Painted figures front
HU-60 "Black Hawk" Crew
Overhead view
Zeppelin Rammer
Base
Bela Lugosi as Dracula on Broadway
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A-4F Skyhawk with Photoetch Enhancements and SAC Metal Landing Gear
Tractor & box
MD-3 USN Tow Tractor
Finished
Mercedes Benz Actros MP4 Giga Space
Flaps
Bristol Blenheim Mk.1F
The flap hinge pins and wing sockets are visible on the trailing edge of the wing.
Gloster Meteor MK 4
Aft left view of finished model
15cm s.IG.33/2 (Sf) auf Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer
Finished Mustang 3
North American P-51D Mustang
Color Schemes 2
Avia B. 534 IV. Serie
Hull Side
Sexton II with CDP Tracks (Canadian Dry Pin Tracks) – Smart Kit
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Intruders from the Sea - USN/USMC A-6A/B & KA-6D Intruder Units in Vietnam
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
October 11, 2015
Company
AOA Decals
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$32.50

About the Company

AOA is a new decal company and they are purpose driven. AOA’s goal was to fill the gap of a lack of decals for Marine aircraft on the aftermarket scene and boy what a way to make an entrance by continuing to go the distance on the 1/32 Trumpeter A-6 model. For those of you looking for Marine markings in all 3 scales they should be added to your list.

What’s on the Sheet?

This particular set is extremely large and I can tell you that you will have a lot of spares for future projects. Spread over four large sheet are 16 aircraft schemes covering 4 USN/USMC aircraft from the Vietnam War covering the years of 1967-1973.

The aircraft covered are as followed:

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Kawanishi N1K1-JB Shiden (George) Type II Otsu "Genzan Flying Group"
Review Author
Tim Hortman
Published on
October 10, 2015
Company
Hasegawa
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$43.00

Hasegawa continues to add to their excellent WWII Japanese line with a re-boxing of the Mid-Wing “George”. This limited edition kit (#07378) of the Kawanishi N1K1-Jb Shiden Type 11 Otsu “GENZAN Flying Group” is only the second boxing of the George which allows the builder to do the later variant (Jb) of the aircraft with twin cannons housed in each wing. Earlier Ja versions had the second cannon housed in an underwing tub slung under each wing.

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Horch 108 Typ 40
Review Author
Bill O'Malley
Published on
October 10, 2015
Company
ICM
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$44.95

This is a new, very nice kit from ICM. The parts have very good detail, go together will, and end up with a highly detailed model. Care must be used due to small parts, so the kit may be difficult for beginners.

The kit comes with all the parts in one plastic bag. The five vinyl tires are separately bagged, as are the clear plastic sprue parts. The bulk of the kit is on six dark yellow sprues. The parts have extremely good detail and there are many finely cast pieces. There are lots of small pieces and the kit includes 211 parts overall. The front grill is particularly well cast with openings between the individual grill slats. There is no flash apparent on the parts and mold seams are minimal. The detail on the parts is incredible and this should make for a highly detailed model. The plastic is quite soft so care will need to be taken to avoid gouging the plastic when cleaning up the parts.

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Vickers Vanguard
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
October 10, 2015
Company
Airfix
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$13.99

Airfix originally released this kit back in 1962 and I remember building this as a kid. The re-releases has a new box and Decal sheet but the model its self is un-changed from the kit 50 years ago. Some will find the kit un-refined by today’s standards but to many it’s a classic and should be considered as one.

In the box is:

  • 4 sprues molded in light grey
  • 1 clear sprue
  • 4 Wing halves
  • 1 decal sheet
  • 1 instruction booklet

The sprues molded in the customary slightly soft grey plastic, the panel lines are raised and all the details are basic. There is some flash but not too much considering the age of the kit. There is no interior to the aircraft but that is the norm for this age of kit and at this scale does not distract from the kit. The clear windows are thick and have a lot of sink marks and I decided to use Crystal Clear on the build rather than use them.

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The Atlantic Wall (3)
Book Author(s)
Steven J Zaloga
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
October 10, 2015
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$18.95

Osprey is a publishing house in the United Kingdom that should be a household name to the swarms of us. Osprey continues to expand their Fortress series with the 109th book in this installment. The Fortress Series examine the fortifications and defense structures of opposing forces. In this case the Atlantic wall which at the time was the most fortified defense in Europe. This “wall” proved successful in forcing the allied forces to find an alternate route after several scuffles forced them back.

For the Fortress series, the chapters are organized as follows: