Bill O'Malley

	Fall Gelb 1940 (1): Panzer Breakthrough in the West Published: February 10, 2020 Book Author(s): Douglas C. Dildy Company: Osprey Publishing Fall Gelb 1940 was a detailed German deployment order designed to launch the initial phase of Hitler's military campaign to eliminate the Western democracies from the European conflict. Osprey Publishing covers this deployment order in the new book Fall Gelb 1940 (1): Panzer Breakthrough in the West. The objective of the Fall Gelb was to defeat the largest possible forces of the Anglo-… more
	Harley Davidson FLSTFB Fat Boy Lo - Part 1 Published: June 19, 2014 Company: Tamiya Review Part 1 – Background and Kit Contents Background The Harley Davidson Fat Boy is the latest in Tamiya’s series of 1/6 scale motorcycle kits. This is a large, multimedia kit with plastic, metal, rubber, diecast, and photoetch parts. From Tamiya’s website: The Harley Davidson FLFSTB Fat Boy Lo belongs to the Softail series. It uses a 1548cc… more
	German Horch Kfz.15 “North African Campaign” Published: June 14, 2014 Company: Tamiya This kit is a collaboration of Tamiya and Italeri. Most of the vehicle is a reissue of an Italeri kit, with new parts supplied by Tamiya. The kit goes together nicely, with good detail, and is a fun model to build. The kit includes 3 figures and many diorama accessories. Background The German Horch Kfz.15, a 4WD transport vehicle that was equipped with a liquid-cooled 8-… more
	Soviet GAZ-67B Military Vehicles Published: June 9, 2014 Company: Trumpeter Trumpeter’s GAZ 67-B is an updated model of the vehicle, but is not an easy build. Less experienced modelers might get frustrated with a lot of cleanup and loose fit of the parts. Background The GAZ-67 and the subsequent GAZ-67B were general purpose four-wheel drive Soviet military vehicles built by GAZ starting in 1943. By the end of the war, it was the Soviet equivalent of… more
	Sd.Kfz.234/3 mit 7.5cm KwK Published: June 1, 2014 Company: Dragon Models Dragon’s Sd.Kfz.234/3 is an excellent kit with crisp molding, full interior detail and while complicated, it goes together very well. This new Premium Edition is a reissue of Dragon’s 2007 kit #6257 including new fenders with photoetch storage bin covers & locks, and movable suspension that allows the wheels to be angled for turns. Vehicle Background The SdKfz 234/3 was… more
	Renault FT-17 TSF Published: May 27, 2014 Company: Hauler Renault FT-17 TSF Background This Hauler conversion kit for MENG's 1/35 scale French FT-17 Light Tank (Cast Turret) kit, #TS-008, modifies it into a Renault FT-17 TSF Command Radio version. The Renault Char signal, or TSF (télégraphie sans fil - wireless, in English), is a command tank with a radio. The FT-17 turret was replaced by a box-like superstructure, giving… more
	Von Franco’s Stoned Hoods & Crooks Published: May 19, 2014 Company: Moebius Models Background This is the second Moebius Models kit based on the monster art of Von Franco, a self-taught American artist associated with the Lowbrow art movement and Kustom Kulture. Von Franco’s skill at drawing hot rod and monster art follows in the art style of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and Von Dutch. The inspiration for this kit is Von Franco’s caricature monster painting Stoned… more
	AEC Mk.II Armoured Car, Part 3 – Turret & Final Completion Published: May 16, 2014 Company: MiniArt Part 3 Review – Turret & Final Completion This is the third, and final, section in a series of reviews covering the MiniArt AEC Mk. II Armoured Car kit. Previously, Part 1 reviewed the kit contents and assembly of the driver’s compartment and Part 2 reviewed the chassis, engine, and exterior. This review covers construction of the turret and final completion of the model. Thanks… more
	Diorama with Brick Wall Published: April 30, 2014 Company: MiniArt This kit is one of MiniArt’s Diorama Series and includes a damaged brick wall section cobblestone street, and streetlight. The kit comes boxed with parts in a plastic bag. Kit contains three vacuum formed pieces for the wall sections, wall cap and base. The kit also includes one molded plastic sprue for the streetlight fixture. The base section has cobblestone pavers, piles of rubble, and… more
	IL-2 Shturmovik Gun Barrels & Pitot Tube Published: April 30, 2014 Company: Quickboost This is another fine set of replacement details form Quickboost, this set for the Tamiya 1/72 Ilyshin IL-2 Shturmovik. The details include replacement gun barrels and pitot tube. The Tamiya kit details are nice, but the Quickboost details are more refined and have no flash. The gun barrels and pitot tube are thinner than the Tamiya parts and don’t require any cleanup other than removal… more