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Friday, 6 November - 1865
– Months after the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse effectively ended the
American Civil War, the
CSS Shenandoah
became the last Confederate combat unit to surrender after circumnavigating the
globe on a cruise on which it sank or captured 38 vessels.
KIT REVIEW: Richard
F finds the
Hobby Boss 1/72 SH-60F Ocean Hawk to be a very nice kit.
MM COLUMN: Thanks to some
miscommunication and computer ails, I'm late with George
Paterson's next
Slipping the Bonds
KIT PREVIEW: Here
is something that will unleash nostalgia in many of us, the
Hasegawa 1/24 1963 VW Type 2 Microbus (with surfboards).
BOOK REVIEW:
Probably the most comprehensive look at the subject yet written is
Courage Alone: the
Italian Air Force 1940-43.
KIT PREVIEW II: A
very nice new figure is the
Warriors 1/32 F-80C
Pilot (Korean War).
BLAST FROM THE PAST:
Here is another old time build and another from our favorite Canadian kit maker,
the
Hobbycraft 1/48
P-36 Hawk
.
MM CONTEST:
More nicely done entries into the
Propliners
contest.
INDUSTRY NEWS: Scale
Model Kits.com has a number of new and interesting arrivals. Check them
out. Dragon
USA has their weekly update of new items. For those who may have trouble
with this page, the same information is at
www.dragonmodelsusa.com. Our
friends at MasterDetails
have another nice figure for us. Just in time for winter.
MM Fund Drive. Please help to keep
MM going through 2009. The goal is so near. My thanks to Greg Bale
for being so kind as to help out.
When you get the chance, check out the
MM Sales Pages. Updated this
weekend.
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Wednesday, 4 November - 1962
– In a test of the
Nike-Hercules air defense missile, Shot
Dominic-Tightrope is successfully detonated 69,000 feet above Johnston Island.
It would also be the last atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United
States.
KIT REVIEW:
Welcome Patrick Grué as he shares
with us his build of the
Eduard 1/48 Yak-3.
KIT PREVIEW: More
very nicely done figures are Dragon
1/35 Gebirgsjaeger Defenders: Gustav Line 1944.
BOOK REVIEW: Another fine title in
Osprey's Elite series is this one on
American Civil War Railroad Tactics. It is far more interesting
than you might think.
MM FEATURE:
More neat images from Belgium with
page 14.
KIT PREVIEW II: If
you like old cars and big models then you'll like the
Minicraft 1/16 1931 Ford Model A
Delivery Van.
BLAST FROM THE PAST:
Many years back,
Matt Swan
built the
Testors 1/48 Ohka
.
INDUSTRY NEWS: Casemate
Publishing is starting to carry MMP and Warlord.
MM CONTEST:
You may start sending in entries for the
Propliners
contest.
MM Fund Drive. Please help to keep
MM going through 2009. The goal is so near.
When you get the chance, check out the
MM Sales Pages. Updated
this weekend.
Sorry for any delays in replying to e-mails and the short
update. AT&T has been having major problems delivering Internet service to
me so hopefully it will all be cleared up soon.
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Monday, 2 November - 1957
– The
Levelland UFO Case in Levelland,
Texas, generates national publicity, and remains one of the most impressive UFO
cases in American history.
KIT REVIEW:
Carmel J. Attard has another neat build,
this time the very challenging and impressive
Red Wings 1/72 Tu-16 Badger.
KIT PREVIEW: Gotta
love all these neat 1/144 scale kits. Here is another, the Dragon
1/144 MH-60S Knighthawk.
DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
More metal goodies with the
Scale Aircraft
Conversions 48054: F-8E/J Landing Gear.
MM FEATURE:
More neat images from Belgium with
page 12.
BLAST FROM THE PAST:
What was probably his only article for us, here is Mike Moore's
2003 build of the
Eduard 1/48
Nieuport 17.
INDUSTRY NEWS:
Great
Models
has their weekly update of new and restocked items.
Nostalgic Plastic/Anigrand USA
has an update of new kits for you.
MM CONTEST:
Today you may start sending in entries for the
Propliners
contest.
MM Fund Drive. Please help to keep
MM going through 2009. The goal is so near.
When you get the chance, check out the
MM Sales Pages. Updated
this weekend.
Sorry for any delays in replying to e-mails and the
short update. AT&T has been having major problems delivering DSL
Internet service to me so hopefully it will all be cleared up
soon.
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Wednesday, 28 October - 1971
– Britain launches its first (and as of 2007, only) satellite,
Prospero, into low Earth orbit atop a
Black Arrow carrier rocket.
KIT REVIEW:
Gordon Zammitt comes back to share with
us his build of the
Hobbyboss 1/72Mil Mi-24V Hind E.
KIT PREVIEW: Many
modelers, me included, like 1/144 scale. To add to a growing selection, here is
the Platz
1/144 A-4E/F Skyhawk.
DECAL REVIEW:
Those who enjoy building big helos will like
Natural Born Modelers JD36: JASDF MH-53E.
Markings for two aircraft.
BOOK
REVIEW:
A new book series full of super period photos is
Combat Camera 1: Cromwell and Centaur.
DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
Another super set of metal gear is Scale Aircraft
Conversions 48051: F-117A (late) Landing Gear.
KIT PREVIEW II: One
of the many variants of this kit produced by this company is the Hobby Boss 1/48 F3F-3 Wildcat (late).
MM FEATURE:
More neat images from Belgium with
page 9.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: There
is rarely a kit that is unbuildable, but some of them are more of a challenge
than others. In that category, here is, from 2000, the
Hi-Tech 1/48 Dassault Mystere IVA.
INDUSTRY NEWS:
Casemate Publishing
announces another new book.
MM CONTEST:
Voting is still open for the What If contest. Last day to vote is Friday.
MM Fund Drive. Please help to keep
MM going through 2009. The goal is so near.
When you get the chance, check out the
MM Sales Pages.
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Wednesday, 21 October -
Did you know that in 1999, an Air Botswana pilot committed suicide
by crashing an ATR 42 into, and destroying, the
airline's fleet at Gaborone's airport?
KIT REVIEW:
Tom Cleaver continues on his ship binge
with the third in a row, this time the
Dragon 1/350 USS Laffey.
KIT PREVIEW: A
sort of reboxing is the
Special Hobby 1/72
Ju-87A "Legion Condor".
DECAL REVIEW:
Andy Abshier has a look at the last of new
markings for the big Trumpeter kit,
Xtradecal
X32012 EE Lightning
F.3.
BOOK
REVIEW:
Armies
of the East India Company 1750-1850 is the latest title in Osprey's
Men-at-Arms series.
DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
More metal gear for you, this time it is Scale Aircraft
Conversions 48048: B-17 Landing Gear.
MM FEATURE:
Thanks to Stefan Buysee, we have images from IPMS Belgium's
show. Here is page 4.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Here
is another one photo oldie from 1998, and one that fits in with the current
Matchbox Group Build, the
Matchbox/Aeroclub 1/72 Meteor FR.9.
MM CONTEST:
Voting is still open for the What If contest.
MM Fund Drive. Please help to keep
MM going through 2009. The goal is so near. Last donation 14 October. In the
last month $60 has been donated.
When you get the chance, check out the
MM Sales Pages.
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Monday, 19 October - 1781
– At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis
handed over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrendered in person to George
Washington and the comte de Rochambeau, ending the
American Revolutionary War.
KIT REVIEW:
Lee Fogel starts off our week with the
venerable
Monogram 1/48 SBD Dauntless.
KIT PREVIEW: A
kit that can be difficult to build, but looks really great when it is done is
the
Hasegawa 1/48 F-14D "Black Tomcat".
DECAL REVIEW:
Andy Abshier has a look at another nice big
scale sheet,
Xtradecal X32010 EE Lightning
F.3.
BOOK REVIEW:
Another fine book on fortresses covers the Finnish
defenses of the Winter War in
Osprey's The
Mannerheim Line 1920-39.
DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
Here is something you might consider for holding up
your Tamiya kit, the
Scale Aircraft
Conversions 48043: Lancaster Landing Gear.
KIT REVIEW II: Here
is something that will take some of us back to the fifties, the
Revell
1/118 PBM-5 Mariner.
MM FEATURE:
Thanks to Stefan Buysee, we have images from IPMS Belgium's
show. Here is page 2.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: A
real oldie from 1997 is this article on the
Hasegawa 1/48 Macchi C.202.
INDUSTRY NEWS:
Great
Models
has their weekly update of new and restocked items.
MM CONTEST:
Voting is now open for the What If contest.
MM Fund Drive. Please help to keep
MM going through 2009. The goal is so near.
When you get the chance, check out the
MM Sales Pages.
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