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MikroMir is to release a 1/72nd Blohm & Voss P.193 kit - ref. ? Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/5189689417775419 3D renders V.P.

My local modeling group (Mad City Modelers, in Madison Wisconsin) is having a group build this month, the theme is "Inclement Weather". As a former submariner, I've always wanted to do a diorama of a sub surfaced in the Arctic, and now I have a good excuse! Here are a couple of photos for reference: T The sub in the above pics is USS Trepang (SSN-674), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, and were taken during her trip to the North Pole in ICEX-85. I started with MikroMir's 1/350 kit of USS Sturgeon (SSN-637): I've never tried anything like this before, so my results are mixed and I'd do some things differently if I were to do it over again. Overall, though, I'm satisfied. You be the judge: This was a quick-and-dirty project, and I didn't post a WIP. So, I'll briefly show some build highlights here: I began by cutting a recess in a block of foam for the upper hull half: I painted the hull with Mr Surfacer rattlecan black, and fixed it in place using AK Interactive Resin Water. I tinted the resin blue with a few drops of enamel paint. In retrospect, I should have gone with white instead: For the ice, I cast a thin (about 2-mm) sheet of white-tinted AK Interactive Resin Ice: Only the sub's sail (a.k.a. fin, a.k.a. conning tower) will show above the ice. I assembled and painted the sail separately, to be added after the ice is in place. I used just nine parts from the kit in total, seven of those were for the sail. Note that I added pins to firmly secure the fairwater diving planes. I also added pins for the periscope and radio masts (not shown): I carefully lowered the resin ice over the mounted hull. I found the resin to be a strange mix of being brittle, yet flexible. I used a small hammer to carefully break the ice over the hull. Loose pieces were fixed in place using clear silicone adhesive and CA. I also had to cut openings for the sail and rudder. Once the ice was in place, I added a layer of generic, model railroad snow which I fixed in place with hairspray. Finally, I added the sail assembly: And, there you have it. Not bad for a week's effort! And, if you've gotten this far, here is a nice video for your entertainment! Thanks for viewing! - Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ p.s. - My other submarine builds:

AMP/MikroMir is to release a 1/48th (and later 1/72nd) Macchi-Castoldi M.C.72 kit - ref. 48018 Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/photos/a.1416729748404757/2920320958045621/?type=3&theater In design V.P.

MikroMir is to release a 1/144th Myasishchev M-50 "Bounder" kit - ref. 144-??? Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/4783924505018581 V.P.

Hi, This is my 1/144 Blackburn Beverley. They were slow, but they went everywhere. I know a couple of guys who have jumped from Argosies, but no one who has jumped from "the Bev". On the Beverley, it was possible to jump "from the second floor" through a hole in the tailboom. That must have been "interesting", but I gather it wasn't done often. Cheers, Stefan.

MikroMir is to release a 1/144th Handley-Page Hastings C.Mk.1/Mk.2 kit - ref. 144-029 Source: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235007209-handley-page-hastings-c-mk1-mk2-1144/ 3D renders V.P.

MikroMir is to release a 1/72th Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 flying wing kit - ref. 72-016 Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/2647338678677185 3D renders V.P.

MikroMir is to release a 1/72nd Nikitin PSN-2 kit - ref. 72-021 Sources: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/4329743710436665 https://www.aviationmegastore.com/nikitin-psn-2-soviet-anti-naval-glider-torpedo-bomber-mikro-mir-mm72-021-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=180686 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MM72-021 Box art V.P.

MikroMir is to release a 1/72nd SNCASO Dever kit - ref. 72-020 Source: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4027890093955363&id=1416295571781508 Box art V.P.

AMP (MikroMir) is to release a 1/144th Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit kit - ref.14402 Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/1853390211405373 V.P.

MikroMir is to release a 1/72nd Silbervogel German liquid-propellant rocket-powered sub-orbital bomber kit - ref. 72014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silbervogel Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/2689794791098240 3D renders V.P.

SNCASO SO 9050 "Trident II" 1/72 MikroMir via A-market In the 1950s after Jet Technology came in the original engines were still a developing technology and various ways were looked at to improve interceptors. Different countries looked at mixed rocket/jet powered aircraft with the rocket giving the main boost to get the aircraft to altitude quickly. In France this drive also came at the same time as a national move to re-build French military power after WWII. Here the French Air Force issued a request for a supersonic capable point defense fighter. SNCASO came up with a design which combined a single fuselage rocket engine which was to be supplemented with wingtip turbojets. Due to the high speeds envisioned a convectional ejection seat was replaced by a jettisonable nose section. The Trident II was an improvement over the original aircraft with a more powerful rocket, smaller wings, and a bigger cockpit. The speed brakes were relocated from the wings and the landing gear made longer to accommodate a single large missile under the fuselage. The rocket used a mixture of Furaline and nitric acid which were highly volatile. The first prototype was lost in a mid air explosion more than likely caused by the mixing of the fuels; and the second was lost when the turbojets were starved of fuel. The Kit This is a new tool from MikroMir with the sprues and moulding hedging more to the shorter run style. Moulding quality is good with a small amount of flash being present on some parts, panel lines being engraved. A small fret of PE parts is also included in the kit. Construction starts with the cockpit (no surprise there). The floor attaches to the rear bulkhead then the seat is made up and added in. The control column is added as are PE rudder pedals. Side parts are added to the floor with PE instrument consoles going on top. Upper side parts go in and then the instrument panel with PE overlay goes on. This is then put to one side. Next up the nose wheel assembly is completed and added into the nose cone. Next up the wingtip Turbojets can be built up, these have full depth intakes and exhausts. Now some of the sub-assemblies are built up we can move onto main model. The wing tip engines are attached to the short wings. For the main fuselage the central main gear bay is built up and added in, this is followed by the cockpit. Once these are in the main fuselage can be closed up and at the rear the rocket exhaust added. The nose can then be added to the fuselage. All the wheels are fitted along with the gear bay doors. The wings, tailplanes and vertical tail are now added to the fuselage. The appropriate missile for your choice of decal option can then by built up and added to the centreline. Finishing touches are the addition of some PE blade aerials and the canopy. Decals There is no printer name on the decals, though they look good and are in register. There are markings for two of the prototype aircraft. Conclusion Its good to see a new tool of this unusual aircraft in 1/72. This is not a complicated kit but will look the part once built up. Highly Recommended. Review sample courtesy of

MikroMir is to release a 1/72nd Sud-Ouest SO.9050 Trident kit - ref. 72-019 Source:https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1441347772609621&id=1416295571781508 V.P.

MikroMir AMP is to release a 1/48th Sikorsky R-5 / H-5 injected kit - ref. 48001 Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1454794704598261&id=1416295571781508 In my favourite scale 3D renders V.P.

MikroMir is to release a 1/72nd Belyayev DB-LK kit - ref. Source: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4065134703564235&id=1416295571781508 V.P.

After the 1/48th kit (link), MikroMir is to release a 1/72nd Fokker G-1A Jachtkruiser kit - ref. 72-025 Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/photos/a.1416729748404757/3634194509991592 Parts V.P.

After the 1/48th kit in 2019 (link), AMP is to release a 1/72nd Piaggio-Pegna Pc.7 kit - ref. 72015 Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/3472203792857332 Sprues V.P.

Took a while but it eventually turned up from Ukraine Shame they got the picture wrong on the box. Looks like Valiant to me 🤔 Not much in the way of parts.. Hull together and a little bit of putty Rudder and aft plane on and first coat Doubt this one will take very long

After the 1/48th kit (link), AMP is to release in 2020 a 1/72nd Supermarine S.5 kit - ref. 72009 Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/photos/a.1416729748404757/2912209615523422 Sprues V.P.

USS Monitor Civil War Ironclad 1/144 MikroMir The USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Union Navy during the American Civil War. By the mid 1800 navies around the world knew the days of wooden warships were over due to developments in gun technology. Experience from the Crimean War showed that proved armoured warships could withstand much greater damage than their wooden counterparts. The Union Navy changed their attitude towards armoured warships when it was found out that the Confederate Navy were converting the captured USS Merrimack to an iron clad vessel. This information was smuggled North under considerable risk to hose doing it. The Monitor was distinguished by a central rotating turret housing two 11 inch guns. The USS Monitor is most famous for fighting the Confederate iron clad CSS Virginia to a standstill after it had attacked shipping in Hampden Roads in 1862. The two vessels fought each other in a battle that got so close they actually managed to collide. The Monitor was struck 22 times and the Virginia over 70., although neither vessel could inflict enough damage on each other to sink them. The Virginian would later be destroyed to prevent is being captured, while the Monitor would flounder when she was under tow during a storm in open waters. Her design while suited for warfare with a low freeboard and flat bottom; were not suited to open waters. The Kit This is a a new tool for 2020, it is a fairly simple kit from MikroMir with most of the parts being for the turret and the ships boat. As well as the hull parts there are 3 sprues for the other parts and a PE fret. Construction starts with the upper and lower hulls being joined by the eight parts which make up the slab sides. The major sub assemblies are then constructed,; these are the ships funnel, intakes, ships boat, and the deck house. The most prominent part the turret is then built up. To the base are added the tow guns and their supports, the turret is then built up around these and added to the hull. The deck house can then be added along with all the sub assemblies built earlier. On the lower hull at the back the propeller is made up and added along with its shaft, the rudder is also added at this time. Decals As the vessel carried n markings there are no decals. Conclusion This is an important vessel in Navel History and its good to see a new kit out there. Highly recommended. Highly Recommended. Review sample courtesy of

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - Air Anglia (classicairlines.com decals) 1/144 MikroMir The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was designed in the mid 1950’s as a medium range freight transport. The pod and boom layout was chosen to give an unobstructed cargo bay. With the cockpit on top of the pod and large swing doors at the front and rear, loading and unloading was greatly eased. It was designed so that when the aircraft was parked, the floor was at the average height of flatbed trucks of the day. The civil versions were to be found working as far apart as the United States and Australia & New Zealand, with the last ones retiring in 1991. This is the MikroMir kit -reviewed here I was tempted to do the Elan version with the red pinstripes and some careful masking, but when I saw this aftremraket decal sheet from classicairlines.com, I had to have it. It is foe Air Bridge Carries, subcontracted to Air Anglia and so carries both titles. G-APRL was long lived, and today resides in retirement at the Midland Air Museum near Coventry in Elan colours. Don't forget the Walkaround section has a vast library of reference photos, which proved very helpful with this build. As always 'with something else'. Rodens' Carvair with classicairlines,com BUA decals. A few pointers on building this kit. I had seen complaints that the fuselage halves don't close properly around the interior. So I glued mine together without the interior in place, and the halves fitted perfectly. The cockpit opening 'letterbox' was trimmed to allow the glazing to fit in snugly, with the advantage that I could push it out from the inside with a finger each time I trimmed a bit more. The little pegs on the floor sides were nipped back to be less prominent, and the cockpit floor and cargo bay floors slid in from the front, and actually clicked into place perfectly. Do it this way and there is absolutely no problem with the fit of these parts. For my traditional cock up, I somehow managed to lose the rear cargo door after putting the kit away after writing the review. It is there in the review photos, so its loss is entirely my fault. I only noticed when I went to cut it off the sprue!. Mentioning it to Mike 'Bootneck' on these forums, he very kindly offered to do a resin casting for me from his example of the same kit. 10 out of 10 for generosity and helpfulness Mike, without you this project would likely have been abandoned. Mike did me 2 casts, which fitted perfectly. (After 2 months the original part is still missing, I thought it might eventually turn up but it must be quite some carpet monster in my modelling room). The booms are just dry fitted here, the gaps in the join were not so noticeable when properly glued. With huge thanks to Mike 'Bootneck' for rescuing this build. John

MikroMir AMP is to release a 1/48th Piaggio-Pegna Pc.7 hydroplane kit - ref. 48011 Source:https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2021057591305300&id=1416295571781508 V.P.

MikroMir is to release a 1/32nd Miles M.14 Magister Mk.I kit - ref. 32-002 Source: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2607434466000940&id=1416295571781508 V.P.

Piasecki HUP-1/HUP-2 Retriever 1/48 AMP / MikroMir via A-market The Piasecki Helicopter Corporation were one of the pioneers of rotary aviation. Founded in 1940 by Frank Piasecki & Harold Vemzie the company would build early helicopters including tandem rotor designs. Frank Piasecki would be forced out of the company to then form Piasecki Aircraft, which then become the Vertol Corporation, only then to be taken over by Boeing to become Boeing Vertol. The V107 tandem helicopter developed by Vertol would eventually become the famous Chinook while their YHC-1 would become the Sea Knight. The HUP Retriever was developed to a US Navy requirement and produced between 1940 and 1954. The US Navy wanted a compact utility & recue helicopter able to operate from all of its ships. The Piasecki design for this would feature two 3 bladed rotors in the tandem overlapping design. As well as being used by the US Navy, the US Army would use it under the H-25A Mule designation. Overseas the Canadian Navy and the French Navy would also use the Helicopter. The Helicopter Museum in Western-Super-Mare has a restored Canadian Helicopter on Display, The Kit It is good to see companies bringing us new tool kits of early helicopters as the are lacking. The kit from AMP (A Mikromir company) arrives on 5 sprues of plastic, a clear spure, two sheets of PE, a set of masks(not shown) and resin part for the engine. The plastic is more of the short run type but much better than seen before, there is little flash and the detail is better. The clear parts look good but, a little polish up will improve them no doubt. Construction starts in the cabin. The two seats are made up and added to the cabin floor. The flying controls (cyclic, collective and pedals) are added in. The centre instrument console is made up wit the panel being a PE/Decal/Plastic sandwich. The webbing seats for the rear of the cabin are also made up and installed., followed by the rear bulkhead. The main wheels are also built up now and put to one side. Next up the engine is built up. No turbines back in the day but a rotary piston engine. The cylinders are two parts and attach to the exhaust ring at the rear with the wiring harness and cooling fan at the front. The driver shaft to the main gear box then goes on. The mounting for the engine is assembled then the engine goes onto this. The engine shroud is then fitted. Above the engine goes the drive shaft to the front rotor. The two drive shafts then go in to the read engine compartment bulk head . The whole engine compartment can then be fitted into the right fuselage . Windows and other components are then added into both fuselage halves. The cabin floor can then be fitted in and the fuselage closed up. After this the main door is added if you want it closed (if open then best left until later. An insert then fits over the engine which you can leave off if you want it more visible, Next up the two rotor heads and the blades can be assembled. There are many small parts here and care will be needed to get everything in the correct orientation. The rotors can then be fitted along with the main front bubble. To finish off the main gear is fitted along with various panels and aerials. Though I would think the rotors would be best left until last to avoid damaging them. Decals The decals are from Decoaph and look to be good quality, they are sharp with good register and minimal carrier film. The whites do look dense enough to go over the OD schemes but only time will tel on that one. From the box there are two US Army options and one US Navy one. H-25 51-16616 now in the US Army Aviation Museum. Overall OD H-25 51-16572 US Army 1953, with large Mule on tail. Overall OD HUP-2 1285517 US Navy, NAS Willow Grove 1961. Overall Yellow with red band. Conclusion This is something which is overdue, the kit is welcome addition to early Helicopters from AMP. Highly Recommended. Review sample courtesy of

Mikromir is to release a 1/48th Curtiss Robin kit - ref. Source: https://www.facebook.com/mikro.mir.dnepr/posts/3084263231651392 3D renders V.P.