Finished

2014 Corvette Stingray

Another kit's rear deck detail 3

Churchill Mk. III

Detail

Mitsubishi A6M3/3a ZERO FIGHTER Model 22 (ZEKE)

Right rear

Fiat G.50bis Freccia “Regia Aeronautica”

Final Picture

Bf-109G-6 Late Series

Finished

Challenger II Desertised

Finished Kit

Sea Hurricane Mk IIc

Front

Ryan STM-2 / PT-20

Completed Left Side

MiG-21MF Interceptor ProfiPack

Picture

Boeing 720 “Caesar’s Chariot”

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Box Art

Pilatus Turbo Porter Floatplane
Review Author
Fred Wilms
Published on
Company
Roden
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$52.99

History

The Pilatus was a widely exported Swiss (STOL) turboprop utility aircraft floatplane variant, powered by Pratt Whitney of Canada. The aircraft began its career in 1959. It had been modified with several different engines. The aircraft ended its military career in the mid 1990’s. It then started a new career, or second life, in the private sector with some modified as floatplanes.

Items in the Box

The model is made of injection molded plastic, gray in color. The instructions were made up in book form, printed on both sides of the pages. Other parts were made up of clear plastic windows and landing lights.

Box Art

Hungarian Light Tank 38M Toldi II (B40)
Review Author
Andrew Birkbeck
Published on
Company
Hobby Boss
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$47.99

A Brief History

Had someone come to me even 5 years ago and said that in the near future, we modelers would be seeing kits of relatively obscure WW2 Hungarian tanks on the market from main stream injection manufacturers, I would have asked him what happy juice he’d been drinking. I would have demanded to be given a glass! We are, indeed, living in a Gold Age of modeling!

The 38M Toldi light tank was derived from the Swedish Stridsvagn L-60, produced in Hungary by the Hungarian Weiss Company under a licensing agreement from AB Lansverk. Three versions of the 38M Toldi were produced, with total production reaching 202 vehicles from 1939 to 1942. The tanks were first used by the Hungarian Army during fighting against Yugoslavian forces in 1941, and later saw action against Soviet forces during Operation Barbarossa. They were utilized mainly in reconnaissance, as the tank was no match in tank vs. tank battles against the likes of the Soviet T-34.

Product Packaging

Bunny Fighter Grass Masks
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.99

For those who might have missed it, Eduard has launched the Bunny Fighter Club, a membership club from Eduard which will have special kits and aftermarket available to members only. To join, you need to purchase their excellent 1/48 MiG-21MF kit which has Bunny Club markings. The markings for the kit include the 2 Czech planes and the MiG-21MF flown by Lt. C. Bunnyfield. This colorful character has a light blue and green plane with orange details, with a large bunny on the tail wielding a missile.

All kidding aside, Bunny Club members receive some great perks:

Parts Package

Rigging Turnbuckles for WWI Aircraft
Review Author
Dick Montgomery
Published on
Company
GasPatch Models
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$18.75

This product review will begin with a general introduction to GasPatch Models. GasPatch Models is located in Athens, Greece. GasPatch was founded in 2011 and produces plastic model kits and an excellent array of aftermarket parts intended for WWI aircraft subjects. One gets a sense of the professional nature of this enterprise by visiting the GasPatch website. The website is first-rate in appearance, navigation of the site is intuitive, and finding specific items is simple, easy, and quick. In a word…the site is an excellent site and reflects well on GasPatch as a company.

At the time of this writing, GasPatch has three variants of the Salmson 2A2 in the planning stages, all in 1/48th scale. This review, however, focuses on some GasPatch products that are already available. GasPatch produces a line of turnbuckles and air speed indicators in 1/48th and 1/32nd scales. This review focuses on these turnbuckle accessory packs.

Parts Package

Fabric Seatbelts for Luftwaffe WWII Fighters
Review Author
Roger Rasor
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$13.00

In this detail set, Eduard provides modelers with a unique way to add detailed seat belts to any 1/48 scale WWII Luftwaffe fighter. Unlike previous Eduard seatbelt sets, this one does not include solely painted photo-etch parts. Instead, the photo-etch components in this set are for the buckles and other hardware, and the belts are provided in a flexible, pre-printed fabric that comes on a paper backing. This multi-media combination promises realistic looking results because of the flexibility of the belt material.

The drawings on the front of the small instruction sheet illustrate the somewhat complex assembly process, and the step-by-step instructions on the back describe how to do it. These cryptic instructions describe a process that proved to be more tedious than I had expected.

The steps read: