iModeler Reviews
Reviews of scale model kits, products and publications.
Review: MAGIC FACTORY 1/48 Douglas A-4M Skyhawk
Having built a number of A-4's over the years in 72nd and 48th scale. Those kits, Fujimi, Monogram, Hobbycraft and Hasegawa pretty much had the same philosophy of assembly with some minor differences, for example the Hobbycraft kit nose [...]
Review: Arma Hobby 1/48 Hurricane IIb
The Hurricane Mark II was powered by a Merlin XX and had the wing center sections strengthened. The improved Merlin XX engine appeared in 1940 featuring a new two-speed supercharger that could have its impeller speed changed by the pilot [...]
Review: Kitty Hawk 1/48 North American FJ-3 Fury
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 Soviet records [...]
