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Resin Parts

German Luftwaffe Pilot WWII with Life Vest

Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
February 4, 2016
Company
Aerobonus
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$12.99

Aires continues their wonderful pilot release, this time in 1/32 scale of a German WWII pilot wearing a Kapok life preserver. The parts are perfectly case and have both arms, the body and a separate head. Also included is a full color painting guide and also a printed map and booklet which can be cut out and added to the models right hand.

Assembly is simple. Start by removing the arms and sanding as needed. Same for the head. The body takes a little more work cleaning out along the inseam but nothing too difficult. The arms and can be attached and the head painted separately.

I primed with Alclad gray and let dry overnight. I used Scale 75 painted for the face. If you haven’t tried these, they are wonderful with a great range of flesh colors. The body was painted with Tamiya and Liquitex acrylics. Shading was done with oil washes and acrylics dry brushes.

pe fRET

Dropper - Short Version
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
February 4, 2016
Company
Eduard
MSRP
$9.95

Eduard has been issuing the world’s best photoetch for a long time now and I have watched many of my modeling friends use all sorts of things to add CA glue to the parts - toothpicks, dental tools, sprue parts and many more. The issue is how to apply the minimum amount of glue needed. Eduard has issued a nifty little tool to help apply the glue.

The parts come on a photoetch fret with 20 droppers. The droppers have a etched lower part and come to a tip with two small forks. Use is simple- cut the dropper free and make sure not to damage the tip. It is designed to fit into a #11 knife handle. Place it into the handle like a knife blade and tighten it up.

Package

Mirage III E Exterior Set
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
February 4, 2016
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$24.95

Another very nice photoetch set this time for the Kinetic Mirage III E kit. This set adds a lot of extra detail to the exterior of the kit.

The photoetch parts are for the:

  • Engine exhaust details
  • Air brakes
  • Landing gear doors
  • Landing gear bays

In the packet is:

  • 1 photoetch sheet
  • 1 instruction sheet

Summary

This is a must have set for the Kinetic Mirage kit as it makes it into a great model with lot of additional exterior details for this aircraft. I really think the exhaust detail alone is worth getting this set for.

Thanks go to Eduard for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them.

Product packaging

Avia B.534 Detail Set

Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
February 3, 2016
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$8.00

Eduard recently released a Quattro kit of the Avia B.534, a Czech biplane which participated in World War 2. I got to review the kit, and now I’m doing a second build utilizing Eduard’s PE upgrade for the Avia.

The Kit

You get a single PE fret with enough add-ons to do a single aircraft. There is a lagniappe here, as there are 4 instrument panels, so you can do another 3 with them.

The fuselage parts are side panels for the cockpit, a set of seat and shoulder belts, a control stick, front and rear radiator grills, and a step. There is also a “ring & cross” gun sight, a tail wheel add-on for the Bulgarian version and a tail wheel protector for the tow tug version. Unfortunately the last 3 items weren’t for the version I built.

For the wings you get the best part of this set…There are PE wing bracing wires.

Boxtop

‘29 Ford Model A Roadster 2 'n 1
Review Author
Joe Porche
Published on
February 2, 2016
Company
Revell, Inc.
Scale
1/25
MSRP
$27.99

Parts Count

  • 68 White Styrene on 11 trees
  • 66 Chrome Styrene on 4 trees
  • 7 Crystal Clear Styrene on 1 tree
  • 4 Mold rubber tires
  • 4 Steel axle/tire pins
  • 1 5” x 6” Decal Sheet
  • 1 16 Page 20 step Instruction Guide

Lots of parts in this kit as it’s a 2 ’n 1 edition of the 1929 Ford Model A.

Options

  1. One Chassis set up for High Boy version to include stockish frame, deep interior tub, deep firewall, correct length front radius rods, correct length steering shaft, appropriate radiator hoses and exhaust.
  2. Alternative Chassis set up for Channeled version to include channeled frame, shallow interior tub, shallow firewall, correct length front radius rods, correct length steering shaft, appropriate radiator hoses and exhaust.

Buick Nail Head engine includes options for Hilborn Fuel injection or 6 single Stromberg Carburetors.