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1:32 Gnôme Monosoupape 9 Type B-2 (100hp) from Taurus Models

1:32 Gnôme Monosoupape 9 Type B-2 (100hp)
Taurus Models
Catalogue # D3213
Available from Story Models for £23.90

The Gnôme Monosoupape 9 Type B-2 was a 100hp, nine-cylinder British rotary engine, which was used on numerous aircraft types, such as the DH.2, DH.5, Avro 504, Bristol Scout, Sopwith Pup. Development continued from 1915 with the French company Gnôme et Rhone, and along with its almost direct German equivalent, the Oberursel UI, was one of the most successful aero engines of the Great War.

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1/48 Mikoyan MiG-29 9-12 Fulcrum from Great Wall Hobby

1/48 Mikoyan MiG-29 9-12 Fulcrum
Great Wall Hobby
Kit # GW-L4811
Available from Creative Models for £57.99

Introduction

Sometimes I wonder if Great Wall Hobby is being run by either a bunch of paranoid security types. How else to explain their aversion to establishing any kind of pattern or routine with their subject choices? In 1/48 scale alone, the shift from Focke Wulf Fw 189 to P-61 Black Widow to TBD Devastator is jarring. Now, with their fourth quarter scale kit, Great Wall has cranked their unpredictability dial to 11 with a cracking, state-of-the-art Mikoyan MiG-29 9-12 Fulcrum.

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May News from A2Zee Models

May News from A2Zee Models

In a run up to planning your pre-summer stash and project purchases, A2Zee Models have launched their latest releases in both kit and aftermarket form, with their excellent Shorts Tucano making another appearance in new scheme form, and also a sort of 'dual combo', allowing two full models to be completed from the box. If you're thinking of building the 1:32 Revell Heinkel He 196, but the cruddy flat-pack canopy puts you off, then look no further!

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1:48 Bezels and Cockpit Details from Airscale

1:48 Bezels and Cockpit Details
Airscale
Catalogue # PE48 BEZ and PE48 DET respectively
Available from Airscale for £7.95 each

A while ago, we reviewed Airscale's excellent 1:32 cockpit based, photo etch detail sets. These releases concerned instrument bezels and general cockpit instrumentation. I'm very pleased to say that Airscale have now released this in 1:48 scale for the quarter-scale detail junkies out there. The sets we have are:

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1:32 Seatbelts for Sopwith Snipe, RE.8 and DH.9a from HGW

1:32 Seatbelts for Sopwith Snipe, RE.8 and DH.9a
HGW
Catalogue # and price: see article
Available from HGW

HGW are busy filling in the back catalogue of Wingnut Wings releases with laser cut editions of their excellent seatbelt sets. These microfibre and photo-etch belts really are in a league of their own. The sets we've been sent are:

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1/32 P-47C/D Main wheels from Barracuda Cast

1/32 P-47C/D Main wheels
Barracuda Cast
Catalogue # See article.
Available from Barracuda Studios for $8.95 each

Roy Sutherland at Barracuda Studios has sent SP&R his latest wheel sets, this time for fans of accurate 1:32 P-47 'Jugs'. Wheels are a science in themselves, with numerous tread patterns being used in various theatres, periods etc. Barracuda have released THREE new sets to cater to all your Thunderbolt needs, and these are:

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Mud (Various types) from MIG Productions

Mud (Various types)
MIG Productions
See article for details and price
Available from Creative Models for £5.99 each

Ever wanted to create a muddy landscape for your diorama but didn't know how to achieve it? Well, MIG Productions latest addition to their range is MIG Productions MUD. With this new product range, all modellers will be able create realistic mud, soils and landscapes in your dioramas and models with ease and less fuss to other methods that have been used in the past.

The products we've been sent to take a look at are:

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Cold War Aircraft Modeller, Issue 2

Cold War Aircraft Modeller (Issue 2 – Spring 2013)
Pages: 40
Published Quarterly by Workbench Miniatures
Price: £8.00 plus £2.00 UK P&P by PayPal (P&P for other countries vary)
Available from: https://www.facebook.com/WorkbenchMiniatures
http://workbenchminiatures.blogspot.co.uk 
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Digital Copies: www.pocketmags.com (including out of print issues)

I love magazines. I buy magazines on model making, motor racing and gadgets so when I read someone's Facebook post about a new modelling magazine featuring aircraft of the cold war I just had to find out more.

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Nano Saws from RB Productions

Nano Saws
RB Productions
Catalogue # RB-T038
Available from RB Productions for €6.50

If you haven't yet seen the light and tried out some of RB Productions rather excellent photo etch saws, then here comes another release of those sets you will end up filing under "how did I cope without that?"

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Soviet T-26 Light Infantry Tank Mod.1931 from HobbyBoss

Soviet T-26 Light Infantry Tank Mod.1931
HobbyBoss
Catalogue # 82494
Available from Creative Models for £23.99

This is my first look at HobbyBoss armour. The 'sister' company of Trumpeter (I have never quite nailed down the relationship between the two) have produced a fair amount of armour, but for the most part they have been peripheral WWII subjects or modern ones. Perhaps their most mainstream WWII subject was the SdKfz 222 armoured car - a kit which has some significant shape issues. I will be upfront and say I do not have any reference for the T-26, beyond what the reader presumably has themselves ie the internet. As such, this will be a 'what's in the box' review.

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1:32 Bristol M1.C from Alley Cat

1:32 Bristol M1.C
Alley Cat
Catalogue # ACRK32-10
Available from A2Zee Models for £59.00

The Bristol M1.C Scout was developed as a private venture due to the establishment's deep-seated mistrust of monoplane aircraft. The Fokker Scourge of 1915 must've been easily forgotten in that respect. The performance of the 110hp Clerget powered M1 Scout was also proven during its maiden flight in 1916, and in subsequent test flying. Despite the very promising performance exhibited during flight trials, a number of problems were encountered.

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1:32 Fokker D.VII Radiators from RB Productions

1:32 Fokker D.VII Radiators
RB Productions
Catalogue RB-P32031
Available from RB Productions for €6.00

Only an item or so of aftermarket has surfaced for the excellent range of Wingnut Wings Fokker D.VII kits (F, OAW, Alb & Fok) so far. HGW have released a set of D.VII specific seatbelts, and will no doubt have a number of other sets on the market before too long. RB Productions have now released a simple upgrade set which is designed to improve the incorrect mesh pattern of the kit radiator parts with a more accurate and sharp honeycomb design.

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