Underside

Focke Achgelis Fa 330

Completed Model

Soviet IT-1 Missle Tank

Nose detail

F-16C Fighting Falcon "Tiger Meet 2012"

Completed Model

P-61 Black Widow and True Details Wheels

Right Side

Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.B Tiger II

Decal flexibility

Mosquito Mk IV Royal Canadian Air Force

KI-61 finished model

Kawasaki Ki61-1 & Ki100-1 & Metal Figure Limited Edition

Solid panel drill-outs for opening up the grills.

UH-34D Seahorse Operation Deep Freeze

Centerline Tank Installed

USN F/A-18E VFA-143 Pukin Dogs

Photoetch

T-60 Early Series. Soviet Light Tank Interior Kit

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He 219A-0/A-2 Gun Barrels

Review Author
Jarrod Booth
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$6.50

This is another high-quality resin aftermarket product from QuickBoost and their parent company Aires.

These gun barrels are a simple replacement for the 1/32 Revell He 219 barrels. They are attached to a resin stub, and each gun will need to be removed with a razor saw. All the barrels show fine detail and hollowed barrel ends.

Per the QuickBoost instructions when using Part # 2 (that replaces kit part # F41), the outer two barrels need to be removed. QuickBoost shows where to cut with the use of indentations in the stub. This is also shown in the Revell instructions. These guns will be used in the forward fuselage belly. The two guns that were removed can be used in the upper fuselage gun pack if required.

Part 1 is a wing root mounted gun and replaces Revell kit # G50.

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Building the Wingnut Wings Junkers D.1
Book Author(s)
Rimell, Ray
Review Author
Paul Mahoney
Published on
Company
Albatros Productions, Ltd.
MSRP
$35.00

This is the sixth, and latest, in Albatros’ series of “Windsock Centenary WW1 Modeling Specials,” each dedicated to building specific Wingnut Wings Kits

The booklet itself is done to very high publication standards, featuring 44 full-color, glossy pages within covers of slightly thicker stock.

In keeping with the format of the series, this book covers a step by step build of WNW’s latest release, the Junkers D.1. There are also scale plans, a collection of photos from a special archive, and a nice appendix.

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Focke Wulf Jet Fighters
Book Author(s)
Justo Miranda
Review Author
Hub Plott
Published on
Company
Fonthill Media
MSRP
$45.00

Justo Miranda is well known for his books on Luftwaffe paper projects and designs, having published many soft cover and hard cover books on these subjects. His background as a tech drawer and advisor to the Spanish Air Force Museum have aided in the quality of his books.

This book covers the jet fighter designs of Kurt Tank and Focke-Wulf. It is divided into 29 chapters covering the jet designs that were proposed in WWII and beyond by the company and Mr. Tank.

Focke Wulf, producers of the superb Fw-190 and its derivatives were probably “saved” by their decision to go with a radial engine design thus not being in direct competition with the favored Messerschmitt Company for inline engines since by winning the 1936 fighter competition meant it had first priority for advanced inline engines.

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MiG-15UTI PE Set
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$9.95

This is the photoetch upgrade set for Eduard’s 1/144 MiG-15 UTI kit, stock number 4444.

The PE fret contains parts for the cockpit, undercarriage doors, wing fences and antennas.

The PE is done concurrently with the kit build, as the tiny parts in the cockpit are just too small to manage while the parts are mounted inside the fuselage. The cockpit upgrade consists of instrument panels, control sticks, side consoles, and seat belts.

The additions to the cockpit make it stand out and look really good.

I did not use the wing fences. I just don’t have the skill with the glue to make these look convincing. I have done this before with other kits, and the bottoms of the fences always look blobby, with areas not well connected.

On to page 2 of the instructions.

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MiG-15UTI
Review Author
Jim Pearsall
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$24.95

The Aircraft

The MiG-15UTI is the two seat trainer variant of the MiG-15 fighter from the Korean War. It has been produced by the USSR, Czechoslovakia (S103), Poland(Lim-2), China (JJ-2 / Shenyang FT-2). The MiG-15 UTI has been used by a lot of countries, including the United States, which uses it as a test pilot trainer for foreign students. The Eduard instructions provides 8 sets of markings, 2 Czech, and one each from USSR, Finland, Indonesia, Syria, Iraq and Algeria.

The Kit

The kit contains two complete UTIs. The fuselage top and wing are one piece, with the fuselage bottom separate. This sure makes it easy to get the wing sweep and angle correct. There is a cockpit and a canopy mask, which is marvelous. The vertical tail and horizontal stabilizers are three separate parts.