Kit Rating: 9 / 10 Decal Rating: 9/10 (I also used decals from my spares) I fancied doing something different.. Music: Crushin, by Jason Shaw / audionautix Drone pictures from Public Domain Photo of ‘SAMI’ cover for review purposes only = Fair Use All model photos and video clip: BasicModelling
Kit Rating: 9 / 10 (Very good fit, but slightly over-engineered, a simpler solution to some parts would have made the assembly much easier) Decal Rating: 10 / 10 (Decals made by Cartograf, which means excellent colour and perfect register, and a more than excellent adhering to the model)
Kit Rating: 9 / 10 (The rear clear part doesn’t fit correctly. Minor plastic surgery needed) Decal Rating: 8 / 10 (In good register, but the normal problems with Academy decals can happen if not careful) Building two P-39 Airacobras, just to show TWO of the THREE different versions you can make from the 1/72 [...]
Built straight out the box, nothing added with the exemption of an after market decal set! Kit Rating: 10 / 10 (looks like a P-47 Razorback, and comes with a lot of extra goodies!!) Kit Decal Rating: 6 / 10 (An interesting choice of decals, but not many stencils, and the old type Academy decals [...]
2 models for the time it takes to watch ONE video!! Don’t say I never give you a bargain.. KIT RATINGS: P-51 B: Nice kit, goes together well, as long as care is taken.. Looks like a B type Mustang to me.. P-51 D: A bit simplyfied, but perfectly ok.. DECAL RATINGS: Urrrrgh! The P-51 [...]
Finally an RAF Kittyhawk for my collection! Kit Rating: 8 / 10 (Some fitting problems, the kit needed more filler than expexted from an Academy kit) Decal Rating: 7 / 10 (Some of the kit decals were out of register and un-usable. I used Xtradecals from the pares as replacements. All other decals from the [...]
This video also features a ‘How to Stipple’ section.. Kit Rating: 10 / 10 (Goes together well, nicely detailed cockpit, choice of E-3 or E-4 versions) Decal Rating: Kit decals 10 / 10 (In spite of being Academy decals, the stencils I used went on very well) Southern Expo Battle of Britain Decals: 10 / [...]