Friday, 18 March - 1982 – Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.

KIT REVIEW: 
Despite an uphill battle that was no fault of the kit, your editor presents the Anigrand Craftworks 1/144 Myasishchev M-6 Bison C.

KIT PREVIEW: Another nice helo kit is the Hobby Boss 1/72 Mi-4 'Hound'.

BOOK REVIEW:  Here is Squadron/Signal GMC CCKW 2 1/2 -ton Truck - Walk Around.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: Scale Aircraft Conversions 48080: Su-27 Flanker landing gear is the latest in their line of cast metal gear.

KIT PREVIEW II:  Nice to see an American bike being done. Here is the MiniArt 1/35 WWII Motorcycle WLA .

BLAST FROM THE PAST:   From the early days of MM, Robert Shockley built the venerable Revell 1/480 USS Toledo (CA133).

MM CONTEST: Voting is now open for the MiG-17 contest.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Dragon USA has their weekly update of new items. For those who may have trouble with this page, the same information is at www.dragonmodelsusa.com.  Here is what's new from Scale-Model-Kits.com

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. 

The MM Sales Pages were updated Wednesday.

Thursday, 17 March - 1974 – Oil embargo crisis: Most OPEC nations end a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan.

KIT REVIEW: 
Gordon Zammit  returns with another helo build. This time it is the Italeri Mil Mi-24D Hind D.

KIT PREVIEW:  A very detailed and most complete new armor kit is Hobby Boss 1/35 Sd.Kfz 222 Leichter Panserspahwagen 2 cm.

DECAL REVIEW:
This sheet has markings for two black aircraft; Superscale 481230: B-57B Canberra.

BOOK REVIEW:  Another of their fine books on the submarine fleet is U-Boot im Focus  #5.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: More metal bits and this time for the new Hobby Boss kit is Scale Aircraft Conversions 48079: F-111 landing gear.

KIT PREVIEW II:  Shawn Payne has a look at a somewhat disappointing kit, the Attic 1/48 Have Blue.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:   My first resin submarine was the Nautilus Models 1/350 USS Nautilus SS 168.

MM CONTEST: Voting is now open for the MiG-17 contest.

INDUSTRY NEWS:  Great Models has posted a newsletter on new and restocked items. 

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. 

The MM Sales Pages were updated yesterday.  

Wednesday, 17 March - 1337 – Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy made in England.

KIT REVIEW: 
Tom Cleaver does what looks to be a nice conversion to produce the Tamiya 1/48 Bf-109v14 .

KIT PREVIEW:  Another of their fine Smart Kit products is the very limited  Cyber-hobby 1/35 StuG III ausf G (Initial Production).

DECAL REVIEW:
A very colorful sheet for your Airfix kit is Superscale 481229: RB-57B Canberra.

BOOK REVIEW:  The latest photo book from one of my favorite publishers is Specialty Press' Lockheed Blackbird Family.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: More metal bits and this time for the Revell-Monogram kit is Scale Aircraft Conversions 48077: Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot landing gear.

KIT PREVIEW II: A kit that is probably the best in this scale is the Revell AG 1/72 Mirage 2000C.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Chuck Manns is another one-time reviewer and here is his Revell 1/542 USS Saratoga CV-60.

MM CONTEST: Voting is now open for the MiG-17 contest.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Model Expo has a bunch of new kits at discount prices. Nostalgic Plastic has a special update.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. 

The MM Sales Pages  still have lots of stuff.

Tuesday, 16 March - 1968 – General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, an Oldsmobile Toronado.

KIT REVIEW: 
Joel Hamm has been busy and for today, shares with us his Trumpeter 1/72 North American F107A Ultra  Saber .

MM COLUMN: Another treat for you is George Paterson's  latest work of art in Slipping the Bonds.

KIT PREVIEW:  Now here is a really neat new kit. The Platz 1/72 RQ-4B Global Hawk.

DECAL REVIEW:
This is a most interesting sheet with five different options; Superscale 481228: AV-8B Harrier II. 

BOOK REVIEW:  After a bit of a hiatus, here is Luftwaffe im Focus #16.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  The latest in their line of metal landing gear is Scale Aircraft Conversions 32037: Albatros D.III landing gear.

KIT PREVIEW II:  John Doerr has a look at the recent UM 1/48 Bf-109G-6/R3.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Dan Lee has our oldie today with the Heller 1/400 RMS Prinz Eugen.

MM CONTEST: Voting is now open for the MiG-17 contest.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year.  Thanks to Shawn Payne for his assistance.

The MM Sales Pages  still have lots of stuff.

Monday, 15 March - 1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).

KIT REVIEW: 
Carmel J. Attard begins our week with another of his interesting builds. This time it is the Rareplanes 1/72 Beech Staggerwing.

KIT PREVIEW:  Another of their fine 1/72 armor kits is the new Dragon 1/72 M4A3 (105mm) w/deep wading kit.

DECAL REVIEW:
For the Hobby Boss or even the old Monogram kit, their second new sheet; Superscale 481234: A-7A Corsair II

BOOK REVIEW:  A fascinating title that I know you'll enjoy reading is  Osprey's Nuclear Dawn: The atomic bomb from the Manhattan Project to the cold war.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: Here is a great resin interior set for the Czech Model kit, the True Details 1/48 T50 Bobcat Interior Detail Set.

KIT PREVIEW II: A very nice looking new 1/48 kit is the Italeri 1/48 AR-196A.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Now, another Len Roberto build, the Trumpeter 1/350 USS Nimitz.

MM CONTEST: Entries are closed in the MiG-17 contest. Voting starts tomorrow.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Dragon USA has their weekly update of new items. For those who may have trouble with this page, the same information is at www.dragonmodelsusa.com.  Here is the latest from Nostalgic Plastic.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year.  My thanks to Drew Nix,

The MM Sales Pages  still have lots of stuff.

Friday, 12 March - 1894 – In Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.

KIT REVIEW: 
Your Editor's initial subject for today went crashing to the ground yesterday before it could be photographed. In its place (always have a back-up) is the RMS Resins 1/32 Ferrari 612P.

MM COLUMN: In keeping with today's main article, here is installment #24 of In the Groove.


KIT PREVIEW:  Another in their Value Pack series is the Cyber-Hobby 1/35 SdKfz 166 Brummbδr (late production) .

DECAL REVIEW:
For the Hobby Boss or even the old Monogram kit, here is Superscale 481233: A-7A Corsair II

KIT PREVIEW II: Not many trainer kits out there, but a good one is the  Planet Models 1/72 SIAI-Marchetti SF-260M.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  From a few years back, here is Frank Spahr's nicely done Airfix 1/600 DKM 'Narvik'.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Sunday is the last day for entries. Another nice pair today.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Dragon USA has their weekly update of new items. For those who may have trouble with this page, the same information is at www.dragonmodelsusa.com.  

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. Thanks to Anonymous in Austin for helping out.

The MM Sales Pages  still have lots of stuff.

Thursday, 11 March - 1879 – Japan annexed the Ryūkyū Kingdom into what would become the Okinawa Prefecture.

KIT REVIEW: 
Joel Hamm builds something mainstream with a nice pair consisting of an Academy and Tamiya 1/72 P-51 Mustang.


KIT PREVIEW:  A brand new release  is the Hobby Boss 1/48 A-7D Corsair II.

DECAL REVIEW:
An excellent sheet with no fewer than 10 different markings options is PT Decal PT7201: French AF

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
 
Another quality tool from our friends in Japan is the Hasegawa TryTool Modeling Punch B.

KIT PREVIEW II: A very nice motorcycle set is MasterBox 1/35 German Motorcycle Troops on the Move.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  A really, really old article is Bob Swift's Airfix  1/76 British Landing Craft Mechanized Mk III & Sherman Tank Mk I.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Sunday is the last day for entries. One more came in today.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. Thanks to Thomas Solinski, and Peter Bloomfield for helping out.

The MM Sales Pages  still have lots of stuff.

Wednesday, 10 March - 1905 – Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.

KIT REVIEW: 
Dan Lee tells us about the very easy to build (his words) Fine Molds 1/48 Ki-10 “Perry”.


KIT PREVIEW:  Gotta love these small scale destroyer kits and here are more with Dragon 1/700 USS Livermore & USS Monssen (1942).

DECAL REVIEW:
Another superb sheet for big scale 109s is Superscale 320252: Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4s.

BOOK REVIEW:
A brand new book on a most interesting aircraft is BarracudaGraphs' Flightline #1: de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW 1 and 2.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
 
For the 1/48 Czech Model kit, here is True Details 1/48 T50 Bobcat Control Surfaces.

MM FEATURE:  Here is the Last Page from Sion, Switzerland 2009

KIT PREVIEW II: This one was much anticipated by fans and for the price, is a very nice kit; the Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk. IXc.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Len Roberto has our oldie today with his nicely done Trumpeter 1/350 USS North Carolina BB-55.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Sunday is the last day for entries. A new one today.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Here is the latest sale from Model Expo. Wolfpak Decals has reissued sheets 72-011/012 due to popular demand.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. Thanks to Pierre-Andrι Boillat, Peter Kwong, Kurt Deuser, Dale Rannals, Kevin Powers, and Dan Lee for helping out.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Tuesday, 9 March - 1925 – Pink's War: The first Royal Air Force operation conducted independently of the British Army or Royal Navy begins.

KIT REVIEW: 
Richard F takes us on a short journey through his build of the old Revell 1/144  C-130 Hercules.


KIT PREVIEW:  Another of their excellent mobile FlaK vehicles is the Dragon 1/35 Flak 38(t) Ausf M (Late Production).

DECAL REVIEW:
A fine new sheet for the really big Airfix Mosquito is  Aviaeology AOD24005 Canadians in Fighter Command #1.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
 
1/32 WWI aircraft fans will appreciate having the True Details 1/32 Mercedes D.III Engine.

MM FEATURE:  Here is Page Eleven from Sion, Switzerland 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Gary Beebe built the Aoshima 1/700 IJN Battleship Mutsu a few years ago.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Sunday is the last day for entries.

INDUSTRY NEWS:  Nostalgic Plastic has their weekly update of new and restocked items.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. Right now there is nearly enough to cover through March.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Monday, 8 March - 1979 – Philips demonstrates the Compact Disc publicly for the first time.

KIT REVIEW: 
To begin our week, Pablo Calcaterra has for us a kit that took considerable work, the Herigate 1/48  IA-58A Pucara.
 

KIT PREVIEW:  A very neat new Japanese tank kit is Fine Molds 1/35 Type 2 "Chi-Nu" long-barreled version

DECAL REVIEW:
Here is a fine new sheet for your big Eduard 109 is the  Superscale 320251: Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1s.

BOOK REVIEW:  
A most interesting book on an equally interesting subject is Squadron/Signal's Italian Truck-Mounted Artillery in Action .

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
 
Another neat detail item for your EC-135C is Spectre Resins 1/72 Milstar Dome.

KIT PREVIEW II:  A very nice kit that has been reissued several times is the Hasegawa 1/72 Ki-84 'Hayate' "47th Flight Regiment".

MM FEATURE:  Here is Page Ten from Sion, Switzerland 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  From a few years back, here is Bruno Schielzeth's nicely done Trumpeter 1/350 Liberty Ship.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Another new one today.

INDUSTRY NEWS:  Great Models has their weekly update of new and restocked items. CMR has a new kit coming.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. Thanks to Patrick Barratt and David Wrinkle for helping out. Right now there is nearly enough to cover through March.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Friday, 5 March - 1942 – United States Navy Seabees established.

KIT REVIEW: 
Your Editor finally finishes a somewhat difficult build of the Amodel 1/72 Bf-109F-6.


KIT PREVIEW:  Helicopter fans will be pleased with the Hobby Boss 1/72 UH-1F Huey

DECAL REVIEW:
A very neat subject for a decal sheet is on PT Decal PT4801: C-47A 'The Voice'

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
 
Those wishing to add even more detail to their large scale F-80 should look into the True Details 1/32 F-80 Shooting Star Gun Bay.

KIT PREVIEW II:  A neat set of diorama  bits is the MiniArt 1/35 Village Accessories.

MM FEATURE:  Here is Page Nine from Sion, Switzerland 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  What turned out to be a very large model was the Zvezda 1/350 K-266 'Oriol' submarine.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest.

INDUSTRY NEWS:  The latest great deals from Model Expo. Dragon USA has their weekly update of new items. For those who may have trouble with this page, the same information is at www.dragonmodelsusa.com.  Here with a neat selection of new items is the weekly update from Scale-Model-Kits.com

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Thursday, 4 March - 1797 – In the first ever peaceful transfer of power between elected leaders in modern times, John Adams is sworn in as President of the United States, succeeding George Washington.

KIT REVIEW: 
 Lee Fogel shows us that one can make a nice model out of a mess with his build of the Monogram 1/48 B-25H Mitchell


KIT PREVIEW:  A nicely done and quite detailed late war armor kit is the Great Wall Hobby 1/35 3.7cm Flak 43 auf schewere Wermacht Schlepper

DECAL REVIEW:
The latest big scale sheet for the Trumpeter kit is Superscale 320250: P-47N Thunderbolt .

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
 
A neat add on for your next modern Hercules is Spectre Resins 1/72 AAQ-24 "Nemesis" DIRCM  .

BOOK REVIEW: The latest in the series is Squadron's M88 Armored Recovery Vehicle - Walk Around.

KIT PREVIEW II:
  A fine new figure set for the big US tractor is Warriors 1/35 US Army M4 Crew (PTO).

MM FEATURE:  Here is Page Eight from Sion, Switzerland 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  One of our one shot reviewers was Rick Cotton with his Trumpeter 1/350 USS Hornet.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Another pair in today.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Wednesday, 3 March - 1980 – The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken.

KIT REVIEW: 
 Tom Cleaver is back and this time his subject is the
Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire IXc

KIT PREVIEW:  A rather neat new kit and a most interesting subject is the Roden 1/48 Fairchild AU-23A Peacemaker

DECAL REVIEW:
A super new 1/32 sheet for French AF fans is PT Decal PT3201: Ju-88 and Spitfire.

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:
 
Another very nice set of nukes is Spectre Resins 1/72 B28RE Nuclear Weapon.

BOOK REVIEW: The latest in their superb offerings is Specialty Press' Cold War Peacemaker

KIT PREVIEW II:
  An interesting figure set is  Zvezda 1/35 Soviet Tank Hunters with Dogs.

MM FEATURE:  Here is Page Seven from Sion, Switzerland 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  One of Frank Spahr's earlier boat builds was the Trumpeter 1/200 Harbin Destroyer.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Another today. Only two weeks left to get in your entry.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Tuesday, 2 March - 1949  – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Conn.

KIT REVIEW: 
 Richard F builds the diminutive Heller 1/170 Nord Noratlas
for today's main article. 

MM COLUMN:  Brian Baker has his Nit Pickin column today.

KIT PREVIEW:  Another very nice 1/144 resin aircraft set highlights the  Anigrand Craftworks 1/144 Short SA.4 Sperrin

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  Here is a neat tool for those wanting a quality punch, the Hasegawa TryTool Modeling Punch A.

KIT PREVIEW II:  An interesting kit that could find a lot of uses is the Great Wall Hobby 1/35 Maybach HL42 TURKM Engine.

MM FEATURE:  Here is Page Six from Sion, Switzerland 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Len Roberto did a fine job on this resin kit, the Blue Water Navy 1/350 USS Winston Churchill (DDG-81).

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Another pair today. Only two weeks left to get in your entry.

INDUSTRY NEWS:  Here is what is new for March from Masterpiece Models.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. Today, it is Stephen Lesley who has helped out. Thanks.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Monday, 1 March - 1893 – Nikola Tesla makes the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.

KIT REVIEW: 
 Jonathan Prestidge begins our week with his very nice build of the ICM 1/48 LaGG-3 Series 1-4
.  

MM COLUMN:  Welcome back George Paterson with another of his fine pieces in Slipping the Bonds.

KIT PREVIEW:  Another nice figure set, especially for early WWII enthusiasts is Dragon 1/35 German Warriors 1940-41

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: 
For the next subject in things that go boom, here is Spectre Resins 1/72 B43-1 Nuclear Weapon.

BOOK REVIEW:  Here is a look at IPMS Canada's most recent issue:  Random Thoughts 32/1.

KIT PREVIEW II:  One of their issues from a few years back is Hasegawa 1/72 F-14D Tomcat 'VF-101 Grim Reapers'.

MM FEATURE:  Here is Page Five from Sion, Switzerland 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Many years back, Pete L'Heureaux (another of those disappeared reviewers) built the Revell 1/720 USS Essex.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Another today. Only two weeks left to get in your entry.

INDUSTRY NEWS:  Here are some timeless reissues from Testors.   A fine ship title from Casemate Publishing.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Friday, 26 February - 1936 – Adolf Hitler opened the 1st Volkswagen plant.

KIT REVIEW: 
 Mike Kleber builds a kit I did as a pre-teen (yes, it is that old), the Renwal 1/200 USS George Washington
.  

KIT PREVIEW:  Another fine tank kit is the new Dragon 1/35 Sherman Mk Ic Firefly Hybrid

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW:  Ryan Koschatzky
tells us about The Tankwork Shop 1/35 Jeep Snow Plow.

BOOK REVIEW:  The latest in their Campaign series is Osprey's The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281.

KIT PREVIEW II:  Small scale armor fans will be interested in the Trumpeter 1/72 T-55 MBT.

MM FEATURE:  Here is Page Four from Sion, Switzerland 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  From when the kit was new, here is Len Roberto's Banner Models 1/350 USS Arizona.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Three more for today.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Dragon USA has their weekly update of new items. For those who may have trouble with this page, the same information is at www.dragonmodelsusa.com.  Here is the update from Scale Model Kits.Com. Lots of interesting stuff. Here is another new title from Casemate Publishing.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. My thanks to Brian Francis, Patrick Gruι  and Rui Rebelo for helping out.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Thursday, 25 February - 1947 – State of Prussia ceases to exist.

KIT REVIEW: 
 Dan Lee has our main article today with his build of the
Hasegawa 1/48 FW-190A-5 'Priller Special'.  

KIT PREVIEW:  A great modeling deal and some neat subjects are in the Anigrand 1/144 X-Planes VTOL Set

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: 
For the last of their new bits, here is the Pavla V 72-74: Spitfire IX canopy.

BOOK REVIEW:  A new title on an often overlooked aircraft that served for decades with the US is Double Ugly Books' LTV A-7D/K Corsair II in US service.

KIT PREVIEW II:  A great diorama accessory are the MiniArt 1/35 Telegraph Poles.

MM FEATURE:
Thanks to P-A Boillat, we have the Third Page of images from the Sion, Switzerland show from 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Before the issue of the Polar lights kit, your editor build the Masterpiece Models SSRN Seaview.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. New one for Thursday.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. Last donation 15 February

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Wednesday, 24 February - 1942 – Battle of Los Angeles: a UFO flying over wartime Los Angeles causes a blackout order at 2:25 a.m. and attracts a barrage of anti-aircraft fire, ultimately killing 3 civilians.

KIT REVIEW: 
 Blair Stewart has today's feature build with his  Dragon 1/35 Sd.Kfz.166 Stu.Pz.IV “Brummbδr” Mid Production with Zimmerit
.  

KIT PREVIEW:  A really big half-track is the Zvezda 1/35 German Heavy Halftrack L4500R Maultier

DECAL REVIEW: Here is the latest sheet for RAF fans; Aviaeology AOD48003 Sharkmouth Typhoon

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: 
Back with more nukes is Spectre Resins 1/72 B57 Nuclear Weapon.

BOOK REVIEW:  A must have book for the F-4 fan is  Israeli Phantoms - The Kurnass in IDF/AF Service 1989-Today.

MM FEATURE: Thanks to P-A Boillat, we have the second page of images from the Sion, Switzerland show from 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  A kit that was recently brought back onto store shelves is the Glencoe Mars Liner .

INDUSTRY NEWS: Here is the weekly update from Model Expo. More new books have arrived at Casemate Publishing.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year. Last donation was 15 Feb.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Tuesday, 23 February - 1941 – Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.

KIT REVIEW: 
 Once again we have a Two-Fer Tuesday. The first article is Peter Hobbin's  Italeri 1/72 Berlin House
.  

MM COLUMN:  Brian Baker has another of his Nit Pickin columns that I think you'll fine of interest.

KIT REVIEW:  Jonathan Prestidge has his nicely done AMT 1/48th P-40N Warhawk and comes to the near same conclusion as today's first article.

KIT PREVIEW:  Here we have yet another limited production kit of a limited run vehicle, the CyberHobby 1/35 Flak Panther ausf D.   

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: A very neat detail bit for 1/72 Japanese bomber fans is the Mini World 1/72 Japanese 20mm Type 97 Canon.

KIT PREVIEW II:  A nice helicopter kit is the Hobby Boss 1/72 UH-34D Choctaw.

MM FEATURE: Thanks to P-A Boillat, we have the first page of images from the Sion, Switzerland show from 2009

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Time for some real space and so here is Vince Hoffman's Cutting Edge 1/144 R7 ICBM.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Two more entries today.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

Monday, 22 February - 1797 – The Last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales.

KIT REVIEW: 
 To start off this week, here is Carmel J. Attard with another nice build. This time it is the  
Vac Wings 1/72 Antonov A-7 Glider.  

MM COLUMN:  Welcome back George Paterson with another of his fine pieces in Slipping the Bonds.

KIT PREVIEW:  Another of their fine figure sets is MasterBox 1/35 Afrika Korps German Tankmen.   

DETAIL SET/ACCESSORY REVIEW: The last of their new metal gear sets  Pavla C 72090: Fouga Magister Cockpit Set.

BOOK REVIEW: A look at the 'boneyard' as it came into being and is today; here is Specialty Press' AMARG: America's Military Boneyard.

KIT PREVIEW II:  A series of kits that are selling well at the local shop are ones like the Pegasus Hobbies 1/72 BA-6 Armored Car.

BLAST FROM THE PAST:  Keeping with Star Trek, here is George Oh's very nice AMT Klingon Battle Cruiser.

INDUSTRY NEWS: Nostalgic Plastic has their weekly update of new and restocked items.

MM CONTEST: Still accepting entries into the  MiG-17 contest. Another nice one today.

Please donate to the 2010 Fund Drive. It is you that helps keep MM coming all year.

The MM Sales Pages were updated recently. Plenty still there for you.

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