Assembly

Nakhon Phanom Air Base

Sprue

MiG-21F-13 Fishbed

Finished

British Tank Destroyer FV4005 Stage II

Part detail

Lockheed P-38J Lightning

Motor assembly completed

P-51 Mustang w/Rocket Tubes

Wheel Arches Installed

1961 Jaguar E-Type, Part Three

Construction 3

V-Twin Custom Wild Chopper

View of underneath cab

Multicar M-22

Finished right

T-6 Texan

Right side

PanzerKampfwagon II Sd.Kfz.122 (F) w/UE Trailer

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Part Packaging

Dassault Mirage 2000 Pitot Tube
Review Author
Mike Hinderliter
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$4.00

This is the second time that I’ve used one of the turned brass aftermarket pieces from Master Models Poland. The piece that I’m reviewing is the pitot tube for the Dassault Mirage 2000. As luck would have it, I’ve been working on a Heller Mirage 2000 and was really happy to receive this part.

The first thing I would like to point out is how good the packaging and instruction sheet is. The packaging consists of a zip-lock type bag while the part is in a smaller bag, keeping it from moving all over. The instruction sheet is very clear and easy to understand, only needing 3 steps. Cut off original part. Drill a hole (0.8 mm). Glue in the new metal part. Just be careful drilling the hole, especially in 1/72.

Box Art

Henschel 33 D1 Truck
Review Author
Andrew Birkbeck
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$56.95

When I think of “Blitzkrieg,” I usually think of grey Panzers sweeping across the Polish, French, or Russian countryside, followed in hot pursuit by armored half tracks. The concept of Blitzkrieg required mechanized movement of weapons, men, and supplies. And, while the Germans used more horses than vehicles in the invasion of Russia in 1941, they did have mechanized transport in an attempt to keep pace with the tanks and half tracks. And here for the first time as an injection plastic model in 1/35th scale is the German truck produced in the highest numbers before and during WW2 – 22,000 units, in fact.

Parts Packaging

F/A-18E Interior S.A. Set
Review Author
Roger Carrano
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$23.00

Eduard has come out with a smaller version of their interior set for the F/A-18E. It’s a full self-adhesive set, with one fret containing the same items as in the larger interior set (#32688) for the same aircraft. This set is designed for those who are only interested in just covering the instrument panel and side consoles. There are two other items included on the fret, one of which is for the top of the fuselage and the other for the canopy. These were already included on the fret in the larger set. In fact, it’s the same fret. So it seems we get a bonus, as it wouldn’t make sense for Eduard not to include those parts. All of the colors and details are perfect, even when compared to photos of the cockpit.

Parts Packaging

F-106 Pitot Tube
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$3.50

When I received the package with this item from Dave Morrissette, I thought the review might be a task, but this one turned out to be just wonderful.

What you get is a turned brass pitot tube which just glues on to replace the Hasegawa pitot. The brass part has the correct shape and fits right into the hole in the kit nose.

Then we come down to the part where this thing really paid off. I was fiddling with some fit issues with the canopy, and I hit the pitot with my sleeve. The plastic part would have been in about 4 pieces. The brass part just turned the nose (and the whole airplane) slightly. Zero damage.

Highly recommended. The caveat here is that the Hasegawa kit is quite old, and there’s no interior, the seat is sub-standard, and the aftermarket for the kit would be a seat and this pitot. So it’s up to you on what level of detail you want to install. This is a good start, though.

Parts Packaging

F6F Hellcat Individual Tail Planes
Review Author
Mike Hinderliter
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$8.95

Quickboost just keeps adding to their great line of quality resin aircraft accessories. The latest addition is for the Eduard F6F Hellcat. It is up to their usual standards: molded in grayish colored resin, smooth, seamless and bubble free. One thing of note is that they are really easy to remove from the mold block with just a few passes from a hobby saw.

The tail planes that come in the Eduard kit are okay and are molded as one piece but the Quickboost parts are molded separately so that they can be modeled in the down position with the rudder shifted. The Quickboost parts are superior and add just that much more realism to the finished kit. The resin parts are very easy to install and fit in place perfectly.