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Sea King HAR. Mk 5 “Ark Royal”

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Chevrolet G7107 WWII Army Truck

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Bathroom Accessories

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F-102A with Case X Wings

Finished model

MiG-25RB/RBT

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Pz.Kpfw.III (F) Ausf.M w/Schurzen Smart Kit

Finished model

Nisseki Trust Porsche 962C Limited Edition

Finished model

2013 Camaro ZL1

Finished model

SBD-5 "Battle of Philippines Sea"

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Model A Standard Phaeton Soft Top (1930s) with US Cars of the 1930s-1940s Paint Set

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Japanese Carrier Junyo
Review Author
Bill Kluge
Published on
Company
Hasegawa
Scale
1/350
MSRP
$329.99

The Ship

Originally laid down as the luxury liner Kashiwara Maru in 1939, Junyo (along with her sister Hiyo) was part of an IJN subsidized building program of commercial and auxiliary vessels that could be quickly converted into aircraft carriers if the need arose. She was taken in hand by the Navy and commissioned in 1942 in time to participate in the Aleutians invasion in June, part of the overall Midway operation.

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F-16 Pilot Seated in A/C
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
PJ Production
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$12.32

Are you looking to add a little life to your 1/32 scale F-16 Fighting Falcon? If so, you may want to consider the latest release in this scale from the folks at PJ Production. This is the third PJ Production figure that I have had the pleasure of reviewing, and like the other two, assembly was easy, with minimal part clean-up being required. The detail is reasonable for this scale, and the figure can be used with the Tamiya, Hasegawa, or Academy kit. The only modeling skill required involves painting a figure; otherwise, I would recommend this as an item manageable by modelers of nearly any skill level.

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Detail & Scale Series Digital Volume 6: F-102 Delta Dagger

Book Author(s)
Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak
Review Author
Rob Benson
Published on
Company
Detail & Scale, Inc.
MSRP
$9.99

Thank you to Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak for continuing to bring back a tremendous resource for the modeler, exclusively in a digital format. Thank you to the IPMS Reviewer Corps for allowing me to test out this new and exciting method of researching history, details, versions and markings of the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger. The official title is F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale, Digital Volume 6.

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Su-24 Fencer Refueling Probe
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$7.00

Last year Trumpeter released a pair of very nice Su-24 kits, replacing the old Dragon kits. This set is one of two released by Aires/Quickboost to upgrade some of the Trumpeter parts. The set consists of five parts: the inflight refueling probe, the refueling probe door that covers part of the probe when it is retracted, the bay into which the probe retracts and the two fuel dump pipes under the engines.

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Aviation Records in the Jet Age
Book Author(s)
William A. Flanagan, Lt. Col., USAF (Ret)
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Specialty Press
MSRP
$39.95

Lt. Col. William A. Flanagan, aka Bill “Flaps” Flanagan, was an SR-71 RSO for five years, flying out of Palmdale. Bill was inspired to join the US Air Force due to a Northrop YB-49 trading card. Later on in his career, he became the 14th pilot to fly the Northrop B-2. He flew combat McDonnell F-4 Phantom IIs in Vietnam followed by an assignment in Europe under NATO. Next up for Bill was his experience as a test pilot for Lockheed where he was part of a task force for upgrades to the SR-71 Blackbird. Now he is a docent at Blackbird Airpark, in Palmdale, California, currently home to not only a SR-71A, a D-21B, a unique Lockheed U-2D, but a Lockheed A-12 Blackbird. Bill has been done a multitude of videos, including: