Allan Murrell
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Tempest Mk.V Upgrade SetPublished: June 29, 2019 Eduard has released a photoetch upgrade set for its new tooled Tempest Mk.V which in its self is a great kit. This upgrade set is a single large Photo etch sheet. In the box is:
ConstructionThe first area of the upgrade is for is the engine intake, the set provides the mesh for all four surfaces… more |
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Tempest Mk.V EnginePublished: June 28, 2019 Eduard has released a great Brassin Engine set for its new tooled Tempest Mk.V which in its self is a great kit. This Brassin set is full of Resin parts and Photo etch sheet. In the box is:
ConstructionStage A 1 - 4 is the assembly upper part of the engine, the… more |
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Yokosuka MXY7 OHKA Model 22Published: June 16, 2019 Brengun has released a few different kits of the Ohka and in several scales. This is the latest which is the Model 22 and in 1/72 scale. This was a purpose built rocket powered Kamikaze attack aircraft. It was used against allied ships towards the end of world war two. In the box is:
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Hawker Typhoon and Tempest - A Formidable PairPublished: June 10, 2019 The book goes into great detail of the development, service, variants, and full history of a classic British World War II aircraft, the Typhoon and the Tempest. I found this book so informative and was full of facts and details I was never aware of. The articles on the variants that were explored during the development were especially interesting. The book is full of amazing… more |
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Tempest Mk. V cockpitPublished: June 9, 2019 Eduard has released a great Brassin Cockpit set for its new tooled Tempest Mk.V which in its self is a great kit. This Brassin set is full of Resin parts, a Photoetch sheet, and Decals. In the box is:
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Fieseler Fi 103 (FZG 76) / V-1Published: May 2, 2019 Special Hobby has released this new tooled kit of the V-1 Fieseler 103. The V-1 was known by the British in World War 2 as the Buzz Bomb due to the unique noise of the pulse engine. The subject has been covered a lot but not at this scale. The kit includes the handling trolley and some photo etch. In the box is:
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Kagero Top Drawing 57 Messerschmitt Bf 110 Vol 1Published: April 16, 2019 The book provides great detail drawings of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 which was a work horse for the German Luftwaffe. I found the drawings in this book to be fascinating and show many of the variants of this very versatile aircraft. Along with the many outline drawings (both 1/48 & 1/72 scale) there are 10 very nice profile drawings. Also include in the book is a mask for… more |
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M16 Rifle Vietnam WarPublished: April 11, 2019 This is a Brassin resin set to make 8 American Vietnam War Era M16 rifles in 1/35 scale. This was the most common rifle used by the Americans and it comes in two variants (4 of each) plus 4 magazines. The set contains the following sets:
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AK 47 Assault RiflePublished: April 11, 2019 This is a Brassin resin set to make 8 Russian AK 47 rifles in 1/35 scale. This is the most widely used assault rifles in the world. The set contains the following sets:
The resin parts are very clean and no flash. The resin base part is… more |
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Leopard C2 Mexas with Dozer BladePublished: April 5, 2019 MENG revised its very good 2013 Leopard kit with new parts to build a Canadian C2 Mexas with the option to fit a dozer blade. I jumped at the opportunity to review this kit for three reasons, firstly it’s a Canadian main battle tank, it’s by MENG and last by far from least is that a fellow Canadian military specialist Anthony Sewards assisted on the kits research. He also highly… more |