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Review Author
Chad Richmond
Published on
October 23, 2011
Company
Airscale Model Aircraft Enhancements
Scale
1/32
MSRP
$7.00

Airscale, a British company, has really been cranking out the instrument decals of late, and they are really very well done. On this particular sheet there are fifty-one separate instruments for World War Two Luftwaffe aircraft. There are many instruments that I have never seen before, and sadly, there is only one of each instrument. They are crisply printed in black and white, and each instrument is a separate decal. There is a considerable amount of excess film, when you consider just how small that instrument bezel is going to be. In this scale, the instruments can easily be trimmed from the film. Of course, they can always be punched out, using your favorite punch set, but I never seem to get them lined up perfectly. The sheet is small, but there is a lot on it. You also get instructions that give you a map and list of each of the instruments. You also get a nice clear plastic sheet that you can use in a couple of ways.

Review Author
Mike Hinderliter
Published on
October 21, 2011
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$12.95

Aires now offers a resin replacement exhaust set for the F-16I Sufa. This set has very well-detailed resin pieces as well as a small photo etch afterburner. They are molded in the standard Aires grey resin and are flash and bubble free. They also include a 2 page, blue paper diagram, which is also a real help.

The resin pieces include the burner cans, turbine faces, and nozzles. There is also a photoetch piece for the afterburner which will really make the exhaust detail just pop out at you when looking at the model from the rear, especially when compared to the original kit parts.

After the resin pour blocks are cut away and the parts are assembled, it’s pretty much a drop-in assembly. The set also includes the fuselage end to fit the new exhaust parts.

I highly recommend this set if you really want to spruce up the back of your Sufa.

Many thanks to Aires and IPMS USA for the opportunity to review this set. Keep up the great work, Aires.

Book Author(s)
Jay Sherlock
Review Author
Ed Kinney
Published on
October 20, 2011
Company
Aero Research
MSRP
$15.95

AERO RESEARCH offers their FIRST BOOK !

Recommendation – Most High

I will say that purely from the standpoint of a modeler, this has to be one of the most informative and well thought out publications I’ve seen to date. It comes to you soft bound with a plastic spiral binder (much easier to lay open on the workbench), 104 pages with 36 variants of the Skyraider. (I had no idea there were that many) Also, 42 drawings of the Skyraider variants.

Review Author
Roger Rasor
Published on
October 20, 2011
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$3.99

Quickboost has added an item to their aftermarket detail part line that will be welcomed by those who like to build Tamiya’s beautiful 1/72 Bf 109E kits. While a lot of attention has been focused on wheel bays, propeller hubs and cockpits, Quickboost has release a pair of resin tail wheels that are designed to replace those found in the Tamiya kits. They are direct replacements for kit parts and the detail is crisp and delicate. However, they go one step further. They correct one of the complaints about the kit…they are thicker and slightly larger than the kit’s undersized tail wheel. The comparison photo below shows the difference between the Quickboost part and the kit part.

Review Author
Roger Rasor
Published on
October 20, 2011
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$3.99

A recent addition to Quickboost’s growing line of aftermarket detail parts is this nice resin part that will add detail to the front end of a Corsair built from one of the Tamiya 1/72 F4U-1 kits. Quickboost’s #72 320 is a replacement for the kit’s open cowl flaps but, as the photo below shows, it provides considerably enhanced backside detail. Since it is designed to replace the kit part, it is easily installed during the assembly process without the need to cut or modify the kit. However, with some work, it also may be adaptable to other F4U-1 kits on the market. The part is molded in Quickboost’s familiar gray resin on a casting block. The quality of the molding is flawless, with no bubbles, pinholes or flash to deal with.