IPMS Number
43177
Michael Scott
Reviews By Author
|
The Complete Illustrated Manual of Handgun SkillsPublished: June 11, 2012 The title of this book is somewhat misleading. Very little of it has to do with “handgun skills,” with that taken to mean skill with a handgun. A look at the cover indicates this, showing a target, shooting glasses, and three pistols, but also a couple of cartridges, ear protectors and cleaning materials. It's really a personal look at handguns, attempting to cover all of the bases and not… more |
|
Model Art Modeling Magazine, #43, Seventieth Anniversary of Pearl HarborPublished: April 18, 2012 This large format publication on fine, heavy paper is almost entirely written in Japanese. It contains articles on ships present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, both Japanese and American, but primarily American battleships. The articles, which I am unable to read, focus on models of these ships, both in plastic and in resin. Even so, the photographs of the finished models, along… more |
|
FE-2b early Part 2Published: March 19, 2012 The CockpitInternal framing, fuel tanks, seat, instrument panel and fuel control panel, radiator and various pieces – is together. Even though there are a goodly number of parts, some quite small, everything fits together very well. It pays to ensure all the mould lines are off before painting. There are not many, but there are some. Also, test fit all of the parts and assemblies.… more |
|
FE.2b (Early) Part 1Published: March 14, 2012 The Royal Aircraft Factory Farman Experimental 2b was an update to the FE.2a “Gun Carrier” that flew in January, 1915. This basic airframe served from 1915 through the end of hostilities in November, 1918, being used as a fighter, bomber, and reconnaissance aircraft. It is one of the best pusher designs to fly in the Great War. Wingnut Wings has done the WWI aircraft modeling community a great… more |
|
CSS Alabama vs. USS KearsargePublished: February 14, 2012 As Osprey says, “This book is number 40 in Osprey’s 'Duel' series, which provides accounts of machines of war pitted against each other and the combatants who operated them.” If you are interested in the Civil War, this book is unusual in that it discusses an aspect of the ocean war that is seldom covered in any detail in most Civil War histories. This was the transition period when navies… more |
|
HMS Dreadnought, Part 3Published: February 5, 2012 After masking the black for the boot topping, the red was masked and the upper part of the hull sprayed with Italeri acrylic gray. This was a frustrating experience. The paint will just not behave properly in my Badger double-action airbrush. I tried various thinning ratios, but was not able to hit a mix that would perform for more than five or six seconds before splattering and running, or… more |
|
HMS Dreadnought, Part 2Published: February 5, 2012 The White Ensign Models PE set finally arrived from across the pond. It is extensive and finely done, as are all WEM photo etch. The two frets contain enough extra photo etch to build various versions of the Dreadnought as she appeared throughout her service life. I am building the early version, but there are details to represent all the main versions of the ship. The WEM instructions… more |
|
HMS Dreadnought, Part 1Published: December 19, 2011 The British battleship HMS Dreadnought is widely thought to have been the first of the modern battleship designs, culminating in the Missouri class built during WWII. When the Dreadnought was launched in December, 1906, after only slightly more than a year in building – a pace unheard of prior to her building – she revolutionized battleship design and made all other existing battleships… more |
|
Grand Fleet BattlecruisersPublished: September 11, 2011 The genesis of the modern all-gun warship occurred when Jackie Fisher, who was for a time Great Britain's First Sea Lord, serving with Winston Churchill, First Lord, during WWI, designed the first fast, big-gun battleship named HMS Dreadnought, a name subsequently given to all ships of that class. Fisher was determined that the prime characteristics of a superior warship were found in two… more |
|
Ferrari F60 Detail-up SetPublished: June 23, 2011 This detail set if for Tamiya's new F1 F60 car kit. It incorporates three frets of etched metal parts. The fret for the wing and aerodynamic body parts is relatively heavy, which should make these parts more resistant to breakage and warping as well as being more in scale. The other detail parts on the two remaining frets are of lighter material, not brass, but seem to be a light steel or… more |