Finished Model Left

SH-3H Sub-Hunter

Completed left side 3

F-14D Super Tomcat

Finished Model

F7U-3M Cutlass, Part 2

Finished

B-26 C-50 Korean War "Glass Nose"

Support inserts for folded wing option

Vought F4U-1A Corsair

Finished Kit, Right Front

Staghound Mk. 1

Green Camo Applied

Bf-109F Royal Class

Aircraft painted

Sukhoi Su-9 (Fishpot)

Engine Rear

Henschel Hs-129B-2/RIII - Part 1 - Cockpit, Engines, and Fuselage

Kit contents

Rescue Wings UH-60J & U-125A Combination Kit

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Cover

Gama Goat Detail In Action
Book Author(s)
David Doyle
Review Author
Chuck Bush
Published on
Company
Squadron Signal Publications
MSRP
$18.95

David Doyle has produced a fine reference on the M561 Gama Goat. This is just in time for us to use to super detail the latest offering from Tamiya. The front and back covers feature the excellent art of Don Greer.

The book begins with coverage of the Meili Metrac and the Clark Flex-Trac. There are pictures of both these vehicles undergoing field testing. The Gama Goat was designed by Roger Gamaunt and licensed to Chance Vought who proposed it to the military in 1961. It was rejected. By 1963 a contract was awarded. The vehicle was tested in Thailand, but was never used in Vietnam. It saw action in Grenada.

Product Picture

SAAB J35 Draken Pitot Tubes
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.50

This accessory is for the Airfix, Hasegawa, and Heller Draken kits. The parts are replacement pitot tubes and an Angle of Attack sensor.

The Kit

You get three finely done brass parts in a plastic envelope, which is inside another plastic envelope. I found that the pitot tubes were in a separate tube-like pouch, with the AOA probe in a separated part of the inner plastic bag. I had to cut the bag twice to get the parts out.

I liked the instruction sheet, it was simple, and showed you exactly where to put the pitots and the AOA.

Assembly

This particular model had the tail pitot intact, but the nose one had been broken off long ago. I cut off the tail pitot and drilled a small shallow hole. The nose pitot required a little cutting to get the taper of the pitot to match the nose part.

Perfect Plastic Putty

Perfect Plastic Putty
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
Deluxe Materials
MSRP
$7.00

Deluxe Materials is a company I was not familiar with. It is based out of the Great Britain and it certainly provides quality supplies to the hobbyists in Great Britain and beyond. They have created a water washable, fast drying and low odor filler, that is easy to clean up and work with. I had a drop tank with some holes on it that I wanted to fill. I just applied a bit of the filler with a small spatula and after about one minute of drying time, I used a lightly damp piece of paper towel to clean up the excess filler. You can see yourself the great finish it delivered.

There is an official video on different applications for this filler at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stLzShlnrEk

It is interesting to notice that among the alternative uses of this filler, it is possible to apply it with a syringe to make weld beads in armor vehicles. I would have never thought of that!

Product Package

SAAB 37 Viggen - Pitot tubes & Angle Of Attack probe
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.50

This accessory is designed to be used with the Airfix, Hasegawa, Heller or Matchbox kits. The parts are a replacement for the pitot tube, angle of attack probe (AOA) and secondary pitot, located on the vertical stabilizer. I used a Heller Viggen which was previously used for a paint mask review. The sensor and pitots are silver on this aircraft. I found a great shot of a Viggen on airliners.net which showed this color nicely.

The Kit

You get three finely done brass parts in a plastic envelope, which is inside another plastic envelope. This is done to prevent losing these tiny parts during shipping, handling or storage.

Assembly

I painted the brass parts with Testors Aluminum Metalizer.

Package

Russian Missile R-23T (AA-7B Apex)
Review Author
Charles Landrum
Published on
Company
Plusmodel
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$15.50

Distinctive of the Mig-23 interceptor were the large white R-23 (NATO AA-7 APEX) missiles that it carried close to the fuselage. To me, with the large fins, they seem more menacing than the US Sparrow missiles. Now that there is a decent model of the Mig-23 available in 1/48 it is nice to see the aftermarket manufacturers step in and provide more realistic ordnance options. Even though the Trumpeter kit provides R-23 it is nice to see the variants and detail offered by Plus Models. In this case these are the infrared seeking R-23T missiles.