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Soviet Air Force Colonel, Korean War, 1951
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Aerobonus
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

First: Thanks to Aires for providing IPMS USA this figure to review! One of six in this review series, each shows a passion and dedication Aires have to providing the finest resin products. We appreciate your support, with the usual nod to IPMS USA leadership for allowing me to review these figures.

Included with each set are painting instructions in color!

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Martin Baker MB Mk10 Ejection Seat
Review Author
Steve Collins
Published on
Company
PJ Production
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$4.25

PJ Production from Belgium makes resin aftermarket accessories for aircraft, as well as some very nice resin aircraft kits. Among their many products is a series of ejection seats to replace the usually plain kit-provided examples. This particular seat is a Martin Baker Mark 10 seat. The listing isn’t more specific than that, but says it is to be used in the Mirage, Alpha Jets, Hawk, F-18, Tucano, F-5, Rafale, Tornado, Sea Harrier, Eurofighter, AMX, Gripen, Shenyang, Osprey, and MB-339. Whew. The only one I’m not sure about is the F-5, but maybe the Swiss jets or some of the other foreign sales specified the Mk 10 seat. Still, plenty of jets to use the seat in.

Package

Halifax B Mk.I/II Landing Gear (Revell new kit)
Review Author
Steve Collins
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$18.00

Scale Aircraft Conversions, or SAC, make replacement landing gear for a wide variety of aircraft, in all the major scales. They are cast in white metal, which is stronger than the kit’s plastic pieces. To quote the company’s website, “Some sets consist of the main gear only while others include the nose gear, tail gear and/or adjacent related components. Some inaccuracies in the original kit gear have been corrected but the mounting points remain identical to the factory parts.”

This set is made to replace the kit parts from the new tool Revell Halifax. It’s a large aircraft and will be a bit heavy when finished. Having the metal landing gear underneath will help support that weight. Additionally, they’ve changed the way the tail wheel and gear is assembled, making it simpler and making one less glue seam to remove.

Cover

Allied-Axis, The Photo Journal of The Second World War, Issue 30
Book Author(s)
David Doyle, Jeff Kleinhenz
Review Author
Bill O'Malley
Published on
Company
Ampersand Publishing
MSRP
$15.95

Allied-Axis is a quarterly publication from Ampersand Publishing Group that provides photos on both Allied and Axis armor and other military vehicles. Each issue focuses on three or four different vehicle types and provides brief background information but primarily focuses on photographs of the vehicles. There are no ads, stories, or other distractions. Just lots of photos. Photographs are all in black-and-white and include production photos and in-action wartime photos. Many of the photos are from proving grounds demonstrating the capabilities and various versions of the vehicles. Each photo has a very descriptive caption describing the setting, configuration of the equipment, crewmembers in their uniforms, etc.

This Issue #30 features three different vehicles: a Sherman Tankdozer, a German sFH 18 15cm Howitzer (Part Two) and a M23 Ammunition Trailer.

Product package

Soviet Air Force Colonel, Korean War, 1951
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

First: Thanks to Aires for providing IPMS USA this figure to review! One of six in this review series, each shows a passion and dedication Aires have to providing the finest resin products. We appreciate your support, with the usual nod to IPMS USA leadership for allowing me to review these figures.

Included with each set are painting instructions in color!