These are not the Tamiya figures of the past! The out of scale, chunky plastic bobs have been replaced with well detailed figures that look the part. I was surprised at the time it took to construct the figures as the bodies are multi-part affairs, with separate heads and headgear, weapons, and gear, to make it easier to paint and detail. A bonus is the decal sheet for the uniforms and Panzerfausts (in both the carry and ready to fire position). To say I am impressed would be an understatement – especially at the price for five figures.

Upon opening the usual sturdy Tamiya box, you are greeted with three sprues, decal sheet, instructions, and a Tech Tips flyer. The details are well molded and crisp. The uniforms have indentations for the gear and weapons, so they are not just hanging next to the uniform, they look more realistically that the figure is wearing his uniform and combat gear.

There are five Wehrmacht late WWII figures, listed by Tamiya as:

Venner Milewski Jr. has undertaken the monumental task in cataloging each and every US Navy vessel commissioned since 1883, the year congressional funding was approved for America’s first four steel warships. His encyclopedic work is titled Fighting Ships of the U.S. Navy 1883-2019. Milewski Jr.’s compilation provides the physical details of each ship, its specifications, propulsion, armament, etc. as well as the important milestones of its service life. Most of the articles include at least one, and sometimes as many as four high quality photographs of the vessel described. To date, four multi-part volumes have been published, with each part focused on a specific time period. Volume One addressed aircraft carriers while Volume Two covered battleships and New Navy monitors. Volume Three depicts cruisers and command ships.

While the Sturmgeschütz III was Germany's most-produced fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle during World War II, the Sturmgeschütz IV was its very closely related brother in the later part of the war. The Sturmgeschütz IV was the result of Krupp’s effort to meet the requirement for another assault gun variant.

For those modelers wishing to add more detail to their braille scale Stug IVs, Czech photo etch (PE) manufacturer Hauler produces an outstanding set for the popular Revell Sturmgeschütz IV kit. Manufactured by Jan Sobotka, this package comes with one fret (4 1/8” x 2 3/16”) that will bring your Sturmgeschütz IV to the next level.

The book compiles the 4-view color profiles, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the Republic P-47C-5. Scale plans are in 1/72 & 1/48 scale, plus drawings from wartime technical manuals. Also included are photos of the details in B&W and color.

For any person wishing to build the P-47C model, this book would be a great resource. There are 3 view drawings showing the fuselage formers, wing rib size and location, panel lines on the aircraft and rivet lines. There are technical drawings for the construction of landing gear, cockpit layout and dashboard instrument locations to name a few. This book can be used to give extra detail your model’s cockpit. One page focuses on the area of the cockpit containing map pocket storage and other pocket storage areas.

This set provides replacement nosewheels and main wheels for 1/72 F/A-18C/D kits. It includes two nose gear tires, two main gear tires, and is designed to provide one-for-one replacement parts for the kit wheels. The set does not specify which kits it applies to, so I assume it is intended to be a generic set applicable to any 1/72 F/A-18C or D kit.

I had a Hasegawa F/A-18C kit on the workbench, so I used the wheel set on it. All four wheels are very well cast with excellent hub details and tread along with the brakes on the main gear tires. The detail is very crisp and a big improvement over the kit wheels. The wheels are molded with a flat spot on each one to simulate weight on them.

After washing the wheels and separating them from the pour stubs, I painted the tires Tamiya NATO Black and the hubs Tamiya Flat White. After sealing them with clear flat, I applied a dark brown wash to the hubs to bring out the bolt and brake assembly details.