Ed Kinney
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Scale Gear ConversionsPublished:
Well, it’s August and as no surprise, here are Ross McMIllan’s latest offerings in 6 brand new products from SAC. This may be old news to most of you, but these products add strength as well as accuracy to the kit gear and are designed as exact replacements. I believe that once you try some of these fine products, you’ll soon become a convert. This month's list is as follows:
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Luftwaffe Cockpit PlacardsPublished:
The latest releases to come across my modeling bench for review are some beautiful cockpit placards in two scales for Luftwaffe aircraft. In my humble opinion, these will go a long way to making an otherwise “plain Jane” cockpit come to life. The sheets include general warnings, notices, manufacturer dataplates, primary instructions and radio labeling. They are in beautiful register, very thin, and must be trimmed from the backing sheet one at a time. They are identical except for scale. I am sure that once you try these and see the spectacular results, you’ll become a fan of these fine products. Visit their website to see these and other fine products. Most highly recommended. |
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P-47D Horizontal StabilizersPublished:
This is the first time I have had the opportunity to review a product from these folks and I must say I am quite impressed. These “tail feathers” are designed as exact kit part replacements with one notable exception…the horizontal stabs and elevators are separated and can be positioned as they should be on the real plane. After spending 55 plus years around aircraft of all types, please trust me. They are sized for the excellent Hasegawa kit These parts are amongst the best castings I have ever encountered completely free of warpage, pinholes or flaws of any kind. They come in a cream-colored resin, and the engravings are exquisite to say the least. No doubt that they will accept paint and/or washes without problems. Many thanks to Stephen Sendelbach and Master Details… more |
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F-84E/G Thunder Jets Decal SheetPublished:
Created specifically for the new 1/32nd scale Thunderjet by Hobby Boss, this is an absolutely beautiful set of decal markings for 2 F84E’s, one USAF and one French version described as follows:
As in the past, the printing, colors and register are pure perfection. The decals are very thin, yet opaque and applied using the Micro products methods to settle… more |
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F7U-3M Cutlass, Part 1Published:
Big CutlassAll I can say is WOW !!! I have been patiently waiting (most of the time) ever since the rumors of this magnificent release began to circulate, but when the sturdily packed heavy box arrived, it was like Christmas morning in July. I have long known about Paul Fishers’ talents as a master pattern maker and craftsman, but this thing literally blew my mind. Again, the care in packing carefully with copious amounts of tissue is something we’ve come to expect in all the Fisher releases (kudos to Suzy, V.P. in charge of tissue!). The attached pictures tell the story of just how this model is engineered. All parts are beautifully cast in cream colored resin, totally without flaws, pinholes or warps. As you can see, the hollow fuselage is a multipart arrangement… more |
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F84E ThunderjetPublished:
NOTE – In box review only…full build article to following in Journal I don’t know about you folks, but it seems that every time I make the decision to undertake a major/difficult project, only because there are no alternatives available, someone else comes out with a beautiful kit of the subject and this was no exception. I was seriously considering the build of the aging I.D. Vacuform F-84, which had been in my stash for years. Thankfully, I hadn’t started it when the news arrived of this release. First impression to the size of the bird…it’s much bigger than I had thought. The kit includes 14 trees molded in grey plastic (2 in clear) and they are very crisply done indeed. One can’t help but to be impressed with the care and precautions taken in packaging the “… more |
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6 New Offerings From Scale Aircraft ConversionsPublished:
Well, here we are again and in Ross McMillen’s case, it appears to be no rest for the weary. These new offerings are designed as direct replacements for the kit supplied weaker plastic landing gear and as always, they appear to be of excellent quality. Again, crisply cast with just minor cleanup required readies them for paint and installation. Many thanks to Ross for the review samples. This months’ list of products follows:
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Air Modeller #36, June/July 2011Published:
As always, this excellent publication comes in full color, printed on high quality glossy stock with this issue containing 65 pages. There is an outstanding array of modeling subjects done by some of the finest craftsmen in the world. It is published by AFV Modeller Ltd. and this issue contains the following articles:
In my humble opinion, this is one of the finest quality modeling magazines published today. Not only… more |
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6 NEW PRODUCTS FROM SCALE AIRCRAFT CONVERSIONSPublished:
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