Allan Murrell
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SE.5a Hispano SuizaPublished:
This is a new tooling from Eduard and the detail in the new sprues is great. In the box is:
The kit consists of 2 main sprues, the sprues are extremely well molded with no flash and great detail; the decals allow you to finish the aircraft in five different markings to choose from. ConstructionFirst is the construction of the interior which is well detailed. Photo Etch helps a lot to make this a very impressive cockpit. You have to be very careful assembling the interior side frames (parts B51 and B52. As if they are not correctly line up it will lead to issues when… more |
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German WWII ClampsPublished:
This is a photoetch interior set to any 1/35 German WWII armored vehicles. They replace the molded in clamps on tools provided. In the packet is:
SummaryThis is a fantastic set for added some great additional details to German Tanks etc. The set contains parts to make 15 tool clamps and 24 tow cable clamps. Thanks go to Eduard for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them. |
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Scooby-Doo Bi PlanePublished:
This is a brand new tooling of the Bi-Plane flown by Scooby-Doo and Shaggy in the cartoon. It is a snap together kit aimed at the young modeler. With that in mind I had my 7 year old son build it while I looked on. In the box is;
All the sprues are extremely well molded and no flash or sprue marks; the instruction booklet is easy to follow and well-illustrated. ConstructionWas very simple and my son had no trouble assembling the kit I about 20 minutes from start to finish. The only little issue he had was attaching the top wing assembly. In fact I did end up gluing this in place for him. The final stages were the assembly of… more |
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Astaco Neo Crusher/CutterPublished:
This is a re-issue of a kit first issued in 2015. It is an excellent kit in the Hasegawa range and is very easy to build as long as you watch the instruction details carefully. In the box is:
The sprues are extremely well molded with no flash and great detail. The parts are all molded in the correct colors so if the build is done well there is no need to do much painting. ConstructionStage 1 Assembly begins with the… more |
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Dunkirk 1940 Through a German LensPublished:
The book is a Photo album of photographs taken from the German perspective of Dunkirk in 1940. The book contains many photograph’s never before published and makes this a fascinating book. All the pictures give some great views from the German side and allows you to see Dunkirk form a very different direction to the normal publications. I was particularly impressed with the pictures showing vehicle’s and the sunken ships of the beach. I recommend this book to everyone with a interest in the Dunkirk Thanks go to Mushroom Model Publishing for providing this book to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them |
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Se.5a Wolseley Viper Landing GearPublished:
This is a white metal landing gear set is to for the Eduard Se.5a Wolseley Viper 1/48 aircraft. The white metal parts are outstanding and are a great replacement for the already well details kit parts. The parts include the main two struts and support struts plus the rear wheel assembly. The parts are well cast, the parts were a perfect fit to the existing mount and were a dream to assemble. I highly recommend these parts are a great addition to an already extremely well detailed kit. Thanks go to Scale Aircraft Conversions for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them. |
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OS2U Kingfisher Landing GearPublished:
This is a white metal landing gear set for the Kittyhawk 1/32 OS2U Kingfisher aircraft. The white metal parts are outstanding and are a great replacement for the already well details kit parts. The parts include the main two struts and support struts plus the rear wheel assembly. The parts are well cast, the parts were a perfect fit to the existing mount and were a dream to assemble. I highly recommend these parts are a great addition to an already extremely well detailed kit. Thanks go to Scale Aircraft Conversions for providing this set to review and IPMS USA for allowing me to review it for them. |
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Hubble Space Telescope with Space Shuttle Orbiter and Astronauts Limited EditionPublished:
This is a re-issue of an older kit, with this being a Limited edition kit featuring a new display stand, Hubble, Shuttle, and three resin astronauts. It is an excellent kit in the Hasegawa range and is very easy to build as long as you watch the instruction details carefully. In the box is:
The sprues are extremely well molded with no flash and great detail. The decals allow you to finish the shuttle in three different shuttles. ConstructionStage 1 Assembly begins with the fuselage and… more |
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Fokker (ProfiPack Edition) German WWI FighterPublished:
Eduard has re-released this kit from 2008 as a ProfiPack of the Fokker Dr.1 with markings for six versions included in the Aircraft. In the box is;
The kit consists of 3 main sprues, the sprues are extremely well molded with a little flash but great detail; the decals allow you to finish the aircraft in two different versions with 6 markings to choose from. ConstructionFirst is the construction of the interior which is well detailed. Photo Etch helps a lot to make this a very impressive cockpit. The fuselage halves joint perfectly. Next, you join the middle wing… more |
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Roland C.II (ProfiPack Edition)Published:
Eduard has re-released this kit from 2009 as a ProfiPack of the Roland C.II with markings for four new versions including in the aircraft. In the box is:
While you get 3 main sprues, the sprues are extremely well molded with a little flash but great detail. The decals allow you to finish the aircraft in four different versions. ConstructionFirst is the construction of the interior, which is well detailed. Photoetch helps a lot to make this a very impressive cockpit and rear compartment when complete. I will point out that you need to be careful when installing parts to… more |