Perry Downen
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Vampire FB. Mk.9 Pitot TubesPublished: January 18, 2015 A Thank You goes to Aires for this item to review and to IMPS/USA for allowing me to do the review. Nicknamed the Flying Wheelbarrow by some, the de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was designed and developed during World War II. It entered service with the RAF in 1945, a little later than the Gloster Meteor. The Vampire was in front line service until 1953 and was finally retired in 1966.… more |
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SB2C Helldiver Landing Gear (CH/Aca)Published: August 26, 2014 My thanks to Scale Aircraft Conversions for offering this item for review and to IPMS/USA for allowing me to review it. Designed by the Curtiss Aircraft Manufacturing Company, the SB2C was a huge disappointment initially and for months to follow. It was structurally weak, exhibited poor handling characteristics, and was unstable in a number of flight conditions. But, the Navy and… more |
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SBC2C-4 Helldiver ExhaustPublished: August 24, 2014 Thank you, Quickboost, for furnishing this review sample and thank you, IMPS/USA, for allowing me to do the review. The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was born in response to a 1938 U.S. Navy specification to replace the SBC, a bi-plane. It was designed around the large Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14-cylinder engine under development at the time. The Helldiver’s development was terribly slow. This… more |
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Gloster Gladiator GunsPublished: August 23, 2014 First things first, I want to thank Aires for supplying this Quickboost item for review and IPMS/USA for allowing me to write this review. The last biplane fighter to enter service with the Royal Air Force was the Gloster Gladiator. Even though it was not a first-line fighter almost from the beginning, it was used in nearly all theaters during World War II. It epitomized the best of… more |
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Boeing 727-200 Wheels and AntennaPublished: April 16, 2014 Thanks to Hauler-Brengun for providing this item for review and thanks to IPMS/USA for allowing me to review it. What started out as an airliner with a market forecast of 250 units ended up being one of the best-selling and most popular airliners in the world. The Boeing 727 entered service in 1964 and the last 727 was completed in 1984. During that time 1,832 727s were built. It was… more |
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Fw190 Landing Gear (AX)Published: April 6, 2014 First off I’d like to thank Scale Aircraft Conversions for making this detail set available for review and thank IMPS/USA for allowing me to do the review. Most of us are familiar with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. But, for the one or two who are wondering what an Fw190 is, the following synopsis is provided. During World War II the Fw 190 was a German single-seat fighter aircraft powered by… more |
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Saab 37 Viggen Walk AroundPublished: September 14, 2013 The Saab 37 Viggen was designed to a Swedish air force requirement for an integrated weapon system with high performance, great versatility, and STOL capability. It was intended to replace the Saab 32 Lansen attack plane and the Saab 35 Draken fighter. To meet the requirements of a multi-roll aircraft, Saab came up with a radical configuration for the day. The design used a conventional low-… more |
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He 111 Kampfgeschwader on the Russian FrontPublished: September 10, 2013 Although the He-111 was designed supposedly as a civil transport prototype capable of carrying 10 passengers and mail, its main purpose was of a military nature. It first flew in 1935. Several modifications were made to improve performance. A major change was replacing the two 660-hp BMW engines with the 1,000 hp Daimler Benz DB 600A engines, which significantly improved performance. The He-… more |
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Pe-2 Guards Units of World War 2Published: March 26, 2013 I’d like to thank Osprey Publishing for offering this book to be reviewed, and I’d like to thank IPMS/USA for allowing me to review it. The Petlyakov Pe-2 was an interesting and formidable aircraft widely used by the Soviets against the Germany army during WW II. Originally designed as a high-altitude fighter by Vladimir M. Petlyakov while he was in prison, the Pe-2 became the standard… more |
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Warships of the Ancient World 3000-500BCPublished: March 21, 2013 First off, I’d like to thank Osprey Publishing for offering this book up for review and to IPMS/USA for allowing me to do the review. Many, many books have been written about the great warships of the two World Wars. The library shelves are full of stories about the great sailing ships as they traded and fought their way across the world’s oceans. However, not much has been written… more |