May 2017 New Product Rundown From Fine Scale Modeler In the 110th episode of the NPRD, Elizabeth Nash and Aaron Skinner take a look at: Moebius’ 1/32 scale Proteus Hasegawa’s 1/72 scale Kawanishi H8K2 “Emily” Meng’s 1/35 scale King Tiger Wingnut Wings’ 1/32 scale Sopwith Camel
For those who are interested, Pontos 1/200 Hood Battlecruiser Detail set back in stock over at Freetime Hobbies website. I’ve ordered mine! Have you?
Demos Demos…we want them. The Huzzah Hobbies guys want them—especially since a lot of these skills are transferable. And we want to do them—there are a lot of tips and techniques all of us have accumulated over the years. We had one in the works for this month, but some home issues overcame our first…
NoVa IPMS Model Classic and Kitty Hawk/Panda Well…our friends at NoVa IPMS had a great turnout this year for Model Classic—the best I can remember for years. The tables were full of models and the halls were full of vendors. And there were some truly outstanding models on display—friends of Piper Hobby will certainly remember…
Shizuoka! Here are some of the big news out of the upcoming Shizuoka show. Liberally poached from HLJ.com. For the BMW fans in the group (that would be me), Hasegawa is releasing a 1/32 BMW 2002tii…and the destroyer Yugumo in Midway fit in 1/700. Fine Molds is releasing a number of Japanese armored vehicles—both WW…
Academy just announced a brand new mold F-15E Strike Eagle in 1/72. This goes along with Great Wall Hobby’s announcement of a 1/72 Strike Eagle. Huzzah! Trumpeter announced releases of the SA-10 TEL and the SA-13 SAM vehicle in 1/35. They also announced the M1A1 Abrams in 1/16—and Sprue Brothers already has the 1/16…
Bell RP-39Q Airacobra Courtesy of Randy Malmstrom Bell RP-39Q Airacobra, serial number 44-2485. This particular aircraft did not see combat action. It was recovered from Carpenter Lake in British Columbia and restored by Pacific Fighters and is painted in Soviet Air Forces markings. My photos at Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon where it is…
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Canary (“Yellow Peril”) Courtesy of Randy Malstrom Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Canary (“Yellow Peril”), Bu. No. 2582-27. This particular aircraft was built on 1940 (I have not determined its service history) and was restored by high school teacher Bob van Vranken of Suisun, California who took the aircraft on an over…
Supermarine Spitfire Lf. Mk. XVIe Courtesy of Randy Malmstrom Supermarine Spitfire Lf. Mk. XVIe, s/n TE356 (“Lf” in reference to low-altitude rated engine). This particular aircraft was built at the Vickers-Armstrong plant at Castle Bromwich and delivered to 695 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force in June 1945 and was reassigned to No. 2…
North American T-6G (SNJ-6) Courtesy of Randy Malmstrom North American T-6G (SNJ-6) Constr. No. 168-47. I have not been able to get much in the way of history of this particular aircraft. It is painted in the markings of SNJ-6 “Felix the Cat” of VFA-31 (Strike Fighter Squadron 31) the “Tomcatters” with the call sign…
