Mercedes Typ 770K (W150) Tourenwagen

Published: October 1, 2024
Company: ICM

The Mercedes-Benz 770, also known as the "Großer Mercedes" (big Mercedes) was a luxury car built by Mercedes-Benz from 1930 to 1943. It is probably best known from archive footage of high-ranking Nazi officials before and during World War II, including Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring but also Six and a Quarter as was the nickname of The Reichskommissar of the Netherlands Arthur Seyss-Inquart.

The 770 was extensively revised in 1938, resulting in the new internal designation W150. The all-new chassis was made with oval tubes and was suspended from coil springs all around, with independent suspension at the front and a de Dion axle at the rear.

The engine had the same basic architecture as that of the W07, but was tuned to produce 155 braking power (116 kW) at 3000 rpm without… more

Flying Colors Of Richard J. Caruana - Bookazine Collection: 2

Published: October 1, 2024
Company: Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books

This is another colourful book (in a larger series) by the well-known aviation artist Richard J Caruana, who was born and lives in Malta. The well-known author/illustrator has a 15-volume history of the Italian Air Force to his name, numerous books on model making and ospreys (among others), and has designed 89 stamps for the country of Malta. You will also find many of his drawings and profiles in many other publications dedicated to aviation. At Stratus Publishers (-MMP-Books) he created two series. The first, titled "Fighting Colours of Richard J. Caruana," dealt with fighter planes, and each volume was devoted to a specific period or theater of war.

The second series is titled "Flying Colours of Richard J. Caruana" and offers a selection of interesting aviation topics that… more

Express Locomotive BR 02 Tender 2'2'T30

Published: October 1, 2024
Company: Revell Germany

The 130 km/h fast Class 02 was built from 1925 onwards as the first standard express train steam locomotive in Germany in a series of only 10 examples. This was due to the fact that the much better-known parallel design, the 01 series, was soon preferred. Unlike the four-cylinder BR 02, it had only two cylinders. Although the BR 02 was more powerful than its sister development, it was also more maintenance intensive. Gradually, therefore, all 02s were converted to the 01 standard by removing the two additional cylinders (seen on the kit box directly at the front under the boiler).

The steam locomotive was in service with Deutsche Reichsbahn, during the Second World War the railway network of Hitler.

The model includes:

• 3 black injection moulded frames
• 3… more

War for the Malvinas/Falklands, Part 1

Published: July 24, 2024
Company: Aztec Models

Following a long-standing dispute over the sovereignty of the Malvinas / Falkland Islands, war officially broke out 42 years ago on 2nd April 1982 when Argentine forces invaded the Islands. In response the British sent a task force to counter the invasion and fight to recapture the territory. The battle that followed was a challenge for both sides. For the British, the challenge was deploying a force so far from home with limited land platforms to supply the effort. For the Argentineans, despite occupying the Islands, only one airfield out of the three (Stanley) was paved but it still wasn't long enough to operate the fast jets from, so they had to carry out their attacks from the Argentine mainland

The British only had 42 Harriers to counter the attacking aircraft which… more

Building the Trumpeter P-476D Razorback in 1/32 scale

Published: June 15, 2024
Book Author(s): John Kim
Company: KLP Publishing

KLP Publishing (Scale Modelling Guide Books) is an Australian publisher that specialises in modelling guides of specific topics and in PDF format. Publisher Kevin Futter has a clear vision for this. In short, the publisher does not want to have the limitation of real printed books, including unsaleable stocks,limited circulation against costs, limitation in pages also with regard to the costs. He certainly has a point.

You do not have these limitations with the PDF format, even the resolution of photos can be increased in a PDF so people can use PC or IPad to “blowup” interesting photos ideal for details, especially in modelling,

In total, KLP already has about 35 PDF publications to its name, most of them about aircraft models (2x Star Wars). This one, about the Trumpeter… more

Soko J-22 Orao

Published: June 12, 2024
Company: Litaki

The Soko J-22 Orao is a Yugoslav twin-engine, subsonic ground attack and air reconnaissance aircraft. It was developed and built-in collaboration by SOKO in Yugoslavia and by Avioane Craiova in neighboring Romania, known in the latter as the IAR-93 Vultur.

The J-22 Orao is a joint project of Yugoslavia and Romania – the countries which tried to pursue an independent policy in the aviation industry during the cold war. In the beginning of this period, the fleet consisted of MiG-17 and F-86 types.

Development of the J-22 Orao began in 1970 by engineers and designers of the Yugoslavian Aeronautical Technical Institute and the Romanian Institute of Science and Technology. The aircraft was powered by a British Rolls Royce Viper Mk.632-4IR engines, which were in license… more

DAF YPR-765 PRAT Royal Netherlands Army

Published: June 10, 2024
Company: AFV Club

1VP Note: It's my pleasure to welcome Fred Bachnofer, a member of IPMS/Netherlands, to our review team! Fred brings a European perspective to the process and has access to some products that we in the States may not be familiar with. Fred's first review here is of an AFV kit, we hope there are more to come!

Visit Fred's website at https://modelfan.eu if you'd like to see more of his work. Welcome, Fred!

The YPR was developed in the United States in 1965 by FMC Corporation under the name XM765, as one of prototypes for a future armoured infantry fighting vehicle.

The XM765 was based on the M113A1, improved with a closed single-person turret and firing gates, which allowed the… more