The Douglas A-1 Skyraider

Published: August 20, 2019
Book Author(s): Andy Evans and Andy Renshaw
Company: SAM Publications

Back by popular demand, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider comprehensive guide, is a third edition reprint.

The Skyraider is best known for its never-ending ordinance delivery load on ground attack missions and supporting Search Air Rescues over the jungles of Vietnam, it was born with neither of those capabilities in mind. The Skyraider started out as a replacement of the SBD Dauntless and… more

Supermarine Walrus MK1

Published: January 24, 2021
Company: Airfix

History

The Supermarine Walrus (originally known as the Supermarine Seagull V) was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R.J. Mitchell and first flown in 1933. Designed for use as a fleet spotter to be catapult launched from cruisers or battleships, the Walrus was later employed in other roles, notably as a rescue aircraft for aircrew in the… more

Legends of Warfare P-47 Thunderbolt

Published: May 14, 2019
Book Author(s): David Doyle
Company: Schiffer Publishing

Introduction

Among the iconic aircraft of World War II, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt not only was physically the biggest single-engine fighter, it also had and enormous impact on history.

P-47’s were flown by 132 US Army Air Force squadrons during the Second World War, but they were not flown only by Americans. The Aircraft also served with sixteen British Royal Air Force… more

Cetus MK3 Extended 3D Printer

Published: March 26, 2019
Company: Tiertime

If you have ever been interested in 3D printing, then this printer will get you started. 3D printers take a plastic filament material and melt it into an extruding nozzle, then ejected on to a moving build plate forms an object, so as the material cools it hardens. 3D printers can use several materials to melt plastic and create objects of different plastic type materials.

I have no… more

Sherman Tanks (U.S. Army, North-Western Europe, 1944-1945)

Published: February 22, 2019
Book Author(s): Dennis Oliver
Company: Casemate Publishers

Introduction

The aim of this innovative new series is to provide modelmakers and tank enthusiasts with a new standard of primarily visual reference of both full-size tanks and their scale models. Each book will contain detailed technical information imparted through drawings and photographs while the meticulously researched full-color profiles will provide a complete reference for… more

ROCAF S-2A/E/G Tracker

Published: November 28, 2018
Company: Kinetic Model Kits

History

The S-2 Tracker carried an internal torpedo bay capable of carrying tow lightweight torpedoes or one nuclear depth charge. There were six underwing hard points for rocket pods and conventional depth charges or up to four additional torpedoes. A ventrally-mounted retractable radome for AN/APS-38 radar and Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) AN/ASQ-8 mounted on an extendable rear… more

Me 262A-1A Landing Gear for Airfix

Published: October 14, 2018
Company: Scale Aircraft Conversions

Scale Aircraft Conversions (SAC) produces white metal replacement parts for kits in a variety of scales. Some of their landing gear sets are for a variety of kits and some sets are designed for a specific model. The white metal sets are designed to support the weight of a specific model without warping that can be seen with kit styrene landing gear.

The parts are for the Airfix Me-262… more

Mission Models Paint Part 2 (Clear Coats)

Published: October 14, 2018
Company: Mission Models

This part 2 of a three-part review of Mission Models paints.The Clear Coats

Shortly after releasing their second round of paint colors Mission Models released three clear coat products to protect the paint once it has been applied to a model. The Clear coatings are Flat Clear, Semi-Gloss Clear and Gloss Clear.

All clear coats are mixed with the Mission Models thinner… more

Mission Models Paint, Part 3 (Metallics)

Published: October 8, 2018
Company: Mission Models

This will be the third of a three-part review of Mission Models paints.

The Metallics

Mission Models has four new metallic paints, White Aluminum, Dark Aluminum, Duraluminum and Silver.

For this paint test I sprayed Mission White Primer after cleaning and degreasing the test surface. If you use gray or black primer you can get a variance of tonal quality for… more

Mission Models Paint- Part 1 (Thinner, Polyurethane, Primer and Paint)

Published: February 10, 2020
Company: Mission Models

Company Overview

Mission Model paints – a new way to think about painting.

This review focuses on using Mission Models acrylic paints. I will present a ground up approach to the steps I follow to get the best finish from this new line of primers and paints.

Mission Models Paints is a relative newcomer to the model paint market with 118 custom colors for armor, ships,… more