Finished model with scale auto

Tales from the Apocalypse - The Biker

Finished aircraft, left-front

F/A-18F Super Hornet

Left front low

TBD-1 Devastator "Wake Island"

3 - no cockpit gaps

B-52H Stratofortress

Closeup 1

Bf 109F-4 with German Ground Personnel

Right

U.S. Scooter - Airborne

Closeup

French Char 2C Super Heavy Tank

Completed Kit 2

Model T 1911 Touring with American Motorists

Left rear view

L-29 Delfin

Underside

Mitsubishi A6M5a Zero Type 52 Koh Fighter-Bomber

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Box Art

Project 661 Anchar (NATO reporting name Papa class)
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
MikroMir
Scale
1/350
MSRP
$29.95

A recent addition to the IPMS Review Corps suppliers is Mikro-Mir, whose kits remind me of what I am used to seeing with limited production manufacturers. This is not a negative comment, but more of a heads up that some building experience is required to end up with a nice finished model at the end of construction. The overall assembly of this kit was relatively easy with 23 plastic parts and 11 photoetched parts included. Modelers with some experience will enjoy this kit, which represents a one-off design that was the fastest submarine produced to date.

Product packaging

Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6 cockpit
Review Author
David Horn
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$39.95

This set comes in an extremely large box considering the size of the completed conversion but it takes a lot of room to hold what is in the set. There are four clear bags worth three containing resin and one containing photo-etch, instrument decals and clear sheet for instruments. The photo etch has a standard brass sheet and a second sheet that is full color photo etch. Next in the box is a lengthy full color instruction sheet containing twelve pages that clearly describe what kit parts to modify and where the update set parts go.

Box Art

Junkers Ju87R-2/B-2 Stuka
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
Airfix
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$39.99

Airfix has released a new-mold Ju-87B-2/R-2. Typical the recent releases of Airfix, you get state-of-the-art surface detail and fit, together with superb engineering that makes the construction of this model a very enjoyable experience.

Like with most airplane models, construction starts with the cockpit. Being a two-seater, there is plenty of detail on it, including a radio, pilot and gunner seat, sidewall detail, extra ammo for the gunner, etc. Take your time and do some detailed painting, it will pay off later. Note that the instrument panel is provided as a decal (which looks very good) and no seatbelts are provided. I scratch-built the seatbelts being depicted in this model.

Also note that there are a few ejection pin marks in the cockpit floor area, near the gunner seat that could be visible. I choose to fill them out. Also, there are a few ejector pins on the fuselage inner sides, but are not visible, as the sidewall detail will cover them.

Product Picture

Airfield Display Base #15
Review Author
Ben Morton
Published on
Company
Coastal Kits
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$9.27

From Coastal Kits website: Founded in 2011, Coastal Kits is a family run business based in Blackpool, Lancashire UK and originally retailed plastic model kits and associated hobby supplies.

During the latter end of 2012/early 2013 we introduced our own range of display bases, encouraged by a successful launch at Scale Model World Telford where they were well received. Because of the success and popularity of the product we decided to concentrate solely on the manufacture and supply of our display bases.

Continually developed, and after listening closely to our customers, the range covers a variety of popular scales and subjects with a choice of over 220. Custom bases are also provided to customer requirements when requested.

Product Picture

Brassin MiG-21MF Exhaust Nozzle
Review Author
Paul R. Brown
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$14.95

The first kits of Eduard’s long awaited line of 1/72 MiG-21’s have now been released and along with them a whole slew of photo-etched and resin accessories. This set provides resin and photo-etch replacement parts for the kit’s exhaust. The set consists of 3 resin parts and 3 photo-etch parts. The resin parts replace the aft turbine blades, the exhaust tube and the exhaust nozzle while the photo-etch parts make up the afterburner assembly. The exhaust tube depicts the corrugated interior of the tube adjacent to the afterburner assembly and the smooth tube leading to the nozzle.