Author: Jim Zeske
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Italeri 1/35 scale U-boot Biber
An average builder who has some experience working with photoetched metal will enjoy this different and interesting 1/35 scale model kit.
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Mirage 1/72 scale M3A1 light tank, Kuibishev, Soviet Union, 1942
Mirage’s new model kit, a follow-on to its earlier releases of the M3, is cleanly molded in neutral gray plastic.
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Tasca 1/35 scale M4A3E8 Sherman
The best Sherman kit I have ever built, with crisp detail and superb engineering, and arguably the best Sherman kit available today.
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Dragon 1/35 scale StuG IV early production
If you are into WWII German armor, Dragon’s StuG IV model kit is worthy of your attention.
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Pacific Coast Models 1/32 scale Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-0/1/2/3
The kit captures the stance and clean lines of Kurt Tank’s winning design.
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Italeri 1/48 scale Macchi MC.200 Saetta
Fighting through the early years of World War II, the MC.200 was the start of a line of Macchi-built fighter aircraft.
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Special Hobby 1/48 scale Fiat B.R.20
The Fiat B.R.20 was a late-1930s design that served the Regia Aeronautica from the Spanish Civil War through the start of World War II. Interestingly, the Japanese purchased several B.R.20s and used them in China.
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FineMolds 1/35 scale Japanese Type 94 6-wheeled truck “Canvas Top”
Designed by Isuzu and built in large numbers, the Type 94 gained a reputation for reliability. The vehicle served as the basis for cargo and fuel trucks as well as weapons carriers.
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Italeri 1/48 scale Arado Ar 196A
Like the American OS2U Kingfisher, Germany’s Arado Ar 196 was a shipborne, versatile World War II floatplane. It was well-known for serving on Kriegsmarine warships like the Bismarck and Graf Spee. Some were also deployed from coastal bases.
