Brick Wall. Modular Design

Published: August 14, 2011
Company: MiniArt

MiniArt has recently issued another link in their diorama chain of accessories. This time it’s a modular Brick Wall consisting of three main sections, two half sections (which appear to be blown out) and two corner units which can be assembled into any configuration that you wish. These “walls” are vacu-formed and needs to be cut carefully and then assembled. The length of the walls can be… more

Soviet Limber 52-R-353M WWII 1942

Published: July 19, 2011
Company: MiniArt

Since 2003, when MiniArt released their first kit, they have become quite a diverse company with kits ranging from figures to tanks, with most of their emphasis on designing kits, to enhance or stand alone, for dioramas.

This review is about the Soviet Limber circa WWII. I thought this was going to be an easy one when I first seen it on their website. I seemed that it was going to be as… more

Radio Equipment WWII

Published: July 11, 2011
Company: Eduard

Eduard has put together a bunch of German Radios in 1/35 scale which are very detailed, right down to the tiniest handles and each radio can be made to sit alone as is or have straps supplied to each unit so that it can be attached to a figure to make the figure appear to be actually carrying the radio. Small headphones which attach to each radio by a wire (which you will have to supply) add… more

F/A-18E/F East Coast Super Bug CAGs, Part 1

Published: July 11, 2011
Company: Afterburner Decals

The company, Afterburners Decals, deals with mostly 1/48 decals and has many different sets of which most are of the newer and modern jets, although there are a few sets which contain decals for weapons and missiles. There are only three sets of decals in the 1/32 scale. In the past there weren’t many modelers building in 1/32 scale so the demand for decals in this scale wasn’t large enough to… more

Arado Ar196A Express Mask

Published: July 8, 2011
Company: Eduard

Eduard has released another set of die-cut flexible masks and this one is for the 1/32 Revell AR196A kit (No. 04688). This set includes all of the required masks for every piece of “glass”. The material used is not unlike the material that Tamiya uses for their masking tape. It has the same holding qualities and peels off easily without leaving any residue. I coat all of my “glass” with a… more

AV-8B Night Attack Interior

Published: July 1, 2011
Company: Eduard

In Eduard’s ordinary fashion, they once again bring to life the cockpit of the AV-8B with the Night Attack interior. They have incorporated in their Photo Etch, new side panels with small boxes of instruments and throttles that resemble the real thing. Colored placards are placed around the cockpit to bring out true realism and a small sheet of film is used for the clear screen over some of… more

EASTERN REGION PEASANTS WWII ERA

Published: June 6, 2011
Company: Master Box Ltd

The Master Box Company just keeps turning out these very unique kits made exclusively for building dioramas and/or vignettes. They come out with the most peculiar subjects that will add that finishing touch to a diorama or base a diorama around one of these kits and then you realize how we ever got along without these kits. This time they have come out with the Eastern Region Peasants in the… more

US Camo Netting - Spring (1940-60)

Published: June 6, 2011
Company: Eduard

Eduard has recently come out with a bunch of new products which will enhance the realism of some dioramas through photoetch. Eduard has come up with a small wired sheet with what looks like tiny pieces of confetti colored with three shades of green for their spring sheet. It is approximately 5 ½ by 9 inches which is attached to a border around the perimeter. This must be cut off and then the… more

US Camo Netting - Autumn (1940-60)

Published: June 6, 2011
Company: Eduard

Eduard has recently come out with a new product which will enhance the realism of some dioramas through photoetch. Eduard has come up with a small wired sheet with what looks like tiny pieces of confetti colored brown, red-brown, and tan for their autumn sheet. It is approximately 5 ½ by 9 inches which is attached to a border around the perimeter. This must be cut off and then the sheet can be… more

Camo Netting

Published: November 13, 2020
Company: Eduard

As with all Eduard products, you can expect the detail to be excellent, and these nettings are no exception. The netting is so fine and true to scale and the colors used for the camouflage is perfect. The “Woodland” net is a mixed dark and light color which matches the foliage perfectly. The “Desert” net is of course lighter, but it has both a dark and light sand color which imitates the… more