Track construction - assembly jig at bottom

Soviet T-26 Light Infantry Tank Model 1931

right side from front view

Bf-109G-6

Making reverse masks

Sd.Kfz.3a Maultier Half Track

Box Art

48N6E of 5P85S TEL S-300PMU SA-10 Grumble

Finished- Nose On

F-14D Tomcat, Part 3 - The Finale

Front Left

CH-47A Chinook

Top view

F-18 US Naval Aviation Centennial

Type IXC boats

German Submarine U-Boat Type VIIC/IXC 'U-Boat Aces Part 2' (Limited Edition)

Assembly Complete

U.S. Airborne Scooter with Reel

Completed kit, left rear

Kawanishi E7K1 Type 94 Model 1 Recon Seaplane 'Izumo' w/Catapault

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Kitset packaging

Bf110 C/E Exhausts
Review Author
John Lyons
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$6.95

History:

The Bf 110 served with success in the early campaigns, the Polish, Norwegian and Battle of France. The Bf 110's lack of agility in the air was its primary weakness. This flaw was exposed during the Battle of Britain, when some Bf 110-equipped units were withdrawn from the battle after very heavy losses and redeployed as night fighters, a role to which the aircraft was well suited.

Quickboost has some of the best resin parts I have seen. For a 1/72 scale part the edges are sharp and the details are clearly defined. This will be a nice upgrade to the Airfix kit.

I would like to thank Quickboost.net, Aires Hobby Models and IPMS/USA for the opportunity to conduct this review.

Box Art

Hawker Tempest V
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Minicraft Model Kits
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$10.00

The Aircraft

The Tempest was a follow-on for the Hawker Hurricane and Typhoon. Through the Typhoon and Tempest development, Hawkers had problems with several new systems, and the Air Ministers were ready to scrap the new aircraft programs. One of the people who successfully argued for their retention and one of the problem solvers was Roland P. Beamont.

The resulting aircraft was very fast, quite maneuverable, and a success against the Luftwaffe. But its biggest use in late World War II was against V-1 flying bombs. The Tempest had the speed and toughness to fly alongside a V-1 and tap the wing tip of the missile. This would cause the gyros in the navigation computer to tumble, and the V-1 would crash well short of its target. Good for London, not so good for those living along the flight corridor. Tempest Wing (#150) accounted for 638 V-1s.

Package front and contents

Decal set: FW190 Part 2- Butcher Birds (A-'s)
Review Author
John Lyons
Published on
Company
Lifelike Decals
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$16.50

Lifelike Decals are some of the best designed and clearly printed decals on the market today. This set has a combination of Fw190A/F examples for four different Focke Wulf aircraft.

This decal set provides markings for:

  • Fw 190A-3, 2/EJG2. West, Yellow 28, Cazaux AB, France, 1942
  • Fw 190A-4, 9./JG 2, Yellow 4, Vannes AB, France, Feb 1943, as flown by Oblt Siefried Schnell
  • Fw 190A-4, Commander JG 101, Triple Chevron, Pau AB, France, Summer 1944, as flown by Major Walter Nowotny
  • Fw 190F-8, I./SG 4, Yellow 7, Wenden AB, Germany, Sep 1944

The color profile sheets show a Side, top and bottom views of each aircraft.

This set also comes with “swastikas” (Thank you Lifelike for including them on the sheet and not wasting our time with lame politically correct nonsense) and the national markings. You also get a nice set of stencils.

Package cover sheet

Decal Set: Fokker D.VII Part 3
Review Author
Jeffrey Brown
Published on
Company
Lifelike Decals
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$15.99

Originally when I asked to review these I had the intention of putting them on my Eduard Fokker D.VII Weekend Edition, as you may or may not know that is Herman Goring’s white Fokker. I already built Herman’s plane so I thought these would be a colorful option to the plain white version. I was right they are a colorful option however this review has turned into a non-build version for the simple fact that all four choices in the Lifelike Decal sheet require the dreaded Lozenge camouflage.

Packaging cover

F-14A, A+, B of VF-103 Sluggers 1986-1995
Review Author
Andy Renshaw
Published on
Company
Afterburner Decals
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$20.00

Nothing symbolizes US Naval Aviation during the latter half of the Cold War more than an F-14 Tomcat, at least among fighters. Birthed from the abortive US Navy’s involvement in the F-111B it was kept from its full potential during most of its service with finicky engines and being limited to the interceptor/fighter role. It wasn’t until the last decade of its carrier that it had a chance to show all it could do with the Air-Ground role restored and GE engines. The last of the Grumman “cat” lineage to leave the flight deck, it was the pinnacle of brute force, performance, and power projection all wrapped up in a sexy package that could do over Mach 2.