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Sorted Waste Containers

Finished model rear

M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)

Base sections

Normandy Crossroads Diorama

Finished

Texaco Bug US Refueling Vehicle

Small Castings

Bussing-NAG 2 cm KwK 38

Right rear quarter view

Polikarpov I-16 Type 24

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R.O.K. Army K311A1

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Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad Early Production w/ Infanteriekarren

Finished otter kit

M-76 Otter Light Amphibious Transport

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F-4J VF-84 JOLLY ROGERS

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 E
Book Author(s)
Robert Peczkowski
Review Author
Dick Montgomery
Published on
Company
Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books
MSRP
$24.00

You can view the book trailer for this publication at this YouTube video. This video provides a preview of the entire book, cover to cover.

Written by Robert Peczkowski with color profiles by Artur Juszczak, this book covers the evolution of the Bf-109E from 1936 to 1941, from the E-0 to the E-9 in the “Emil” series. This is the second, expanded, and revised edition of an MMP book covering the Bf-109E.

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Su-24 Fencer Antennas
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.50

This is the second detailing set from Quickboost for the new Trumpeter Su-24 Fencer kits and focuses on the external antennas. The set includes replacements for 3 of the antennas in the kit and provides 5 others that are not in the kit. As the set is market simply for the Trumpeter Su-24, you may need to alter the antenna locations a little bit depending on whether you are building the Su-24MR or the Su-24M.

The antennas are sharply cast in Quickboost’s standard resin and the castings not only include the individual antennas, but also the mounting plate by which the antenna is attached to the aircraft. The antennas are easily separated from the cast block, either with a razor saw or even with sprue nippers. I removed the antennas one at a time, sanded down the mounting plate and then attached the antenna with superglue before moving on to the next antenna.

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Sikorski JRS-1 The Boat, Limited Edition
Review Author
Rob Benson
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$74.95

Thank you to the great folks at Eduard for reissuing and upgrading a kit of a unique Sikorsky flying boat for the scale modeling world. Thank you also to the IPMS Reviewer Corps staff members who do the hard work in getting us kits to review, the reviews posted, and the news spread to the world.

The Sikorsky JRS-1, or S-43, is similar in appearance to the famous Pan Am Clipper, the S-42. I did not know that several of these planes survived the Pearl Harbor attack, and went in search of the Japanese fleet immediately afterward.

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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.