Continuing the Ultracast theme this week, Kevin and Teresa also sent me three new prop & spinner sets for Hasegawa’s 1/48 Fw-190A-F kits. As with all other Ultracast resin products, they are of superior casting and quality. If you’re planning on building the Hasegawa Fw-190 kit, check out the Ultracast site for pics of the resin parts compared to the
Read moreYou’ve heard the old saying that the only two things you can count on are death and taxes. I’d have to add one more to that list- you can always count on great looking resin from Ultracast. This Luftwaffe pilot figure is no exception. The casting and detail in their figures are the finest I’ve seen. This figure is sculpted by
Read moreMark Tutton at Starfighter Decals has sent some of his newest sets for me to review, and they look great as usual. Following on his Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea and Midway sets, Mark’s latest set in that series is “USN at Guadalcanal” (Item# 72-139, $10.00). This is a great set which provides markings for for 4 different aircraft (F4F-4 Wildcats, SBD-3
Read moreMark Tutton at Starfighter Decals graciously sent these two very colorful and great looking sets for review. Both decal sets are of extremely high quality, which we’ve all come to expect from Starfighter Decals. USN at Coral Sea May 1942 The first set, USN at Coral Sea May 1942 (Item #72-137), covers three aircraft types: TBD, SBD, and F4F-3 Wildcats. The
Read moreWhen it comes to enhancing the look of a model, I’ve always felt that nothing can add more impact to the final result than some great looking resin aftermarket accessories. Whether it is a set of wheels, a new prop, control surfaces, a cockpit or a wheel well, resin accessories are often one of the simplest ways to spruce things
Read moreMonday we had a look at some gorgeous decal sets from Starfighter Decals. Then on Wednesday, we looked at some of the resin upgrade sets from Starfighter Decals. Today we will finish the week with some photoetch- and more decals! Many folks know of Starfighter Decals for the products they produce for Monogram’s classic 1930’s biplanes- the P-6E, F112-C, and F4B-4.
Read moreMonday we had a look at some gorgeous decal sets from Starfighter Decals. Today, we’ll continue with our review of Starfighter Decals products, looking at some resin upgrade sets. (And don’t miss out on part III, with photoetch and more decals.) Though Mark Tutton produces many different decal, resin, and photoetch products, what Starfighter Decals is best known for are
Read moreOne of the great things about modeling today is the huge variety of decals and aftermarket accessories available for the modeler to choose from. Whether it’s decals, resin sets, photo etch, or just about any other type of accessories, it’s a good bet someone in the world will be making it. Mark Tutton of Starfighter Decals is one of those people.
Read moreSeveral years ago, Mark Buchler of Modelnerd’s Modelshack fame had released a resin cowl update set for the Monogram P-61. With the renewed interest in the P-61 thanks to Great Wall Hobby’s Black Widow kit, it was time for an update to that set. Mark’s new update will do double duty, working on both the Monogram and Great Wall kits.
Read moreMany folks may know Mark Büchler as “Modelnerd” on various model related forums. A few may remember the super-impressive scratch built cockpit and other additions he did a few years ago for Lindberg’s Goshawk kit that was posted on Fine Scale’s forum. He did an awesome job on that, and decided to make resin copies. He sold a few of those,
Read moreRecently, Jeff Herne at ModelersWarehouse.com sent me some samples of the new weathering pigments he is producing, with the too-cool sounding name of Warpigs Weathering Pigments. Figuring a treadhead might make better use of them than I could, I asked Michael Faulkner (Jagdtiger1944 on the AgapeModels.com forums) to give them a try and share his thoughts with us. I used
Read moreDrew Hatch sent in this very useful tutorial for bending photoetch. Though he’s using The Small Shop’s “Bug” bending station, the basics he covers will apply to just about any bending tool. The Small Shop You can get your own “Bug” by visiting The Small Shop’s website. Based in Kalama, Washington, USA, they have a line of photoetch bending tools,
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