iModeler Reviews
Reviews of scale model kits, products and publications.
Review: TEMCO (North American) TF-51D Mustang trainer
The Airplane:
Throughout the Second World War, one of the major problems facing all air forces was converting a new low-time pilot to a single-seat fighter. All of these aircraft were high-powered and not only difficult but dangerous for a [...]
Review: A Tale of Two Cougars – Kitty Hawk 1/48 F9F-8 Cougar
By the time Grumman’s F9F-2 Panther was entering fleet service in 1949, the advantages of swept wings had already been proven by the North American F-86 Sabre which had flown in prototype form within months of the XF9F-2. The big [...]