Base

USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642)

Image 4

B-18 Bolo ASW Version

Surface Detail

Saab JA-37 Viggen

Starboard fin

CF-18A Hornet “Canada Special Marking 2012”

Finished 2

17 Pounder Ant Tank Gun and Crew

Painted and waiting on final details

Messershmitt Bf-109G-10

Completed Chassis

GAZ-05-194 Ambulance

Rear

Pz.Kpfw.III (F) Ausf.M w/Schurzen Smart Kit

Inner package

Battlestar Galactica Cylon Raider

Doors

Russian K-4386 Typhoon-VDV Armored Vehicle

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Star Wars Republic Star Destroyer
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
February 3, 2020
Company
Revell, Inc.
Scale
1/2256
MSRP
$44.95

This is a re-issue of a first released a few years ago by Revell Germany.

This is a kit of a Republic Star Destroyer from the Clone wars era of the Star Wars saga.

In the box is:

  • 4 x light grey sprues
  • 1 Upper Hull Section
  • 1 Lower Hull Section
  • 1 Decal sheet
  • 1 Instruction booklet

All the sprues are extremely well molded and great detail; the instruction booklet is easy to follow and well-illustrated.

Construction

Stage 1, 2 and 3 is the construction of the ships upper super structure and is very detailed. I decided to paint each sub assembly as I built the kit. I used a light grey spray can primer and this was a perfect match for the paint finish I wanted for the ship.

Box Art

Do335 A-0 Pfeil - The Big Finish, Part 3
Review Author
Chris Gibson
Published on
December 30, 2016
Company
Zoukei-Mura
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$185.00

Big Finish

So we are finally to the point of paint, decals and final assembly. I started out with applying the paint masks for the canopies. The paint masks seem to fit very well and are applied easily. I started the painting by covering the entire fuselage with Model Master Metallics non buffing Aluminum. I do this for two reasons, 1) to find any defects in the fuselage and take care of them before final paint, and 2) because I like to have an aluminum base to all my aircraft that once painted when I do weathering I can chip away the final color to reveal the aluminum underneath and it looks more realistic.

Cover

Cross & Cockade International Winter 2016 Volume 47/4
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
December 30, 2016
Company
Cross & Cockade International
MSRP
$33.00

The latest journal of Cross & Cockade International - Winter 2016, features a tinted photograph of a winter scene with FK3 B9547 and other machines of 15 TS at Spittlegate. The rear cover features color profiles by Arvo@arvoart.com of four 45 Squadron Camels. If you check out the web site link above, you can get additional sample pics of the current issue.

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. 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.

Front cover

M10 Tank Destroyer in Action
Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
December 29, 2016
Company
Squadron Signal Publications
MSRP
$19.95

David Doyle’s latest book continues to expand on Squadron Signal’s long standing In Action series that initiated back in 1971. This is a considerable expansion over Squadron’s Armor In Action number 36 that covered US Tank Destroyers (M3, M6, M10, M36, and M18 Hellcat). This edition focuses on the M10 and adds considerably to the material provided in that edition.

Package

MiG-15 Air Intake
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
December 29, 2016
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.50

Aires Quickboost has released a replacement for the Eduard series of 1/72 MiG-15 kits that replaces the kit air intake with a resin air intake. There are no instructions but this is a replacement for the kit part.

Quickboost has molded the air intake in light tan resin with no apparent bubbles. The Quickboost air intake is supplied on its own resin sprue with a thin resin attachment to the air intake. On my example there is some excess resin on the indents where the intake splitter fits that will have to be removed for the splitter to fit properly.

Although most paints will adhere to resin alone, I would recommend that you wash this part to remove any remaining mold release and prime it first. This part will need to be installed with your favorite CA (super glue) or epoxy, as the normal plastic glues or solvents will not react with the resin.