Waterline - starboard view
USS Chicago CG-11
Paint guide
USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642)
Left Side Decals
P-39 Q/N Airacobra
Sprue 11
Panzerkampfwagen T34-747[r]
Finished set
57 Chevy Funny Car
Flap detail
Horsa Glider Wings & Rear Fuselage (Tail Unit) Set
Completed kit
Packard Twelve (Model 1936) with Soviet Leaders
Tail
Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-5 “Nowotny”
Picture 4
WWI British Tank Mk.IV Male (w/Single Motor) & British Figures
Finished Model - Lower Rear Closeup
Panzerjaeger II fuer 7.62cm PaK 36 (Sd.Kfz.132) "Marder II D"
Canopy masks
Bf-109F-2 ProfiPACK
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3cm Flak Panzer IV Kugelblitz
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Front Cover

The Rif War Volume 1
Book Author(s)
Javier Garcia de Gabiola
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
March 28, 2022
Company
Helion & Company
MSRP
$29.95

Helion is a UK based company that produces books on many aspects of Military History from the Late Medieval period through to the present day. Helion was established in 1996, and since then they have published almost 1,200 books, with 100 or more new titles coming out every year, for readers around the world.

Javier Garcia de Gabiola, from Spain is a lawyer, and has published numerous articles and books related to legal issues. Always interested in military history, he also regularly contributes to various Spanish military history magazines, for which he has written more than 50 articles and has published multiple pieces with the Universidad Autónoma de México. This represents Javier Garcia de Gabiola’s third title with Helion & Company with his previous two books being Volume 1 and 2 of The Paulista War: The Last Civil War in Brazil, 1932.

Box Art

German Anti-Tank Gun Nashorn
Review Author
Keenan Chittester
Published on
March 28, 2022
Company
Tamiya America
Scale
1:48
MSRP
$34.00

Tamiya’s line of 1/48 armor kits continues to grow, and I for one am thankful. This is kit number 100 in the series, and it comes in their usual black trimmed box with nice artwork of a Nashorn in winter camo. For a relatively small kit, the parts count is almost 200. As one would expect, the parts are very cleanly molded and nicely detailed. The tracks are link and length, with a very realistic sag molded into the top run of tracks. There is also a nice figure included and according to the instructions he is only to be used for the winter camo scheme. Speaking of camo schemes, there are markings provided on a small decal sheet for two options – the winter scheme and a three-color vehicle in desert yellow, green and brown camo. Instructions are provided in the usual Tamiya style – black and white with clear diagrams and detailed information for any additional guidance on placement, etc.

Application

Mission Model Paints
Review Author
Jim Stepanek
Published on
March 28, 2022
Company
Mission Models
MSRP
$5.75

MMP-134 Surf Green, MMP-135 Coral, MMP-136 Aracdian Blue, MMP-137 Lilac, MMP-179 Crocus yellow

Of the paints listed above, I used only the MMP-134 Surf Green on a 1966 Chevelle station wagon. Prior to painting the body was wet sanded with 2009 grit paper, washed and dried and then 2 coats of Duplicolor white primer were applied. After drying overnight, the primer was wet sanded with 2000 grit paper. After drying, a light coat of the white primer was applied.

I let everything dry over night before sending the MMP-134 Surf Green paint through the airbrush. I immediately saw that I was going to have an issue with coverage. I allowed 30 minutes between coats and after 4 coats I decided to quit. The MMP was not coving the raised portions on the fenders, hood and roof. I didn’t feel like stripping the paint off so I just covered everything with Nason 2-part clear and was done.

Cover

Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV: Volume 4 – The Armies of Spain 1660-1687
Book Author(s)
Bruno Mugnai
Review Author
Gino Dykstra
Published on
March 28, 2022
Company
Helion & Company
MSRP
$52.77

By the middle of the 17th century Spain held the largest empire the world had ever known – with territory spanning most of the New World to Italy and beyond. And yet, in an all-to-familiar tale, the enormous expense of maintaining such a long reach was prohibitive, and was quickly bankrupting the country. In addition, wealth was becoming concentrated into fewer and fewer hands, with nobility in one guise or another owning roughly 95% of all land in Spain. The monarchy was so strapped for funds that less than 20% of all taxes actually made it into the national treasury, most going to banks for loan debt, further enriching the elite at the expense of the nation.

Box Art

Le.Gi.Einheits-Pkw Kfz.1 / 2 / 4
Review Author
Ben Morton
Published on
March 28, 2022
Company
ICM
Scale
1:35
MSRP
$133.00

From Wikipedia: “Einheits-PKW der Wehrmacht-literally:standardized military (passenger) cars was the Nazi German plan for a new, multi-purpose fleet of four-wheel drive, off-road capable and light trucks, based on just three uniform chassis, specifically designed and built for the Wehrmacht, formulated in 1934, and built from 1936 to 1943.

The new, standardized military vehicles were intended to replace the diverse fleet of two-wheel drive, militarized civilian vehicles, previously procured by the Reichswehr, predecessor of the Wehrmacht – with new cross-country mobile vehicles up to military requirements, that should simplify logistics, maintenance and training, by the use of standardized components.