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F4U-5 Corsair Night Gun Barrels without PylonsPublished:
Quickboost is a company that specializes in drop-in resin replacement parts to enhance the appearance of your models. Being “drop-in” replacements, it is very rare you need you modify the original parts, hence the “quick” name. In this case I am reviewing the Night Gun Barrels without pylons for the 1/48 F4U-5 from Hasegawa. In this particular case the set is a “drop-in” conversion, as you don’t need to modify the original parts but there is no F4U-5 (NF) kit –that I know- without the rocket pylons. As you can see from the pictures the resin parts have better surface detail plus removal points from the pouring stub are easier to hide than in their plastic counterparts. Also the flash hiders are very delicate, so exercise care when handling. At the same time they… more |
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F4U-5 Corsair Gun Barrels with PylonsPublished:
Review Quickboost is a company that specializes in drop-in resin replacement parts to enhance the appearance of your models. Being “drop-in” replacements, it is very rare you need you modify the original parts, hence the “quick” name. In this case I am reviewing the Gun Barrels with pylons for the 1/48 F4U-5 day fighter from Hasegawa. As you can see from the pictures the resin parts have better surface detail plus removal points from the pouring stub are easier to hide than in their plastic counterparts. Also you might notice the overall size of the pylon is a bit shorter in the resin part than in the plastic part. I do not know which one (plastic or resin) is closer to the real size –in scale-. Check your own references and make your decision as to… more |
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A-36A Apache ExhaustsPublished:
Quickboost is a company that specializes in drop-in resin replacement parts to enhance the appearance of your models. Being “drop-in” replacements, it is very rare you need you modify the original parts, hence the “quick” name. In this case I am reviewing the exhaust engine for the well-known A-36 Apache in 1/48 scale from Accurate Miniatures, this kit is also available reboxed by Italeri. As you can see from the pictures the resin parts have hollow ends which would look much better than the plastic parts. Also note that the resin part includes a locating pin in the back of the exhausts. Exercise care when removing the part from the pouring block. Highly recommended. I would like to thank Aires/Quickboost and IPMS/USA for the review sample. |
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A-36A Apache Gun BarrelsPublished:
Quickboost is a company that specializes in drop-in resin replacement parts to enhance the appearance of your models. Being “drop-in” replacements, it is very rare you need you modify the original parts, hence the “quick” name. In this case I am reviewing the Gun Barrels for the well-known A-36 Apache in 1/48 scale from Accurate Miniatures, this kit is also available reboxed by Italeri. As you can see from the pictures the resin parts have hollow ends and deeper holes in the cooling jacket, which would take a wash much easier and would look much better than the plastic parts. Highly recommened. I would like to thank Aires/Quickboost and IPMS/USA for the review sample. |
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P-38M Armament with Flash HidersPublished:
Master Model from Poland continues to expand its 1:48 Air Master line. This time with a detail set covering the weapons for the P-38M Night Fighter. Master Model does not specify for which P-38 kit this set is. I know of two kits of the P-38M: Academy and Monogram. I did a side-by-side comparison with the Monogram one. As shown in the picture, the respectable (but quite old) Monogram kit has all flash hiders molded the same size, closer to the size of the cannon than to the size of the machine guns. As you can see from the pictures the metal parts for both the machine guns and the cannon are very delicate with extra thin edges in the conically-shape flash hiders. This set is an easy way to enhance the looks of your model, either the Academy or the… more |
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Mosquito Mk.II/Mk.IV Armament SetPublished:
Master Model of Poland continues to expand its 1:48 Air Master line. This time with an armament set for the Tamiya 1/48 Mosquito Mk.II/Mk.IV including Browning .303 barrels and Hispano 20mm cannons and a pitot tube. As you can see from the pictures, the metal parts are extremely fine with excellent detail all around. In some cases the parts were so small that I had trouble getting really good quality pictures of them. I am including a manufacturer image on the review. The design of the detail parts implies that you will have to modify the plastic parts. It will be an easy replacement, you need to remove the plastic cannon/machine gun and drill a receiving hole. If you doing in a clean and smart way you might even be able to install the metal machine guns and cannon… more |
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P-38 Early Armament (Drilled Cooling Jackets)Published:
Master Model from Poland continues to expand its 1:48 Air Master line. This time with a detail set covering the weapons for the P-38 in an early configuration. Master Model does not specify for which P-38 version this set is. The set includes .50 cal Browning machine guns with drilled cooling jackets plus early and late 20 mm cannon. Based on a quick review of my references that is correct for mid-production (-E/-F/-G) and even a few late productions (some –J/-L) still had the drilled cooling jackets too. Check your own references to be sure to which P-38 version is detail set is applicable. Master Model does not specify for which P-38 kit this set is either. I made a side-by-side comparison with the Academy, Hasegawa and Hobbyboss kits. Below are my conclusions: … more |
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De Havilland Mosquito PR.XVIPublished:
Airfix has re-released their Mosquito PR XVI, this time on a D-Day Anniversary edition. Make no mistake this kit is no “new molds” from 2015. In the box you have a full Mosquito FB VI (dated in 1980) with extra sprues molded in the mid-2000s to be able to finish it as a PR.XVI. As such you have a mix of vintage molds (1980, mid-2000) with some parts having raised panel lines; other parts having recessed panel lines. Construction starts, like most airplanes do, with the cockpit. Note there were a few ejection pin marks that I choose to fill and sand in the inside of the fuselages. They might not be visible once the canopy is in place but I wasn’t sure so I choose to be worry rather than sorry. You are provided a mix of new (IP) and old parts for the cockpit (seats and some radio… more |
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P-47 Decals Part 7Published:
Lifelike Decals from Japan has released its 7th installment in a series of P-47s. The A/C you get are
You are provided with squadron codes and fuselage art for all three A/C. However… more |
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Camouflage & Decals #3 Finnish Figheters WWIIPublished:
Mushroom Model Publications started a series of “Camouflage and Decals” in which they provide decals –and a high quality booklet- for selected airframes from different books. In this case, the topic is “Finnish Fighter Colours” and the selected airframes are:
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