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Soviet Motor Gunboats of World War II, The Red Army's 'river tanks' from Stalingrad to Berlin
Randy L Harvey reviews the book, Soviet Motor Gunboats of World War II, The Red Army's 'river tanks' from Stalingrad to Berlin, from Osprey Publishing by author Przemyslaw Budzbon and illustrators Waldemar Góralski and Piotr Forkasiewicz.
Magic Factory CVN78 USS Gerald R.Ford
Magic Factory announces a new 1/700 Aircraft Carrier CVN78 USS Gerald R.Ford
SOON ON SALE! Аcrylic paints set for ships of the Kriegsmarine
Аcrylic paints set from ICM for ships of the Kriegsmarine.
HMS Royal Oak Scapa Flow
Two stunning dioramas from a modelling friend Ramir Durá and his dioramas of HMS Royal Oak and the U-47 and its Commander Gunther Prien proved that the impossible actually proved possible! On the night of Friday 13th October 1939, HMS Royal Oak, a 600-foo...
Magic Factory Looking for Feedback from Modelers
Magic Factory contacted me and is asking to poll modelers on a question about a new kit. The kit would be a yet un-released 1/700 scale USS Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. I added the second bit about which ship you'd most like to build.
German Life Rafts
CMK have released a pair of 1:72 German life raft kits, cast in resin with a shared fret of photoetched details.
15 cm TbtsK C/36 ‘WWII German Destroyer Gun
New from Planet Models comes a detailed 1:72 resin and photo-etched kit of a German 150 cm naval gun and turret.
Small Soldier Reviews (2) Flyhawk Kits
Scott reviews two kits we sent him earlier this year. The German Grobes Torpedoboot G-39 1916 and The Royal Navy Dockside Base. Both in 1:700 scale.
IJN Kongo by Colin Swager
Colin shares his recent build of Aoshima's 1/350 Kongo.