Badger MODELflex Color Sets

Published: June 22, 2012
Company: Badger Airbrush Company

After receiving them for review from Badger, I was very pleasantly surprised at the ease of use and quality of these paint sets. For years, I was a Gunze Guy but the supply of Gunze dried up. I transferred to Tamiya and have used it since the Gunze sunset. I had never used Badger paint until I was given the opportunity to review some of Badger’s paint contained in some of their color sets.… more

Model Art Modeling Magazine, #846, June 2012

Published: June 17, 2012
Company: Model Art

For those who are familiar with Model Art Modeling Magazine, it never disappoints and the June 2012 issue is not an exception. The quality of the images and the wide range of subject matter covered is a hallmark for this magazine. Keep in mind that the publication is printed in Japanese but, as we all know, “a single picture is worth one thousand words” regardless of the language.

This… more

Badger Renegade Krome Airbrush

Published: June 17, 2012
Company: Badger Airbrush Company

From time to time, one gets the opportunity to review a finely crafted and indispensable item such as an airbrush. Badger recently provided a copy of the “Renegade Krome,” along with an assortment of Badger acrylic paint to IPMS/USA, and it, indeed, is an excellent airbrush.

First, there is a treasure trove of information on the Badger website about the Krome, including an informative… more

Me-509 Landing Gear

Published: May 26, 2012
Company: Scale Aircraft Conversions

The Parts:

This product contains 9 pieces cast in white metal which replace the struts and gear for the Bronco kit. Please note that I did not use the Bronco kit for this review. I used, instead, the Hobby Boss Me-509 kit, # 02849. The Bronco kit was not “in my stash” but the Hobby Boss kit was readily available.

The molding is clean, with no “step” along mold… more

RQ/MQ-1 Predator Landing Gear

Published: May 22, 2012
Company: Scale Aircraft Conversions

The Parts:

This product contains four pieces cast in white metal which replace the struts and gear for the Bronco kit. The molding is clean, with no “step” along mold release points. The details match kit parts, rivet for rivet, but with no flash (kit parts have a little flash).

The SAC main landing gear struts are molded as “one” piece whereas the kit main gear… more

PLA J-8B Landing Gear

Published: May 22, 2012
Company: Scale Aircraft Conversions

The Parts:

SAC provides 10 individual parts, replacing the gear and struts included in the J-8B kit from Trumpeter. The detail on the original kit parts is faithfully reproduced on the SAC parts.

Assembly:

Most of the SAC gear that I’ve used are free of “step” flash, that small line marking the point at which the molds join up. One of the… more

F-104G "Graffiti" KLu/RNethAF

Published: May 22, 2012
Company: Dutch Decal

This decal sheet is a “supplementary” set, meaning that it contains the “graffiti” used to mark up a specific F-104G, that being # D-8337. The markings inside the package do not include the national insignia, data, stencils, and other standardized markings that one would most likely find on any F-104 flying in the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Existing Dutch Decal markings that can be used to… more

F-18 Super Hornet Upgrade Set

Published: May 20, 2012
Company: Afterburner Decals

This set of “upgrade” decals is another product by Afterburner in a long line of high-quality decal sets. Designed for the Hasegawa F-18 Super Hornet, this Upgrade Set provides well over 100 markings, stencils, instrument panel faces, restraint harnesses, and even red landing gear door edge markings for the awesome Hasegawa Super Hornet.

This set of decals easily achieves all of the… more

Aggressor Squadron F-15C/D Decals

Published: May 19, 2012
Company: Afterburner Decals

In a single word, “Wow”! This set of decals is recommended for the Hasegawa F-15C/D in 1/48^th scale and can be used on the Academy kits as well. Afterburner also points out that the package includes markings that can be used on the Tamiya 32^nd scale F-15.

The product package includes three sheets of decals, one sheet being rather small and including three decals of… more

SIM #8 - Space Suits

Published: April 20, 2012
Book Author(s): Karl Dodenhoff
Company: Space in Miniature

You may be familiar with other publications from Mike Mackowski and Space In Miniature, especially if you are a fan of “real space” related models. “Space Suits” is the most recent addition to the SIM’s outstanding list of publications and should be snapped up as quickly as possible.

The newest book in the SIM series is SIM #8 – Space Suits. Researched and written by Karl… more