Prior to painting

U.S. Scooter with Sidecar

U.S.S. North Carolina

Lindberg Tabletop Navy - Two pack All American WWII Ships (U.S.S. Intrepid & U.S.S. North Carolina)

Right side

Mitsubishi A6M5a Zero Type 52 Koh Fighter-Bomber

Sprue Close Up

Mirage F1.B

Rear

1966 Chevelle Station Wagon

Front-Right View

Let L-410UVP-E "Turbolet" Over Europe

Ar68F_6

Arado Ar-68F

Finished

USMC F-35B VMFA-121 "Green Knights"

Finished

Mongoose Rail Dragster

Completed Model - Left Front

Von Franco’s Stoned Hoods & Crooks

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Box Art

Fokker E.1 Early
Review Author
Greg Wise
Published on
Company
Wingnut Wings, Ltd
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$69.00

History Brief

The dreaded Fokker E.1 was the first fighter aircraft to enter service with the German Luftwaffe in World War I. When it arrived at the front in mid-1915, it set in motion a time known as the "Fokker Scourge," in which the E.1 and its lineal Eindecker siblings achieved air superiority over the Western Front.

The Product

My sample arrived in a higher-end box, commonly associated with quality model kits. The box top features a beautiful color print with the famous Wingnut Wings name found in the upper, right-hand corner. Inside the box, I found the parts well protected in the typical poly bags. The parts themselves were flawless and flash-free, featuring delicate detailing. Also included is a photo-etch fret; an unbelievable color instruction booklet printed on glossy paper, featuring vintage photographs and five full-color plates; and finally, the beautiful decal sheet printed by Cartograf.

Package

F4F Wildcat Exhaust
Review Author
David Wrinkle
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$6.50

Upfront, I want to thank Aires and Quickboost for providing these fine aftermarket bits for our beloved models and to the IPMS USA a big thank you for allowing me to review this Quickboost product.

Admittedly I am proud of the fact I love the stubby World War II fighter. The Rita, Buffalo and certainly the Grumman Wildcat. I have several in my stash including the Hobby Boss 1/48 wildcat and it’s a good looking kit. I snagged the Quickboost exhaust stubs for the wildcat before even looking at the plastic parts. In all honesty, when I finally looked at the original parts, I didn’t think you could improve on them. I was wrong! The original parts are well molded and due to the large diameter exhaust, even the kit parts have an open exhaust. NO need to drill out the opening. Well, where I think the Quickboost parts shine, is the fact the wall thickness is more in line with a scale thickness. The original kit parts are certainly way too thick.

Product Package

Cockpit Photoetch Detail for Bf-110G-4 Weekend Kit
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$14.95

This nifty add on for the Eduard Weekend Bf-110G-4 is mostly for the cockpit, although there are a couple of other parts which made my life easier. The Bf-100G-4 is reviewed here: Eduard Bf-110g-4 weekend kit The ProfiPACK kit comes with the Photoetch.

The cockpit details include better rudder pedals, instrument panels for the front two positions, gun sights for the rear gunner’s position, a new woven seat for the radar operator, seat belts, and throttles. Additionally for outside the cockpit, there are little screens for the intake side of the exhausts, a loop for the antenna on the canopy, the L shaped scissors on the rear of the landing gear legs, and an antenna for under the fuselage.

Product Package

Mask for Bf-110G-4 Weekend Kit
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$9.95

This is the canopy mask for the Eduard 1/72 Bf-110G-4 Night fighter. It’s recommended for the Weekend kit, which is reviewed here: Eduard Bf-110g-4 weekend kit The ProfiPACK kit comes with the mask.

You get the mask and a very good set of instructions.

The mask is die cut on Kabuki tape, nice and thin and it sticks marvelously.

I have one trick. It’s very hard to see the edges of the mask items when they’re on the backing sheet. I slather on a tiny bit of acrylic black, like what’s used for weathering, and it picks out the edges nicely.

Box Art

Messerschmitt Bf-110G-4 Weekend Kit
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$22.95

The Eduard Weekend kits are designed for a fairly quick and easy build, but as I proceeded through this project it took me much longer than a single weekend. The build was more like four weeks, working an hour or so each day. When it was time to write this review, I checked the catalog at Eduard, and it says that the kit doesn’t include masks or PE. But the mask and PE were in the box when I opened it!! Dave Morrissette was patient with my query. I got the PE and mask in the box, but they are for separate reviews. So look for the reviews elsewhere on the IPMS/USA reviews page.