Depth charge guns

"Blue Devil" Fletcher-class Destroyer

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A-10C Thunderbolt II

Underside

'48 Ford Police Coupe 2'n1

Port Bow

Sunderland Mk. III

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FCM 36 French Light Tank in German Service

Bomarc missile on launcher

IM-99 BOMARC Ground–to–Air Guided Missile

Sprue sample

Churchill Mk.IV AVRE

I-365 Completed - Aft Deck - With Cover

Submarine I-365

Rear Deck 2

M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams

Shelves

Bathroom Accessories

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Product Picture

FW-190A-8 Engine & Fuselage Guns
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$29.95

What’s in the Box?

This Eduard Brassin set is for the Eduard Fw 190A-8 kit. The set includes detail parts to add to a highly detailed engine and a nice set of MG 131 fuselage machine guns to replace the simple kit pieces while also giving you the opportunity to have as many panels as possible open

The resin and photoetch parts inside the box looked great and very well molded the photoetch parts between the 672088 and 672082 are completely identical and use the same instructions with the exceptions of the fuselage guns specific etched parts.

The 23 included items are as followed in this boxing breakdown:

Packaging

Upgrading Your Early P-40
Review Author
Eric Syverson
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$13.00

Master-Model released these closely related aftermarket barrel + pitot upgrade sets for the early (i.e. B/C/MkII) 1/32 P-40 tool that exists. The two upgrade sets, designated U.S. Version and British Version respectively, are so closely related that it makes sense to review them both at the same time. I have the Hobby Craft kit (Trumpeter tool re-boxed with AVG decals) and a good friend of mine has the Trumpeter kit which sports the British markings on the box top – so I had a keen interest in looking at these Master-Model offerings and comparing the components to their kit counterparts. My sincere thanks to Master-Model for providing these sets for review through the IPMS USA Reviewer Corps.

Box Art

T-54B Early Production Soviet Medium Tank
Review Author
Andrew Birkbeck
Published on
Company
MiniArt
Scale
1/35
MSRP
$79.99

Background

The T-54B variant of the T-54 range of Soviet medium tanks was the last major variant prior to the introduction of the T-55 series. Production occurred from 1957 to 1959, and saw the introduction of a rifled barrel as the main turret armament, together with a two-plane main gun stabilization system which dramatically improved the probability of hitting the target.

This is the third T-54 kit from MiniArt that I have had the great pleasure of reviewing for IPMS/USA. The first, MiniArt Kit #37003, was of the T-54-1 Model 1947, the first production variant of this important Soviet Cold War warrior. The second was Kit #37012, the T-54-2 Model 1949.

Package

FW-190 Propeller
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$19.95

About the Item

What we have here is a very detailed replacement propeller, hub and mechanism for the recently released Revell FW-190 F-8 Kit.

What’s in the Box?

The box comes with a total of 7 resin pieces of light and dark gray color and one photoetch template. These parts are designed to replace the Revell parts, which are nice, but not nearly as detailed as the Eduard Brassin line of resin accessories.

These propeller parts are in my opinion a must and very cheap quality add-on for modelers who would prefer a little more realism and quality in their masterpiece.

Set contents

FW-190 F-8 Engine
Review Author
Robert Head
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$54.95

What’s in the Box?

There are a lot of parts in this nicely packed box, about 71 pieces, with the photoetch included in the parts count sandwiched between two foam boards in a typical top-folding rectangular lid cardboard box.

The Build Interior/Exterior

Construction starts the build by separating the cylinder heads from the pour stub, the first of 22 steps covering 8 pages. Keep in mind to cut as evenly and straight as possible to help alleviate any alignment issues when it comes to attaching the heads to the radial block using the alignment tools that are part of the PE fret. I was a little paranoid so I cut them right at the base of the stub and kinda just worked my way up to make sure everything was perfect. The alignment tools were a lifesaver and made my life a lot easier. I definitely think things would have turned out much worse for me and my patience if the tools where not included.