OKB Chelomey 16KhA Priboy Soviet Air Launched Missile

Published: November 24, 2016
Company: Brengun

Brengun has provided another great uncommon model a 1947 production Soviet Pulse Jet missile based on the German V-1.

The kit contains

• 1 sprues molded in hard, light tan styrene
• 1 instruction booklet.

Construction

This build starts the twin pulse jet engines which do require a little bit of attention with filler when complete. Construction moves on to the missile body and again a little bit of iller is required. Wing and tail assembly was straight forward and I utilized a jig were aligned correctly as the attachment locations are very shallow. The final stage of the missile assembly is to attach of the pulse jet engines to the body and expect no surprises with this step. The missile cart assembly went together very easily. The… more

Fw 190A-5 Engine and Fuselage Guns

Published: November 19, 2016
Company: Eduard

This Eduard Brassin set is for the Eduard Fw 190A-5 kit. The set includes detail parts to add to a highly detailed kit. The resin and photoetch parts inside the box looked great and very well molded and etched.

In the box is:

• 28 x resin parts in two shades of grey
• 2 x photoetch sheet
• 1 instruction booklet

All the resin parts are very well detailed, and are extremely well molded.

The assembly instructions are very clear and detailed.

Stage 1 through 6 is the fuselage gun bay structure, ammo boxes, and engine mounting structure. This all went together very well with no problems on fix or location.

Stages 7 through to 16 are the main engine assembly. This again is a very easy build. I painted the assembly at… more

Sturmartillerie Spearhead of the Infantry

Published: February 3, 2020
Book Author(s): Thomas Anderson
Company: Osprey Publishing

The book arrived and I was very impressed with its quality and content! It was a joy just to have and flick thro as the pictures are worth getting this book for alone.

The book is a definitive guide to the history of the Sturmartillerie from its conception in 19335 up until the end of World War 2. The book also explains the development of the equipment used by them. All the major actions and battles are covered in great detail and written in a way that draws you in to the chapters.

The pictures many vehicle’s and units of the Sturmartillerie are fantastic and most I had never seen published before.

I highly recommend this book to everyone with an interest in the World War 2 and Armored units.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Table of… more

British Battle Tanks World War 1 to 1939

Published: November 8, 2016
Book Author(s): David Fletcher
Company: Osprey Publishing

The book explores the early development history of the British tanks from 1915 to 1939. To be honest I had never read known much about the early tank development, but this book really does provide all the knowledge you could want on the early tanks and their success and failures.

It is writing so everyone can grasp and understand the history and technical details of this important piece of the tanks creation.

It covers all the prototypes and concepts of the British Tank development including the main variations and their uses. The many pictures really add to the books ability to clearly show the primitive tanks as they evolved into practical working armored vehicles.

I cannot recommend this book enough I finished during one long flight. The booked helped me… more

JU 88A-4 Interior

Published: October 30, 2016
Company: Eduard

This is a very nice Photo Etch set for the ICM JU 88A-4 Kit. This set adds a lot of extra detail to the interior of the kit, plus additional exterior parts as a bonus.

The photo etch parts are for the:

• Cockpit side panels
• Instrument panel, pedals, radio equipment and various control details,
• AMMO Magazine boxes, Bullet belts, stowage bins, and Bomb sight,
• Machine guns handles, sights and mounts

In the Packet is;

• 1 x Photo Etch sheet
• 1 x Colored Photo Etch sheet
• 1 x Clear plastic printer sheet
• 1x Instruction sheet

Summary

This is a super detailed Photo etch set. It is a must for the JU-88 Kit as it makes the cockpit really pop out on the kit as you… more

JU 88A-4 Exterior

Published: October 30, 2016
Company: Eduard

This is a nice photoetch set for the ICM Ju 88A-4. This set adds a lot of addition detail to the exterior and make it look even better.

The photo etch parts are for the:

• Landing gear details
• Engine and engine mount details
• Land gear bay details
• Engine bay doors

In the packet is:

• 1 large photoetch sheet
• 1 clear film sheet
• 1 instruction sheet

Summary

This is great photoetch set to bring a lot of additional details to this very good kit. The engine parts are great as the engine access panels can be left open. The only issues I found was with the rear wheel bay parts which need to be carefully installed. Also the side brackets that install in the land gear bay… more

JU-88A-4 Mask Set

Published: October 29, 2016
Company: Eduard

This is a mask set for the ICM Ju-88A-4 Kit. This set helps you save time masking the many canopies and glass areas plus the wheels by providing all you need in pre-cut masks.

In the packet is:

• 1 precut masking sheet
• 1 instruction sheet

The masks are for the front windscreen, main canopy and the wheel hubs

Summary

This is very good and time saving when it comes to masking. This is perfect for this kit and really helps due to the amount of glazed areas on the JU-88.

Thanks go to Eduard for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them.

Ju-88A-4 Seatbelt Steel Set

Published: October 14, 2016
Company: Eduard

This is a photoetch steel seatbelt set for the ICM Ju88A-4 which has no seatbelts and really needs them. This set is colored and also made of steel which means they are better for forming. They are very realistic and accurate and really make the cockpit stand out.

In the packet is:

• 1 colored photoetch steel sheet
• 1 instruction sheet

Summary

This is a fantastic set for the set for a kit that needs them.

Thanks go to Eduard for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them.

British Airborne Universal Carrier and Welbike

Published: September 25, 2016
Company: Riich Models

This is a new version of many Riich Universal Carrier’s and is the Airborne Version. The Universal carrier was changed to reduce its weight to enable it to be carrier in the Hamilcar Glider. This included removal and reduction of the armor plate and removal of all unnecessary equipment.

I had built the Tamiya Universal carrier many moons ago and I thought that was a great version but this excels in every area and now I must go and buy the other version of the Universal carrier released by rich.

The kit contains

• 7 sprues molded in light grey styrene
• 1 clear sprue
• 3 Photo Etch sheets
• 32 springs
• 1 decal sheet
• 1 instruction booklet.

Construction

The kit is includes a lot of unrequired… more

T-33A

Published: August 17, 2016
Company: Great Wall Hobby

This is my first Great Wall Hobby kits and I was very curious to see if they are as good as I have read. Well from the moment I held the box you can see the box is high quality and that was just a taste of what was come. The kit inside the box looked great and very well molded and a super finish.

This is a kit of an early production version of the T-33A Shooting star and comes with markings to build a US, German and Spanish Air force machine

In the box is:

• 10 x light grey sprues
• 1 clear Sprue
• 1 decal sheet
• 1 instruction booklet
• 1 revision instruction sheet (corrections to the instruction sheet)

All the sprues are extremely well molded and great detail; the instruction booklet is a fold out type and… more