Dick Montgomery
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Valiant Units of the Cold WarPublished: September 20, 2012 Prior to reading this book, I had no particular interest in the Valiant, and was only vaguely aware of this aircraft. But because of my previous positive experiences with Osprey publications, I began to read the book with the knowledge that I would soon know more about the Valiant and its role in the Cold War than I did at the outset. This book is written by Andrew Brookes, author of… more |
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Cutting Templates A & BPublished: September 9, 2012
There are many tools on the market, and Hasegawa offers a wide variety of… more |
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Scale Aircraft Modelling, Vol 34 Issue 07Published: August 26, 2012 SAM, or more precisely Scale Aircraft Modeling, is an excellent monthly publication focusing on modeling scale aircraft. No surprise there. And if you are a long-time fan of SAM, then it is also no surprise that I state that SAM is one of the best modeling magazines focused on aircraft that money can buy. Averaging just under 100 pages, SAM is filled with “build” articles… more |
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Voyager Unmanned Space ProbePublished: August 24, 2012 Hasegawa’s Voyager is the 2nd in a series of “Science World” kits. The 1st offering in this series is the 1/72 Manned Research Submersible Shinkai 6500, an intriguing kit in its own right. For those who enjoy “real space” subjects, the release of the Voyager is a stroke of luck. NASA launched two spacecraft during the Voyager program, known as Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. The actual… more |
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Blast-Away Sandblasting CabinetPublished: January 9, 2022 The Blast-Away Sandblasting cabinet is also labeled as the Blast-A-Way Sandblasting cabinet. For the purposes of this review it will be labeled as the “Blast-Away” cabinet. That is the manner in which it is identified on the instruction booklet that accompanies the product. The Blast-Away cabinet is made from corrugated plastic and arrives in a box roughly 40x 24x3. Within the review… more |
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Wooden Stand for Building, Painting, and Transporting Biplane ModelsPublished: August 19, 2012 JHmodels offers two different wooden stands, sometimes called “jigs,” that look similar to one another. A major difference, however, is that the item described in this review is for biplanes while the previously reviewed product, (No. 4801) is primarily used for monoplanes. There is an easy way to remember the difference….. No. 4801 is for a single … more |
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Wooden Stand for Building, Painting, and Transporting ModelsPublished: August 18, 2012 I have long seen the need for a stand or base that could be useful while painting a model, as well as for use in the construction of the model. I have tried to design and assemble such a base with some level of success, but recently I had the opportunity to try out a product by JHmodels. acquired through UMM-USA. This stand consists of a set of simple wooden parts, assembled with super glue,… more |
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F4F Wildcat Aircraft Pictorial 4Published: August 15, 2012 Authored by the well-known and respected Dana Bell, and published by the equally well known “Classic Warships Publishing”, this publication is a “must have” for Wildcat fans, modelers, and historians. It is a recent release, having been published in March of 2012. In 72 pages, this publication traces the general history of the Wildcat, through its development and use throughout World… more |
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Air Modeller #43, August/September 2012Published: August 14, 2012 If you are familiar with Air Modeller, then you have a set of expectations regarding the content. You know that the images are stunning, the layout of the content is excellent, and that the coverage of the “build” projects (usually six aircraft models in various scales featuring kits from different manufacturers) is consistent from issue to issue. In this issue you will be treated to… more |
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F9F Panther Landing GearPublished: August 5, 2012 The Parts: This product contains 10 white metal parts that replace kit parts A22 and A31 (nose gear components), C12 & C13 (main gear struts), C29 & C30 (main gear support arms), and C4 & C5 (4 parts folding wing support arms). The four white metal parts (they resemble hockey sticks) are used if the F9F will be built with the wings in the folded position. If… more |