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Bird Houses

Exhaust

F4D-1 Skyray Part 1

Resin parts

German Heavy Tank VK 30.01(h)

Back view

1957 Chevy Belair Convertible

Wing root dry fit

De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk VI: The Build - Part 2

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AD-6 Skyraider "VA-65 Tigers"

Finished 4

L-29 Delfin Weekend Edition

Front Crew

Vosper MTB 74 with Crew- Part 2

Profiles 2

VA-75 Sunday Punchers (1) USN A-6A/A-6E Intruders Decals

Finished

Dardanelles Campaign 1915

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Fw 190 A7-A9 Armament Set & Pitot Tube
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$12.00

The later versions of the Focke-Wulf 190 A series, the A-7 and A-8, were some of the most heavily armed aircraft to fly in the Luftwaffe. To that end, Master provides you with some impressive looking armament in their 1/32 scale Fw 190 A7-A9 Armament Set & Pitot Tube package.

Packaged inside a ziplock bag, the set features instructions and a separate bag with each style of armament packed separately. The benefit of turned-metal barrels is that they are perfectly round with no sprue attachment or mold seam line to remove, and they have hollow ends. The barrels are also very robust, easily avoiding bends during handling, and I need all the help I can get with that problem.

The pitot tube is mounted in different positions on the A-7 and the A-8, and Master points this out in the instructions.

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Bf 109G Cockpit
Review Author
David Wrinkle
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$33.96

Without a doubt, the Eduard 109G-6 has to be one of the most controversial kits in the past year or two. Personally, I’ve had a good look at completed examples as well as a good look at the plastic in the box, and I’m pretty happy with the kit.

For this review, I’ll be looking at the Eduard Brassin Bf 109G cockpit made for the Eduard kit. I did not try to fit this set into another manufactures kit, so if you wish to attempt using it with another kit, I wish you all the best. I should note that parts are included for both early and late model B-6s. Obviously, you will want to choose your version before assembling this cockpit and the kit, for that matter. For this review, I chose to build the early version of the cockpit.

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MiG-3 Late Gun Barrels and Pitot Tube
Review Author
Roger Rasor
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$6.50

Quickboost now offers model builders a set of gun barrels and pitot tube to replace those in Trumpeter’s 1:48 scale MiG-3 (Late) kit. The MiG-3 was armed with three machine guns: one 12.7 mm UBS heavy machine gun and two 7.62 mm mm ShKAS machine guns.

The Quickboost gun barrels are impressive. They have hollow openings, the detail is very crisp and there are no injection molding seam lines for the modeler to eliminate. The pitot tube also is impressive. It is thinner than the kit part and correctly detailed for the under wing installation of the late type MiG-3.

Packaging

A3D-2 Skywarrior Big Ed Photo Etch and Mask Set - Part 1
Review Author
Rod Lees
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$140.00

My thanks, up front, to Eduard for sending this set for review. It’s a significant investment, and I’ll try to do it justice.

Eduard’s Big Ed set for the Trumpeter 1/48 scale A3D-2 Skywarrior arrives in a really heavy envelope containing seven individual sets:

  • EX410 A3D-2 1/48 Canopy Masks (Pre-Cut Kabuki Tape)
  • 48764 A3D-2 Bomb Bay 1/48
  • 48791 A3D-2 Undercarriage 1/48
  • 49665 A3D-2 Interior S.A. 1/48
  • 49677 A3D-2 Seatbelts 1/48
  • 48793 A3D-2 Exterior 1/48
  • 49009 Remove Before Flight Flags 1/48

Our fearless leader, Dave Morrissette, recently reviewed the individual Eduard A3D-2 cockpit and seatbealt sets that are also provided in this Bid Ed package. I’ll be reviewing these same details in this first installment on the Big Ed set, but there is no disagreement here; I echo Dave’s observations.

Instructions

L-39 "Capali" and "Capeti II"
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
HAD Models
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.35

The L-39 Albatross is an advanced trainer/light attack double-seat jet aircraft of Czech design that has seen service with over two dozen air forces and several of them are currently being used in the civilian market. Avant Garde Models (AMK) has recently released the first injection model of this significant aircraft trainer in 48th scale.

“Capali” and “Capeti” are special markings used by Hungarian L-39 at the 2004 Kecskemet Airshow. The names of the airplanes correspond to the Canadian TV show “Sharky and George”, however the airplanes camouflages do not match the colorful characters of the TV Show.

Capali sports a disruptive camouflage of green and sand over light blue, with a striking Hungarian flag in the tail, while Capeti is an overall aircraft grey. Both aircraft seem to have their camouflage “peeling off” and showing a shark nose, with teeth and eyes around the nose.

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