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ProModeler P-47N

by Stephen W Towle on December 24, 2012
in Aviation — 6 Comments

Monogram continued their line of P-47's by doing the N model with engraved panel lines that are sharp on wings and soft on fuselage and Ok on the tail. In other words there is some in consistency of the last production model of the Jug that w[...]

Revell Hawker Hunter F.MK.6

by Stephen W Towle on December 16, 2012
in Aviation — 2 Comments

This has got to be one of the all time classic's of fighters of the 50's and is right up there with the F-86 in the looks dept. Once I saw the kit sitting on the shelves of my local hobby store it got adopted and brought home. The paint scheme i[...]

Monogram B-25J “Solid Jackson”

by Stephen W Towle on December 15, 2012
in Aviation — 10 Comments

This model is one of my favorite Monogram kits. Their B-25 has a typical Monogram fit of being a little loose in the fit dept and is not up to days standards of CAD designed engineered models. However, with some modeling skill,filler and strips[...]

Airfix New tooled Spitfire XIX

by Stephen W Towle on December 15, 2012
in Aviation — 3 Comments

What I love about these new tooled Airfix kits are the simplicity and directness of the design of models. This one was built OOB. The decals work reasonably well given the price paid for the kit and are way better than some more of the up scal[...]

Airfix Mig-15

by Stephen W Towle on December 8, 2012
in Aviation — 3 Comments

Not the most sophisticated kit nor the most accurate. However, if your on a budget or your buying for a youngster or need a simple straight build that doesn't take months this is a good kit to buy. Some folks don't care for the engraved panels l[...]