Author: Ed.

Reviews

Review: Tamiya Model Cleaning Brush (Anti-Static)

Info Series: Tamiya Craft Tools Released: 2007 Price: 14.99 USD at Luckymodel in 2013 What is it? Unless you hermetically seal your model kits, dust will tend to cling onto your model kits. With a normal brush, the act of brushing off the dust will tend to generate static electricity which further makes the dust …...

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Reviews

Review : LEGO 894 Mobile Ground Tracking Station

Set Info Theme: Classic Space Released: 1979 Scale: Minifig Minifigures: 1 Pieces: 65 Price: 17.00 EUR on Bricklink in 2013 Notes: Set number 452 in the US What is it? The Mobile Ground Tracking Station is a 6-wheeled vehicle with a compartment for a small command center at the back. It also pulls a 2-wheeled …...

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Previews

Preview: 1/72 Hasegawa ASF-X Shinden II

Kit Info Manufacturer: Hasegawa Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Parts: 130 The Subject In 2008, Taiga Heavy Industries was commissioned by the Ministry of Defense to begin developing the ASF-X. By 2016, there were 4 prototypes built for testing: two each CTOL and STOVL variants. Unique to the Shinden II were the forward swept wings and...

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On the Bench

WIP : 1/72 Academy F-8E Crusader Pt. 2

Now it’s time to put the two halves of the fuselage together. First up, the myriad parts I needed to assemble before hand. Incidentally, all were sprayed white. Academy provides a long trunking so you can see into the nose intake. Nice. From left to right: the MLG bay, the belly flap bay and the …...

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On the Bench

WIP : 1/72 Academy F-8E Crusader Pt.1

Like all aircraft kits, I started with the cockpit. The details are basic but acceptable for 1/72. Control panels are recessed but Academy conveniently includes decals. The ejection seat is made up of 4 parts. It doesn’t have any seatbelt details. This is handbrushed, washed and drybrushed to bring out the details. I decided to...

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On the Bench

WIP : HGUC RGM-79Q GM Quel Pt. 1

This is my version of the RGM-79Q GM Quel operated by the Titans of the Earth Federation. It’s my entry into Plamo’s WOOB 07. I’m combining the upper body and arms of the HGUC GM Quel with the bottom half of the HGUC GM Custom. Why? I find the lower portion of the HGUC GM …...

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On the Bench

WIP : 1/48 A-4E Skyhawk ‘TOPGUN 56’ Pt. 1

This one’s been in the backburner for awhile (what else is new?) so it’s time for it to see the light of day again. The plan is OOB with decals from TwoBobs Decals. Back when the US Navy ran the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School aka ‘TOPGUN’, it operated A-4 Skyhawks in the role …...

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Previews

Preview : Hobby Boss 1/48 F-14B Tomcat

Note : this post gets a lot of hits so I need to mention that I’ve lost the images for this preview. The only images left are low resolution ones you see here. I hope to be able to bring back the originals. Kit Info Manufacturer: Hobby Boss Scale: 1/48 Media: Injection Parts: 490+ The …...

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My Builds

Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 General Galaxy VF-22S Sturmvogel II

The Subject The VF-22S Sturmvogel II is the mass production version of General Galaxy’s entry in Project Super Nova, the YF-21 ‘Omega One’. The YF-21’s brainwave control system was dropped and replaced with conventional controls. However, the active stealth and payload capabilites were retained. The VF-22S has...

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On the Bench

WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-22S Sturmvogel II Pt.14

Last few things to complete. And as usual, a minor disaster… I sprayed the exhaust in Alclad Jet Exhaust and I found the color abit too dark. Given another go, I think I’d have gone for gun metal color. I attached the exhaust petals with cement and carelessly got the cement onto the Alclad. Sigh… …...

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