Right side

F/A-18E Super Hornet 'VFA-27 Royal Maces 2013'

Finished

Christie T3E2 (E3) Tank

Finished

BRE Datsun 510

Underside Preshade

Horten Ho-229: Part 3 - The Big Finish

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Heinkel HE-111H

Decals

Blohm & Voss BV-40 Glider Fighter

Finished model used in display

Tales from the Apocalypse - The Heroine / She

2

Leopard 2A6 - Armed Forces of Ukraine

Left side

2015 Corvette C7.R

Underside

St. Chamond Late Type French Heavy Tank

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Hitler’s Miracle Weapons, Secret Nuclear Weapons of the Third Reich and Their Carrier Systems Volume 1: The Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine
Book Author(s)
Friedrich Georg
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Helion & Company
MSRP
$39.95

"Hitler’s Miracle Weapons: Secret Nuclear Weapons of the Third Reich and Their Carrier Systems, Volume 1: The Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine" is a meticulously researched exploration into one of history’s most intriguing and chilling periods. Authored by historian Friedrich Georg, this volume delves deeply into the development and deployment of secret nuclear weapons by Nazi Germany during World War II. First published in 2003, this review copy was released as a new edition in December 2024.

Box Cover and Bottles

WWI German Aviation Acrylic Paint Set
Review Author
Tomasz Menert
Published on
Company
ICM
MSRP
$12.99

In The Box

The ICM WWI German Aviation acrylic paint set contains six bottles, 12 ml each. The paints are water-based. The box contains the following:

  • White (1001)
  • Black (1002)
  • Blood Red (1046)
  • Light Earth (1056)
  • US Dark Green (1072)
  • Deep Sky Blue (1076)

The ICM website states that this set is best to be used with #72111 and #72121. These are WWI kits from ICM in 1/72 scale: Fokker E.IV and Pfalz E.IV fighters.

Application And Experience

The following instructions on how to use the paints can be found on the side of the box:

Yuhu FW-190D Cockpit Set

Fw-190D Instrument Panel
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
Yahu Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$6.99

Yahu Models has provided the IPMS reviewer corps with a 1/72nd scale instrument panel detail set for the Fw-190D that will fit into the Tamiya, AZ, and IGB kits. This set also includes photo-etch (PE) details for the side instrument panels and seat warning placard.

In the Package

The instrument panel (IP) detail set is enclosed in a plastic bag with two photoetched IPs already assembled and one PE etched sheet for side panels and a seat warning placard. The parts come packaged in an individual Ziploc bag and cardboard backing which also has instructions printed on it.

Conclusion

Overall, this is a nice detail set to upgrade your Fw-190D instrument panel in 72nd scale. The close-up picture shows off the minute detail printed on the PE parts and the fidelity at such a small size is amazing.

I want to thank Yahu Models for providing the Fw-190D instrument panel set and IPMS/USA for allowing me the opportunity to review.

Highly recommended!

Packaging

B4N2 Type 97 Kate Landing Gear (for 1/35 Border)
Review Author
David Wrinkle
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$20.95

Scale Aircraft Conversions (SAC) has a long history of creating great metal drop-in replacement landing gear for scale model aircraft. This set is for the 1/35 scale Border models B5N2 Kate. You can see in the review photos a side-by-side comparison of the kit gear and the replacement gear set. They are a spot-on match. Given the size of the model, it will benefit from a stronger set of metal gear legs.

In the blister pack you will find (2 each) main gear legs with associated scissor links as well as a tail wheel bracket. Like the kit polystyrene counterparts, you will want to start the prep process by removing any seam lines and gently straightening any bends introduced during the shipping process. Prep the parts with a metal-compatible primer and paint with your favorite hobby paint. As a reminder, metal parts can not be glued with plastic model cement and an epoxy or superglue will need to be used.

Package

Nakhon Phanom Air Base
Review Author
Bradley Moreland
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$95.00

I have built and reviewed one other ICM kit, the Kozak-001. The Kozak kit was very advanced for my skills and I did not do that kit justice, by any means. However, the challenge of putting that kit together, while it did not produce the results I was hoping for, it helped me improve on my model building skills and was my most satisfying build of a kit overall. It inspired me to give another ICM kit a try. This time I took on the Nakhon Phanom Airbase kit (DS4804). This kit is phenomenal! It has 2 complete aircraft models, armament, figures and ground cover kits all together in 1 box.

As the Kozak did, this kit has really challenged me. I have once again learned so much while working on this kit. The most important thing I have learned is patience. DO NOT RUSH this kit! Take your time and enjoy it!