Right Side

M103A1 Heavy Tank

Steering Shaft

Don Garlits’ Swamp Rat XXX Dragster

3/4 stacked 2

Y.A.R. Air Force "Peace Bell Program" F-5E

Finished

"Pave Hawk" HH-60G, Part 2 Exterior

Photo 6

M1083 FMTV Standard Cargo Truck

Finished 4

Ki-43 Hayabusa

Modfication Sheet 1

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

Right side

Fw 190A-8 (early wings) Overtrees

Topside and Starboard View

USN Barracuda-class Submarine

Test-fitting the wings

P-2H Neptune JMSDF

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Detail Parts

Bf-109E Air Intake and Injection Cover
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$6.50

I’ve built two of Eduard’s beautiful Bf-109Es, and in both cases an area that I would have liked to have done better was the intake and the injection cover – the injection cover especially if the engine cover is removed. Both of these parts are folded or joined out of photo etch pieces. Well, unless you are really good with PE, the result may not be as good as you’d like. Now, Quickboost remedies that situation in resin.

Molded flawlessly out of light grey resin are three pieces of resin: the air intake and two covers for the injectors. Both of these items, especially the intake, are much easier than the PE to use and look great. I will certainly enjoy using these pieces over the PE.

If you are like me and prefer resin over PE, you will enjoy these parts as well. Flawlessly rendered and wonderfully detailed, these parts are exactly what you come to expect from Quickboost. Highly recommended.

Box Art

MiG-23M Flogger-B
Review Author
Michael Novosad
Published on
Company
Trumpeter
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$57.95

History

The MiG-23, NATO reporting name Flogger, is a swing-wing aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the former Soviet Union. It is considered to be a third-generation Soviet jet fighter aircraft. It was the first Soviet Union aircraft to utilize look-down/shoot-down radar and one of the first to be armed with beyond visual range missiles. The MiG-23 was also the first production fighter aircraft to have intakes at the sides of the fuselage. Production started in 1970 with over 5,000 aircraft built.

The design of the MiG-23 was influenced by the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II and the General Dynamics F-111. The Soviets required a lighter, single-engined fighter to maximize agility. The F-111 and the MiG-23 were initially designed as fighters, but the heavy weight and instability of the F-111 eliminated it from the fighter role. The Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau kept the MiG-23 light and agile enough to dogfight with enemy fighters.

Part Package

F6F Hellcat Correct Radome – Part One
Review Author
Walt Fink
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.25

Quickboost advertises this product as a correct radome for the Eduard 1/72 Hellcat kit. What they mean is that it has recessed panel lines to match the rest of the kit, unlike the kit’s radome which has raised ones. The one-piece casting also means no seam to worry about as is not the case with the kit part, which is formed by upper and lower halves.

The resin is smooth with no pinholes, and the engraved panel lines are nice and sharp. The Quickboost radome is marginally smaller than the kit part, but the dimensions of both parts are so close that I personally feel it wouldn’t make much difference to the naked eye which one was used on a build. For what it’s worth, here’s what I measured:

Product Package

Zimmerit Coating Sheet for the Elefant Kit
Review Author
Chris Graeter
Published on
Company
Tamiya
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$10.50

Overview

Zimmerit coating was applied by the Germany army during WWII from 1943 on tanks as a way to defeat infantry personnel from being able to attach magnetic mines. Zimmerit was developed by the German company Zimmer AG. It was made up of polyvinyl acetate, sawdust, barium sulphate, ochre pigment, and zinc sulphide. Zimmerit was applied during production prior to the painting process since it did not adhere well to painted surfaces. The coating also featured ridge patterns to reduce the surface area that a magnet could attach to. Zimmerit was applied to Elefants when they were modified at the factory. Simulating Zimmerit on military models using putty requires advanced skills and is time-consuming.

Parts Package

U.S. Waterproof Bags
Review Author
Mike Van Schoonhoven
Published on
Company
Plusmodel
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$12.10

Plusmodel released this set of resin U.S. waterproof bags. You get thirteen pieces in the kit. Included are several different sizes of bags and one field telephone.

The bags are produced in a light gray resin and are nicely detailed. There is a decal sheet of stencils for the bags. The stencils are done in a white color. Just my opinion – these should have been done in black and, for the most part, any stenciling that is on field gear it is usually inside.

These bags would make a great addition to loading up a tank or cargo vehicles with personal gear. I highly recommend these to anyone who likes to load up their vehicles with gear.

I would like to thank Plusmodel and IPMS/USA for the opportunity to review this product.