers in black, white and yellow. The danger arrows (just forward of the tail rotor) are also included in English, Vietnamese, and Korean, so you can customize your Huey model.

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Sd.Kfz. 1381 Geschutzwagen 38 H fur s. JG.331
Review Author
Eric Christianson
Published on
Company
Dragon Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$59.99

Dragon has recently re-released the diminutive Geschutzwagen 38 H sporting the relatively large sIG 33 field howitzer – a kit that has been improved upon over the twenty-plus years it’s been out. As expected, the molding, fit and engineering found in today’s kit is up to Dragon’s excellent standards. A tremendous amount of detail adorns the open-topped chassis, including a nice engine and transmission, along with MagicTrack and an aluminum barrel. A very impressive offering that builds into a model about the size of my fist!

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Soviet Tank Crew at Rest - Special Edition
Review Author
Mike Lamm
Published on
Company
MiniArt
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$16.99

MiniArt is a Ukrainian company specializing in 1/35 figures and some vehicle kits. The figures tend to be packaged in groups with unique poses or unusual subjects. Over the years, they have become one of the leaders in injection molded figures.

This kit is a re-release of their earlier kit number 35009. This kit had been discontinued for a while but was showing up as a special addition to some of Miniart’s armor kits. Fortunately, Miniart is now offering this kit again as a “Special Edition”, which includes some bonus sprues. The kit includes five figures in various relaxed poses, as well as a sprue of side arms, and three sprues of ammo boxes, and 152mm tank shells.