Rod Lees
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Metal Landing Gear for 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Mk IXe and XVIPublished: September 1, 2019 IPMS/USA again thanks Ross and his Team at SAC for supporting the IPMS USA reviewer corps with one more of many monthly releases, with extremely useful and well-thought out landing gear additions for the modeling crowd out here in the modeling world. And thanks to IPMS leadership for sending it to me to be reviewed. Consisting of two (that’s 2!) complete sets of gear, it’s pretty… more |
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Mig-29 (9-13) ExhaustPublished: July 24, 2019 IPMS/USA continues to welcomes the return of the Advanced Modeling/Amigo team for sending us this new-technology set; their lineup continues to grow! And thanks to Phil and John for obtaining the sets for the team… Advanced Modeling/AMIGO (Hereafter referred to as AM for simplicity) is a Russian company specializing in modern Soviet and Russian aircraft accessories; their first items… more |
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Metal Landing Gear for SU-30MKK Flanker GPublished: July 23, 2019 IPMS/USA again thanks Ross and his Team at SAC for supporting the IPMS USA reviewer corps with one more of many monthly releases, with extremely useful and well-thought out landing gear additions for the modeling crowd out here in the modeling world. And thanks to IPMS leadership for sending it to me to be reviewed. Consisting of 7 separate well-cast white metal parts, this gear is… more |
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New Ware B-2 Masking setsPublished: July 21, 2019 NWAM0360: Windows, Wheels, and Landing Lights: $6.03 (140 Czech Koruna as of 16 Aug 2019) NWAM0361: RAM panels: $17.21 (400 Czech Koruna as of 16 Aug 2019) Every once in a while this reviewer makes a serious mistake…due to whatever reason. In this case I… more |
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Tempest Mk. V Photoetch Set - LEPT DecalsPublished: July 6, 2019 EVEN more THANKS VERY MUCH to our friends at Eduard in Czechoslovakia!, and Phil and John in the specialized shipping to reviewer’s business. This review is uber simple without a tip requirement for the driver. It’s the basic stencils from the Tempest Profipak kit decal sheet, to which you can apply to the marking you want from the kit OR some other source. It’s all there… and the… more |
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Tempest Mk.V OVERTREESPublished: July 4, 2019 Once more a rousing THANK YOU VERY MUCH to our friends at Eduard in Czechoslovakia! How I ended up doing this review? A co-reviewer ran into some personal difficulties and I volunteered to finish his review for him. Thanks David for sending these items, and John for supporting my effort to help a fellow reviewer. When I received the box from David, I knew what I was getting. The review… more |
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Tempest Mk. V Photoetch SetPublished: July 4, 2019 EVEN more THANKS VERY MUCH to our friends at Eduard in Czechoslovakia! When I received the box , I knew what I was getting. The review will be four separate tomes to cover the Over tree kit, the wheel set, and the over tree stencil decal set. This continues my comment about Eduard having a great business model. In this case, the overtree is an “Over PE”, an additional parts… more |
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Tempest Mk. V Wheels EarlyPublished: July 4, 2019 EVEN more THANKS VERY MUCH to our friends at Eduard in Czechoslovakia!, and Phil and John in the specialized shipping to reviewers business. This review is for the resin wheel and tire assembly (plus masks) designed for the early version of the Tempest V. Superb detail, Manufacturer info on the tire wall, inflation stem peeking out from one of the cooling vents, and detail on the brake… more |
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Metal Landing Gear for B-52D/G/H StratofortressPublished: July 3, 2019 IPMS/USA again thanks Ross and his Team at SAC for supporting the IPMS USA reviewer corps with one more of many timely releases, with extremely useful and well-thought out landing gear additions for the modeling crowd out here in the modeling world. And thanks to John and Phil for sending it to me to be reviewed. This is one of SAC’s more complex gear… That should be expected, because… more |
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English Electric Lightning F1/F1A/F2/F3Published: June 10, 2019 Thanks first off to Hornby/Airfix for sending IPMS/USA this kit, and keeping the brand alive! If you have not built one of the new Airfix kits, you need to get over to the store and buy one, or several. HELP KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS, as Airfix has many economical and fantastic kits. Kudos to John and Phil to providing it to me to review. Airfix’s re-release of their venerable 1/48 English… more |