Completed model close-up

M4A1 Sherman Profipack

Finished cab

Freightliner With Trailer

Complete

US Scooter

Painting 1

DC-9-50

Left side

German Military Bicycle, WWII era

3

CR.42 CN WWII Italian Night Fighter

Completed model - right side

Stinson Reliant SR-9

Finished

Yak-9K WWII Soviet Fighter

Completed kit 3

Arnie Beswick's "The Super Judge" 1969 Pontiac GTO Funny Car

Right side

British 7ton Armored Car Mk.IV

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British Tanks of the Red Army
Book Author(s)
Peter Samsonov; Illustrations by Thierry Vallet
Review Author
Andy Taylor
Published on
Company
Mortons Books
MSRP
$25.00

The author, Peter Samsonov, is a Russian-Canadian military historian who has received praise from notable historians for his research on Second World War armored vehicles using English, Russian and German primary documents. He has several books under his name, and this is the first of his that I have read. It will not be my last as his attention to detail, facts and engaging writing style are fantastic.

From the Casemate's website description of this book,

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The Red Army Towards the Oder, Then and Now
Book Author(s)
Daniel Taylor
Review Author
Andy Taylor
Published on
Company
Pen and Sword Books Ltd
MSRP
$42.95

This is the first Then and Now book that I have read, and I am hooked. The period photographs and history are supplemented with after the battle photographs. The research that goes into finding these key places in photographs is amazing and really adds to the story with the human element of seeing the location years later and imagining the scene before you.

Casemate Publishers website describes this book as such,

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1961 Jaguar E-Type, Part Two
Review Author
Joe Staudt
Published on
Company
Agora Models
Scale
1/8
MSRP
$1,599.00

This review covers packs 4, 5, and 6 of the Agora Models Jaguar build. Please see part 1 of this review for the first 3 packs and more information about the kit.

Pack 4 of this kit starts with building the spare wheel and tire, and then continues with assembling the front subframe.

The wire wheels are probably the stars of this kit and are certainly the part I was both most looking forward to and most dreading. You build the wheels spoke by spoke, 120 spokes per wheel, in a painstaking process that is fear-inspiring for someone as fumble-fingered as I am. Thankfully, the first wheel to be built is intended as the spare tire, so any novice mistakes that can’t be repaired can at least be relegated to the trunk…er, boot. Agora also provides a video of the build process on their website so you can see the procedure in action before you attempt it yourself.

Box front

SIAI-Marchetti SF.260/AM/M/W
Review Author
Michael Oberholtzer
Published on
Company
Special Hobby

The SF.260 is a 1964 Italian design used by military forces around the world as a basic trainer. Sleek and aerobatic, it is still flown today by aerial display teams and Air Combat USA as well as private owners. The trainer version was in service for over 40 years.

Knowing my interest in colorful trainers, John Noack asked if I would like to review the kit. I jumped at the offer, cleared my workbench, and began this, my first ever kit review.

Special Hobby has been a producer of unusual aircraft for many years, and I have a bunch of their kits. As time has passed and technology has improved their models have gotten much more refined. This kit has fine surface detail, small sprue gates, and some flash. There are no ejector pin marks in visible areas, but there are small sink marks on the fuselage halves where the alignment pins are molded, and a larger one on an antenna not used in my version.

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P-51D Mustang "Aces of the Eighth" Dual Combo
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$49.95

Eduard has provided IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a 1/72nd scale Limited Edition P-51D Mustang “Aces of the Eighth” Dual Combo kit. In WWII, The Eighth Air Force (aka: Mighty Eighth) earned a reputation as a great warfighting organization. From May 1942 to July 1945, they flew over Nazi-occupied Europe and complied an impressive war record which included 566 Aces (261 fighter pilots with 31 having 15 or more victories and 305 enlisted gunners).

This kit has markings for twelve (12) P-51D Mustang Aces for you to choose from. The hardest part may be choosing which two (2) you will want to build.

In the Box

There are two (2) complete kits in this boxing and it is encased in a beautifully illustrated top open box. The tooling is brand new for this scale and created in 2024.