Peg to Hull Misalignment

U.S.S. Long Beach CGN-9 1980

Rt Flank

M4 Sherman Tank

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Model A Standard Phaeton Soft Top (1930s) with US Cars of the 1930s-1940s Paint Set

Finished Model

10.5cm leFH-18/4 auf Geschutzwagen Lr.s.[f][Becker]

Sample Sprue

Model T 1913 Speedster with American Sport Car Drivers

Underside

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 "Barbarossa" Limited Edition

Complete cockpit tub before touch-up, seats will be installed in a later step, and after I get aftermarket belts. Note that the CRT screens are slightly cracked from Solvaset. Paint will easily fix this.

F-4S Phantom II: Part 1, Comparison and Cockpit Build

Doors open

Ed 'Big Daddy" Roth '57 Chevy Bel Air

Turret and hatch

Bristol Beaufort Mk.1A

Decals

MiG-15 Dual Combo

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Jagdpanzer IV/70(V)Lang
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
Tamiya
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$73.00

Review

I want to start this review with a disclaimer: I am not an “armor guy”. I built mainly airplanes and the occasional soft skin. But armor has been calling me recently and the release of an all new-tooling Tamiya Jagdpanzer was too tempting as to not trying it.

This kit has a total of 252 pieces. It comes with plastic tracks, includes the torso of two figures and it has a small decal sheet with markings for 3 different tank hunters (one Eastern Front, two Western Front examples).

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Hyundai Azera
Review Author
Dave Koukol
Published on
Company
Academy Models
Scale
1/24
MSRP
$29.98

Background

Manufactured in Korea and marketed as a “premium sport sedan,” Hyundai’s Azera shares the marketplace with Toyota’s Avalon, Ford’s Taurus, and Lexus’ LS 350.

The Kit

Engineered to be built without paint or glue, Academy’s Azera seems targeted for the casual builder, beginning modeler, and the full-size Azera owner. Although targeted for less-experienced modelers, Academy has provided ample detail for the more serious or advanced modeler as well.

Package

Mi-2 Hoplite Wheels & Paint Masks
Review Author
Keith Pruitt
Published on
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$6.99

The Mil Mi-2 is a light helicopter, produced in Poland, used for transport and close air support. Powered by two GTD-350 turbine engines, the aircraft would be armed for a variety of uses. Several specialized variants carried a 23 mm autocannon, machine guns, 57mm rocket pods, four 9K11 Malyutka anti-tank missiles or Strela-2 AA missiles. The Mi-2URP Gunship and anti-tank variant was one of these, and the Hobby Boss kit of this version is used for comparison. The Hobby Boss Mi-2 is the most common and most recent kit and is available in several different variants, although there are a few others like the Smer kit which was released in 2000.

The Aires Wheels and Mask Set includes cast resin replacement wheels, two for the main landing gear and two for the nose gear, as well as a set of pre-cut vinyl paint masks and illustrated instructions.

Package

60-Spoke Wire Wheels
Review Author
Bill O'Malley
Published on
Company
3D Model Parts
Scale
1/25
MSRP
$22.95

3D Model Parts is a new U.S. based company that uses 3D printing technology to produce resin ship, automobile, aircraft, and armor detailing accessories. 3D states their printing process produces details with greater precision than either injection molding or resin casting.

This set of 1/25 scale wheels certainly lives up to that claim! The spokes have amazingly fine detail, and the wheel rims are extremely thin. The interlacing of the spokes makes the wheels very realistic at this small size. I compared the 3D wheels to wire wheels from a Revell kit and there is no comparison. 3D accurately reproduces the opening between spokes, where many of the openings on the Revell wheels are filled with flash.

Packaging

Spitfire Mk IX Tubular Exhausts
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
Ultracast
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$8.58

Ultracast from Canada has released several detail sets for the Eduard Spitfire MkIX in 1/48 scale.

This particular set is a drop-in replacement for the Spitfire tubular exhaust. It has been casted in a pale cream-colored resin with a delicate pour stub that will make removal an easy task.

As you can see, the surface is very smooth and the detail is delicate with thin, hollow exhausts. While the plastic parts are also hollow, this resin set allows for insertion after painting.

To use the resin exhausts, you only need to add the provided exhaust supports to the model’s nose in the step where you would add the original kit exhaust pieces. The rest of the assembly can continue as usual, and once painting and finishing is complete, you simply add the resin exhaust by gluing it to the exhaust support added during construction.

It is a simple detail that makes painting and masking a much easier task, and it is highly recommended.