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X-47B Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) - U.S. Navy

Published: January 27, 2014
Company: Platz

The X-47B is an experimental Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle the US Navy is testing from its aircraft carriers for suitability as a remotely controlled attack aircraft. Apparently, UCAVs are going to be a large part of the future of US military flying.

This kit from Platz was described in one of the paper publications as requiring twice as long to paint as it did to build and twice as… more

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Sd.Kfz.260 Kleine Panzerfunkwagen

Published: January 21, 2014
Company: Dragon Models

The Sd.Kfz.260 Kleine Panzerfunkwagen is a four-wheeled light armored car used to transport and protect signal units. It had a four-man crew protected by relatively thin armor and a mesh grenade screen, and was unarmed except for the crew’s personal weapons. Approximately 500 of the 260 and the similar 261 were built and used from 1940 till the end of the war. The really significant difference… more

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British Tank Destroyer Achilles IIC

Published: January 20, 2014
Company: UM Models

The Achilles IIC is the British version of the M10 tank destroyer (TD). It was based on the M4 Sherman chassis and mounted the 17 pounder anti-tank gun.

The kit is molded in a medium green styrene with some minor flash and a few sink marks, though nothing that isn’t easily removed or fixed. If I counted correctly, the kit contains 339 parts. Yes, 339. In 1/72 scale. The good news is… more

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F-15C Eifel Eagles Decals

Published: March 12, 2012
Company: Twobobs Aviation Graphics

Bob Sanchez continues to turn out great decals. This sheet is for F-15C Eagles from Bitburg Air Base in Germany. The markings are on one full and one half sheet printed flawlessly by Microscale. They include markings for jets ranging from 1983 through 1993 and show three different stencil styles and two paint schemes. Markings include squadron and wing commander’s aircraft, as well as an… more

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F-16A MLU Danish Air Force Decals in 1/72nd

Published: March 12, 2012
Company: Twobobs Aviation Graphics

Twobobs has released a sheet for those of us who like colorful aircraft, something that will relieve that expanse of grey on grey in the display case. The aircraft catered for on this sheet are two F-16A Midlife Update (MLU) aircraft at Skrydstrup AB of the Royal Danish Air Force. They were painted in special markings to celebrate the anniversaries of the activation of their squadrons.

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F-16A MLU Danish Air Force Decals in 1/48th

Published: March 12, 2012
Company: Twobobs Aviation Graphics

Twobobs has released a sheet in 1/48 scale for those of us who like colorful aircraft, something that will relieve that expanse of grey on grey in the display case. The aircraft catered for on this sheet are two F-16A Midlife Update (MLU) aircraft at Skrydstrup AB of the Royal Danish Air Force. They were painted in special markings to celebrate the anniversaries of the activation of their… more

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North American P-51D/K Mustang & Cavalier F-51D Conversion

Published: February 27, 2012
Book Author(s): Pawel Matysiak
Company: Kagero Publishing

When this book was announced and I looked at the contents, I knew I had to have it. You see, I have am working on a collection of aircraft from the 352nd Fighter Group, the Blue-Nosed, uh, Boys from Bodney. And this book has decals for one of the ones I’ve been unable to find. In fact, the book has decals in 1/32nd, 1/48th, and 1/72nd for four aircraft:

  • P-51D-15-NA, 44-15392, 20… more

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F-22 Raptor Exhaust Nozzles

Published: January 27, 2012
Company: Aires Hobby Models

Aires specializes in creating replacement parts for kit items that are either lacking in detail or have detail that isn’t quite sharp enough. This set provides replacement parts for the exhaust nozzles for the Academy kit of the F-22 Raptor.

The set is cast in medium grey resin, with no pinholes or miscast parts, along with a nice photoetch sheet for fine parts. The set includes the… more

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EA-6B Prowler ICAP-2 (Early) Cockpit Set

Published: January 23, 2012
Company: Aires Hobby Models

Aires has presented us with another beauty here. I’ve wanted to build an EA-6B for quite some time (I have a bit of a background in electronic countermeasures). The only kit in my chosen scale of 1/72 is the Hasegawa kit. This kit is typical Hasegawa of its era, with finely engraved panel lines, minimal necessary external accessories for the version being done, and not much in the cockpit area… more

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F-16I Sufa Exhaust Nozzle for Hasegawa

Published: January 5, 2012
Company: Aires Hobby Models

Aires is probably the best known provider of resin aftermarket accessories. Well, they’re certainly the most prolific. And I still haven’t figured out how they make the detail so fine. I’d almost swear they have little one-inch tall guys making this stuff. This set is an exhaust for the F-16I Sufa kit from Hasegawa. The set consists of five finely cast resin parts, two to make up the exhaust… more