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November 25, 2020
Aircraft: 1/48 and smaller

Tamiya 1/48 Fw 190D-9

Tamiya’s 1/48 Fw 190D-9 is a little gem of a kit. It keeps things simple to offer a really easy build. You just can’t go wrong with this one, it’s a delight for beginners and experienced modellers alike.

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November 18, 2020
Aircraft: 1/35 and larger

Italeri 1/32 F-104

Italeri’s big F-104 does you no favours, yet manages to be an enjoyable build.  I love this Canadian scheme and this might just be my favourite finished piece.

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October 19, 2020
Aircraft: 1/35 and larger

Tamiya 1/32 P-51D: My Little Pony

Having built Tamiya’s 1/32 P-51D back in 2012 or so I was pleased to find it every bit as nice as I remembered.  This is a fantastic kit, but check the box schemes before building.

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September 29, 2020
Ships

Trumpeter 1/350 Liberty Ship Build Review

Lovely kit of an interesting, historically significant, and under-represented subject.  I enjoyed this very much, though realistic ship weathering remains elusive.

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September 28, 2020
Aircraft: 1/35 and larger

Revell 1/32 P-51D Build Review (My Little Pony Part 1)

A modern 1/32 P-51 tooling for 30% the price of Tamiya’s kit.  Where were corners cut?  Everywhere.

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August 27, 2020
Aircraft: 1/35 and larger

Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IX

A really nice kit, as expected.  Also an opportunity to attempt to reproduce a build that inspired me to do better.

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August 13, 2020
Aircraft: 1/48 and smaller

Hasegawa 1/48 F-15C

Hasegawa’s venerable 1/48 F-15 is a surprisingly nice build that stacks up well against more modern toolings.  Other F-15 kits are embarrassingly poor efforts in comparison.

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August 11, 2020
Aircraft: 1/48 and smaller

Trumpeter 1/48 MiG-23BN

Nice little kit of a 1980’s Warsaw Pact mainstay.  No major headaches, though it is fiddly in places.

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August 6, 2020
Aircraft: 1/35 and larger

Special Hobby 1/32 Yak-3

Not bad for a short-run kit, though it has its moments.  This little Yak-3 required a bit more thought than usual to get it working, as the biggest challenge was the fit of the landing gear bays.

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June 9, 2020
Aircraft: 1/48 and smaller

Tamiya 1/48 P-38 build review

Tamiya’s P-38 is what you might expect from one of their 1/48 kits: clever engineering to make a simple, straightforward build that fits almost perfectly.

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