J2M3 Raiden Undercarriage Covers

Published: December 14, 2011
Company: Quickboost

Another nice-looking resin detail set in the fine line of Quickboost products. This time we’ll be looking at the resin landing gear covers detail set for the 1/48 Hasegawa J2M3 Raiden “Jack” Interceptor/Fighter.

The Japanese WWII Raiden Interceptor/Fighter was designed to combat the high-flying B-29s over the Japanese Home Islands. It had the fastest climb rate of any Japanese aircraft… more

LAV-25 - The Marine Corps' Light Armored Vehicle

Published: December 14, 2011
Book Author(s): James D’Angina
Company: Osprey Publishing

A recent addition to the growing Osprey Publishing line is this outstanding title: “LAV-25 The Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle.”

This book is #185 in the New Vanguard series and is certainly one to add to your collection. This softbound book contains 48 pages which are packed with color photos and some illustrations which tell the history of the LAV-25. Chapters in this book include… more

J1N1 Gekko Gun Barrels

Published: November 3, 2011
Company: Quickboost

The fine folks at Aires/Quickboost continue to add to their line of resin detail parts. This time we have gun barrels for the 1/48 Tamiya J1N1 Gekko kit.

This detail set will work with any boxing of the 1/48 Tamiya J1N1 Gekko “Irving” kit on the market today.

Packaging is the standard plastic sleeve we see with the other Quickbooks products. As shown in the photos, this detail… more

J2M3 Raiden Exhaust

Published: November 3, 2011
Company: Quickboost

Here is another great addition to the growing Quickboost line of detailed exhaust parts. Here we see a set for the 1/48 Hasegawa J2M3 Raiden “Jack” WWII Japanese Interceptor/Fighter.

The exhaust set comes in the typical Quickboost plastic sleeve packaging, and contains separate exhaust stacks which are an exact fit to the kit parts.

The great thing about this set is the amount of… more

JASDF F-2A Decals

Published: November 3, 2011
Company: Platz

The Japanese F-2A fighter is loosely based on the General Dynamics F-16, and if one did not know any better, you would think that is what you were seeing. The F-2A is the single seat fighter of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF).

This sheet is in Platz’s NBM21 Decal line – “Natural Born Modellers” and arrives in a clear plastic package slightly larger than the standard decal… more

Model Art Profile, #11 Mitsubishi J2M Raiden

Published: November 3, 2011
Company: Model Art

Mitsubishi J2M RAIDEN – Imperial Japanese Navy Interceptor Fighter is the newest book in the series of Profiles by Model Art. This is #11 in the series and is my personal favorite to date. This softbound book contains 136 pages and is jammed packed with vintage photos, line drawings, and color profiles of the aircraft, as well as some color photos of a surviving Raiden.

The… more

F-18F Decals VX-9 Centennial of Naval Aviation (CONA)

Published: October 4, 2011
Company: Twobobs Aviation Graphics

Twobobs Aviation Graphics continues to release decals to celebrate the special paint schemes that the US Navy is using to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Flight (Centennial of Naval Aviation or CONA). Each decal sheet contains markings for these special aircraft, and a 3” sticker with the CONA official logo is included in the packaging. Twobobs actually has an official licensing agreement… more

Model Art Profile, #10, Kawasaki T-4 of JASDF

Published: October 4, 2011
Company: Model Art

Kawasaki T-4 of the JASDF and T-33A, T-1A/B is the newest book in the series of “Profiles” by Model Art. This is #10 in the series and is just as good as the rest.

This softbound book contains 136 pages and is jammed packed with color photos, line drawings, and color profiles of the aircraft.

As you would imagine the main focus of this book is the Japanese Kawasaki T-4… more

Tail Codes for WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft

Published: October 4, 2011
Company: Aviaeology

Tail code markings for the Imperial Japanese Navy in WWII are some of the more difficult things for a modeler to replicate accurately. Aviaeology has come to our rescue!

A few years back, I saw that Aviaeology had issued some WWII Japanese tail markings. I was excited at the prospect, but waited too long to order them, and missed out on the offering. They were sold out before I could… more

Kawasaki Ki-61 / Ki-100 Stabilizer

Published: August 14, 2011
Company: Quickboost

Here is another detail set from the folks at Aires/Quickboost: Stabilizers for the WWII Japanese Army Fighters Ki-61 or Ki-100 Tony.

This detail set will work with ANY of the 1/48 Hasegawa Ki-61 Hein “Tony” or Ki-100 kits on the market today. All of these aircraft shared the same basic airframe, and this detail set will work with them all.

As shown in the photos, this Quickboost… more