Cockpit Detail Sprue

USAF B-52H 20th BS "Buccaneers"

Sprue running gear

M48A3 Mod.B

Finished 4

Dornier D0-335 B-6 Pfeil Night Fighter

Completed right side

SP-2H Neptune "New Patrol Scheme" Limited Edition

Runner K

Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf. Type J/L/M, Part 1

Hayabusa sprues

Nakajima Ki43-II & Ki44-II with Fuel Truck (2 kits) Limited Edition

Cockpit and Engine Assemblies Installed

Blue Max Pfalz

Right side

IJN Submarine I-20

Complete

US Scooter

Victor Nose Detail

Victor K2 Tanker

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Package

JU-88A-4 Mask Set
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
October 29, 2016
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.95

This is a mask set for the ICM Ju-88A-4 Kit. This set helps you save time masking the many canopies and glass areas plus the wheels by providing all you need in pre-cut masks.

In the packet is:

  • 1 precut masking sheet
  • 1 instruction sheet

The masks are for the front windscreen, main canopy and the wheel hubs

Summary

This is very good and time saving when it comes to masking. This is perfect for this kit and really helps due to the amount of glazed areas on the JU-88.

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

Package

USAF Crew Chief Figures
Review Author
Damon Blair
Published on
October 29, 2016
Company
Videoaviation
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$12.00

If you are building a 1/32 diorama of a modern USAF aircraft, these two Crew Chiefs would be a perfect addition. Having one or both of these figures would make the diorama “come alive”.

In the package, you get two figures, molded in resin, consisting of five parts. One figure is in the “Parade Rest” position, which is usually the pose that Crew Chiefs take when a jet is ready to taxi out. This figure comes as one piece on a runner. The runner is at the bottom of his boots. I found the resin to be very easy to cut with an X-acto style saw. One word of caution here – cut off slightly below the soles of the boots, and then sand the bottoms of the boots using sandpaper mounted on a flat surface. By doing this, he will stand upright without using any glue.

Cover

Ladder for SU-27
Review Author
David Horn
Published on
October 29, 2016
Company
Plusmodel
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.00

Plus Model, maker of fine detailed aftermarket products, just produced a ladder for the Russian SU-27 Flanker. What is unique about this item is that it is injection molded instead of resin or photo etch that other companies make. Although this does require some assembly, being able to make fine adjustments to better fit the various kits is a real bonus.

The kit comes in a sturdy box and the sprue is in a suitable plastic bag. The instructions are printed on the back of the box and are basic but sufficient to assist your build. The 15 parts have minimal flash which cleans up easily. There are eight steps with a small recess which are likely through holes on the real step. Note that the pattern is not symmetric and the instructions do not indicate what direction they go. Just note that so you can align them in the same direction.

Front cover

Lockheed F-94 Starfire
Book Author(s)
Alan C. Carey
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
October 28, 2016
Company
Ginter Books
MSRP
$39.95

Steve Ginter’s Lockheed F-94 Starfire is one of three of the latest in his Air Force Legends series. This edition is in their standard 8.5” x 11” format softbound publication that is 160 pages (excluding covers). I counted 406 photographs (15 in color) along with 82 drawings and 63 insignias.

Author Alan C. Carey is a noted military historian who was born in Orange County, California in a career military family. Carey got to Texas as soon as he could and achieved his Baccalaureate and Masters degree at Southwest Texas State. His interest in military aviation is primarily due to his father’s service from 1942-1966. Carey’s research on his father resulted in his father (and two members of his crew) receiving Distinguished Flying Crosses and Air Medals for their WWII service with VB-109. He ended up serving in the Marines as a machine gunner and in the Army Reserve ass a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Specialist.

Box art

Douglas Dakota Mk III and Willys Jeep
Review Author
Camden Koukol
Dave Koukol
Published on
January 23, 2021
Company
Airfix
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$44.99

Background

"Four things won the Second World War-the bazooka, the Jeep, the atom bomb, and the C-47 Gooney Bird," said General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The Dakota, the C-47’s designation in service with the Royal Air Force, was used in European and Southeast Asia (SEA) theaters of operation by the British throughout WW II. Modified from the civilian DC-3 airliner design, C-47/Dakota transports provided a host of unique benefits which included exceptional speed, payload, reliability, ruggedness, and versatility. Dakotas hauled everything from oxen to airborne troops, often operating from unimproved or improvised airfields near front lines.