Eduard's color etch sets are really great looking and this one is no exception. This set is made for Trumpeter's 1/72nd F-100F and, when you first look at it, you wonder "where does all of this stuff go?" This set is also self-adhesive, which actually ends up being more trouble than advantage. By the time I had cut a few parts from the fret, I had basically destroyed the backing paper and the adhesive was no longer effective. But, that didn’t slow me down. Gator Glue to the rescue! The cockpit gray of the consoles and instrument panels is more of a light blue than anything related to cockpit gray. I could not find anything in all of my paints that was a close match, so I mixed my own. Don't ask me for the formula, because I have no idea, except that it came close.

Quickboost has added a highly detailed set of resin exhaust pipes for the Hobby Boss 1/32 scale Spitfire Mk.V. They are packaged in the typical Quickboost branded poly bag and are molded on a single casting block. They feature hollow ends and show no signs of flash that would need to be dealt with. They can be removed easily from the casting block with a razor saw blade or No. 11 blade and the cut edge can be cleaned up if necessary with a sanding stick. Because they are resin, they need to be attached with super glue or epoxy cement. Although the package indicates these parts are recommended as easy drop-in replacements for the kit parts in Hobby Boss’ #83205 and #83206 kits with very little adjustment to the mounting tabs, they should work well as detailed replacements for the exhausts provided in the 1/32 Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.Vb and Mk.VI kits.

These detail parts are highly recommended.

History

The War of 1812, in the reviewer’s opinion one of the least necessary wars we have ever fought, was in essence the finale of the American Revolution. Its end led to an era of cooperation between the United States and Britain that continues to this day. However, in 1812, both sides were serious adversaries, and American attempts to conquer Canada were countered by British efforts to attack the East Coast and take New Orleans. The Great Lakes were a boundary between the two countries and, although a few ships existed in those waters, it was the war that spurred a shipbuilding boom that lasted throughout the conflict.