Thursday, 24 April 2025

K IT  REVIEW:  Mike Still provides a nice article on his build of the Hasegawa 1/32 Spitfire F.IXA . 

KIT PREVIEW:  A kit that is now a classic is the Hasegawa 1/48 F-4G Phantom II .

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Richard F built the Dragon 1/144 SR-71 Blackbird  .

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Tuesday, 22 April 2025

K IT  REVIEW:  John Summerford builds the classic Monogram 1/48 TBD-1 Devastator . 

KIT PREVIEW:  A fairly new kit is the Trumpeter 1/35 UH-1B Huey

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  From 20 years back, it is Les Dorr Jr's Hasegawa 1/72 Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull .

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Friday, 18 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas builds the often overlooked Italeri 1/48 F-5E Lightning. 

KIT PREVIEW:  A nice multimedia car kit is Marsh Models 1/43 Lola T-70 (Mario Andretti). 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  It is always nice to build a kit from ones 'yut' (as they say in some parts of Jersey). This time, the Revell 1/81 SM-62 Snark.

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Thursday, 17 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Chuck Horner builds a very nice ESCI 1/48 YFJ-2 Fury. 

KIT PREVIEW:  Ship modelers will like the Hasegawa 1/350 IJN Destroyer type koh 'Yukikaze'. 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:   A superb reference for the nautical-minded is Stratus' Fighting Ships of the US Navy 1883-2019 Vol.4 pt.3.

BLAST FROM THE PAST   Patrick Earing did nice work on the Planet Model 1/48 SIAI-Marchetti SF260M  .

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Tuesday, 15 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Joe Essid does some scratchbuilding to do his 1/72 Natter Launcher . 

KIT PREVIEW: A nice kit of this French Vampire is the Azur/FRROM 1/72 S.E. 535 'Mistral'. 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:   Their next photo compilation is MMP Books' Camera On #34: Barbarossa Victims Vol 1 .

BLAST FROM THE PAST   A nice short run kit, the Kora 1/72 Siebel Si-201.

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Monday, 14 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Mike Still starts off our week with his Revell/Monogram 1/48 A-4E/F Skyhawk ` . 

KIT PREVIEW: Another of their nice limited edition kits is the Hasegawa 1/72 F-14A Tomcat 'Top Gun'  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:   For those of us who like profile books it is MMP Books Fighting Colors #5.

BLAST FROM THE PAST   Today, it is Tom Cleaver's Roden 1/32 SE.5a (Hispano)  .

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Friday, 11 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Frank Spahr presents a neat diorama featuring the MiniArt 1/35 Tempo E400 Hochlader Pritsche  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Rob Hart previews the Dora Wings 1/48 L-20A/U-6A Beaver  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:   Here is a look at the latest Random Thoughts 47/1 .

BLAST FROM THE PAST   J-P Boillat has today's oldie with his Revell AG 1/48 Se.5A .

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I really appreciate those of you who have sent in decal  and book reviews as well as kit previews. Thanks to Peter Burstow.

Thursday, 10 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  David Jones builds a colorful Tamiya 1/48 AD-4B Skyraider . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Another civilian ship kit is the Aoshima 1/700 Kasuga Maru . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: David Traill reviews another nice sheet, Kits World 72-015: P-61 Black Widow .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Joe Essid reviews The Japanese Navy in WWII .

BLAST FROM THE PAST   Clarence Wentzel built the Roden 1/72 SE.5A  .

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Tuesday, 8 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Ryan Grosswiler switches gears with the Vespid 1/72 Panzer VII 'Maus'  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  An older kit that is still worth building is the Novo/Frog 1/72 Miles Magister . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Rob Hart has a look at  Tactical Reconnaissance in the Cold War   .

BLAST FROM THE PAST   Today it is Tom Cleaver's Accurate Miniatures 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator .

INDUSTRY NEWS: Here is the latest from Valiant Wings  .

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Monday, 7 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Chuck Horner manages to salvage his Czech Model 1/48 FJ-1 Fury  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Adding to their impressive F-4 series is the Fine Molds 1/72 F-4B "VF-84 Jolly Rogers" . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: David Traill reviews another nice sheet, Print Scale 72-036: P-61 Black Widow .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  An addition to their Color & Scale series is Mushroom Models Publications' Color & Scale: Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II    .

BLAST FROM THE PAST Joel Hamm built the admittedly crude Merlin 1/72 SB2U Vindicator  .

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Friday,4 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Dan Lee does nice work on his AFV Club 1/48 MiG-28 . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Today's preview is the Takom 1/35 V-2 . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Carmel Attard has today's oldie with hisRevell 1/72 S2F-1 Tracker  .

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Apologies for the minimalist update. My vision is still quite blurry and staring at a screen for any period of time gives me a headache.

Tuesday, 1 April 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Andrew Garcia builds the Halberd 1/48 XP-51 Mustang . No foolin'. 

KIT PREVIEW:  Rob Hart has a peek at the AMP 1/48 Piasecki HUP-1/2  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: David Traill reviews another nice sheet, Print Scale 72-214 AV-8B Harrier II plus .     

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Here is Tom Cleaver's Accurate Miniatures 1/48 SBD-5 Dauntless .

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As a note, I'm having eye surgery tomorrow so the next update depends on doctor's orders.

Monday, 31 March 2025

Sorry for the delay. Power issues.

KIT  REVIEW:  Frank Spahr shares his experience building the Revell 1/72 Sea Vixen FAW.2 . 

KIT PREVIEW:   A nice looking kit is the Trumpeter 1/700 HMS Hood (1931) . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: David Traill reviews the Print Scale 72-013 F8F Bearcat .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Their latest photo CD is Aero Research's USAF Collection #18   .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Bill Michaels has today's oldie with the Hasegawa 1/72 SBD-4 Dauntless .

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Friday, 28 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Your editor completes a somewhat complex kit, the Azur/FRROM 1/72 Bloch MB.210. 

KIT PREVIEW:   Another nice waterline kit is the Tamiya 1/700 IJN Kuma . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: A welcome new set is  Euro Decals 48144: RAF Typhoon Squadrons .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  One of the more interesting books I've read recently is After the Battle Vergeltungswaffen   .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Here is Tom Cleaver's Accurate Miniatures 1/48 SBD-3 .

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hursday, 27 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Chuck Horner thinks outside the box with his Academy 1/48 F-4B Phantom II Cockpit. 

KIT PREVIEW:  Rob Hart previews the  FPP Modelos 1/24 Maserati 8CTF GP 1939 . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: This replacement set is also for the Frog/Hasegawa kit; APC Decals R72072:  Saab Viggen  .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  A nice compilation of older pocket books is Military Aircraft of the 1950s   .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Mark Fordham has today's oldie with his Airfix 1/72 SBD Dauntless .

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Tuesday, 25 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Frank Spahr builds a big one, the Revell 1/32 Fi-156C Storch  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  A neat re-release from a few years back is the MPC 1/25 The Super Judge Funny Car . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: This replacement set is also for the SMER kit; APC Decals R72071:  K-65 Čáp  .     

BLAST FROM THE PAST Today it is Lee Fogel's Monogram 1/48 SBD Dauntless .

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Monday, 24 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Rob Leonard builds a beauty, the X-scale 1/144 Lockheed L-188 Electra  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Another waterline kit is the Tamiya 1/700 IJN Ayanami . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: This replacement set is also for the Frog kit;  APC Decals R72068:  Bristol Blenheim I  .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  A Flight Craft special is Pen & Sword's Focke-Wulf FW-190 A-G Series  .

BLAST FROM THE PAST Today it is Lee Fogel's Monogram 1/48 SBD Dauntless .

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Friday, 21 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   H Davis Gandees uses his skills on the Hobbycraft 1/48 Hawk 75 (P-36)  . 

KIT PREVIEW:   Andrew Garcia provides a look at the Halberd Models 1/48 XP-51 Mustang. 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: This replacement set is for the Frog kit; APC Decals R72067:  Dornier Do-335   .     

BLAST FROM THE PAST Today's look back is Tom Cleaver's Revell 1/48 SB2C-3 Helldiver  .

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Thursday, 20 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   George Oh likes to do things a bit different. Here is his Minicraft 1/72 Stout Skycar . 

KIT PREVIEW:   A nice looking ship kit is the Aoshima 1/700 Yawatamaru . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: This replacement set is for the SMER kit; APC Decals R72066:  Hawker Tempest V   .     

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Ant Harrington has today's oldie with his Revell/Matchbox 1/72 SB2C-1 Helldiver   .

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Tuesday, 18 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Francisco Santoro does another whiffer using the Tamiya 1/48 Me-262A-2A . 

KIT PREVIEW:   An interesting civil aircraft is the Revell 1/72 Junkers G-24 . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: A replacement for old kit markings is APC Decals R72063:  Avia S-199 .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  The next part of their Pacific Profiles series is Avonmore's Pacific Profiles Vol 16 .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  From the very early days is Tom Cleaver's Classic Airframes 1/48 SBC-4 Helldiver  .

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Monday, 17 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Christopher Campbell adds to his collection the Revell 1/48 F-89J Scorpion  . 

KIT PREVIEW:   One of Fujimi's Phantom kits is the Fujimi 1/72 RF-4E Phantom II . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: A replacement for old kit markings is APC Decals R72001:  Avia B.35  .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Part of their Flight Craft series is Pen & Sword's Lockheed C-130 Hercules.

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Joel Hamm built the  Matchbox 1/72 SBC-4 Helldiver.

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A thank you to all who sent in articles. It is greatly appreciated. I will get to them in the order they were received.

Friday, 7 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Blair Stewart builds a very nice Tamiya 1/48 SdKfz.186 Jagdtiger . 

KIT PREVIEW:   One of Monogram's few limited boxings is the  Monogram 1/48 Miller SNJ  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: A most welcome sheet to replace one in an older kit is APC Decals R72033: Amiot 143  .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Another of their fine modern histories is Helion's War in Ukraine 6: Air War .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Michael Wolf has today's look into the archives with the Classic Airframes 1/48 SBC-3 Helldiver .

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Thursday, 6 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   H Davis Gandees provides his latest build, the Hasegawa 1/48 Hurricane Mk.I 'SAAF' . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Rob Hart shares his views on the Roden 1/72 AJ-1 Savage   . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: Rob Hart also reviews Cut then add 1/72 AJ Savage .     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Their latest photo CD is Aero Research's Civil Collection No.9 .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Ryan Grosswiler built the ICM 1/72 SB-2 M100A.

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Tuesday, 4 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Spiros Pendedekas builds a kit he recently previewed, the  Hobby Boss 1/72 Rafale F3-R . 

KIT PREVIEW:  A car kit from the early 1960s is the AMT 1/25 Double Dragster Kit   . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Alan Wanta has today's oldie with the LF Models 1/48 SAI 207  .

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Monday, 3 March 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Christopher Campbell once more kicks off our week. This time with the Italeri 1/72 UH-34J Sea Horse  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Today's preview is the initial release of the Monogram 1/48 P-39 Airacobra  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  A very interesting book on a rarely written subject is Helion's Hitler's Miracle Weapons  .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Tim Mansfield built the Monogram 1/72 HU-16B Albatross .

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Friday, 28 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Pablo Calcaterra builds a 3D kit, the 1/48 I.Ae.27 Pulqui  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  An older and inexpensive kit is the Hasegawa 1/72 F4U-1D Corsair  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: Another nice set for the Minicraft kit is DRAW decals 44s-C130-11H: C-130H.     

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Another nice addition to their Illustrated series is Casemate's The Soviet Battle for Berlin 1945 .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  A nice resin kit was the Anigrand 1/144 Short SA.4 Sperrin

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Thursday, 27 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Hans Gertje pulls a double with his Sword/Academy 1/72 RF-8A/F-8E Crusader . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas tells us about the Italeri 1/48 P-38/F-5E Lightning   . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Rob Hart reviews provides his take on AAHS Journal 69/2 .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Today, it is Fred Krause's AMT 1/48 ES-3A 'Shadow'

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Tuesday, 25 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Marcello Rosa presents one of his superb ship builds with the Doggy Industries 1/700 HNLMS De Ruyter . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Another of their forays into large scale aircraft is the Border 1/35 A6M2 Zero  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Jeroen Koen built a very nice Hasegawa 1/72 S-3A Viking 'Bicentennial'.

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Monday, 24 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Christopher Campbell builds the rather large Revell 1/48 F-89D Scorpion  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Joe Essid provides his take on the Pioneer 1/72 Berenziak-Isaev Bi-1  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Tom Cleaver has today's look into the archives with the Kinetic 1/48 S-2E/G Tracker .

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Friday, 21 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Your editor had a pretty quick build with the Bandai 1/144 MS-06FZ Zaku II FZ  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  A factory bagged kit is the Minicraft 1/144 C-130A/E/J Hercules   . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: A sheet that goes along with today's kit preview is DRAW decals 44s-C130-8: C-130E .      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Tom Cleaver built the UMI Resin's 1/32 Avia S-199 conversion.

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Thursday, 20 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Blair Stewart adds a whirlybird, the Gallery Models 1/48 H-34  . 

KIT PREVIEW:  One of their many limited editions is the Hasegawa 1/72 F-14B Tomcat "VF-11 Red Rippers"  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  Hans Gertje has a look at CAT 4 1/48 F-8 Crusader Conversion Sets .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  From the dark ages of MM is the KP 1/72 Avia S.199 .

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Tuesday, 18 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Spiros Pendedekas returns with his Eduard/Heller 1/48 Mirage 2000C . 

KIT PREVIEW:  One of their many reboxings is the SMER 1/72 Amiot 143  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Rob Hart provides his take on Helion's MiG-23 Flogger in the Middle East .

BLAST FROM THE PAST Chris Peachment built the rather interesting Mastercraft 1/72 RWD-8a 'Maygar Recon'  .

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Monday, 17 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:   Once more, Christopher Campbell starts us off, this time with the Italeri 1/72 Wessex HU.5  . 

KIT PREVIEW: Another of their Phantom kits is the Fujimi 1/72 F-4C/D Phantom II  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST Today's review from the archives is the Platz/Alpha 1/72 RQ-4B Global Hawk  .

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Friday, 14 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Your editor not only finished a model but went big with the ICM 1/32 Yak-9T . 

KIT PREVIEW: A nice looking ship kit is the Trumpeter 1/700 USS Quincy (CA 39)  . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  I got this one for a previously previewed kit, the Kit Masx 72-047: B-17E Canopy Mask Set    .

BLAST FROM THE PAST Michael Johnson did really nice work on the Airfix 1/72 Fairey Rotodyne .

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Thursday, 13 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  H Davis Gandees built a nice Tamiya 1/48 N1K1 type 11 Shiden . 

KIT PREVIEW: Their last kit before the company closed is the Horizon Models 1/72 Atlas-Agena . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST Kyle Bodily did his usual sterling work on the Eduard 1/48 Roland C.II 'Walfisch'  .

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Tuesday, 11 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Fernando Rolandelli has today's feature article with his nicely done Special Hobby 1/72 Douglas DB-8A 3N . 

KIT PREVIEW: A rarely seen subject in these pages is the likes of the Bandai 1/144 MS-06FZ Zaku II FZ. 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Bill Michaels built the Airfix Roland C.II Walfisch  .

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Monday, 10 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Once again, Christopher Campbell starts of our week. This time with the Academy 1/72 Fortress Mk.I  . 

KIT PREVIEW: One of their newer releases is the Special Hobby 1/72 Mirage F.1C/C-200. 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  From the archives today is the AZ Models 1/72 Rogozarski IK-3 (early) .

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Friday, 7 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Bob Leonard does nice work on his DrawDecals/Minicraft 1/144 C-130K Hercules . 

KIT PREVIEW: Another from this nice series of kits is the Fujimi 1/72 F-4S Phantom II. 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  This is a very well done book on an interesting subject, Hikoki's American Experimental Fighters of WWII .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Tom Cleaver has today's look in the archives with the Special Hobby 1/48 Blackburn Roc.

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Thursday, 6 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  John Summerford builds the neat Clear Prop 1/48 Bayrakter TB.2  . 

KIT PREVIEW: Rob Hart has a look at the Ammo 1/48 MiG-17F/Shenyang J.5. 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Another excellent book on the South Pacific campaign is Avonmore's Solomons Air War Vol 3. ~

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Carmel Attard built the Kora 1/72 Ripon IIF .

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Tuesday, 4 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Blair Stewart returns to aircraft with his Revell 1/48 F-15E Strike Eagle  . 

KIT PREVIEW: Spiros Pendedekas previews the Hobby Boss 1/72 Rafale C. 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Rob Hart provides a brief review of CAVU Publishing's V-22 Osprey.

BLAST FROM THE PAST  From the archives one of Chris Peachment's wonderful scratchbuilds, the 1/72 Riffard RM-1 .

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Monday, 3 February 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Christopher Campbell shares his build of the Hobbycraft 1/72 Bell X-1 . 

KIT PREVIEW: A fairly welcome rebox is the Premium Hobbies 1/72 B-17E Flying Fortress . 

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  Another useful set is  Special Mask M72015: 1/72 P-40E/K and Kittyhawk Mk.Ia/III   .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Part of their Illustrated series is Casemate's Panzer Crewman .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Tom Cleaver's Ace Models 1/48 Rafale M .

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Thursday, 30 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas builds the older, but still nice Italeri 1/72 F-104G Starfighter . 

KIT PREVIEW: Today's preview is a kit family I've built a number of times, the Fujimi 1/72 Phantom F.3 .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: One that is welcome if your kit decals are toast; LF Models C4876: Su-7 Fitter .      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Always a pleasure to read is Random Thoughts 46/4 .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Peter Burstow built the Red Roo Models 1/72 RFD Winged Target .

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Apologies for the lateness of this post. I was and still am quite ill. Spent the night calling to the porcelin gods and am currently quite woozy. For that reason, there will be no Friday update.

Tuesday, 28 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Mark Rossmann builds yet another Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Bubble Top . 

KIT PREVIEW: Another limited editon kit is the somewhat rare Hasegawa 1/72 ES-3A Shadow 'CAG of Seashadows' .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  A nice upgrade part is the Yahu Models YMA 4854: MiG-23MF   .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Their latest photo CD is Aero Research's USN/USMC CAGs No.6 .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Allan Wanta did nice work on his R&S Resins 1/72 Re.2007 .

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Monday, 27 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Christopher Campbell built a bit of an oldie, the Revell 1/72 F-4A Lightning. 

KIT PREVIEW: Today's preview is the upgraded Tamiya 1/72 F-16CJ (Block 50) w/full equipment.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  Another resin goodie for the Special Hobby kit is the CMK 1/72 P-40 wheels (diamond tread)  .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Tom Cleaver built the short run Flying Machines 1/48 Re.2005 .

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Friday, 24 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Your editor builds the rather nice Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter F.4/5. 

KIT PREVIEW: Rob Hart provides his impressions of the Sword 1/48 Stinson OY-1/2 Sentinel.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Here is a look at Tom Cleaver's latest book;  Osprey's Turning the Tide   .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Not an easy build, but one that turned out well, the Pavla 1/72 Re.2005 'Sagittario' .

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Thursday, 23 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Chuck Horner returns with another fine air racer, the Halberd/Eduard 1/48 P-51D Mustang. 

KIT PREVIEW: A new kit that should please a number of modelers is the Academy 1/144 P-8A Poseidon.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  A recent addition to their Illustrated histories series is Casemate's The Waffen SS at Kharkov  .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Lee Fogel built the Italeri 1/48 Re 2002 Ariete .

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Tuesday, 21 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Christopher Campbell does a nice job with the old Testors/Hawk 1/48 Lysander Mk.II. 

KIT PREVIEW: Speaking of old, here is a look at the Frog 1/72 Blackburn Skua .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Rob Hart provides his impressions of P-38 in Latin America   .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Lynn Ritger has today's oldie with his Classic Airframes 1/48 Re.2001.

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Monday, 20 January 2025 -- Happy MLK Day

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas tackles a somewhat rare kit, the Hobbycraft 1/48 CF-105 Arrow. 

KIT PREVIEW:  Today it is the Special Hobby 1/72 P-40M Involuntary from Russia to Finland  .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Tom Vrauko built the Supermodel 1/72 Re.2000 'Falco'

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Sorry for the minimal upload. I've been ill all weekend.

Friday, 17 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Your editor is on a roll with the Tamiya 1/48 A6M5/5a Zero . 

KIT PREVIEW:  Chris Campbell has today's preview with the Atlantis Models 1/193 Willey Ley Orbital Rocket .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: A nice sheet for this biplane trainer is FRROM Decals FR0X20: Stampe SV4.      

MM FEATURE: Photo tips.

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Today, it is Tom Cleaver with his Wingnut Wings 1/32 RE.8 'arry Tate

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Thursday, 16 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Dave Cummings had nice things to say about the Airfix 1/72 Do-17Z . 

KIT PREVIEW: A nice car kit from a company that didn't do that many is the Lindberg 1/24 'Maverick' 1964 Dodge 330 Super Stock.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  A nice aftermarket piece is the Eduard/Brassin 648024 1/48 Su-7 Ejection Seat  .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  A really nice piece of work is Carmel Attard's 1/72 Re.7.

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Tuesday, 14 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Mark Rossmann shares his ProModeler 1/48 B-26B Invader. 

KIT PREVIEW: Joel Robinson provides his impressions of the DA Graphics 1/25 Lakeridge Paving Co Unlimited Hydroplane .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW: Another nice Potez 25 sheet is FRROM Decals FR0X23: Potez 25 - Lorraine South America.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Today it is the Fine Molds 1/72 R2Y1 'Keiun' .

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Monday, 13 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  John Summerford does another Alaskan subject, the MPC/Airfix 1/72 Ford Trimotor. 

KIT PREVIEW: Probably the best kit of this aircraft in this scale is the Special Hobby 1/72 Mirage F.1B/BE .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW:  Rob Hart shares his impressions of Paulus Victor PV-001-48 'Syrian Veterans'.      

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  A set to go along with today's preview is the CMK 1/72 Mirage F.1 wheel set .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  From 2010 we have Carmel Attard's Pavla 1/72 Q1W1 'Lorna' .

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Friday, 10 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Your editor builds the new Azur FRROM 1/72 Fairey Battle 'AASF'. 

KIT PREVIEW: A nice looking and fairly new kit is the Dream Model 1/72 Mirage 2000N.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW:  This is the second sheet of a pair of new releases, the Euro Decals 32142B: N.A. Mustang Mark III Collection .      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  A subject that I find of great interest is covered in Pen & Sword's The Allied Neutralization of Rabaul    .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  A kit that takes up a surprising amount of shelf space is the Revell AG 1/48 MQ-9 Reaper .

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Thursday 9 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Tom Cleaver adds another Eduard 1/48 P-51C Mustang to his collection. 

KIT PREVIEW: Christopher Campbell has a look at an older kit, the Revell 1/81 British Canberra Bomber.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW:  One more nice sheet for the Azr/FRROM kit is FRROM Decals FR0X19: Potez 25 - Lorraine/Salmson .      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Their first photo compilation of the year is Aero Research's US Coast Guard   .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Nicholai Plesberg has today's look into the archives with the Italeri 1/72 RQ-1/MQ-1 Predator .

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Tuesday, 7 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas presents another interesting Greek subject, the Heller 1/72 Mirage F.1CG.

KIT PREVIEW: An older kit that I've built several times before is the Fujimi 1/72 F-4EJ Phantom II.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW:  A nice sheet for the large scale plane modeler is Euro Decals 32142A: N.A. Mustang Mark III Collection .      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  A look into US post war bomber policy is Helion's US Air Power 1945-1990 Volume 2  .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  A kit that I bought in a bag many years ago is a 1/72 PZL P.24G  .

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Monday, 6 January 2025

KIT  REVIEW:  H Davis Gandees builds an oldie from his stash, the Monogram 1/48 F4U Corsair.

KIT PREVIEW: Fernando Rolandelli shares his opinions on the Arma Hobby 1/48 Hurricane IIb Reconnaissance .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW:  This sheet is for another pre-war French aircraft, the FRROM Decals FR0X21: Potez 25 - Renault/Lorraine/Salmson  .      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  One of their fine histories is Helion's For Now and Forever Vol 1   .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Ralph Koziarski has today's look into the archives with his Heller 1/72 PZL P.23 'Karas'  .

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Friday, 20 December 2024*

KIT  REVIEW:  Martin McClendon does very nice work on an Italeri 1/48 Tornado IDS .

KIT PREVIEW: Something a bit different is the Academy 1/150 Type IXB U-boat.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW:  This sheet is for another pre-war French aircraft, the FRROM Decals FR0X18: Potez 25 - Brazil  .      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Another of their superb profiles books is Tempest Books' Spitfire - Merlin Variants   .

BLAST FROM THE PAST This time, the dig into the dungeon brings up the Azur/FRROM 1/72 PZL.11f 'In Rumania'   .

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Thursday, 19 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Blair Stewart switches gears a bit with a Tamiya 1/35 M18 Hellcat  .

KIT PREVIEW: Adding to my collection of P-40s is the Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-1/5 Warhawk 'Short Fuselage' .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW:  This sheet is for another pre-war French aircraft, the  FRROM Decals FR0X17: SPAD 510 .      

BLAST FROM THE PAST Tom Cleaver's contribution to the oldies is his Mirage 1/48 PZL P.11c   .

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Tuesday, 17 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Fernando Rolandelli builds the Modesvit 1/72 Mirage IIIEA   .

KIT PREVIEW: Another new kit that should please a lot of modelers is the Azur/FRROM 1/72 Bloch MB.210.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

DECAL REVIEW:  A nice set for your Potez kit is FRROM Decals FR0X16: Potez 25   .      

BLAST FROM THE PAST Today, we have Chris Peachment's Broplan 1/72 PWS-10   .

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Monday, 16 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas has today's main article with the Hasegawa 1/72 Stealth Fighter  .

KIT PREVIEW: A new kit that should please a lot of modelers is the Azur FRROM 1/72 Fairey Battle 'AASF' .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Next in their Illustrated series is Casemate's The East Pomeranian Offensive 1945  .

BLAST FROM THE PAST Carmel Attard built the Rareplanes 1/72 FMA IA-58 'Pucara' .

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Friday, 13 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Not a kit I'd recommend, the LS 1/72 Ki-43-I 'Oscar' .

KIT PREVIEW: A nice kit from the CMR group is the Special Hobby 1/72 SF.260M/AM/W  .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST Digging into the article dungeon, we unearth another oldie, the  Matchbox 1/72 Provost T.1.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Here is what's new from Noy's Miniatures.

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Thursday, 12 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Tom Cleaver returns after a brief lull with the Eduard 1/48 Bf-108B Taifun .

KIT PREVIEW: Spiros Pendedekas has a look at a popular kit, the Italeri 1/72 F-104G Starfighter .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST Digging into the article dungeon, we unearth Kim Elliot's Novo/Frog 1/72 Percival Proctor IV  .

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Tuesday, 10 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Davis Gandees builds a nice resin figure kit; Verlinden 1/32 'Waist Gunner Down'  .

KIT PREVIEW: Today's preview is the Croco 1/72 Cessna T-37  .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  The next book in this series is Mushroom Models Publications' Color & Scale: Henschel Hs-126 .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Carmel Attard did a nice Kopro 1/72 Polikarpov Po-2 .

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Monday, 9 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas returns with a nicely done Heller 1/48 Mirage 2000EGM   .

KIT PREVIEW: This is a very nicely done kit that will be hard to beat, the Flyhawk 1/72 SBD-3 Dauntless .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  First time I've read a book on this interesting Chinese fighter;  Helion's J-20 Mighty Dragon .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Brian Baker has today's oldie with his Amodel 1/72 Polikarpov I-180E-3 .

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Friday, 6 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Your editor does a fairly easy build, the Hasegawa 1/72 P-40N Warhawk  .

KIT PREVIEW: A nice limited edition release is the Hasegawa 1/48 AV-8B Harrier II Plus 'VMA-223'.  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Back before he was flying commercial airliners, Olivier Lacombe built the  Hobbycraft 1/48 Piper L-4 Grasshopper.

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Thursday, 5 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas builds an impressive Revell 1/72 He-177A-5 .

KIT PREVIEW:  Mike Abbott provides a look at the Airfix 1/72 P-51D Mustang  .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  I've come to really like this series;  Mushroom Models Publications' Color & Scale: Potez 63-11  .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Frank Spahr did some bare bones modeling with the Eduard 1/72 L-4 Cub 'Stripdown' .

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Tuesday, 3 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Fernando Rolandelli adds to this week's Tamiya T-bolt articles with his Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt .

KIT PREVIEW:  A reissue of a quite old kit is the Revell 1/113 B-47 Stratojet  .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BLAST FROM THE PAST  Patrick Earing built the now very hard to find IBEX 1/48 PC-9M  .

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Monday, 2 December 2024

KIT  REVIEW:  Mark Rossmann adds to his growing Tbolt collection with a Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt .

KIT PREVIEW:  Another limited edition F-14 boxing is the F-14B Tomcat 'Jolly Rogers VF-103 .  

MM FEATURE: Photo of the Day.      

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW:  Next in the Color & Scale series is Mushroom Models Publications' Color & Scale: Bf-109G Finnish AF .

BLAST FROM THE PAST  A nice little kit, the Aeroclub 1/72 Pilatus PC-9  .

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