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Nebelwerfer 41 Towed German Rocket Launcher

Top Profile

VA-75 Sunday Punchers (1) USN A-6A/A-6E Intruders Decals

Bedford MWD

Battle of Britain – Ready for Battle Gift Set

Drive Motor Detail

Milling Machine

Underside view

MiG-25 PD

Finished Model - Engine and Prop

Sopwith Camel F.1 “First World War Centenary”

Cockpit

B26B-50 Invader Korean War

Underside

SAAB J32B Lansen

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Porsche 935 K2 ’78 Le Mans

Close-up of IJN Mamiya hull showing oversize pipes and plating ridges

IJN Mamiya Kanmusu

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Product Parts

WW II USAAF Fighter Pilot
Review Author
Jack Kennedy
Published on
November 18, 2011
Company
Ultracast
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$17.95

This is the fifth Ultracast figure I have had the honor of reviewing and I can honestly say that each one is better than the last. This figure of a WWII USAAF Fighter Pilot is no exception.

It is sculpted by my friend Mike Good. He has a world-wide reputation as a sculptor of pilots in every scale and I believe I have painted every one of them.

This piece is cast in tan hard resin in five parts that fit perfectly. The engineering is superb in that the pieces are pegged in such a way that there is no way to fit them wrong. After removing the casting blocks and minor cleanup of seam lines, I assembled the parts and mounted the figure on my favorite working block, a medicine container. I like this method because it affords me a surface to hold onto once the figure is CA glued to it and, after painting, is easily removed from it.

Box Art

PBJ-1H/J Mitchell
Review Author
John R. Lee
Published on
September 19, 2021
Company
Minicraft Model Kits
Scale
1/144
MSRP
$12.99

The kit comes in a sturdy top opening box – great for holding the parts as you work on the model. There are thirty-eight light grey plastic parts and two clear sprues, one being from the Minicraft C-47/DC-3 kit that uses only the Astrodome part. The small decal sheet (1¼” by 4½”) manages to include three schemes, one Navy (the only named aircraft) and two Marine.

As I found the PBJ with the radar nose interesting, I decided to make that one. With a little research I found a right rear-quarter picture of the aircraft in the Osprey Combat Aircraft #40 “PBJ Mitchell Units of the Pacific War” book on page 82. This picture and others in this book show that many of the PBJ’s had no fifty cal. package guns on the fuselage sides, so one of the first jobs was the removal of these guns.

I appreciated that the glass nose on this radar-equipped aircraft was painted blue, saving a lot of tiny window frame painting.

Parts and Packaging

Accessories for Four Aircraft
Review Author
Ed Kinney
Published on
November 15, 2011
Company
Fisher Model and Pattern
Scale
1/32

Paul Fisher has continued to expand his stable of exceptionally well done aftermarket products. These are, without exception, beautifully mastered and flawlessly cast in cream colored resin. No warps or pinholes (no surprise there). The four new items are shown in the images. Many thanks to Paul for the review samples. Please visit his website for these and many other quality Fisher Model products.

Parts Packaging

Buffalo Tail Cone and Wheel
Review Author
Mike Hinderliter
Published on
November 14, 2011
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$4.95

Quickboost has added another resin aircraft accessory to their aircraft line. This time it is the tail cone and tail wheel to convert the Hasegawa Brewster Buffalo F-2A-2 into a Brewster Buffalo 339. It is up to their usual standards; molded in grey resin, smooth, seamless, and bubble-free. One thing of note is that they are really easy to remove from the mold block because of a nice perforation.

The Brewster Buffalo 339 was an export version of the United States Navy Buffalo F-2A. The 339 was modified from the naval version to have a lower rpm engine and a larger tail wheel and cone. It was sold to Finland, France and Britain to help bolster their aircraft at the start of World War 2.

Parts Packaging

F-22 Control Lever and Throttle
Review Author
Mike Hinderliter
Published on
November 14, 2011
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$4.95

Quickboost just keeps adding to their line of resin aircraft accessories. Another addition is for the Revell F-22 Raptor. It is up to their usual standards: molded in grey resin, smooth, seamless, and bubble-free. One thing of note is that they are really easy to remove from the mold block because of a nice perforation.

The control lever and throttle that come in the Revell kit look okay and would make an acceptable model. The Quickboost replacements really look a lot better when compared to the kit parts. They are very easy to install and they just fit right in. in 1/72, these parts are very small but it is a great relief to know that, if you just fed the carpet monster your kit parts, you are able to replace them. The Quickboost set comes with two sets of control levers and throttles just in case you want to do another kit or give the carpet monster another snack.