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Wicked Wanda in Afghanistan – AC130H Specter Gunship by Minicraft
Among America’s weapons deployed against the insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq, one of the most feared for lethality and its psychological effect is the AC130-series gunship. Originally started in the…
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About the Author
Paul Ooi Modelworks was as model building service in the Twin Cities from 2011 to 2018. I have since relocated to Northern Colorado and now only build for my own recreation. I have been building plastic model kits on and off since 1972, my first kit being an Airfix 1/72 scale P47 Thunderbolt (still a favorite after all these years).
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Vespid Model’s Jagdpanther G1 – Facing the Soviet Tide
The Jagdpanther Sdkfz. 173 G1 was one of the most fearsome and effective tank destroyers of WW2. Armed with the formidable 88mm PAK43 that was also used on the King Tiger, and covered entirely in sloped armor, the Jagdpanther was very difficult to knock out from the ground. Most of…
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La diplomatie du Jaguar (Jaguar Diplomacy) – SEPECAT Jaguar A from Kitty Hawk
The SEPECAT (Société Européenne de Production de l’avion Ecole de Combat et d’Appui Tactique) Jaguar A fighter-bomber was the result of a joint development in the 1960s between the UK and France, combining the resources of BAC and Breguet. The aircraft was designed to be a low-flying strike aircraft with reasonably…
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Bandai’s High Grade ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam – “Fighting Freedom”
Some of Bandai’s most popular model kits are the 1/144 scale mobile suits from the long-running sci-fi Gundam series. These kits are very well designed for good articulation, and they are molded in the approximate colors to match the prototypes. One of the most popular Gundam mobile suits is the…
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Trumpeter’s MiG-31B Foxhound – Moscow’s Aerial Defender
When Viktor Belenko defected with his MiG-25 Foxbat in 1976, he told his US debriefing team that the Soviets were developing a “Super Foxbat”. This turned out to be the Mig-31 that started production in 1979. The Foxhound, as it is codenamed by NATO, had a similar outline as its…
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