Rod Lees
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A-37B Dragonfly AntennasPublished: March 5, 2017 THANK YOU to our friends and suppliers at Aires/Quickboost for another improvement set, in this case for the Trumpeter A-37 Dragonfly. And thanks also to the reviewer corps leaders for making them available for my review. This set takes the kit components and improves them by directly replacing the kit parts with fine, pressure-molded resin parts. These are very thin and fragile!… more |
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A-37B Dragonfly Control LeverPublished: March 5, 2017 THANK YOU to our friends and suppliers at Aires/Quickboost for another improvement set, in this case for the Trumpeter A-37 Dragonfly. And thanks also to the reviewer corps leaders for making them available for my review. This set takes the kit components and improves them by directly replacing the kit parts with fine, pressure-molded resin parts. These are very thin and fragile!… more |
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L-19/0-1 "Bird Dog"Published: February 20, 2017 Roden’s 0-1 was developed “Under the radar” for many of us; we learned in early announcements of its forthcoming release, and due to world events were concerned that we might never see the kit released. However, the kit has finally appeared, and we now have a large-scale bird dog in hand. Roden has reputation for developing kits that others won’t… and this kit is one of them. For all… more |
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L-19/O-1 Bird Dog Landing Gear and Engine Supports for RodenPublished: February 19, 2017 Product provided by: Ross, CEO of SAC Thanks to Ross at SAC for sending us another of your expansive line of metal landing gear (with extra bits for the engine mounts, nice!). Thanks also to IPMS USA leadership for sending it to me. Once again, a SAC upgrade to the basic kit plastic! The set consists of 5 parts: Two main struts, one tailwheel leaf-spring strut with tail wheel… more |
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DOGS OF WAR (1) US Army/USAF O-1 Bird Dogs in the Vietnam WarPublished: February 19, 2017 AoA (Angle of Attack) decals: Been around about a year, and now we know they are focusing on Vietnam War subjects … We sincerely appreciate this new decal manufacturer sending IPMS/USA their latest releases for review! (…and the usual thanks also to IPMS USA Reviewer corps leadership for sending these my way...) This set is extremely useful in that it includes a bunch of USAF and US… more |
Jet Fighter Pilot with BA-22 ParachutePublished: February 18, 2017 Product provided by: Master Details via the reviewer’s wallet Master details produces and distributes an expanding range of pilot figures and details for 1/32 scale projects; for now their focus is on the HK B-17, but they have other items in their lineup including an HE-111 Cockpit for the massive Revell kit. In this case, the pilot figure is an early Vietnam-… more |
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H-21C Shawnee "Flying Banana"Published: February 3, 2020 This kit has been long in coming; a 1/48 scale H-21 appears to be a popular seller; first in the 1950’s with “Helicopters for Industry” corporation having tooled a rudimentary but well-done for the time model of the H-21A; released approximately in 1956, the molds of this kit (along with that company’s Hiller “ramjet” powered flying jeep helicopter with it’s rotor tip ramjet engines, and the H… more |
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U.S. Aircraft Drop Tank CapsPublished: February 7, 2017 THANK YOU to our friends and suppliers at Brengun for this sending us review items like this fuel tank cap set! And thanks also to the reviewer corps leaders for making them available to me to review…. This set takes the kit components and improves them by providing a more 3-d effect after installation. This simple set has different fuel caps for use on aircraft and, most assuredly,… more |
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F-15C "Strike" Eagle "Gulf War" 25th AnniversaryPublished: February 3, 2020 Up front: Sincere thanks to Italeri and their U.S. distributor, Hobbico USA, for this Boeing -Licensed model of the long-serving F-15C. And thanks to IPMS for sending it to review. First off: This is not a “Strike Eagle” but a standard “C” model with parts which would fit on the F-15E. This original kit hails back to around 1990 or so; it’s a mixed bag of older technology, and… more |
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Late Model F-14 Vertical Tail Reinforcement PlatesPublished: January 26, 2017 We are certainly going to continue to see great things from Furball; and IPMS/USA sincerely appreciates Furball Aero-Design’s support by providing one more of their great products for review. And thanks to the reviewer corps leaders for sending this set to me to work on! External metal plates are commonplace engineering solutions to vibration and fatigue cracking on aircraft structures… more |