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Royal Navy CorsairsPublished: December 20, 2018 Fundekals has released a decal sheet covering Royal Navy Corsairs (F4U-1A) in WW2 for 1/32 scale. The sheet provides markings for 3 airframes; options are
all of them in HMS Victorious during October 1944 in the camouflage colors of Dark Slate Grey, Extra Dark Sea Grey over Sky… more |
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SBD-5 "Battle of Philippines Sea"Published: December 12, 2018 Academy as re-boxed the very good Accurate Miniatures SBD-5 and it has added value to it by providing a mask set and a small photo-etch fret. Upon opening the box you find 7 plastic sprues -one of them clear-, plus a PE fret for minor details like seatbelts and a really nice mask set to take care of that greenhouse canopy. Please note that the mask set is customized to the open and… more |
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Axis Armored Fighting Vehicles of the Second World WarPublished: December 1, 2018 Pen and Sword has released a new book on their series “Images of War”. This book is focused on Axis Armored Fighting Vehicles during War World Two. The book is divided on 4 main chapters
All chapters have a well-researched introduction to the type of vehicle being… more |
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Bf-109F Overtrees and Overlept DetailsPublished: November 12, 2020 Eduard Models has been releasing “Overtrees” and “Overlept” versions of their main boxings “Profipack” and “Weekend”. Let me cover the differences among the boxing types:
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American Woodies 1928 - 1953Published: September 16, 2018 Veloce Publishing continues expanding its line “Those were the days…” this time with a book devoted to the American Woodies. While the book title says “1928-1953”, it does provide some history prior to those years, going all the way back to 1886. The first chapter describes the origin of the woodies or “station wagon”, a sort of railway station shuttle to your vacation hotel. The… more |
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FuG-220 Lichtenstein SN2Published: September 13, 2018 Brengun continues to expand its line of accessories this time with the FuG-220 Lichtenstein SN2 antenna set for Luftwaffe Night Fighters. The fret includes 4 sets of dual antenna dipoles, including the dipole braces/frame and a set of re-enforcements to connect the brace with the nose (applicable for the Ju-88). This particular antenna set is appropriate for any 1/48 Ju-88C/R/G… more |
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Junkers Ju87R-2/B-2 StukaPublished: January 24, 2021 Airfix has released a new-mold Ju-87B-2/R-2. Typical the recent releases of Airfix, you get state-of-the-art surface detail and fit, together with superb engineering that makes the construction of this model a very enjoyable experience. Like with most airplane models, construction starts with the cockpit. Being a two-seater, there is plenty of detail on it, including a radio, pilot and… more |
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T-34 - Russia's Armoured SpearheadPublished: June 22, 2018 Pen and Sword has started a new series of publications related to Armored Fighting Vehicles (TankCraft Series) and this book is the fifth installment in the series. It covers one of the best WWII-era tanks: The Soviet T-34. The book is broken down in the following chapters.
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Israel IAI Kfir C2/C7Published: April 29, 2018 AMK models has re-released an improved version of their 1/48 Kfir model. Based on what I read online the overall shape of the fuselage was improved, plus the weapons are now produced by slide molds technology. The rest of the sprues, I think, are the same as the original boxing. In the box are 12 sprues for the airplane, plus multiple sprues for the individually molded weaponry. These… more |
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F-8E Upgrade SetPublished: April 19, 2018 Eduard Models has released a nifty photoetch set to upgrade the - already very nice - Hasegawa F-8E Crusader. This fret is of the no pre-painted style and that is good, because you want to paint the detailed parts and the PE parts at the same time. The fret includes replacement engine exhaust “feathers” and actuators. Installing this part requires removing existing plastic from the… more |