Allan Murrell
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Mitsubishi A6M Reisen Zeke Vol. IIIPublished:
This is the 81st book in the Kagero Monographs series covering aircraft in details, photos, and diagrams. This book is the third volume to cover the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen Zeke. I found the photographs in this book to be fascinating and very detailed, ideal for any modeler as reference materials. The photographs are extremely good and many I have never seen. The photos provide great details for super detailing any scale model version of the A6M Zeke. Along with the many photos there are outline drawings, schematics, and very nice profile drawings. The cockpit instrument photos are also a great addition. It would have been great to also include a color photo next to these for reference, but this is a minor issue. I recommend this book to everyone with… more |
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Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18 E/F Super HornetsPublished:
This is the 82nd book in the Kagero Monographs series covering aircraft in details photos and diagrams. This book covers the Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets. The book provides great detail drawings of the Super Hornet. I found the drawings in this book to be fascinating and very detailed, ideal for any modeler as reference materials. The photographs are extremely good, many I have never seen, and provide great details for super detailing any scale model of the aircraft. Along with the many photos there are outline drawings, schematics, and very nice profile drawings. The cockpit instrument outline drawings are also a great addition, it would have been great to also include a color photo next to these for reference, but this is a minor issue. I recommend this… more |
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A-20 Pin-Up Nose Art Pt IIIPublished:
This is the third part of a series of A-20 Pin-Up Nose Art sets of decals in 1/72 Scale. I was going to do a product review only but once I saw how nice these were I broke out an old Matchbox A-20 from my stash to use these in a real build. In the packet is:
The decals look very good when removed from the packet. I did have some issues with a few of the decals breaking up when being placed on the model. I did manage to use all the ones I needed with a little patience and rebuilding the broken ones. I do recommend leaving them in the warm water a little longer than you would normally and also leave then on a dry paper towel for a while before using. This I found reduced the… more |
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Tiny Tim RocketPublished:
This is Brengun released of a 1/72 Tiny Tin Rocket. This was the first air to ground missile developed and used by the US forces at the end of World War Two. In the bag is:
The resin is well molded with very no flash and are well detailed. The resin parts are to allow you to make the two Tiny Tim Rockets and 2 spare tail fins. ConstructionFirst is the removal of the parts from Resin. You should be careful removing the main tail fins as they are easily damaged and hence two additional parts are provided. The build is very easy and simple. The only thing to be aware of is that tail fins tabs are too big wide for… more |
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Single No 36 Hawker Hurricane IICPublished:
This is a very thin book with only 24 pages, but they are very high quality, outline drawing, full of profile pictures, and detailed Photographs of the Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC. The first 5 pages are dedicated to scaled outline drawings in both 1/72 and 1/48 scales, idea for most scale modelers to use. The following three pages cover full aircraft shots in action. Then the next 11 pages are what makes this book really worth buying which is the details pictures and drawings giving some super views for model references. The last four pages cover a full color drawing of the instrument panel and aircraft profile pictures. I will be using this book for a upcoming build of a 1/72 Hurricane and it will provide all the detail references I will need. This… more |
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The Hawker Typhoon - Including the Hawker TornadoPublished:
This is the third edition of the 2nd book in the Airframe and Miniature Series. This book covers the Hawker Typhoon and its predecessor the Hawker Tornado. This series of books covers the development of the Aircraft, detailed walk around pictures, profiles and covers model kits and accessories to build them. I found this book a fountain of information and rare pictures of the development of the Hawker Typhoon. The Profile pictures are a particular favorite and awesome source for modeling. The chapters on the different model builds and kits are of great interest and will provide a good resource when modeling these two tanks. I was impressed at the amount of information and history found in the pages of this extremely enjoyable book. The pictures along are worth… more |
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A Photographic History of Airborne Warfare 1939 - 1945Published:
The book is interesting and often ignore subject as to the history of Airborne troops in World War II. It delves into great detail of the development, service, full history from the formation to the Airborne units and battles with text and a great many photographs. The book's chapters are:
The book covers most of the Airborne operations and units for all sides on WWII. The photographs are great and cover a lot of areas and campaigns of the war.… more |
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Royal Marine OfficerPublished:
ICM has released kit of a British Royal Marine Office in their 1/16 figure series. The Royal Marine is in the standard parade uniform with sword. In the box is;
ConstructionThe construction of the figure is very easy, and they assemble very well. You do need to do a little filling here and there during the assembly. The base is a nice touch and has optional ground finishes to choose from. Painting was easy, although I did not use all the reference colors as shown on in the instructions. I did use all Tamiya paints on the figure. I really enjoyed building these and they look great as a team… more |
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Doodlebug TexacoPublished:
Hauler has provided another addition to the great small scale releases from Brengun with this Texaco Doodlebug (also known as Diamond T Doodlebug). This was a streamlined American tanker truck of the 1930’s. They were part of a project to modernize the Texaco brand at the time. The detail quality is great; there is a lot of easily removable flash and no other noticeable imperfections. The parts once removed from the mold base are ready to assembly. The parts are very delicate parts that need careful removal while adding to the assembly. The Assembly is quick and easy. Please be careful cutting the parts. I did have a little damage to the truck interior with the steering column broken but that was a simple fix. The final part is painted as shown in the box and… more |
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Images of War – Schnellbootwaffe – Adolf Hitler’s Guerrilla War at sea: S-Boote 1939-45Published:
The book is another in the great Images of War series. This book covers the history and actions of the German SchnellbootWaffe units though out the second world war. The book really is about the development of the use of the SchnellerBootwaffe on its various forms and the operations it carried out. Also, the British forces actions and defenses against the units. The Chapters are
The images in the book are excellent… more |