Phantom & F-18 Finished

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

Instrument Panel

Henschel Hs-129B-2/RIII - Part 1 - Cockpit, Engines, and Fuselage

Completed 1

Battlestar Galactica Pegasus

Subassemblies

2014 Mustang GT

Float detail

Nakajima A6M2-N Type 2 Fighter Seaplane (RUFE) '902 Flying Group'

Finished model

Bf-109T-2

Exhaust

Tornado GR. 4

Finished

Beechcraft T-34A Mentor

Frame assembly

Büssing NAG 4500 A-1 with Bilstein 3t Drehkran

Complete 4

German Military Car 170V 1937

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Hawker Typhoon Bubbletop Canopy
Review Author
Rob Booth
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Company
Brengun
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.20

Brengun Models is a scale model and detailing parts manufacturer located in the Czech Republic. Their lines include limited production run multi-media kits and exquisitely detailed photo-etched, turned brass and white metal replacement parts for aircraft in the most commonly produced scales.

Brengun has produced a vac-formed canopy for their Hawker Tempest kit. My example kit (an Academy issue is a Mk V), and my research indicates it is the correct version that this particular part issue would be appropriate for.

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Hawker Tempest/Fury and Sea Fury Mks. II/V/VI Early Type Cannons with Un-covered Barrels and Pitot Tube
Review Author
Rob Booth
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Company
Master Model
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$7.50

Master – Reality in Miniature is a scale model metal detailing parts manufacturer located in Poland. Their lines include exquisitely detailed photo-etched, turned brass and white metal replacement parts for aircraft and ships in the most commonly produced scales.

Master has produced replacement cannons of the early type, with un-sheathed barrels for any 1/72 Hawker Tempest early Mk V kits, or early Fury or Sea Fury kits. Also included is a turned brass pitot tube. These items are intended to completely replace the plastic kit parts. My example kit (a Maquette issue from Russia) is a Mk V, and my research indicates it is the correct version that this particular part issue would be appropriate for.

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Hawker Tempest Mk. V Early Type Cannons with Covered Barrels
Review Author
Rob Booth
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$7.50

Master – Reality in Miniature is a scale model metal detailing parts manufacturer located in Poland. Their lines include exquisitely detailed photo-etched, turned brass and white metal replacement parts for aircraft and ships in the most commonly produced scales.

Master has produced replacement cannons of the early type, with sheathed barrels for any 1/72 Hawker Tempest early Mk V kits. This item is intended to completely replace the plastic kit parts. My example kit (a Maquette issue from Russia) is a Mk V, and my research indicates it is the correct version that this particular part issue would be appropriate for.

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UH-60 or AH-64 Skis
Review Author
Rob Booth
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Company
Werners Wings
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$35.00

Werner’s Wings is a Baltimore, MD based firm that offers decals and resin detail parts for scale modelers. Founder Floyd Werner has been around scale modeling for many years and is one of the hobby’s leading authorities on US Army rotary wing aircraft (not just through modeling, but from years of very personal experience!), and WWII Luftwaffe fighters. A quick search of the IPMS Review or other modeling-related sites will yield plenty of background on his considerable modeling skills and knowledge.

Floyd’s passion for modeling modern rotary aircraft subjects is evident in this release of resin skis designed to replicate the Landes Airglas skis used on Sikorsky’s UH-60 Blackhawk Series and Boeing’s AH-64 Apache series in both 48 and 35th scales. The subjects of these sets continue Werner’s Wings commitment to providing quality resin and metal detailing sets and decals for rotor-modeling interests.

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Beechcraft 18s Decals
Review Author
Rob Booth
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Company
Iliad Design
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$12.00

Iliad Design is an Ottawa, Canada based firm that offers decals and color chart references for scale modelers.

The subjects of this set are post-WWII era Beechcraft Model 18s in military markings. Markings are included for three aircraft as follows:

  • SNB-2H Hospital Aircraft based at NAS Jacksonville
  • UC-45J based at NAS Atsugi, mid-1960s
  • AT-7C of an unknown unit, buzz #TB-482, 1946

The sheet is printed in perfect register with very little carrier film border. Colors are bold, and the ink is solidly dense, reducing or eliminating opaque tendencies of the lighter colors. The letter-sized instruction sheet calls out paint colors and particulars for each aircraft. Also noted are the nacelle and leading edge modifications necessary to model the Atsugi bird, and references the Belcher Bits resin parts to complete it.