The Product

These highly detailed engines are a great way to enhance your next build. They are a drop in replacement for the kit parts. My samples were beautifully cast, and flawless. The engine’s pushrod tubes are not included in the casting, but locating holes for the pushrod tubes are present for those modelers wishing to add them. I highly recommend these babies to anyone wanting to upgrade the Revell PV-1 Ventura.

Thanks to Aires and IPMS/USA for allowing me to present these samples.

The mines come packaged in a clear cellophane with a cardboard insert to help protect them. They are produced in grey resin. The level of detail is nice with a minimal amount of clean-up required The set comes with eight mines and decals. Care will be needed when you remove the pour stubs. The reason for this is the handles on the mines are very delicate. I had a few that were broke when I received the package. You could also replace them with brass wire to give them added strength.

This set would make a great addition to a diorama with German pioneers, or just added to a vehicle as cargo. I would like to thank PlusModel and IPMS/USA for the opportunity to review this kit.

AK Interactive has a selected set of pigments (sold individually) known as the “AK Pigment Colors. There are 9 colors and they are the most used pigment shades for weathering models.

You still can get some other specific shade for that special project you have in your workbench, but most of the time, those 9 colors would suffice. (You can see the full list at https://ak-interactive.com/product-category/paints/ak-weathering-paints/).

This series of colors are bottled in larger (35 ml) flip-top bottles with the expectation of being used as “regular” weathering supplies.

One of them is the “dark steel” pigment, which will find its way into many vehicles, armor, ships and aircraft workbench. It is very finely grinded and it can be applied with an old paintbrush.