Kit and Product Reviews

Have we mentioned that we like to build and share what we learn with other modelers?  Below, you'll find links to reviews written by Wright Field Scale Modelers members for IPMS/USA and other organizations and publications.

Aircraft

1/32 Scale

• FE.2b Late, Wingnut Wings
• Fokker D. VII (Alb), Wingnut Wings New!
• McCudden S.E.5a Conversion Set, True Details
• North American P-51D Mustang, Tamiya
• Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVIe, Tamiya

1/48 Scale

• DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.VI /NF Mk.II,  Tamiya
• F-5E Nellis Gomers Decals, Two Bobs
• F-8J Crusader "Red Lightnings", Hasegawa
• F-15K Slam Eagle, Academy
• F-35A Lightning II, Kitty Hawk 
• F-100F Super Sabre, Trumpeter
• F6F-5 Hellcat (Weekend Edition), Eduard
• Fokker D.VII (OAW), Eduard

• Hawker Hurricane Mk I, Tamiya (Italeri)

• Hurricane De Havilland Propeller and Tool, quickboost

• Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, Tamiya
• MQ-9 Reaper, Skunkmodels Workshop
• P-39 Airacobra Over New Guinea, Eduard
• P-61 Black Widow, Great Wall Hobby
• RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV, Skunkmodels Workshop
• Spad XIII Early Version, Eduard
• Spitfire Mk.V Cockpit Set (for Tamiya), Aries
• Sukhoi Su-25 UB/UBK Frogfoot, KP Models
• TBM-3 Avenger, Academy (Accurate Miniatures)

1/72 Scale

• B-17F/G "Big Ed" Detail Set, Eduard  
• F/A-18D Hornet Marine Corps Dual Combo, Hasegawa
• SR-71A Blackbird, Hasegawa
• YF-22 Raptor Snap-Tite, Revell

1/144 Scale

• F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, Dragon

• N1K2-J Shiden-Kai, Platz

Reference

• 57th Fighter Group, "First in the Blue," Osprey
• B-29 Superfortress in Action, Squadron/Signal
• F6F Hellcat, Ginter Books
• F-22 Raptor in Action, Squadron/Signal
• Gloster Gladiator Vol 2 - The Survivors in Detail, MMP Books
• Polish Spitfires, Kagero
• TBF/TBM Avenger In Action, Squadron-Signal
• Wing Leader, Crecey Publishing

Automotive

1/25 Scale

• 2010 Ford Mustang GT Convertible, Revell
• '63 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe, Revell
• NASCAR 2010 Chevrolet Impalas - Hendrick Motorsports, AMT
• NASCAR 2010 Chevrolet Impala, AMT

Military Vehicles

1/35 Scale

• Armored 1/4-Ton 4x4 Truck w/Bazookas, Dragon
• M1083 FMTV Standard Cargo, Trumpeter
• Soviet D-30 120mm Howitzer - Early Version, Trumpeter
• Soviet Military Truck ZIS-5V, Zvezda New!
   

1/48 Scale

• Austin Tilly,  Tamiya

1/72 Scale

• M4A3 (76mm) Sherman, Italeri

1/100 Scale

• SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. B, Zvezda

Reference

• M108/M109 Howitzer Walkaround, Squadron/Signal

Ships

1/240 Scale

• HMS Campbeltown, Revell

1/302 Scale

• USCGC Roger B. Taney, Revell

1/700 Scale

• RMS Titanic Centenary Anniversary, Academy
• USS Albany (CG-10), Cyber-Hobby
• USS Coronado (LCS-4), Cyber-Hobby

Reference

• USS Arizona - Squadron at Sea, Squadron/Signal
• USS North Carolina - Squadron at Sea, Squadron/Signal

Space/Sci-Fi

1/8 Scale

• The Black Widow, Moebius

1/72 Scale

• Redstone Rocket w/Mercury Spacecraft, Dragon 

1/128 Scale

• Flying Sub from The Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Moebius

1/1000 Scale

• Star Trek USS Enterprise "Refit", Polar Lights

1/2500 Scale

• Star Trek USS Enterprise Starship Set, AMT

Reference

• NASA Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop Manual, Zenith Press

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For more reviews, please visit the IPMS/USA Reviews page and the AMPS Reviews page..