iModeler Reviews
Reviews of scale model kits, products and publications.
Review: Kitty Hawk 1/48 FJ-3M Fury
The Airplane:
By the end of November, 1950, the Navy knew that its main fleet fighter, the Grumman F9F-2 Panther, was seriously outclassed by the opposition. LCDR William T. Ament of VF-112 had shot down the first MiG-15 confirmed by the [...]
Review: Gustav v. Gustav – Hasegawa vs. Tamiya 1/72 Bf 109G-6
The Bf109g series was the most produced variant of the Bf109 fighter. It has been a popular subject in scale modeling. Scalemates lists 256 kits--126 in 1:72 scale--starting with a 1959 Airfix kit. I thought it would be interesting do a [...]
Review: Dora Wings 1/48 Curtiss-Wright AT-9
The Airplane:
In 1940, with the Martin B-26 bomber and Lockheed P-38 fighter on order, the US Army Air Corps knew that it was essential to begin preparations for training pilots so that when they “stepped up” to these “hot” types, [...]