Finished

Cave Bear

Painted Front

Tank Crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Finished

British Vickers Machine Gun

Top

Douglas C-124C Globemaster II

Engine half

F-35A Lightning II

Green shirt parts

USN Deck Crew "Vietnam"

Rear Deck View

Soviet T-35 Heavy Tank - 1938/1939

16

German Type G4 Partisanenwagen

Completed motor

Packard Twelve (Model 1936) with Soviet Leaders

Sprue 1

Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B King Tiger

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Product

Ultra Micro Chisels- 2.0mm and 3.5mm
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
UMM-USA
Scale
n/a
MSRP
$6.95

UMM-USA is known for many things and one of them is tools. Tools specifically found or designed by owner John Vojtech. If you look at just the web page for the chisels, there are 26 different varieties or sets. You can find them here:

http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/index.php?cPath=21_224

The two we are reviewing here are the 2.0mm elliptical chisel (Umm 38) and 3.5mm flat double beveled chisel (UMM16). They both have great handles which provide a very sturdy grip.

Product

SB2C Helldiver Landing Gear
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$21.95

The 1/32nd scale modeling world was happily surprised when Infinity Models came out with two versions of the SB2C Helldiver. It is a huge model and there are resin after market sets for the bomb bay, wing folds, weapons plus photoetch. The kit can get very heavy, very quickly. The kit landing gear are simple albeit beefy plastic parts. What to do so your Helldiver isn't sitting on the ground?

Scale Aircraft Conversions to the rescue with a full white metal landing gear set. The set is 19 metal parts and will need some cleaning but is a direct replacement for the main gear AND that fragile rear leg too. The set could also be used to rescue you from a lost or missing part but with the weight of the kit, this is really needed

Highly recommended to pretty much required. My thanks to SAC for the opportunity to review it.

Product

Viper Pilots – Reimagined BSG Series
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Cozmic Scale Models
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$8.63

Cozmic Scale Models from the UK specializes in SciFi Model kits and accessories. They have multiple figures, details and parts for everything from bases to crews to some full kits. This review is a 1/32 Battlestar Galactica series, the re-imagined version from 2004. These come in multiple poses and this one is standing holding his helmet in one hand.

The kit itself is a single piece with decals and is very clean. To prep it for paint, a few small scrapings were done and a little cleaning around the helmet and then I shot it with Tamiya primer. Painting was done with acrylics and decals added. A final flat coat and done and it was ready for display or addition to a diorama.

Highly recommended. Very well produced and they can be scaled to the modelers size.

My thanks to Cozmic Models and IPMS/USA for the chance to review this great figure.

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Bf 108 Landing Gear
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Scale Aircraft Conversions
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$11.95

When Eduard followed up with a 1/32nd scale version of their wonderful 1/48th scale Bf-108, modelers were excited to get a larger version of this plane and several versions have been issued. Looking at the kit, one thing noted is the scale thinness of the main landing gear legs. There is also the potential added weight of some photoetch and resin.

Scale Aircraft Conversions can give you an alternative to the kit parts with replacement parts in white metal for the main gear legs and the tail also. The parts are direct replacement after a little clean up and can either replace the kit parts for added strength or, as I have had happen, save the kit when you break a part and need a replacement.

Another great set from Scale Aircraft Conversions. Definitely recommended.

My thanks to SAC for the chance to review it and IPMS USA to get more information to modelers everywhere.