IPMS Number
35806
Andy Renshaw
Reviews By Author
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A-7 Landing Gear baysPublished: December 21, 2010 Every so often as a reviewer, you end up with a product that wasn’t quite what you thought it was. Thus was the start of this, where I had volunteered to review this new set from Aires covering A-7 landing gear bays in 1/48. However I thought they were for the Hasegawa kit, but alas, they are for the Hobbyboss kit! Knowing this occasionally happens to us as modelers, where we walk out of store… more |
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F-8E/H Crusader Detail SetPublished: October 18, 2010 The F-8 Crusader has always been one of my favorite aircraft. I personally tend to model in 1/48 scale, however when the opportunity came up to review Aires 1/32 detail set for the Trumpeter F-8E/H, I could not resist. The set showed up, and I found an F-8 kit with a few other goodies shortly after, so I was all set. Aires has always been a leader in the realm of aftermarket resin sets… more |
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AU-23A Detail ItemsPublished: November 30, 2021
Roden’s AU-23A kit was a welcome addition for those who like Counterinsurgency (COIN) aircraft, and Roden has established itself with a fine line of kits. However, being a short run kit, there are areas that can be improved with the addition of resin details… more |
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F-16D Block 30 CockpitPublished: October 13, 2010 For those resin aftermarket aficionadoes among us, Aires never fails to satisfy. Set #4454 provides a full resin cockpit for Hasegawa’s F-16D kit. Though the Hasegawa kit is not the latest kit available, it is still a good kit and by some accounts more accurate in shape than other offerings. The kit does suffer from a very basic cockpit, so this is where the Aires set will dress it up nicely… more |
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Standard Rolling SetPublished: January 1, 2009 The Small Shop, the makers of the "Hold-n-Fold" photo-etch workstation, have added a new tool to their lineup, the "Standard Rolling Set". This set comes with a milled aluminum base and a total of twelve rollers in metal and wood.
The milled base… more |