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Vol. 41
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Issue 2
100% New Tooling
PIGS CAN’T FLY?
Academy proved they can when it
captured in 1/48 every detail and
the contours of the A-10C Warthog.
It’s the U.S. Airforce’s deadly, low-altitude, close-
air support attack aircraft. Widely known as the
Warthog, it is highly maneuverable at low speeds
and has short take-off and landing capability.
The A-10C carries various munitions, including
the feared GAU-8 gatling gun. Among other
operations, it served in Desert Storm and against
Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
Who Said...
The A-10C 75th FS “Flying Tigers”
(12358)
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Detailed, 360° bubble canopy for maximum
visibility, assemble open or closed
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Position
ailerons up or down
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Eight weapon pylons on
the wings, three on the fuselage
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Armaments
include:
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2 x Aim 9M
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2 x AGM-65
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2 x GBU-
54/ (V) B Laser JDAM
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2 x GBU-12
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2 x LAU-
68 Rocket Launcher
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1x AN/AAQ-28 Litening
Targeting Pod
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1 x AN/ALQ-184 (V)1 ECM Pod
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Precisely reproduced Aces II ejection seat
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Model is 13” long, 14” wingspan
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Select from
three U.S. Air Force markings
For details visit your hobby shop or www.modelrectifier.com
CONTENTS
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FEATURES
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Abandoned
Kitbash a 1/72 scale Iraqi BMP-1
ANDERS ISAKSSON
KIT REVIEWS
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Kitbash a Linebacker Phantom
Combine vintage 1/72 scale ESCI
and Monogram kits to create a Navy
F-4J bomber
GREG KOLASA
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Airfix de Havilland Mosquito
B.XVI
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ICM Unimog 404 S
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Glitter bomb
Replicate a heavy metallic-flake
paint job
MARK JONES
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Detail Hobbycraft's
Grasshopper
Build a U.S. Navy NE-1 in 1/48 scale
FRANK CUDEN
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Classic Car Kits
Monogram Callaway Corvette
Speedster
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Masterful mutant
Careful construction and paint perfect
Atlantis’ movie monster
JEFF POLLIZZOTTO
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Fire it up!
Planning, tools, and creative thinking
motorize a 1/32 scale Spitfire
JARED DEMES
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Try your hand at
scratchbuilding
Simple techniques convert an
inexpensive kit into a unique vehicle
MIKE DIKOS
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BAMM moving forward
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some coming in the last seconds
before entries closed at 11:59 p.m. on
Nov. 30.
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May/June 2023
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