James Binder
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Kawasaki Ki-45 Kai Ko/Hei Toryu (Nick) - Finishing the Build - Part 3Published: May 6, 2020 Part 3 of the 1/32 Nick build is the wings, painting, and final assembly Construction of the wings began at the very beginning when the full span spar was added but now we’ll flesh them out. The first steps are adding the landing gear well walls and then the fuel tanks and aileron linkage rods. Then attach the lower wing panels. Make sure you drill out the holes in the bottom of each… more |
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Kawasaki Ki-45 Kai Ko/Hei Toryu (Nick) - Fuselage and Cockpit - Part 2Published: May 1, 2020 Part two begins the major work on the cockpit and fuselage interior. As with all ZM kits you are building the entire interior of the aircraft. Full cockpit, center section, and rear gunner position. The build in this part starts with the center section using the cockpit and center floor and adding in the fuel tank assembly. Forward and rear bulkheads are added along with the… more |
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Kawasaki Ki-45 Ko/Hei Toryu (Nick) - Part 1Published: April 30, 2020 Hot on the heels of Zoukei-Mura’s new Ki-45 Late comes the Ki-45 Early edition. Giving you two choices of the Early type of heavy fighter the Ki-45 Toryu Kai Ko or Kai Hei. As with all ZM kits this one has a full interior and you have your choice of clear fuselage (to show off all the interior details) or gray plastic fuselage. The box is jammed full of both gray and clear sprues and it comes… more |
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B-18 Bolo ASW VersionPublished: July 17, 2019 Special Hobby has issued a new release in their line of B-18 Bolos. This one is the ASW edition with radar nose and “mad” boom on the tail. It is a great addition to the B-18 series and a unique addition to any ones collection of large twin engine aircraft in 1/72 scale OverviewThis kit is the fourth in the B-18 Bolo series and is one of the more unique variants of this… more |
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48 Reichsverteidigung Profipack Dual ComboPublished: February 1, 2019 Eduard’s new dual combo Reichsverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) profipack combo set is the newest way for Eduard to show off their new tool Fw-190A and Bf-109G kits. This dual combo is a perfect way to experience the new tooling and as a bonus you get an Eduard print of an fw190 racing away from a pursuing p-51. FW190a-8/r2ConstructionAs with most kits… more |
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Riders in the Sky 1944Published: July 14, 2018 Eduard’s extensive new “Riders in the Sky 1944’ B-24 coastal command Liberator Special Edition comes packed to the gills with extras. Besides the two new sprues, photoetch, and standard Hasegawa B-24D kit. you get a book full of photos and information, though the wording in mine was in Czech(There is an English translation available in PDF format). You get an Eduard print of the cover image on… more |
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SP-2H Neptune "New Patrol Scheme" Limited EditionPublished: March 19, 2018 ConstructionOpening the box you’ll notice that this is the original 1970s’ mold Neptune, and the molds are starting to show their age. Many of the parts had some bit of flash to them. Thankfully though they were very easy to clean up. The second thing you’ll notice is that the directions have many photos of Neptune’s, but they are of the Japanese version of the aircraft. The build… more |
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BF-110F Heavy FighterPublished: November 18, 2017 Eduard has released the latest in their great line of 1/48 scale Bf-110 kits. The Bf-110F night and heavy fighter. It follows in a long line of Bf-110 kits and is a welcome addition to the lineup. ConstructionConstruction is broken down into two major subsections, one for the fuselage and one for the wings and rudders. The fuselage comes first, starting with the cockpit.… more |
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Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 TropPublished: June 23, 2021 Fly Models is quickly making a name for itself in the 1/32 world by making high quality, short run kits. Their new Hawker Hurricane series continues this trend. The version I am reviewing is the Mk.1 with Tropical Modifications. This kit is a “multimedia” kit as it has resin and photo etch parts. Both of which are top notch. ConstructionThere are a couple of things to note… more |
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Vickers Wellington Mk.1CPublished: February 3, 2020 The KitThe kit comes in a fairly thin box that has a nice painting of a Coastal Command Wellington bombing a U boat. The scheme seen on the box is number one of the 6 choices that Italeri gives you. Upon opening the box you find a single bag of 5 gray sprues, and one clear sprue. Inside that bag is also a note saying that the kit was made in the Czech Republic. This kit is the MPM… more |