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F-86K Sabre Dog “NATO” All Weather Fighter

Finished front right

USAF B-47 "306th BW(M)"

Right Side

Magach 7C "Gimel"

Cockpit

Arado 234b

Completed Model

Soviet IT-1 Missle Tank

Front

Spitfire Mk. XVI Dual Combo

Left Side Top

Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar

Finished Bottom

1/144th Platz T-34A Mentor

Engine assembly

MH-60S "HSC-9 Tridents"

Some Filling Required

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Cannone da 149/35

WW1/WW2 Italian Cannone da 149/35
Review Author
Rick Taylor
Published on
Company
Vargas Scale Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$69.95

In WW1, the Italians found themselves short of heavy artillery and were forced to rely upon some very old weapons. The Cannone da 149/35 was already obsolete when it was introduced in 1900. It lacked a recoil system and instead relied upon wooden ramps and a heavy box under the trail to handle the recoil. This forced the gun to be re-laid after each round making it very manpower intense and giving it a painfully slow rate of fire. However inadequate and obsolete, it was better than nothing. Shockingly, this weapon was still in use by the Italian army in WW2.

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Vargas Scale Models in California specializes in interesting and unique subjects from World War One and the Interwar periods in 1:35th scale. All are CAD designed and 3D printed in resin. Sales are direct to the modeler at https://vargas-lg.myshopify.com.

The Lockheed Dragon Lady U-2

The Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady
Book Author(s)
Ryan Dorling
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Phoenix Scale Publications
MSRP
$45.00

Phoenix Scale Publications, based in Great Britain, is a partnership of four people whose combined experience equals over 100 years working in both the aviation and modelling press. After so many years working for others, they came together as equal partners in this new venture, with each partner bringing their own unique talents. On the editorial side we have Andy Evans, who, during his 40-year career has been at the helm of five aviation and modelling magazines, as well as a contributor to many more. He is also a published author with over 60 aviation and modelling books to his name. David Francis is an IPMS UK and Belgium Nationals Gold winning modeler and he has edited one of the world’s best-selling magazines for six years. His work has featured in numerous aviation and modelling books and magazines for the last 35 years.

Rare Birds PWS-10

Rare Birds PWS-10
Book Author(s)
Andrzej Glass
Review Author
Tomasz Menert
Published on
Company
Wydawnictwo STRATUS
MSRP
$9.95

This book offers a detailed development history of the PWS-10 fighter designed by Polish engineers from the Podlaska Aircraft Factory in 1928. The reader will find a brief development story of the plane and details about the aircraft’s design. The first prototype of the PWS-10 was flown in 1930.

There was a competing design of the PZL P.1 aircraft (later developed into the P.7, P.11, and P.24 fighters that soldiered during the WWII) in the process of development but required additional refinement. Facing a lack of a better alternative for a fighter plane at the time, the military authorities decided to go with the PWS-10. The PWS-10 did not have a good reputation among pilots due to its flying characteristics and being prone to catching fire. Nevertheless, it briefly served the needs of the young Polish Air Force.

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The Riveter – Single Rivet Wheel 0.40 mm (1/144 & 1/72)
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
UMM-USA
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$27.95

UMM-USA has provided the reviewer core with a riveting tool for 1/144th and 1/72nd scale models.

This is a single row rivet pounce wheel with a rivet pitch (distance between rivets) of 0.40 mm. Its main target use is for smaller scale models. The handle is made from a 3-D print and the filament is colored white and black. A yellow dot is colored into the handle and correlates to the size on the sheet packaging for 0.40 mm rivet pitch.

I used this tool on a 1/144th scale spare F/A-18 Hornet kit and quickly riveted on only the RHS. The look is to scale and adds more detail and interest versus the LHS that is not riveted.

Conclusions

This is a neat tool to have which will add more detail to your builds by adding fastener/rivet detail to the surface of your smaller scaled kit(s).

I want to thankUMM-USA for providing The Riveter Single Rivet Wheel and IPMS/USA for allowing me the opportunity to review.

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Cross & Cockade International Summer 2024
Book Author(s)
Managing Editor: Mick Davis
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Cross & Cockade International
MSRP
$50.00

Cross & Cockade International is a non-profit UK based group known as the First World War Aviation Historical Society that publishes their journal four times a year. Issues are available as printed as well as digital copies (or both). They also provide a free newsletter (sign up on their website) and occasionally publish WWI themed books like the Sopwith Dolphin monograph I reviewed earlier for IPMS USA. This Journal is the sister of the US Journal, Over The Front.