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  • Shane's Deuce! - A Revell 32' Roadster, by Shane Moore
  • Strange New Worlds - The Fantastic Plastics SS. Botany Bay, by Tim Nelson
  • XB-58A - Convair's Hustler Prototype, by Craig Brown
  • Saturn V - Apollo 17 Deconstructed, by David Carlton
  • The Rescue - Building My First Gundam Diorama, by Minh Thai
  • How the IPMS/USA Journal Gets Madeby Bob Lomassaro & Ro Annis
  • Heidi Is Not Amused! - A Panzer Training Crew Mishap, by Bruce MacRae
  • Fort Wayne - Prepair Your Models For Battle!, by Phil Perry & Dick Engar

New Reviews

  • by Pat Villarreal

    August 30, 2026

    Zoukei-Mura has graciously provided the IPMS Reviewer Corps with a first look at their brand new 1/32nd scale Kawasaki Ki-100-I Otsu Type 5 Fighter. Part 1 of this review looked at the box...

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  • by Andy Taylor

    August 30, 2026

    Modern soldiers today most likely wear body armor in combat to protect against bullets. That was not always the case as body armor designed to stop rounds really came about in the early 2000s....

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  • by Frank Landrus

    August 30, 2026

    The origin of Pen & Sword Books is closely linked with its sister company, the Barnsley Chronicle; one of the UK's oldest provincial newspapers, established in 1858, and one of the few...

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  • by Andy Taylor

    August 30, 2026

    This is a good book if you want to understand the Israel-Palestine conflict. Author Bill Norton does an incredible job of stripping away the hyperbole and myths surrounding the current events of...

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  • by Andy Taylor

    August 30, 2026

    For some reason, model manufacturers have been omitting pilot figures from their kits. Many aftermarket producers have stepped in to fill the pilot seat void. Czech model manufacturer Aerobonus...

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New Forum Posts

  • August 29, 2026
    Once again, I was able to finish three more ships this month. Fist up is the Pit Road 1/700 scale Liberty Ship AK-222 Livingston: Next is the Fujimi 1/700 scale JMSDF... more »
  • August 29, 2026
    Today I can show two more helicopters I finished this month. The first one is the Mach 2 1/72 scale SM-1/300 helicopter: It's rather crude, but it's the best I can do... more »
  • August 29, 2026
    HI ! Here another project I have done in ther past ,using the BANDAI kit that come with the JEEP. If you like to view more pics, Just follow this GOOGLE link : https://photos.app.goo.gl/... more »
  • August 27, 2026
    I'm getting close to completing the Young Frankenstein series with Inspector Kemp. He represents the Lionel Atwill character of Inspector Keoh. For YF, the Inspector is played by Kenneth Mars... more »
  • August 25, 2026
    I started this project with the intention of building the 1/48 Hobby Boss F8F-1 kit. But early in construction, I ruined the lower wings trying to install resin gear bays. I ended up pulling a Hobby... more »
  • August 24, 2026
    Hi ! Here another project I have done in the past , of course it's scratchbuilt , if you like to view more pics of this prject , I have set-up an GOOGLE page for it, just follow this... more »
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