Science Room Desk and Chairs

Published: May 27, 2014
Company: Hasegawa

Another in a series of Hasegawa kits replicating office and school furniture, this Science Room Desk and Chairs kit requires a little more time and effort to construction than the previously reviewed Conference Table and Chairs (62002) or School Desk and Chair (62001) kits. The science table and four chairs that are found in the kit took about 30 minutes to build.

The table surface is… more

Spitfire V vs C.202 Folgore

Published: May 27, 2014
Book Author(s): Donald Nijboer
Company: Osprey Publishing

Written by Donald Nijboer and illustrated by Jim Laurier and Gareth Hector, Spitfire V vs C.202 Folgore: Malta 1942 from Osprey Publishing covers what is generally considered to be the best fighters for their respective air forces: the Spitfire Mk. V and the C.202 Folgore. This 60^th book in the Duel series provides extensive accounts of the clash between these two classic… more

School Desk and Chairs

Published: May 25, 2014
Company: Hasegawa

One in a series of kits featuring “office furniture” and “school furniture”, this kit is rather easy to assemble, goes together very well, and provides a bit of fun. The kit provides pieces for three school desks and chairs. There is nothing difficult about this kit and I found myself chuckling out loud, as I did building Hase’s 62002 Office Furniture Tables and Chairs. Total build time was… more

Capsule Toy Machine

Published: May 23, 2014
Company: Hasegawa

Hasegawa offers this 1/12^th Toy Machine to its expanding collection of 1/12^th furniture for offices and schools.

The kit provides parts for two Toy Machines that can be used as “stand alone” devices, mounted one on top of the other, or mounted side-by-side. There are some “toy capsules” that are included. A small plastic bag contains some yellow, red, blue and… more

Office Desk and Chair

Published: May 23, 2014
Company: Hasegawa

One in a series of kits featuring “office furniture and school furniture”, this kit is the most difficult of the five “furniture” items recently reviewed. Even at that, the difficulty factor is very low. The “difficulty” focuses on the small parts found on the officer chair. Note in the attached images that each coaster on the chair is a single piece, and they are fairly small. Beyond the… more

Meeting Room Desk and Chair

Published: May 19, 2014
Company: Hasegawa

One in a series of kits featuring “office furniture”, this kit is rather easy to assemble, goes together very well, and provides a bit of fun. The kit provides pieces for two tables and four chairs. There is nothing difficult about this kit and I found myself chuckling out loud at least twice as I assembled the parts. Total build time was about 30 minutes.

Hasegawa advertises that this… more

Model Art - Air Model Special No. 05: IJN Zero Carrier Fighters

Published: May 3, 2014
Company: Model Art

Model Art Special No. 5 is a “must have” for those who want to build a IJN Type Zero Carrier Fighter. This is number 5 in the Air Model Special series and focuses on what most modelers and historians consider the classic IJN fighter aircraft of WWII. In 136 pages this publication covers the A6M1, A6M2a, A6M2b, 21^st Kokusho A6M2K and the Nakajima A6M2-N.

It should be noted… more

Aircraft Plans

Published: February 10, 2020
Book Author(s): Various
Company: Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books

Mushroom Model Publications are available in North American from Casemate Publications.

MMP is expanded their excellent selection of scale plans for various aircraft. Sets No. 1 and 2 (detailed below) have been available for several years. In 2014 scale sets, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 have been released. One can see that the… more

Tweezers - Flat Tip and Crossed Type

Published: March 3, 2014
Company: Plusmodel

Good tools make modeling easier, and every modeler needs several types of tweezers and the toolbox. Plusmodel is now offering tweezers designed for the modeler.

Flat Tip tweezers are very useful tools when handling plastic bits and decals. The key factor with Flat Tip tweezers is that the jaws are parallel and “meet” when closed without any overhang or gap between the jaws. We’ve all… more

Pin Flow Glue Applicator

Published: February 26, 2014
Company: Deluxe Materials

There are many glues and glue dispensing devices on the market. There are dispensers that brush on the glue, tubes that squeeze out the glue like toothpaste, and squeeze bottles that drip the adhesive out one drop at a time. But there are few dispensing devices that allow for very precise application in a controlled manner, especially within a confined location.

The Deluxe Pin Flow-… more