Lockheed S-3A Viking Control Surfaces

Published: November 25, 2021
Company: Pavla Models

Pavla models has added a control surfaces set for the Hasegawa S-3A Viking to their 1/72 aircraft accessory line. When you look at the Hasegawa kit you realize why Pavla has made this set. There are absolutely no frills on this model. Even the torpedo bay doors are molded shut.

This offering is really a quality set of resin pieces; smooth, seamless and bubble free. The detail is also… more

S-3A Viking Cockpit and Operators Station Set

Published: November 18, 2021
Company: Pavla Models

Pavla has come out with a cockpit and operators station set for the Hasegawa 1/72 S-3A Viking. The big difference between the Hasegawa cockpit and the Pavla one is that Pavla’s also includes the operators’ stations behind the pilots.

This offering is really a quality set of resin pieces – smooth, seamless, and bubble-free. The detail is also very nice and doesn’t need any extra work to… more

F16I Sufa Cockpit Set

Published: August 9, 2011
Company: Aires Hobby Models

Aires now offers a resin cockpit set for the Kinetic F16I Sufa. This set has very detailed resin pieces as well as a small photo etch set and film for gauges. They are molded in the standard Aires grey resin and are flash and bubble free. They also include a 3 page, blue paper diagram, a real help.

The resin pieces include a cockpit tub, 2 ejection seats, control consoles and cockpit… more

NATO Standard Refueling Probe

Published: July 13, 2011
Company: Master Model

Editor: this part also comes in other scales. Check Master Model website.

This is the first time that I’ve used one of the turned brass after market pieces from Master Model. The piece that I’m reviewing is the NATO standard Refueling Probe. As their instructions state “NATO Standard refueling probe is the same in every NATO aircraft with air-to-air refueling system, but… more

P-40 M/N Warhawk Exhaust and Radiator Flaps

Published: January 9, 2022
Company: Quickboost

Quickboost’s line of after market exhaust options just keeps on growing. The latest addition is for the Academy P-40. It is up to their usual standards; molded in a cream colored resin, smooth, seamless and bubble free. One thing of note is that they are really easy to remove from the mold block with just a few passes of the hobby saw. Another plus is that the exhausts are bored out, which… more

Junkers JU88 A-4

Published: October 9, 2021
Company: Quickboost

Quickboost’s line of after market exhaust options just keeps on growing. The latest addition is for the Hasegawa JU88 A-4. It is up to their usual standards; molded in a cream colored resin, smooth, seamless and bubble free. One thing of note is that they are really easy to remove from the mold block with just a few passes of the hobby saw. Another plus is that the exhausts are bored out,… more

Focke Wulf TA-154A-1/R1 Undercarriage Covers

Published: May 3, 2022
Company: Quickboost

Quickboost just keeps adding to their great line of quality resin aircraft accessories. The latest addition is for the Hasegawa Focke Wulf TA-154 A-1/ R1. It is up to their usual standards; molded in grayish resin, smooth, seamless and bubble free. They come off of the mold block easily; I just cut the doors loose with my sprue cutters.

The doors that come in the Hasegawa kit are okay… more

B-17G Flying Fortress Engines

Published: October 19, 2021
Company: Quickboost

The Quickboost line of after market parts just keeps growing and growing. This time they’ve done the Revell B-17G flying fortress engines. I was really excited when I saw that they were up for review because I had just purchased Revell’s new B-17G. Once the engines arrived I dove right in and started looking at the engine instructions and noticed that something just didn’t look right. I found… more

P-51D Propeller with Tool

Published: June 9, 2011
Company: Quickboost

Quickboost has added the P-51D propeller to their line of resin aircraft accessories. The blades are molded separately from the spinner and a tool is provided for the proper blade pitch during installation. This latest addition is molded in a grayish resin, smooth, seamless and bubble free. One thing of note is that they are easy to remove from the mold block taking only a couple of minutes… more

P-40 Warhawk Pitot Tube and Antenna

Published: June 6, 2011
Company: Quickboost

Here is another aircraft upgrade set from Quickboost. The latest addition is for the Academy P-40 Warhawk. It is up to their usual standards; molded in a grayish resin, smooth, seamless and bubble free. One thing of note is that they are really easy to remove from the mold block because of a nice perforation. It only took me a couple of light passes with my saw blade to make them fall away… more