Finished Kit 2

T-2 Buckeye "Anniversary Markings"

Hull

German Z-32 Destroyer

Splinter painted

Ju-87G Dual Combo

Osprey Prop Rotor Folded, Wing Stowed Side 3

MV-22B Osprey

Overhead view

North American F-51D Mustang Korean War

Scooter built

U.S. Airborne Scooter with Machine Gun

Left-side

Yak-1b

Finished

Su-27UB Flanker-C

Engine bay

Ford Escort Zakspeed Gr.2

Engine and prop detail

F4U-1 Corsair, Part 3 – The Finale

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ICM WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Paint Set

WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Acrylic Paint Set
Review Author
Michael Furry
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
12.99

Paint colors used by Japan during WWII are elusive and always seem to be up for debate.

ICM has added a set of Imperial Japanese Navy colors to their range of acrylic paint sets.

This set is packaged in a small rectangular box with images of the colors printed on the front. The back of the box features a profile of a Japanese ship with color call outs. This set includes five 12ml bottles of color and 1 17ml bottle of clear gloss. The bottles have twist-off caps and the opening is big enough to allow a Popsicle stick to be used to mix the paint.

The colors in this set are as follows:

ICM Acrylic Paint Set for Animals

Acrylic Paints Set for Animals
Review Author
Chris Vandegrift
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
N/A
MSRP
$12.99

ICM has an expansive line of these acrylic sets and I was anxious to try them out. To see how they apply and what sheen they have as they dry, I pulled out a Saber-Tooth Tiger to paint for my son’s D&D games. Getting started I applied a dab of paint to a strip of white Styrene to determine how the colors would dry. Everything matched the color swatch on the box except the light flesh. It was definitely lighter than the swatch. For the tiger, I darkened it up with the deep brown for several layers. I also struggled to create pink. Originally given the pig on the box, I thought this would be possible. However, I couldn’t get this color with the orange. I intended to use it for the inside of the tiger’s jaws. Doing a figure gave me the opportunity to try a few different styles of paint application. Straight out of the bottle the paint fills the brush and applies smoothly. I didn't have any issues with the paint drying too quickly or globbing up along the edge of the brush strokes.

ICM Napoleonic Wars Paint Set 1

Acrylic Paint Set for Napoleonic Wars
Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
N/A
MSRP
$12.99

ICM hobby company has provided the IPMS/USA reviewer corps with a six (6) bottle acrylic paint set based on the colors of the Napoleonic Wars.

In the Box

The paint set contains six 12ml bottles with nontoxic water based acrylic paints. The following colors are provided:

  • Deep Orange (1006)
  • Deep Red (1007)
  • Deep Green (1009)
  • Gold (1017)
  • Off White (1028)
  • Dark Blue (1077)

Straight out of the bottle the paint viscosity is thick and purposely prepared for brush painting. The instructions do recommend thinning 40-60% with water or thinner for airbrushing. All surfaces are recommended to be primed prior to painting. Volume wise, the paint takes up about 70% of the bottle and has “room” to add thinner if so desired.

Note: the bottles are not the usual dropper-style (Vallejo) but a twist off cap and a large opening to allow brushes easier access.

Box front

WWII US Armoured Vehicles Acrylic Paint Set
Review Author
Paul Bradley
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
n/a
MSRP
$18.99

Another in ICM’s range of paint sets, this time for use with any WWII US armoured vehicles.

The set contains the following 12ml paint pots; I have listed what I believe to be their intended uses, with designations from Specification 3-1 1943:

  • 1041 Buff – Sand No.306 or Earth Yellow No.305
  • 1027 Gun Metal Metallic – tracks
  • 1071 Camouflage Green – Light Green No.321
  • 1072 US Dark Green – Olive Drab No.319
  • 2005 Black Primer – Black No.10
  • 1001 White – White No.11

The back of the box has a couple of drawings showing suggested uses for each colour.

Packaging

Fokker Dr.1 Instrument Panel
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Yahu Models
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$11.99

Yahu has been producing photoetched instrument panels for models in Poland since 2013, for those who may not be familiar with the company. One of their latest releases is this 1/32 scale instrument set for the Fokker Dr.1 triplane from Meng. While the Dr.1 did not have a panel of instruments, there were individual instruments mounted within and outside the cockpit. Modelers with some experience with photoetched parts should have no issues using this set with their triplane.