Jim Pearsall
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Vickers Valiant Pitot TubesPublished: June 19, 2016 There are now (according to Hannants) three kits of the Vickers Valiant available in 1/144 scale. The oldest is the Welsh Models vac form kit, followed by the Anigrand. The newest is from Micro Mir. This installation is on the Anigrand kit, because I don’t have a Micro Mir kit yet. InstallationInstallation instructions show 2 steps. I’ve expanded that to 4
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Handley Page Victor Pitot Tubes and Refueling Probe BoomPublished: June 12, 2016 Here’s another of those useful little accessories from Master Model of Poland. These are finely done turned brass parts to replace those fragile and easily bent, broken, or lost parts from your lovely Victor. In this case, it’s the pitots and the refueling probe. There’s a pitot at the end of both wings, and they’re right out there where the least bit of careless handling will either… more |
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Tornado PitotPublished: June 11, 2016 Master Model of Poland has figured out a way to produce very fine brass parts for detailing aircraft. These are wonderful additions to models, particularly the pitot tubes, refueling probes and gun barrels, which seem to get bent or broken depressingly often. Not only that, because of the strength of the brass, the parts can be made smaller diameter than the plastic parts provided in most kits… more |
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F-14 Alfa Probe (Pitot)Published: June 11, 2016 A while back I built Dragon’s 1/144 F-14D Tomcat for a review. Master Models of Poland has come out with a replacement “alfa probe” for the Tomcat. I still think of it as a pitot tube, but I’m pretty 20th Century. In doing a little research, I found that there are two other 1/144 F-14s available, Revell and Trumpeter. In looking at the “in box” reviews, both of these kits do have alfa… more |
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37mm Flak 18 BarrelsPublished: June 9, 2016 The Ju-87G Stuka was the last of the line. There were some purpose-built G’s, but most of them were D models with the cannon pods added. The first use of the Ju-87G was at Kursk, but there were only a few, and they made no difference. Master has turned out a pair of new barrels for the 37mm cannon. They are turned brass, and so are much more durable than the original barrels. I… more |
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F-16 Fighting Falcon Pitot TubePublished: June 9, 2016 Master Model of Poland produces small brass parts for detailing models, be they aircraft or ships. They have parts for aircraft in 1/32, 1/35, 1/48, 1/72, and 1/144, mostly pitot tubes, refueling probes and gun barrels. For ships the Sea Master series has 1/35, 1/200, 1/350, 1/400 and 1/700 scale details, mostly gun barrels. This product is a single pitot tube for a 1/144 F-16. I was… more |
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Downfall 1945Published: May 17, 2016 This book covers the end of World War II in Europe from the campaign level. There is little examination of tactics or individual heroism; instead it looks at the challenges and opportunities faced by the top-level military leaders as the Third Reich neared its end. Until I read this book, I had the concept that the Western Allies (US, Britain, France) had a pretty easy time after… more |
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Operation Totalize, 1944Published: May 11, 2016 This book covers the British/Canadian offensive to close the Falaise Pocket. After D-Day, the Allies were in a pocket surrounded by German troops and the ocean, and pretty much stuck in Normandy. The Wehrmacht, thinking the British forces in the north part of the pocket to be more likely to go on the offensive, moved their spare forces north to block a breakout. The Allies were… more |
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Avia B.534 Late ModelPublished: April 24, 2016 The AircraftOK, this is not my first review of an Eduard 1/144 B.534. I reviewed the “early” version and now I get to review the “late” version. In the previous review I mentioned in the history that a B.534 flying with the Slovak uprising in October 1944 shot down a Hungarian Ju-52 transport. This was the last victory by a biplane ever. Well, this model is that airplane. The Avia B… more |
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R.A.F. Victor K.2 TankerPublished: February 28, 2016 HistoryThe Handley Page Victor was conceived as a nuclear bomber in the late 1950s. It was the third and last of the “V Bombers”, following the Valiant and Vulcan. As the Royal Navy took over the nuclear deterrent mission with submarines, the V Bombers became aircraft without missions. The Valiant had already been reconfigured as an airborne tanker, but when the airframes became… more |