Published on
June 20, 2011
Company
Revell, Inc.
Scale
1/24
MSRP
$22.95
History
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Book Author(s)
Jose Fernandez
Published on
June 20, 2011
Company
Stratus
MSRP
$23.00
The Story
Although many companies in France produced fighters during the interwar period, Nieuport manufactured two landmark fighters beginning with the end of World War I. The Ni-D 29 biplane fighter appeared at the end of the war, and was produced for the Aeronautique Militaire during the twenties, as well as in several foreign countries. Export models were also sold to Belgium, Italy, Siam, Argentina, Spain, and Sweden. By the mid twenties, it was obvious that a replacement would be needed soon, and Nieuport then developed a high wing monoplane replacement, the Ni-D 62 series, many of which were built with a small stub wing, making it sort of a biplane. There were numerous variations in the production models, with differences in powerplant, wing arrangement, and fuselage structure. These were first built for the French, but later, many were sold to Spain, Romania, and Brazil. These aircraft served for many years, some being used as trainers as late as 1940.
Published on
June 18, 2011
Company
Zvezda
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$4.95
Background
I’m sure that everyone is aware of the Messerschmitt Bf-109 series of aircraft. The F model entered production in November, 1940 and differed from the previous “E” models by using a more powerful version of the DB 601 engine and featuring a more streamlined nose cowling. Armament consisted of two nose mounted machine guns and a cannon shooting through the engine crankshaft. Many of Germany’s top aces preferred the F model over the earlier E or even the later G and K models. I recommend Lynn Ritger’s two books from SAM Publications for reference purposes.
The Kit
Published on
July 4, 2020
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$39.95
History
The Focke-Wulf 190D-9 was a superb aircraft but situations in the war prevented it from being really effective. The production of the aircraft was done by sub-contractors with final assembly taking place at various locations. Occasionally, the sub-contractors couldn’t keep up; such is the case of this version of the 190. It appears that approximately five aircraft received the Ta-152 type tail at the Mimetall factory, but the exact number is not known. There is photographic evidence of at least two aircraft. The Germans did not see the quandary that they would cause model builders in the future but they didn’t have any different designations to denote the new tail.
Published on
June 14, 2011
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$8.50
Well today we have a nice touch for your next A-7 Corsair build project. I think a picture is worth a thousand words. I can only add that these red and green resin pieces are flawless and look great. I usually use a red and green ‘Sharpie’ to color my position lights but I now see how much better these lenses are. They might be a bit pricey for most budget minded modelers but if you want the best I recommend these over a Sharpie any day.
This set is recommended for the Hobby Boss kit. I would like to thank IPMS and Aires/Quickboost for the sample.