PE Parts Assembly

Welder

Forward Portside

Type 214 Class Submarine

Fuse halves

OS2U Kingfisher Build

Complete rear

Sd.Kfz. 179 Bergepanther Ausf A

Finished cab

Freightliner With Trailer

Overall photo of finished model

L-19/0-1 "Bird Dog"

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McLaren MP4/2C

Belgian (4)

WW1 Belgian Infantry

Finished

Bristol Beaufort Mk.1A (With Tropical Filters)

Completed model, top view

Bachem Ba-349 Natter M52/M58

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Kitset package and contents

EA-6B Electronic Equipment
Review Author
Fred Wilms
Published on
May 6, 2011
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$29.95

Construction

This kit contains two photo etched sheets with 33 parts. The photo etched parts were in perfect condition. The details were used in the aft electronics bay. The unit folds down and is called the birdcage. This unit will be placed in the down position. The assembly is straight forward and fairly simple to assemble. I did not use the bend brake for this project.

Comments

This kit can be assembled by any good modeler. Skill level is medium in my opinion. There are several miniature parts.

Conclusion

I wish to thank Eduard and IPMS/USA for allowing me to review this aftermarket kit.

Mask set

Express Mask Bf 110G-2
Review Author
Greg Wise
Published on
May 6, 2011
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.95

Packaged in a oversized poly zip lock bag you find sandwiched between two sheets of cardstock one 2 X 5 ¼ inch yellow precut mask set along with a folded one sided placement sheet. The set covers the canopy and wheels, or should I say canopies when you consider the greenhouse that is the Bf 110G-2. Simple is the word that comes to mind when using these Eduard mask sets; however this set could be a little confusing if you do not carefully reference the placement guide. I always do a light pencil rubbing to reveal the cuts. Remember patients will be your reward. Eduard has a knack for doing these things very well and this one is no different.

The price my be a little had to swallow for the budget minded modeler while others won’t mind a bit shelling out 13 bucks to do the Bf 110 canopy nightmare. I highly recommend this set to anyone building the Eduard Bf110G-2. My thanks go to Eduard and IPMS/USA.

Kitset parts

TSR.2 Air Intakes

Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
May 6, 2011
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$5.50

Thanks once again to Quickboost for providing IPMS/USA me these review items; these little things make a big difference, and we appreciate it!

OK, this is about as simple a review as you can get. These four vents are replacements for the kit items; the new QB vents are already hollowed out, and make a big difference in the appearance of the final product. These vents face backwards, and dump heat overboard. See the scan of the instruction sheet for Items 7F, 8F, 39A and 40A on the upper back of the aircraft.

Most of us old school guys use #11 Exacto blades and twirl away, occasionally stabbing ourselves in the fingers, to get hollow intake/exhaust vents.

Enter Quickboost! As we have come to expect, a fast one-for-one replacement for the kit items (See the photos!). The gray ones are the Quickboost; the white blob is one of the kit items.

These items are true “Even a monkey could… “ replacements. Worth the cash and acquisition time.

Book cover

AFVs in Irish Service Since 1922
Book Author(s)
Ralph A. Riccio
Review Author
John Ratzenberger
Published on
May 6, 2011
Company
Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books
MSRP
$58.00

I am a Rolls Royce Armored Car mega-fan, so I pleaded for this book when it showed on the review list. Also, my real name is Sean O'Ratzenberger ….

The book covers wheeled and tracked armored fighting vehicles used by the armed forces of the Republic of Ireland from independence to the present day. It, of necessity, starts before then, in 1916, and works forward through the civil war as much of the armor was first used by the British and then acquired by the Free State (National Army) or captured by the Republican Army. This story is told in some detail. From there, the book covers the Irish forces during The Emergency (WW2, in which Ireland was neutral) through various UN peace-keeping operations.

Following the general and organizational history, there is a lengthy section which goes one-by-one through all vehicles used, having history, data, pictures, etc., for each. Some of this information duplicates that already told in the historical sections.

Book cover

US Multi-Role Fighter Jets
Book Author(s)
Steve Davies
Review Author
Ken McDevitt
Published on
May 6, 2011
Company
Osprey Publishing
MSRP
$35.00

Description

This is a 7 ½ by 9 ½ inches hard-cover book with 240 pages. All photos are in color and the paper quality is exceptional. Every time I turned the page, I thought that I was turning 2 pages due to the thickness of the individual pages.

Book Theme

The title of the book is “US MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER JETS” and prior to reading this book I only had a vague idea as to what “Multi-Role” meant. In this book Davies describes these jets as having the flexibility to change their mission capabilities (air-to-air, air-to-ground, jamming, protection, missile and AAA suppression, refueling, etc.). Some of the changes are done prior to missions and others are called upon depending on mission discoveries or opportunities.