Finished model

Panzerbeobachtungswagen IV Ausf J w/Zimmerit Fahrgestell; Nr 92200

Left side

Munster's Monster Truck

Assembled with pilot

Q-Men JF-20 Mighty Dragon Q-Plane Series 01

Lower right front

88mm L71 Flak 41 Anti-Aircraft Gun with crew

Finished model

M10 GMC

P47 & F86 together

P-47D & F-86E "Gabreski"

Cockpit and Bomb Bay

B-25J Mitchell 'Glass Nose' - Part 2

Color Schemes

Pz. 38(t) Ausf. E/F with Full Interior

8 port forward fuselage

F-14D Tomcat

Finished 5

HMS Dreadnought – 1907

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Ventura Mk. II Interior Set
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$29.95

This is a photoetch interior set for the Revell Ventura Mk. II. This set includes two photoetch sheets. One is colored and adds a lot of needed detail to the cockpit. The photoetch really make the cockpit stand out.

In the packet is:

  • 1 colored photoetch sheet
  • 1 photoetch sheet
  • 1 instruction sheet

Summary

This is a fantastic set for a kit that needs it. The cockpit parts really add some detail. I did find some of the small parts were very tricky to add. Also, I would recommend installing the assembled parts 34 and 14 into part 7 before you fully form it. The set also adds details such as magazine boxes, navigators table, turret gun control panels, grab handles, and additional seat details.

Thanks go to Eduard for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them.

Decal cover sheet

TOPGUN Tigers and Talons
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Furball Aero-Design
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$19.99

The movie Top Gun, love it or hate it, raised a lot of interest in the Navy Fighter Weapons School and that interest was not lost on modelers, with the markings of the Adversary planes standing out. Furball has given us an enormous sheet of markings covering thirteen different schemes covering 12 different of F-5Es and F-5Fs between 1976 and 1986. Note that this is different from the smaller schemes as they just couldn’t fit the T-38’s on the sheet. There is great news in that the markings included are all airframes so you could build all thirteen planes included.

The schemes included are:

Package

L-29 Delfin – Control Surfaces
Review Author
Clarence Wentzel
Published on
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$13.99

The L-29 Delfin was a jet-powered trainer airplane that was designed by the Aero Company of Czechoslovakia. An excellent kit of the Delfin has recently been released in 1/72 scale by AMK. Although this kit, in my opinion, is very good, our friends at Aires/Quickboost have found some areas where the accuracy of various parts can be improved.

This set from Aires provides replacements for the kit elevator, rudder, and flaps. The four flap parts provide additional surface detail but mainly provide very sharp trailing edges. The flap parts also have some added detail molded into the sides of the flap parts. These parts must be carefully removed from their molding sprues because of their fine mounting struts.

The new elevator offers a slight improvement over the kit part. Surface detail is about the same but the Aires part has finer elevator tip counterbalances and of course, the trailing edges are sharp.

Product Picture

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II - The Finale, Part 3
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Zoukei-Mura
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$75.00

Last we left off, the airframe was together with the parts and we were ready to paint. In preparation, I added the landing gear. To me, this allows the plane to sit up off surfaces while drying and these were sturdy and fit perfectly with the best attachment points I have seen. To start, I used Tamiya acrylic high gloss white thinned with lacquer thinner and sprayed the bottom and slightly up the sides. I masked off the intakes as they had a great demarcation line from the previous painting and the great design. I also shot the flaps, the rudder on the tail and all the landing gear doors. This dried quickly and I masked off for the Gull Gray. I masked around the edges and the rudder and used my Gyrocut to get some wavy lines. Tamiya yellow tape was used for all masking. I sprayed the top with Xtracolor thinned with lacquer thinner and set the plane aside to dry for a few days. I also gave both horizontal stabs a coat of gloss white.

Package

Ventura Mk. II Interior Set

Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$19.00

This is a photoetch Interior set to for the Revell Ventura MkII. This set is colored and adds a lot of needed detail to the cockpit and other areas. They really make the cockpit stand out.

In the packet is:

  • 1 colored photoetch sheet
  • 1 instruction sheet

Summary

This is a fantastic set for the set for a kit that needs them. I do find some of the small parts were very tricky to add. Also I would recommend install the assembled parts 34 and 14 into part 7 before you fully form it.

Thanks go to Eduard for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them.