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AFV Club Husky Mk.III VMMDSubscriber Only Content

Addressing the widespread problem of mines in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States found a solution with the South African-built Husky Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector (VMMD). The Husky can mark mines in a 3-meter path for following vehicles to remov...
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ICM Junkers Ju 88A-5Subscriber Only Content

ICM’s new-tool Ju 88A-5 is a really nice model. For starters, I liked the sturdy cardboard kit box with attached lid, and its separate box top with the art and labeling. The kit comprises six sprues of light gray plastic and one clear sprue. A...
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IsraCast T-6 Texan IISubscriber Only Content

The Beechcraft Texan II was derived from the Pilatus PC-9 and won the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) competition in the 1990s. It is the current basic trainer for the U.S. Air Force, replacing the Cessna T-37B, and the primary trainer...
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RS Models DFS 230Subscriber Only Content

The Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS) 230 is another addition to RS Models’ ever-growing 1/72 scale range. This glider was widely used for troop and cargo transport during World War II. The kit contains three plastic bags. On...
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Trumpeter MT-LBSubscriber Only Content

The MT-LB is one of the more obscure Soviet tracked vehicles but has seen a lot of use. A jack of all trades, the MT-LB has acted as an artillery tractor, armored personnel carrier, and weapons platform to name a few roles. Active in Soviet and Russi...
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Airfix Heinkel He 111P-2Subscriber Only Content

Airfix’s new He 111 features fine recessed surface engraving, nice interior detail, and includes lots of additional parts for the cockpit, wheel wells, bomb bay, and the gunner’s cradle for the dorsal gun position. The kit depicts the D...
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Italeri ATR 42-500Subscriber Only Content

Airliner modelers greeted the prospect of a mainstream ATR 42 with enthusiasm when Italeri announced it several years ago. Features include: a cockpit (unusual in 1/144 scale); open cabin windows to be filled with clear inserts; optional parts to dis...
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Takom Mk.A WhippetSubscriber Only Content

As the recent interest in modeling World War I tanks blossomed, it seemed only a matter of time before a new 1/35 scale Mk.A Whippet hit hobby stores. Takom answered the call, and the kit’s a beaut. Looking to complement the heavy and slow Mar...
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Tamiya M4A3E8 “Easy Eight” Sherman

Let’s get this out of the way: This kit should not be confused with Tamiya’s reboxed Asuka M4A3E8 kit released in 2014. Instead, this is an easy-to-build model of the late-war Sherman that shares a few parts with Tamiya’s M51; most ...

Trumpeter USS Tennessee BB-43Subscriber Only Content

Despite being damaged at Pearl Harbor and subsequently rebuilt and designated an OBB (battleship, old) by naval planners, USS Tennessee earned 10 Battle Stars in World War II. During the island-hopping march on Japan, the ship supported assault landi...
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Valom F-101C VoodooSubscriber Only Content

Valom’s new F-101C is the first 1/72 scale kit of the single-seat fighter-bomber version of McDonnell’s big jet. Before now, the Voodoo that you’d do would have been the ancient Hasegawa RF-101C recon aircraft or the newer Revell tw...
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Zvezda’s Petlyakov Pe-2

The moment I opened the box, I fell in love with Zvezda’s 1/48 scale Pe-2. It was also obvious it was going to be a project, not because Zvezda’s kit is bad but because it has 435 parts. The major parts show amazing surface detail, inclu...
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Meng T-10M Heavy TankSubscriber Only Content

The Cold War-era T-10M, the ultimate Soviet heavy tank, traces its lineage through the IS tanks of late World War II to the KV tank designed in the late 1930s. The vehicles were built at two factories, and there are substantial differences in appeara...
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Merit International USS John F. KennedySubscriber Only Content

Commissioned in 1968, USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), originally conceived as a nuclear-powered ship, became the last conventionally powered carrier in the U.S. Navy. A variant of the Kitty Hawk-class, it was 17' shorter. In its 40-year career, Kennedy...
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