Rod Lees
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F-15C Eagle Cockpit SetPublished: December 15, 2013 Thanks to Aires for this stunning bit of resin; Even though this was a second generation F-15 model from Hasegawa, this kit is over 20 years old and has been in need of an upgrade to the cockpit. Aires provides just what is needed to strengthen the presentation of this model. Once again it is easy to see the level of detail Aires provides; how they do it is beyond my abilities, but… more |
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Sepecat Jaguar Wheels and Paint MasksPublished: December 15, 2013 A quick “thank you!” to Aires for providing us with this set; once again the excellence of your products is readily apparent! This is a very simple swap out for the Hasegawa Jaguar wheels. As you see in the side by side pictures, the outside rim detail is much more refined than the almost 30 year old wheels in the kit. The brake assembly on the back side (which is not on the kit wheels… more |
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MHU-191 M Munition Transporter with Aero 58 AdapterPublished: December 15, 2013 Thanks to Aires for catering to the AMS in all of us; we appreciate your support! This will save a lot of scratchbuilding time for those who are into dioramas or weapons; the MHU-191 M munition transporter with aero 58 adapter is used for transporting weapons; unfortunately I could not find what type of weapon is used with this adaptor; I did find this excerpt from a Naval ordinance… more |
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F-35A Lightning IIPublished: December 15, 2013 Thanks very much to Model Rectifier Corporation (MRC) for providing IPMS USA this kit. Up front, I determined to send this item as part of an effort to provide some of the “New kits” to our deployed personnel in harms way, through our POC at IPMS USA, and full credit definitely goes to our long-time supporters at MRC. That means this will be an “In-box” review of this kit. I was at… more |
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Gloster Javelin FAW 9/9RPublished: January 23, 2021 Couple of thank you notes up front; to Hornby for bringing Airfix back from the abyss and turning it around; an Injection-molded 1/48 Javelin is one we could only dream of in the past, and here it is! And to Hornby America, who provided IPMS USA this great model of an iconic British cold war fighter. (And thanks to Dave and Dick for the build opportunity!) The last time I built a “… more |
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Landing Gear for Kinetic's Kfir C2/C7Published: November 29, 2013 Thanks again to Ross at SAC for providing IPMS USA this review set. Keep the production line up, many of us will continue to buy them! Pardon a quick interlude on the relative merits of Metal gear over plastic. About three years ago I built one of the new 1/32 JU-88 kits on the market. The proprietor of a now-defunct, not-so-local hobby shop asked if I was interested in SAC metal gear… more |
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Spoked Wheels and Block Tread Tires for MosquitoPublished: November 20, 2013 Ultracast is based in Canada, and have been around quite a while, providing excellent resin cast items for the AMS modelers among us… With that, extreme thanks to our friends at Ultracast for providing these excellent castings to us, and thanks to the IPMS leadership for sending them to me for review! These are simple replacement items for the Tamiya wheel and tire sets in their… more |
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B-17G Navigator and Bombardier Compartment Detail SetPublished: November 7, 2013 This is part 3 of the continuing review of Eduard’s interior parts for the HK B-17 kit. The usual thanks to Eduard for providing us these sets is again stated! This installment covers the very visible nose interior section of the aircraft. I have noted several reviewers take Eduard to task for daring to try to include details that are (1) actually there on the aircraft and (2) are… more |
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B-17 Seatbelt SetPublished: November 1, 2013 Part 2: Continuing the saga of the new Eduard parts for the HK B-17; again, extreme thanks to Eduard for providing these sets for IPMS USA to review! This set is a basic but necessary item to complete the HK Models B-17G. This set contains one color fret of PE to cover the requirements for seven separate seat arrangements within the kit: the pilot and co-pilot seatbelts, the bombardier… more |
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B-17 Cockpit SetPublished: November 1, 2013 We at IPMS USA are truly blessed to have the passionate detail experts at Eduard providing us their latest releases. We appreciate your support, and thanks also to the IPMS reviewer corps leadership, (Steve, Dick, and Dave) for having confidence in my abilities to deliver the goods on this most daunting task! Over the next few weeks, I will be reviewing some of the primary Eduard sets… more |