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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.

Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$140.99

ICM has provided this great new release for review, in 1/48 scale model of the B-26B Marauder. This is based on the original release from a few months earlier this is the D-Day Anniversary version with addition ground and flight crew included.

  • Eight grey Sprues
  • One Clear Sprue
  • One Decal sheet
  • One Instruction guide including printed mask templates
  • One instruction sheet for the figures
  • Plus, one sprue of the Flight and Ground crew

The detail quality is excellent in every way with this kit, crisp and detailed molding has become the norm for ICM.

The assembly is quick and easy.

The assembly starts on the left-hand side of the main fuselage. The few ejector pin marks should be filled/cleaned up on both halves of the fuselage.

Stages 1 to 6 are the assembly of the interior parts of the left fuselage. Be careful with G17 and G26 as they are very fragile. No issues were found in these stages.

Book Author(s)
David Mitchellhill-Green
Review Author
James Kelley
Published on
Company
Pen and Sword Books Ltd
MSRP
$28.95

Adolf Hitler invaded Western Europe in May 1940. After breaking through the supposedly 'impenetrable' Ardennes, Erwin Rommel was at the forefront of the Wehrmacht's audacious drive through France. Rommel, who had no prior experience leading an armored division in combat, moved with such speed and nerve that he frequently surprised French units by arriving far earlier than expected.

Crossing the Meuse River, we follow Rommel—in what he referred to as 'practically a lightning Tour de France'—as he pushed through northern France to the English Channel. His spectacular victory at the coastal port of Saint-Valéry-en-Caux was crowned by the capture of Cherbourg.

Following the armistice, Rommel was involved in reenacting certain battles, such as crossing the Somme, for the documentary Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West). This is the story of Rommel and the 7th Panzer Division—the so-called 'Ghost Division'—in France, 1940.

Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
AOA Decals
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$24.50

AOA Decals has provided IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a wonderful decal set for low-viz options (Part 1) for the US Navy H-60 Seahawk family that covers the SH-60B, SH-60F, HH-60H, and MH-60R variants, and includes MH-60R options for the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Danish Air Force. This 1/35th scale decal sheet of Low-Viz Seahawk Family, Part 1, covers the following squadrons:

SH-60B:

  • HSL-43 Battle Cats (2011)
  • HSL-48 Vipers (2013)
  • HSL-51 Warlords (2011)

SH-60F:

  • HS-5 Nightdippers (2012)
  • HS-11 Dragonslayers (2015)

HH-60H:

  • HS-5 Nightdippers (2012)
  • HS-11 Dragonslayers (2015)

MH-60R: