F3H Demon - Digital Volume 1

Published: June 10, 2014
Company: Detail & Scale, Inc.

Thank you to Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak for bringing back a tremendous resource for the modeler, and introducing a new digital format. Thank you to the IPMS Reviewer Corps for allowing me to test out this new and exciting way of researching the F3H Demon.

Overview

This review of an exciting new format of a familiar product will take two parts, 1) content coverage and 2) how… more

F4F Pilot Standing with Parachute

Published: April 28, 2014
Company: Plusmodel

Thanks to Plus Model for sending this elegant aftermarket pilot figure for review, and thank you IPMS Reviewer Corps for letting me review it! I am very appreciative of the chance to contribute back to the scale-modeling community.

The pilot figure and parachute arrived in a 4 inch x 6 inch clear blister pack with the parts protected by a soft foam insert. A very nice color drawing of… more

US Cold War Aircraft Carriers

Published: April 22, 2014
Book Author(s): Brad Elward, illustrated by Paul Wright
Company: Osprey Publishing

Thank you very much to the wonderful folks at Osprey Publishing for providing this new publication for review. Thanks are also due to the IPMS Reviewer Corps for allowing me the opportunity to explore a wonderful documentation and fascinating historical description of the earliest super carriers.

On opening the book you will find 48 glossy pages filled with text, 30 color photos, 11… more

Type 214 Class Submarine

Published: April 6, 2014
Company: Wolfpack Design

Thank you to the great folks at Model Rectifier (MRC) for providing this review kit. I appreciate your hard work bringing new products to the scale modeling community. Wolfpack Designs continues to bring forth a wealth of innovative aftermarket products and new kits. I am deeply appreciative of the IPMS Reviewer Corps crew. Their untiring efforts are often overlooked, but those efforts are… more

Area 51 Black Jets

Published: September 10, 2021
Book Author(s): Bill Yenne
Company: Zenith Press

Thank you very much to Nichole at Quayside Publishing Group, the parent corporation of Zenith Press for providing this book for review. Thanks are also due to the IPMS Reviewer Corps for allowing me the opportunity to explore a wonderful documentation and fascinating historical description. Author Bill Yenne has struck an excellent balance of historical facts and data woven together in a great… more

V-22 Osprey Landing Gear (Ita)

Published: March 23, 2014
Company: Scale Aircraft Conversions

Many thanks to Mr. Ross MacMillan of Scale Aircraft Conversions and the IPMS Reviewer Corps for allowing me to try this neat conversion and replacement set for the Italeri V-22. I am delighted to report on another sweet add-on.

The 5 white-metal parts arrived in a blister pack, backed by the distinctive SAC company logo. The heft of the parts is very noticeable. The main and nose gear… more

Gloster Meteor MK 4

Published: March 7, 2014
Company: HK Models Co.

Mr. Neil Yan and the wonderful folks at HK Models deserve tremendous thanks for providing this review kit. I appreciate their work to bring new and unusual subjects to the scale modeling community. The IPMS/USA Reviewer Corps also deserves thanks for giving me the kit to review. I am only one member of a large staff in the Reviewer Corps, and I appreciate all the tireless team and individual… more

PBM-5A Mariner

Published: February 3, 2020
Company: Minicraft Model Kits

The wonderful folks at Minicraft Models deserve tremendous thanks for providing this review kit. I appreciate their work to bring new and unusual subjects to the scale modeling community. The IPMS/USA Reviewer Corps also deserves thanks for giving me the kit to review. I am only one member of a large staff in the Reviewer Corps, and I appreciate all the tireless team and individual work that… more

PBM-5A Mariner Metal Landing Gear

Published: February 19, 2014
Company: Scale Aircraft Conversions

Many thanks to Mr. Ross MacMillan of Scale Aircraft Conversions and the IPMS Reviewer Corps for allowing me to try this neat conversion and replacement set for the Minicraft PBM-5A. I am delighted to report on another sweet add-on.

The seven white-metal parts arrive in a blister pack, backed by the distinctive SAC company logo. The parts have a very noticeable heft. The main and nose… more

US Navy Albatross, Early Types

Published: February 6, 2014
Company: Caracal Models

Caracal Models has created an excellent decal set featuring numerous colorful US Navy schemes for Trumpeter's HU-16A Albatoss kit. This decal set also address the biggest deficiency in the Trumpeter kit, the absence of walkway decals. The three decal sheets included in the set are printed by Cartograf, and are accompanied by a color glossy eight-page placement and painting guide. Suggested… more