Kit Parts

British Vickers Machine Gun

Painted body

Go Mad Nomad

Interior

Aero Commander 560

Left side

Panda Bumerang IFV (Object K-17)

Completed aircraft with base coat applied

A6M2b Zero Fighter Type 21 "341st Flying Group"

Front View Right

Albatros D.V

Decals

2012 Subaru "BRZ" with Full Engine Detail

6

German L4500A (with) 5cm Flak 411

Yes, That's A Part!

U.S. Armoured Bulldozer

Finished model

De Havilland Mosquito PR.XVI

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Bf-109F Essential

Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$42.46

The Bf-109F is considered by some to be the perfect version of the venerable fighter. It certainly has its share of unique camouflage. Because of that it is a favorite of modelers. As a pilot, I love to detail the cockpit so this set was a natural for me.

The Big Sin sets are designed to bring separate sets together in one box with a significant savings. These allow the modeler to add some really nice detail at a good price. This set contains three separate Brassin items. The first item is the cockpit which completely replaces the kit cockpit with resin, photo etch and clear film. The other two sets are for the landing gear and wheels.

Product Instructions

Mk. 82 Paveway II or Mk. 82 Bombs w/Mk. 15 Snake Eye Fins
Review Author
Dave Morrissette
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$29.95

Many or maybe even most know of the Mk.82 bomb- it’s been used for many years as the primary unguided, general purpose low drag bomb. It is convertible to precision guided with a seeker head and fins (which can make it a GBU-12 Paveway II or a GBU-38 JDAM) and this has seen use for many years. To make the bomb available for use at low level bomb runs and not have the plane hit by bomb fragments, the Mk.82 can be fitted with a special tail unit (the Mk. 15) which opens in a cruciform shape and slows the descent enough to allow the plane to be gone when the bomb explodes. This bomb is the Mk.82 with Mk.15 tail unit but it is commonly called the Mk. 82 Snake Eye. And that is what this review is about.

Air Master Series Package

SR-71 Blackbird Pitot Tube
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$8.50

Master Model has come to the rescue of Blackbird modelers with their latest releases in 1/72 and 1/48 scale. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Alpha-Beta probe measures incidence and yaw and is mounted to the RF isolation segment of the nose cone. The pitot tube branches off to the side of the alpha/beta probe. The size and detail are quite difficult to realize due to molding limitations. You can find many releases of the Blackbird from Italeri, Tamiya, and Testors; all using the same plastic that was originally released in 1982 by Italeri. I used the Testors kit 4055 ‘Famous Spy Planes’ that was kitted with the Testors U-2.

Product Package

P-40B Warhawk Exhaust
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$6.00

Want an easy upgrade to the new 1/48 Airfix Curtiss P-40B? Step right up to the new Quickboost P-40B exhausst set that provides a beautiful replacement to what is supplied in the kit. The parts are packaged in the standard Quickboost re-closable packaging with a paper stiffener along with the description card. Although these parts are specific to fit the 1/48 Airfix P-40B injected plastic kit, they might be able to be modified so that they would also work for older 1/48 P-40B/C kits (Monogram/Hasegawa/Revell [1964], Academy / Hobbycraft [1996], Bronco [2016], Pegasus, Trumpeter [2004].

Package

Hawker Typhoon Mk IB Early Type Cannons with Uncovered Barrels (with Flat Recoil Springs)
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Master Model
Scale
1/24
MSRP
$19.00

Master Model has come to the rescue of big scale Typhoon modelers with their latest releases in 1/24 scale. Both the Hawker Typhoon Mk IB Early Type Cannons with Uncovered Barrels with Flat Recoil Springs (24-014) and Round Recoil Springs (24-015) have been released. Despite the large scale, Airfix’s 20mm Hispano Mk.II cannon barrels can still be significantly improved over the injection plastic offered in the kit. This set is specifically applicable to the Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon and provides an option not included in the kit, the flat recoil springs. There are currently two releases available. The Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB was released in 2014 with a second release in 2016 featuring additional parts for the ‘Car Door’ option. The first production batch of Typhoon Mk.Ib used the uncovered barrels featured in this set.