1/32 SPITFIRE V TEST SHOT REVIEW:
Introduction:
By 1940 the 1st two Spitfire marks have  proved their mettle over England by halting the Luftwaffe and Nazi invasion.  As in any war, room for improvement was on the way.  The first to get at it where the luftwaffe with the introduction of the Me-109F which was better in [...]

A SPRUE-BY-SPRUE LOOK AT HOBBY BOSS’  NEW 1/48 F3H2N DEMON
Back when the first generation of Naval Jet Fighters were in service, the plastic kit industry was in its infancy and by the time kit-building became the most popular hobby in the world, the collective attention of 1/48 scale aircraft modelers had turned to Phantom  IIs [...]

Once again, the club has been fortunate to be given a sample of an upcoming kit from Tamiya. I was “asked” to do a review of the kit because, well, no one else was around. Those of you who know me would probably ask, “Why him?”, as I haven’t even finished a kit of my [...]

Trumpeter Japanese Type 96 APC
Japan’s newest 8 wheeled APC comes to 35 scale kit!
Testshot reveals there are 5 major plastic injection sprues, two identical sprues for the suspension, wheel hubs and lower hull details, one sprue for the upper hull and another for the details. One small clear sprue is provided for the various [...]

ME-262

The model went together without a hitch in anyway. For the markings, I decided to try and paint out Hans Fay’s aircraft.
Through him, the allies were able to obtain a flying example of the schwalbe. For a good read on this just follow the link:
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/Images/Me262/ME262PILOTDEBRIEF.pdf.
I also considered that this year is [...]

TRUMPETER 1/48 ME-262 BUILD

On building the aircraft, generally I had no problems with fit, with the exception for the windscreen in which it appeared a bit narrow.  But then again, this is a INITIAL TEST SHOT.  The sprues and parts are most likely an initial plastic shot so I expected some [...]

Trumpeter 1/32 Mig-23 (pre-production)
Disclaimer:
•    Kit came in without manual, decals, photo-etched and film parts.
•    Finished model is not completely finished. Several small parts were not installed pending the release of the actual instruction manual.
•    Decals used came from trumpeter su-27 kit.
•    Paint scheme copied from Internet sources.
First Impressions
The kit came in a huge transparent plastic [...]