Rod Lees
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He-219 Detail SetPublished: March 14, 2013
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Pitot Tubes for SU-27, Sea Harrier FRS.1, and Harrier GR.3Published: February 7, 2013
Iwona and Piotr at Master Model in Poland are a gifted team. Here’s to you and your efforts; we FINALLY have a source for detailed, strong, accurate pitot tubes (and other things like gun barrels) with exquisite detail! Thank you for providing IPMS USA with… more |
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PT-109Published: January 30, 2013 If you were male, young, and interested in ships in the early 1960’s, you know all about President John F. Kennedy and his crew with the PT-109. The movie PT-109 was released in June, 1963, right before President Kennedy was assassinated. Read about it on the net… those of us of a certain age already know the story! It’s also a great book to read…and Revell released a 1/72nd scale… more |
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H-34 US Navy RescuePublished: January 7, 2013 The first question on every rotorhead’s mind: Is this kit worth the time and money? The answer is assuredly “YES!” Making comparison to the previously released H-34 kit from Revell (which, BTW, was originally released in 1988), Gallery is far and above a better option. Shape is spot-on; the rotor head on the Gallery kit (not to mention the rotor blades) is dimensionally far and above that of… more |
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Sea King AEW.2 Falklands WarPublished: January 1, 2013 I’ve built most of the major Sea King versions out there; this kit is a new release, not a re-pop of some other company’s work. Earlier in 2012, Cyber Hobby released this kit as an HC.4 troop transport in their Falklands theme; that kit was reviewed by IPMS/USA by Ben Guenther, IPMS# 20101, on 22 Sep 2012, if you would like to read about it (… more |
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88mm L71 Flak 41 Anti-Aircraft Gun with Sd.Ah.202 TrailerPublished: December 20, 2012 Thanks go to Bronco models and Dragon Models USA for providing IPMS USA this magnificent kit! We appreciate your generosity! Bronco’s Flak 88 kit incorporates elements of the actual “new” model (the cannon and lower frame) with additional parts from Dragon’s original Flak 88 kit in the form of the wheeled carriage assemblies that facilitate movement of the weapon between firing… more |
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MiG-23 Internal Detail SetPublished: February 12, 2020 Thanks to Pavel at Profimodeller for providing IPMS USA the opportunity to review one of their products, and IPMS USA for forwarding it to me to do the review! I did not know what to expect when I agreed to this; I was surprised to learn it’s an interior bay located in front of the right stabilator on the MiG 23-series aircraft! In the clear sleeve are a brass sheet with micro-… more |
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Wessex UH.5/HU.5 Landing GearPublished: November 25, 2012 This is a simple upgrade, consisting of four items (both struts and two steps); it improves on the kit items by a major factor in that you don’t have to glue what is a basic triangle with an angle as the kit would have you do – see the comparison picture below, where the kit-supplied oleo strut is separate from the torsion strut. On the real aircraft, this provides dual purpose action in that… more |
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MiG-29 Fulcrum A Landing GearPublished: November 25, 2012 SAC continues its prolific output of gear to handle the loads on our models Thanks to Russ at SAC for providing IPMS USA this set, and IPMS for sending it to me for review! This set improves on Revell’s 1/32 MiG-29 Fulcrum A’s items in two ways – it has both main gear strut halves combined into one item, so there is no seam to fill (a bit of a swipe with wet/dry emery board after… more |
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T-50 Advanced TrainerPublished: November 25, 2012 Thanks once again to Akiko at MRC for providing IPMS USA the opportunity to review one of their products…and IPMS USA for forwarding it to me to do the review! This kit is a sleeper. The reason I say that is I would not have purchased it on a whim. It’s a cool-looking “Indigenous” production of the Korean defense industry, designed as an advanced trainer, and incorporates many design… more |