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Floyd S. Werner Jr.

Building models since the age of 7, I’ve become known for my Bf-109s and helicopters. I currently run Werner’s Wings. I was previously the ‘star’ of the Master Class Model Building Video series. I’ve been published numerous times on various website, including Hyperscale and ARC. My work has been in FSM and Great Scale Modeling 2001, as well as, numerous other model magazines. I’m a published author with my Squadron/Signal Walkaround book on the Kiowa Warrior. My models have continuously won many regional and national awards. My unique model photography gives my models instant recognition for their historical perspective.

I’m a retired from the Army after 21 years of flying Cobras and Kiowa Warriors, including tours in Iraq, Bosnia, Korea, and Germany. I’m also a retired Flight Officer for the Baltimore City Police and flew their helicopters chasing bad guys. I’m currently flying Cobras and Hueys with the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation.

I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart, Yvonne, for 42 years. Our daughters have blessed us with six grandchildren. My passions continue to be his family, friends, helicopters, models and airplanes, especially the Bf-109 and my beloved AH-1 Cobra. My motto has always been - MODELING IS FUN!

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26266

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F-16 Aggressor Blizzard Paint Masks

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Company: Gator Masks

The Aggressor schemes as applied to Air Force F-16s are some of the ‘coolest’ paint schemes applied to the light weight fighter. Whether it is the Artic, Desert Flanker, Lizard, Blue Flanker or the Blizzard scheme they add lots of color to the drab F-16. The most unique of the Aggressor schemes is the Blizzard one. This set is based off of the USAF F-16C Block 30 (or Block 32) #86-0269 from the 64th AS in 2012. The markings are available through Afterburner Decals Aggressor sheet (48-085). This aircraft is the sole aircraft painted in this scheme, however, it is the best of the bunch. It features squiggly lines of color in FS35109 (dark blue), FS36628 (light grey), FS36270 (dark grey) and FS36251 (mid grey).

Included in the large manila envelope are three sheets of A4 size… more
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Fw 190 A6 Armament Set & Pitot Tube

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Company: Master Model

The Fw 190 A-6 was a transition aircraft that had many of the features of the earlier versions of the Focke-Wulf fighter as well as some new items that became the norm on the later versions. As such, it required a unique set of turned-metal barrels. Why do I need turned metal barrels and pitot tube? I’ll tell you why: no seams or mold marks to clean up, your parts are perfectly round, and the brass is strong enough to resist bending and breaking.

The first thing you will see inside the ziplock bag packaging is the nine individual items, packed separately. The instructions are typical Master Model quality, easy to understand, and show the length of all the items. The beautiful pitot tube is long and has the appropriate thickness. This is an essential element for me, as the pitot… more
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Fw 190 A7-A9 Armament Set & Pitot Tube

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Company: Master Model

The later versions of the Focke-Wulf 190 A series, the A-7 and A-8, were some of the most heavily armed aircraft to fly in the Luftwaffe. To that end, Master provides you with some impressive looking armament in their 1/32 scale Fw 190 A7-A9 Armament Set & Pitot Tube package.

Packaged inside a ziplock bag, the set features instructions and a separate bag with each style of armament packed separately. The benefit of turned-metal barrels is that they are perfectly round with no sprue attachment or mold seam line to remove, and they have hollow ends. The barrels are also very robust, easily avoiding bends during handling, and I need all the help I can get with that problem.

The pitot tube is mounted in different positions on the A-7 and the A-8, and Master points this… more
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Mesh 6x6 Square Steel

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Company: Eduard

Scratch building, who does that anymore? Well I do and the latest releases from Eduard are exactly what you would need. The mesh screen is 6x6 which is 5 1/2 x 2 ¾ inches. The uses are limited to your own imagination. I could see this being used for flooring screen doors and radiator faces in a larger scale. Again your imagination is your only limitation.

Highly recommended.

Thanks to Eduard and IPMS/USA for the review copy. You can obtain your copy by contacting them directly at www.eduard.com . Let them know you heard about it here. They are also available from your local hobby shop or online retailer.

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Mesh 4x4 Square Steel

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Company: Eduard

Got a Bf-109 that you want to add some detail to the radiator faces? How about some side skirts for your German vehicles in 1/48th? Maybe some cooling screens for your AFV. Well here is your solution.

Eduard provides you a 5 ½ x 2 ¾ sheet of steel mesh with a square pattern. Just measure your pattern and cut and shape this steel mesh. The possibilities of this scratch building item is limited to your imagination.

Highly recommended

Thanks to Eduard and IPMS/USA for the review copy. You can obtain your copy by contacting them directly at https://www.eduard.com/ Let them know you heard about it here. They are also available from your local hobby shop or online retailer.

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German Motorcycle & Sidecar

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Company: Tamiya

After a massive scratch building job on my 1/35th scale Werner’s Wings MH-47E I needed something simple. Quick. Easy. I needed a Tamiya kit.

Many of you may remember the old Bandai 1/48th scale series of military vehicles. Until Tamiya revived the scale with modern renditions in this scale Bandai was the only game in town for 1/48th scale armor. One of the unique vehicles that Bandai put out was the BMW R-75 motorcycle with sidecar. Finding these was always a pain. I built one of them a long while ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Could Tamiya do better? That is a rhetorical question.

Packaged in a sturdy 6 x 9 cardboard box with typical quality box art the modeler is treated to a single sprue of light tan plastic wrapped in plastic along with a small decal sheet. The… more
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MiG-17PF (Fresco D) - 23mm gun barrels & Pitot Tubes

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Company: Master Model

The MiG-17PF was the all weather fighter version of the Fresco. The Fresco D had three 23mm cannons.

This set includes five precision turned brass parts. There is nothing to clean up. Simply drill the hole where the parts go and you are in business.

The highlights of this set are the pitot tubes. They are perfectly formed and even capture that one pitot tube is slightly longer than the other.

The other three parts are the 23mm cannon barrels.

The instructions indicate the proper holes to drill and the proper length of the parts.

This set is like every other Master part I’ve used, simple, effective, and strong. The strength is especially important for the wingtip pitot tubes, which will invariably are subjected to some damage from handling.

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MiG-17APF (Fresco A,B,C) - 23mm Gun Barrels Set & Pitot Tubes

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Company: Master Model

The MiG-17 has two prominent pitot tubes on the wing tips. Inevitably, if you are like me, you will knock off one or both of them. Brass pitot tubes will make this harder to do. Included in this set are two pitot tubes, a two part 37mm cannon barrel, and two 23mm cannon barrels.

The pitot tubes are machined perfectly with the proper taper to the tips.

The 37mm cannon is simply gorgeous. Plastic kit makers can only hint at the cooling jacket for the cannon. Master is able to produce a precision machined cooling jacket and barrel. The barrel simply slides precisely into the jacket. Then just prime and paint. A thing of beauty.

The 23mm cannon barrels are different lengths just like the real thing.

The best part about all these brass pieces is no cleanup.… more
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Fw 190 A2-A5 Armament Set & Pitot Tube

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Company: Master Model

The Focke Wulf 190 was a heavily armed aircraft with lots of guns and a long pitot tube. The early Fw 190s had their MG-17s in the cowling and wings, along with MG-151 guns on the inner wings. If that isn’t enough, they had a long, fragile pitot tube.

Master provides you with one pitot tube that requires no clean up and has the need strength to hold up to some handling. For the MG-151, Master provides you with the wheel well protective tube as well as the barrel for the gun. The MG-17s for the cowlings are represented by the tips only, while the wings have the barrels. Make sure you don’t confuse them.

All the gun tubes and the pitot tube have hollow ends in them. They are beautiful renditions of the real thing. The best aspect of the turned-brass parts is the complete… more
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Bf-109 G5-G14, K Armament Set

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Company: Master Model

With the release of the new Revell-Germany Bf-109G-6 and G-10 there is some nice little updates that are available. The latest release from Master addresses some areas that are absolutely necessary for a kit, the guns and the pitot tube.

The set includes three perfectly machined brass parts, two MG-131 cowl guns and one pitot tube. What can you say about these items? There is no cleanup. Simply replace the kit guns with these beautiful hollow guns. For the pitot tube you will need to drill a hole but nothing is too drastic. The instructions are easy to follow and explain the correct angle for the pitot tube on the Bf-109.

Beautiful rendition in perfectly formed brass, which will provide strength and won’t require cleanup of mold lines makes this an essential aftermarket… more