view of finished model

Sd.Kfz. 1381 Geschutzwagen 38 H fur s. JG.331

Painted 2

Bachem Natter Ramp/Trailer

Front Assembly

Husky Mk. III

Completed 1

Standard B "Liberty" with WWI US Infantry

Kit assembled

BTR-60 Soviet APC

Canopies

TBD-1A on Floats

Finished

U.S. Airborne Scooter with Reel

Engine Bay

1977 AMC Pacer Wagon

Left-rear view, crane extended

Kenworth W-900 Wrecker

Air Bleed Detail

F-14D Tomcat, Part 2 - Airframe and Weapon Construction

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Product

Spitfire Mk. VIII Seatbelts Superfabric
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$10.95

The Super Fabric are quite a unique product. They are paper thin. The belts and shoulder harness have beautiful detail and the silver looks metallic. I found that when compared to the pre-painted photo etch seatbelts that the Super Fabric ones were a little orange and not as tan.

The belts can be added with white glue. DO NOT USE CA GLUE! They are easily removed from the backing paper and added to the kit parts. There is no special preparation required. The fabric allows you to fold, spindle and mutilate the belts exactly like real fabric.

Box Art

Strumpanzer Ausf.l Als Befehlspanzer with Zimmerit

Review Author
James Binder
Published on
Company
Dragon Models
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$64.99

The Strumpanzer Ausf.L als Befehlspanzer was a command and control infantry support motorized gun based off the Panzer IV chassis. It was used at the Battles of Kursk, Anzio, Normandy, and was deployed in the Warsaw Uprising. It was known by the nickname Brummbär by allied intelligence but a name which was not used by the Germans. Just over 300 vehicles were built and they were assigned to four independent battalions. Dragon has released a model of this tank in 1/35th scale with its new Zimmerit molds, DS Tracks and PE side skirts. I had not built a tank in many years and when I saw this new kit come up for review I thought it would be a nice way to renter the world of armor modeling. Dragon gives you 20 sprues of grey plastic with certain parts having the Zimmerit molded in, 2 clear sprues, 3 sheets of photo etch parts and two vinyl single piece “DS” tank tracks.

Cooling Gill Package

Engine Cooling Gills for the ICM C-45
Review Author
Rob Benson
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$6.50

Thank you to Aires-Quickboost and the IPMS Reviewer Corps for the privilege of reviewing this excellent aftermarket resin details set. The ICM C-45 kit is very nice in its own right, but the replacement engine cooling gills add an eye-catching detail in a highly visible part of the kit.

A single casting plug with 4 replacement engine gills is in the package, molded in medium brownish-gray color polyurethane resin. The application is very simple; use the appropriate Quick Boost engine gills to replace kit parts D35/36 and D24/43. This is nearly a direct drop-in replacement; all you need to do is carefully remove the gills from the casting plug. The gill have very thin edges, warranting special care when removing them from the casting plug. No directions are provided and none are needed. However, be careful to use the correct part. The number 2 part of the plug that replaces parts D24/43 is slightly wider.

Exhaust Package

Exhausts for the ICM C-45
Review Author
Rob Benson
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$6.50

Thank you to Aires-Quickboost and the IPMS Reviewer Corps for the privilege of reviewing this excellent aftermarket resin details set. The ICM C-45 kit is very nice in its own right, but the Quick Boost exhaust pipes add an eye-catching detail in a highly visible part of the kit.

Mask Sheet 1

Hurricane Camo Scheme B
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$16.95

British hard edged camouflage is always a pain in the butt to get to look right. Eduard has provided a way to make this camouflage simple and easy. Kabuki tape masks. The Kabuki tape is flexible and provide a perfect hard edge.

You will have to find the exact aircraft that you building to determine if it has the scheme A or B. It use to be ‘known’ that even number aircraft had the A scheme and odd numbers had the B. Well that isn’t quite true. It is more of a guideline than a hard fast rule.

This set has two sheets of Kabuki tape masks. One is for the wings and the other is for the fuselage and tail surfaces.