Interior

Time Machine Mark IV (Back To The Future III)

Finished model of ’32 Ford Coupe

ZZ Top Eliminator

Hood with Lights and Fenders

1961 Jaguar E-Type, Part Three

Fuselage ejector pin marks

F6F-5 Hellcat, Part 1

Top Right Front Quarter

T77 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage

Front

Mag Ach 1/2 Middle East War Series (50th Anniversary The Six-Day War)

Finished intake

F4D-1 Skyray Part 2 – The Build

Tail & Exhaust

F-106A Delta Dart

Finished Model - Right Side

J7W1 Shinden - Final Construction and Painting - Part 2

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Model A Standard Phaeton Soft Top (1930s) with US Cars of the 1930s-1940s Paint Set

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Book cover

Hurricane R4118
Book Author(s)
Peter Vacher
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Grub Street
MSRP
$37.95

Many of us dream about finding a warbird in a garage and being able to restore it. Well at least I do. Well, that is pretty much what happened to Peter Vacher while traveling in India in the 90s. Not only did he find a warbird, but it was a veteran of the Battle of Britain. A Hurricane Mk.I! This is the story of how he acquired the airplane and ultimately restored it to flying condition.

Packaging

Spitfire Corrected Antenna
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$4.99

Do you think that the antenna on any of the Spitfire kits looks a little too thick? If you are like me, do you hate to remove the mold lines? Well Quickboost fixes both of these issues. Molded in light caramel color these little gems are bubble and blemish free. You get three antennas for use on any model of the Spitfire. Adding them is so simple; each antenna has a mounting peg which will fit directly into the kit spot.

Highly recommended

You can obtain your copy at your local hobby shop or online.

Our thanks to Quickboost and Aires for the review sample.

Packaging

Hs-126 Exhaust
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$4.99

These simple, yet effective, exhausts are typical of Quickboost exhausts, perfectly formed with hollowed ends. The parts are molded in light grey, blemish free resin. The Hs-126 has two very small exhausts and these are easy enough to add to your ICM Henschel.

Highly recommended

You can obtain your copy at your local hobby shop or online.

Our thanks to Quickboost and Aires for the review sample.

Packaging

Ju-87D-1/D-3 Stuka Exhaust - Early Type
Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$6.50

Designed for the Hasegawa family of Dora model Stukas, these little gems are typical of the Quickboost line, simple and inexpensive upgrades for the modeler. Molded in light grey resin these exhausts are beautiful and flaw free. There is the aerodynamic cover on the front but then there is the exhausts themselves. They are beautiful. The exhausts feature the weld seam on the outside and the hollow end which makes these priceless. I can never get the ends to thin out. Well, I can but, they never look great or uniform. Quickboost does all the hard work for you.

Highly recommended

You can obtain your copy at your local hobby shop or online.

Our thanks to Quickboost and Aires for the review sample.

Box Art

Curtiss-Wright AT-9 "Jeep"
Review Author
Fred Amos
Published on
Company
Pavla Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$35.95

The Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep was a twin engine advanced trainer aircraft used by the United States during World War II to bridge the gap between single engine trainers and twin engine combat aircraft. The AT-9 was a low wing cantilever monoplane configuration with retractable landing gear and two Lycoming R-680-8 radial engines.