Valiant Wings’ Airframe Detail series reaches number 12, with the Bristol Bulldog featured in this volume. The interwar period saw rapid development of airframes and engines and in the mid-twenties, the RAF found its service fighters were quickly becoming obsolete. Enter the Bristol Bulldog, which was an advance on what was then available, but, as a two-gun biplane, itself became obsolescent within a few years. Nevertheless, the type was widely exported and did see combat in the late 1930’s.

From the Model Rectifier Company’s website,

The Soviet Army T-80BV is a main battle tank that entered service in 1985, notable as the first production version of the T-80 family to feature factory-fitted Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armor (ERA).

It combined a high-speed gas turbine engine with a heavily reinforced armor package, making it one of the most elite, high-performance armored vehicles fielded by the Soviet Union during the final years of the Cold War.

• -Equipped with a 2A46M-1 main gun and a 12.7mm 6P17
• -Semi-connecting tracks included

While interesting, the details of this tank are lacking, so I reference the US Army CTC OE Data Integration Network website,

The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) was a heavy fighter built in later World War II. It was a unique twin engine design with its push-pull configuration and the lower aerodynamic drag of the in-line alignment of the two engines, and it was considered one of the fastest piston-engined aircraft ever flown.

Sources differ, but only 37 to 48 Do 335s were built and none were known to have flown in combat. The Do 335B-2 was to be a heavily armed Zerstorer (destroyer) with its main feature being two wing mounted 30 mm Mk 103 cannons contained in special fairings with 70 rounds per gun in addition to the normal engine mounted Mk 103 and two 20 mm MG 151/20s in the nose cowl. Due to the increased weight, the B series also standardized on larger tires which required the nose wheel to rotate 45^o for stowage during retraction, and an armored windscreen. Less than five Do 335B-2s were in production at the end of the war.

A standard S-64 helicopter crew consists of two or three members. The pilot-in-command (seated on the left) flies the helicopter and operates the water discharge system in fire-fighting operations. The copilot, seated on the right, assists the command pilot and can relieve the pilot if necessary. When required for lifting operations, a third crew member equipped with a complete set of flight controls occupies the rear station. The operator maintains direct visual contact of lifting operations through a rear-facing canopy.

This ICM kit includes three figures, pilot, copilot, and engineer or crane operator. Molded in light gray plastic, the parts have good detail, but it is a little soft. Each of the figures have different expressions on their faces. The figures are molded with separate legs, torso, arms, and head. There are mold seams and sprue nubs that will need to be cleaned up.

Originally founded in 1968, Squadron/Squadron Signal/MMD is back in business again after bankruptcy and are now based out of Ringgold, Georgia. Their web page was re-activated in January 2022 for plastic kits. A retail store was opened in 2025 at their Ringgold address and is open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday. They have invited The Chattanooga Scale Modelers Club to meet at their warehouse, which occurs on the third Monday of the month. If you can’t make it, be sure to check out their YouTube channel where Brandon and guests are live every Wednesday night. Brandon Lowe and his father, Russ Lowe, re-acquired the Squadron Tools Product Line and are now marketing them once again.