Left front 3 antennas finished

Befehls Panther Ausf. G

Finished

Ghostbusters Ecto-1

Aft cockpit details before weathering and touch up

Vought F4U-1A Corsair

Left Cockpit Shot

Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Nick) Part 2 - Cockpit and Fuselage

Underneath

Iveco Hi-Way 40th Anniversary

Finished right side

Gulf War Anniversary Box Diorama Set: Part 3 - US M1A1 Abrams

Phantom & F-18 Finished

F-4J Phantom II & F/A-18F Super Hornet "Jolly Rogers" (2 kits) Limited Edition

Eduard & KP finished Models

Avia B. 534 IV. Serie

Finished

English Electric Lightning

Starboard bow quarter

RMS Titanic Centenary Anniversary

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F4U-1A Corsair VF-17 "Jolly Rogers" Part 2
Review Author
Gino Dykstra
Published on
Company
HGW Models
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$24.00

HGW Models has been putting out some interesting stuff lately, and this latest set of markings will prove useful to anyone (like me) who has a soft spot for Corsairs. In this second set catering to VF-17, five birds are presented, with all the bells and whistles, including national markings and full stencils.

The decals are clean and crisp with excellent registration, and copious documentation is provided, including all five aircraft in four-view drawings, which seems a bit redundant given then all five aircraft are very similar in appearance. Still, you can’t ding a company for being thorough. Separate drawings are provided for all interior and exterior stenciling, so if you screw this one up you’ve really got no one to blame but yourself.

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Wood Airbrush Stencils
Review Author
John Noack
Published on
Company
RB Productions
MSRP
$9.23

Price: RB-T028: €7 (approximately $9.23) plus S&H; RB-T043: €9 (approximately $11.87) plus S&H

First off, my apologies to the good folks at RB Productions for a late review. RB were present at this year’s Nationals in Chattanooga and were kind enough to provide us with a number of samples including these two delicate p/e stencils. Each is a carefully etched piece of brass material, the smaller measuring 2” by 3” and the larger, about 4” by 3”. They are easily bent in either axis which comes in handy for use on contoured surfaces, and I suppose one could cut them into smaller sections for use on cockpits. (Beware of some very sharp and fragile edges, however).

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Panzerfaust 60
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$14.95

This is a Brassin resin set to make 8 Panzerfaust 60 anti-tank weapons used by Germany in world war two.

The set contains the following sets:

  • 6 x resin Panzerfaust 60 (in unarmed condition)
  • 2 x resin Panzerfaust 60 (in armed condition)
  • 1 decal sheet
  • 1 instruction sheet

The resin parts are very clean and no flash. The resin base part is easy to remove

The parts once painted, and decals added make a very realistic Panzerfaust.

Summary

This is a great set for adding very detailed rifles to any model that needs it.

Thanks go to Eduard for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them.

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Sten Mk.II Submachine Gun
Review Author
Allan Murrell
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$19.95

This is a Brassin resin set to make 8 British Sten Mk.II submachine guns as used by the British during world war 2. This was the most common submachine gun used by the British and this set gives you parts to make two variants (4 of each) plus 4 magazines.

The set contains the following sets:

  • 8 x resin Sten guns
  • 4 x resin magazines
  • 4 straight tube stocks
  • 4 formed tube stocks
  • 1 colored photoetch sheet
  • 1 instruction sheet

The resin parts are very clean and no flash. The resin base part is easy to remove. The photo etch parts form the straps for the Sten guns. There is also a mix of two straps for both versions of the Sten guns.

The parts assemble very easily and give a very realistic Sten guns when complete. They are idea for adding to figures, as stowed equipment or for dioramas.

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Russian Air Defense Weapon System 96K6 Pantsir-S1
Review Author
Dan Brown
Published on
Company
Meng Model
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$150.00

The Pantsir missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium range surface to air missile systems. The 96K6 Pantsir-S1 is a combination of the 2K22 Tunguska missile system with a KAMAZ-6050 8x8 cross country truck. The turret is equipped with two 2A38m 30mm AA guns and 12 57E6 series surface to air missiles. This vehicle has been exported to number of countries including Syria, Serbia and Iraq and it has participated in combat operations in Syria and Ukraine. This new kit from Meng is one of three modern kits to represent this interesting vehicle.