Allan Murrell
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A-1 Skyraider – Pylons Early Version Detail SetPublished:
Aries has provided this very nice resin upgrade for the Trumpeter Kit for the weapons pylons on the early version of the A-1 Skyraider. The set includes 50 resin parts and a single sided instruction sheet. All the parts are very detailed and will add a lot of details to the current kit details. The parts are produced with no flash or material to remove. In conclusion these parts will add so much more details to the standard kit. Thanks go to Aries for providing this kit to review and IPMS/USA for allowing me to review it for them. |
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The British Battleship HMS Vanguard – Top Drawings 123Published:
This is part of a series of books by Kagero on warships and I have a few of these and are truly indispensable when building a model of the subject matter. This book goings into detail via illustrations of the HMS Vanguard – the last of the British Navies battleships entering service in 1946. It served for 14 years before being scrapped in 1960. The book is lavishly illustrated and shows every aspect of the ship in detail. The book also comes with two large scale, fold out poster size ship outline drawings in 1/400 scale The illustrations give so much details as one could wish for as a modeler or history buff. I cannot recommend this book enough. Thank you to IPMS/USA and Kagero for allowing me to review this great book. |
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"Quietly came, quietly went…"Published:
ICM has provided this 1/35 figures kit of Special Operations Forces of Ukraine. There are four figures in the kit. Two standing and two bending down. Three grey Sprues, One Instruction guide The detail quality is excellent in every way with this kit; crisp and detailed molding has become the norm for ICM kits. The kit also includes lots of additional equipment for the soldiers, so a few kits can be used to create additional designs and equipped figures. The Assembly is quick and easy for all four figures. The instruction sheet could be clearer as some parts are not really shown how/where to attach them but is not rocket science. The figures go together very well and look great. I would like to have seen decals for the unit markings. The painting was the biggest challenge as it’s… more |
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Wheel Bay Set - F-104 A/C StarfighterPublished:
Aries has provided this very nice Resin upgrade for the Italeri Kit for the wheel bays and gear bay doors. The set includes 27 resin parts and a double-sided instruction sheet. All the parts are very detailed and will add a lot of details to the current kit details. The photos show how good these parts are. The parts are produced with very little flash or material to remove. In conclusion these parts will add so much more details to the standard kit. Thanks go to Aries for providing this kit to review and IPMS/USA for allowing me to review it for them. |
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SMB2 Super Mystere / IAI Sa’arPublished:
Special Hobby has provided this beautiful 2024 release of the First French Supersonic fighe the SMB2 Super Mystere, in 1/72 scale model.
The detailed quality is excellent in every way with this kit; crisp and detailed molding. The kit can be built in two versions: one the French version and there other the IAI Sa’ar Honduran version. You need to decide which version before you start the building. I when with the version A – French Air Force May 1961. The assembly is quick and easy. The assembly starts with the engine and jet pipes in stage 1 and 2. There are several ejection pin marks that need cleaning up. The cockpit is… more |
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The Aircraft Carrier HMS InvinciblePublished:
This is part of a series of books by Kagero on warships and I have a few of these and are truly indispensable when building a model of the subject matter. This book goings into great detail via illustrations of the Royal navy light Aircraft Carrier HMS Invincible –entering service in 1977. It served in the Falkland war in 1972. After the Falklands war it was to be sold to the Australian Navy but that was cancelled and remained in Royal Navy service until 2005. Before this HMS Invincible also served in the Gulf War in 1991 and 1993 The book is lavishly illustrated and shows every aspect of the ship in great detail. The book also comes with two large scale fold out poster size ship outline drawings in 1/400 scale The illustrations give so much details as one could wish… more |
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Wooden Epoxy StandsPublished:
UMM-USA has provided four versions of their Wooden Epoxy Stands:
The stands are packaged unassembled; they are made up of 7 wooden pre-cut parts that slot together. They can be glued with either CA or White Glue. The instructions are printed on the packaging and are very straightforward. These are very useful when using Epoxy’s and help to keep them organized. The front and top parts have engravings showing the information for each epoxy. In conclusion these are handy for your work benches. Thanks go to UMM-USA for… more |
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USAF Combat Camera 1941-1991Published:
This is part of a series of books by Helion on Technology and War. The book is unique in that on many of the pages they have printed bar codes that can be used to view online videos. This is a great idea, and I loved the ability to watch the videos as I read the book. This book covers the growth and use of Combat cameras from World War two up to 1991, it is lavishly illustrated with many great pictures, many of which are stunning. The book has a lot of content which provides a lot of history and background to the camera unit and the way they worked and development the use of cameras in the US Air Force. It was interesting to see the involvement of Hollywood In the early days of the program. Also, how technology and its uses grow in war time and in peace time. … more |
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UH-60A Black Hawk and CrewPublished:
ICM has provided this beautiful new release from the Black Hawk Range for review, in this 1/48 scale model of the UH-60A which was released earlier but this one comes with a three-man crew set. The crew set is also available as a separate kit (kt number 48130).
The detail quality is excellent in every way with this kit; crisp and detailed molding has become the norm for the ICM kits. I repainted all the interior parts before commencing the build. The assembly starts at the Interior stages 01 to 26. The only item in the interior assembly I need to point out is steps 19 to 26. This is the seats assembly… more |
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Geschützter Geländewagen SSAPublished:
Neverland Hobby has provided this beautiful new tool release of the German armored version of the classic G Wagen, in this 1/35 scale.
The detail quality is excellent in every way with this kit; crisp and detailed molding, as I have seen on other Neverland Hobby kits. The Assembly is quick and easy. You must select which version you are going to build before you start, I chose version -B based on a vehicle on Kabul service in 2009. The assembly starts with the Chassis which is… more |