Friday, 2 October 2026

KIT  REVIEW:   Your editor finally managed to finish the Revell 1/72 F-18F Super Hornet  .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas previews another small scale kit, the Trumpeter 1/144 MiG-21/F-7II .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: Another fine set of canopy masks is Kit Masx 72-288T: Short Sterling B.I/III  .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: A book that has a lot of neat info and stories is Viper Alley  .      .

FROM THE PAST: Carmel Attard built the Anigrand 1/72 Yak-36 'Freehand'. 

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Thursday, 1 October 2026

KIT  REVIEW:   H Davis Gandees shares his diorama build of the AMT 1/48 P-70  .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas has a look at a small scale kit, the Academy 1/144 B-2A .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: Another fine set of paint masks is  Kit Masx 48-102MT: Spitfire RAF Roundels .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: This new photo compilation is Aero Research's Civil Collection No.10 .      .

FROM THE PAST:  Today, it is Frank Reynolds' Amodel 1/72 Yak-28L 'Brewer B'. 

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Tuesday, 29 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:   Frank Spahr built a neat looking Accurate Miniatures 1/48 SBD-3 Dauntless  .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas previews a pretty large kit; the  Hasegawa 1/72 Shin Meiwa PS-1 .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: Next in a really great series is Avonmore's Solomons Air War Vol 4.      .

FROM THE PAST:  Tom Cleaver built the  Bilek 1/48 Yak-23 "Flora". This kit has been reissued by a few others. 

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Monday, 28 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas has today's feature with his Academy 1/72 Sopwith Camel  .

KIT PREVIEW:  A kit from a company that has good reviews is the Arma Hobby 1/72 Hawk 81-A2  .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: Another great book on US prototypes is Crecy Publishing's American Secret Projects 5       .

FROM THE PAST:  Today it is the Amodel 1/72 Yak-18  .

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Friday, 25 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Dan Lee put a lot of work into his Monogram 1/48 YF-16 Fighting Falcon .

KIT PREVIEW: Spiros Pendedekas previews a kit that I can tell you will excercise some of those modeling skills, the Kinetic 1/48 NF-5B Freedom Fighter .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: One that is almost necessary for this kit is Kit Masx 72-210: Ki-21 'Sally' mask   .

FROM THE PAST:  Carmel Attard built a 1/72 Yak-17 UTI .

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Thursday, 24 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Lee Kolosna adds to his RAF bomber collection with the Hasegawa 1/72 Mosquito B.IV.

KIT PREVIEW: Spiros Pendedekas provides another nice preview, the Revell 1/72 Space Shuttle .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A set that should prove popular is Kit Masx KM-002: Circle Masks  .

FROM THE PAST:  One that took more effort than originally thought was the Aeroteam 1/72 Yak-11  .

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Tuesday, 22 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW: Spiros Pendedekas built the Revell 1/72 Junkers F.13 and tells a nice story.

KIT PREVIEW: One of their original armor releases is the Tamiya 1/35 Pkw K1 Kubelwagen .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: The fourth of this set of paint masks is, Kit Masx 72-292M-4: Marines paint mask  .

FROM THE PAST:  A nice kit that is fairly easy to build was the ICM 1/48 Yak-9DD .

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Monday, 21 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Today it is Bob Leonard's superb X-Scale 1/144 B.737-200  .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas has a good look at the older Airfix 1/72 Vulcan B.2 .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: This is a nice general paint mask set, Kit Masx 72-292M-3: US Navy paint mask .

FROM THE PAST:  Continuing with Yak fighters we have Mike Horell's ICM 1/48 Yak-9 (early).

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Friday, 18 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  John Summerford does a cool conversion with the Kinetic 1/48 S-2 Tracker .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas continues the previews with the Revell 1/72 Junkers F.13 .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: This is a nice general paint mask set, Kit Masx 72-292M-2: US Air Force paint mask .

FROM THE PAST:  Lee Fogel built a nice  Maquette/ICM 1/48 Yak-7V.

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Thursday, 17 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:    Ryan Grosswiler builds a very nice Arma Hobby Ki-43-II Hayabusa .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas provides today's preview. This time it is the Italeri 1/48 Alpha Jet.

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: This book is about the Dominican Republic's 1965 civil war;  Helion's Operation Power Pack Vol 1     .

FROM THE PAST:  Today it is the Valom 1/72 Yak-7v.

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Tuesday, 15 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:   Spiros Pendedekas adds a nice story to his Airfix 1/72 Superfreighter Mk.32  .

KIT PREVIEW:  Still the only mainstream kit of this airplane is the Italeri 1/72 Ju-86D .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: This is a nice general paint mask set,  Kit Masx 72-292M: US Army paint mask .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: A recent addition to their Images of War series is  Pen & Sword's Battle of Guam 1944   . >

FROM THE PAST:  Jonathan Prestidge built the ICM 1/48 Yak-7B.

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Monday, 14 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:   Dan Lee presents a neat sci-fi subject, the Academy Team Gatchaman God Phoenix.

KIT PREVIEW: Spiros Pendedekas has today's preview with the  Airfix 1/48 Saab JA-37 Viggen .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: A nice compilation book is Fonthill's Rocket Interceptors 1941-1947  .

FROM THE PAST:  Frank Spahr's Eduard 1/48 Yak-3 is today's oldie.

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Friday, 11 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas takes a break from previews to build the Revell 1/48 P-61 Black Widow .

KIT PREVIEW: What looks like a great kit in the box is the Meng 1/35 ZSU-23-4 Shilka  .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: First volume in a series is Helion's Chinese Military Aviation 1912-37 Vol 1  .

FROM THE PAST:  A fun build was the 1/50 Yak-3 of unknown origin  .

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Thursday, 10 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Dan Lee builds a super nice Arma Hobby 1/72 Me-262A-1a.

KIT PREVIEW: Today's preview from Spiros Pendedekas is the Trumpeter 1/72 Xian JHU-6  .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: One of their largest IOW offerings is  Pen & Sword's Panzertruppe  .>

FROM THE PAST:  From 2012 is the Zvezda 1/72 Yak-3   .

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Monday, 7 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Frank Spahr has an interesting experience with the Airfix 1/72 Bristol Superfreighter .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas provides another preview, this time it is the Tamiya 1/48 A-10A Thunderbolt II .

FROM THE PAST: Tom Cleaver has the look in the archives with the Montex 1/32 Yak-1b  .

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Monday, 7 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Chuck Horner presents his very nicely done Academy 1/48 F4H-1 Phantom II .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas provides another preview, the Airfix 1/72 Male Tank Mk.I .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: This mask set is for the Revell/Matchbox kit, the Kit Masx 72-086T: PB4Y-2 Privateer Masks   .

FROM THE PAST: Bob Laskodi built the Accurate Miniatures 1/48 Yak-1 on skis .

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Friday, 4 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Today we have one from the 50s, the Atlantis 1/40 Bendix Talos Missile .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas has another preview, the Kinetic 1/48 RF-5A .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: Another useful mask set is Kit Masx 32-034MT: BV-40 Markings Masks    .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: Another very interesting history is Helion's 88-Hours War   .

FROM THE PAST: For today's oldie, we have Gordon Zammit's Trumpeter 1/72 Xian JH-7A .

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Thursday, 3 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  H Davis Gandees does a classic kit this time; the Revell 1/48 Ju-87G 'Tank Buster' .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas' preview today is the Special Hobby 1/32 T-2E Buckeye .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: Their next photo compilation is Aero Research's USN/USMC Skyhawks Pt. 11  .

FROM THE PAST: For today's oldie, we have Alan Wanta's Italeri 1/72 X-32A  .

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Tuesday, 1 September 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  George Oh builds the venerable Airfix 1/72 D3A1 'Val'.

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas previews the Revell 1/72 FW-200A Condor  .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: Another useful mask set is Kit Masx 72-279M-4T: 24" RAF code letters    .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: Part two of their short series is Helion's Air Battles over the Baltic 1941 vol 2   .

FROM THE PAST: Zach Pease has today's oldie, the Mach 2 1/72 X-24B Lifting Body  .

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Monday, 31 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Marcello Rosa builds a very nice Amodel 1/144 Caravelle.

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas provides another preview. This time, the Revell 1/48 C-47 Skytrain.

DECAL REVIEW:  A nicely done sheet is  DXM Decals DXM51-7164: F-18E/F Super Hornet   .

FROM THE PAST: Richard F built the Anigrand 1/144 Martin X-24A  .

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Tuesday, 18 August 2026 *

KIT  REVIEW:  Chuck Horner has today's feature with his Encore 1/48 Cessna UC-78 fit out as a TV star.

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas previews one of the older kits around, the Revell 1/48 P-61 Black Widow .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A nice insignia mask set is Kit Masx 72-201MT: US Insignia 1943-47     .

FROM THE PAST: Carmel Attard built a rare one, the Aurora 1/70 Hiller X-18 Convertiplane .

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Monday, 17 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW: Spiros Pendedekas builds a real biggie, the Revell 1/72 B-36H Peacemaker .

KIT PREVIEW:   Still a very nice kit that is well worth building is the Testors 1/72 SH-3H Sea King .

FROM THE PAST: Lee Kolosna built the  Special Hobby 1/48 X-15A-2 .

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Friday, 14 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW: Lee Kolosna builds another nice British bomber, the  Airfix 1/72 Wellington IC .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas previews a very large kit, the Monogram 1/48 B-29 Superfortress .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  Another mask set is the Eduard  CX 070: Ju-188 Canopy Mask   .

FROM THE PAST: From the archives is Craig Simmons'  Monogram 1/72 X-15A .

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Thursday, 13 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW: George Oh provides another neat build with the Nitto 1/48 Ostall    .

KIT PREVIEW:  John Summerford has a look at a nice 3D printed kit, the Valkyrie 1/32 Curtiss RC3-2 .

DETAIL/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  A useful mask set is the Eduard  CX 027: Ju-88A-4 Canopy Mask   .

FROM THE PAST: Carmel Attard built the Airmodel 1/72 X-4 Bantam .

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Tuesday, 11 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW: H Davis Gandees builds a superb Hasegawa 1/48 SBD-3 Dauntless    .

KIT PREVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas previews another interesting kit, the Special Hobby 1/72 SB2A-4 Buccaneer .

FROM THE PAST: Those of us of a certain age built the Revell 1/65 X-3 Stiletto .

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Monday, 10 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas builds the neat little Special Hobby 1/72 EoN Eton TX.1   .

KIT PREVIEW:  An older kit that is still well worth building is the Italeri 1/72 Ju-88C-6 .

FROM THE PAST: Richard F built a very nice Dragon 1/144 X-3 Stiletto  .

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Friday, 7 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW:   Ryan Grosswiler rputs a lot of effort into his beautiful Azur/FRROM 1/72 Martin 166 .

KIT PREVIEW:   Spiros Pendedekas has another great preview, the Italeri 1/72 Sea Harrier FRS.1 .

FROM THE PAST: Joel Hamm struggled with his build of the Mach 2 1/72 Bell X-2 .

INDUSTRY NEWS: Coming from Valiant Wings.

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Thursday, 6 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW:   Dan Lee returns with another Star Wars build, the Bandai Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter .

KIT PREVIEW:   Spiros Pendedekas tells us about the Special Hobby 1/72 EoN Eton TX.1 .

FROM THE PAST: From the article dungeon is the Special Hobby 1/72 Bell X-1B  .

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Tuesday, 4 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Spiros Pendedekas builds the Airfix 1/72 Fokker Eindekker E.II .

KIT PREVIEW:   A fairly recent kit is the Revell 1/72 F-18F Super Hornet  .

FROM THE PAST:  Tom Cleaver built the Dynavector 1/48 WESTLAND WYVERN S. Mk. 4   .

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Monday, 3 August 2026

KIT  REVIEW:  Frank Spahr starts us off with his nice Accurate Miniatures 1/48 TBM-3 Avenger .

KIT PREVIEW:   One that is a bit old but has apparently been upgraded somewhat is the Italeri 1/72 Ju-86E  .

BOOK/CD/DVD REVIEW: Part of their Images of War series is  Pen & Sword's Tanks & Armor in the battle for Moscow . >

FROM THE PAST: Here is one from the last century, the Frog 1/72 Wyvern F.4  .

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