Allan Murrell
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Great Cars - Volkswagen Beetle - A Celebration of the World’s Most Popular CarPublished: March 3, 2019 The book goes into great detail of the development, service, variants and full history of a classic car which is one of the world’s most popular cars ever produced. I have always loved this little car, with great memories of traveling in one when I was a child in the Sixties. The book is a wonderful treasure trove of pictures that I have ever seen before and even though I thought I knew a lot… more |
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M551 Sheridan U.S. Airborne Tank (Vietnam War)Published: February 18, 2019 Tamiya has produced a new tooled M551 Sheridan which is a welcome offering of this small but interesting US armor subject. The kit was supplied for review with the two aftermarket items Tamiya released for detail this kit. Detail up parts series 12687 PE with metal Barrel as well as the 12685 U.S MCI Cartons (Vietnam War). In the box is:
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Tank Craft - Cromwell and Centaur TanksPublished: February 10, 2019 This is the 5th book in the Tank Craft series which details tanks and also covers model kits and accessories to build the tanks covered in the book. This book covers the British tanks – Cromwell and Centaur which were Cruiser type tanks. The Cromwell being one of the most successful Cruiser tanks used by the Allies during World War II. I found this book to be a fountain of… more |
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Riders in the Sky 1945 Limited EditionPublished: December 15, 2018 Eduard has released a limited edition version of the B-24 Liberator GR Mk VI and GR MK.VIII in the RAF Coastal Command service. The kit is based on the Hasegawa kit plus two additional Eduard sprues, Decals, etc. In the box is:
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Karabiner 98KPublished: December 15, 2018 This is a Brassin resin set to make 8 German WWII Karabiner 98k rifles in 1/35 scale. This was the most common rifle used by the Germans in WWII. The set contains the following sets:
The resin parts are very clean and no flash. The resin… more |
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Spitfire Mk IX Early Löök (Cockpit) SetPublished: November 22, 2018 This is a Löök set for the Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire. In the Löök set is the following items:
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The Vickers Viscount – The World’s First Turboprop AirlinerPublished: November 20, 2018 The book goes into great detail of the development, service, variants and full history of a classic British Turboprop Airliner the Vickers Viscount. This aircraft has a special place in my heart as its one of the first aircraft I did interior design work on in the early 1980’s, so I jumped at the opportunity to review this. Also it is written by a very professional and knowledgeable author of… more |
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L-39 Evolution Albatros Limited EditionPublished: November 17, 2018 Eduard has released a limited edition version of the L-39 release before. The main kit is the Special Hobby L-39 with the addition of resin, photoetch, masks and limited edition decals for two special version markings. In the box is:
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Centurion Mk. III Photoetch Detail SetPublished: November 10, 2018 This is a photoetch set for Tamiya Centurion Mk III 1.35 Model kit. The set contains the following sets;
This photoetch set replaces a lot of the simple molded on details and improve the kit immensely. The parts are very easy to attach and form with only a few issues and points to be… more |
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Centurion Mk III Side Skirts Photo-etch ReplacementsPublished: November 3, 2018 This is a Photo etch set for Tamiya Centurion Mk III 1.35 Model kit to replace the side skirts. The set contains the following sets:
This photoetch set replaces plastic molded side skirts provided with the Tamiya kit which improves the finish kit a lot. The parts are very easy to attach and form with no… more |