Hobby Boss's 38(t) is a great kit with lots of detail and fairly simple construction. This is an early version of this tank, and it features a curved front driver's plate with machine gun. T....

Revell's F-86D is a very nice, modern kit, for a very reasonable price. The surface detail on the F-86 is the best I've seen in a Revell model. Beautiful engraved lines throughout, superb fi....

Minicraft's PV-1 Ventura is a nice kit that went together without much fuss, and looks great upon completion. Fit was mostly good, but clear parts needed some extra attention to make fit acceptab....

Takom's SMK Heavy Tank was a pleasure to build and paint. The detail of the entire kit was outstanding. Part fit is nearly perfect, with only a small amount of filler used here and there. This wa....

Italeri's Demag D7 is a great kit that won't tax your modeling skills to the limit. Part count is fairly low and that makes for a simple, enjoyable build. The only step that I found slightly....

The L6/40 is an interesting kit that was very fun to build, paint and weather. The kit offers a small fret of photo-etched metal for exhaust cover, internal hatch mechanisms, turret rivets, and variou....

The HobbyBoss ZTZ 99A is a well detailed, top notch kit that was a pleasure to build. As with several HobbyBoss aircraft kits that I have built, the molding and fit of parts are excellent. This kit in....

Trumpeter's M117 is a very detailed, fun kit of a modern armored security vehicle. Although there is no interior, the kit has lots of detail and nice features on the exterior, including photo etc....

This boxing of the M24 is another joint effort by Tamiya and Italeri. The original molds are Italeri, but Tamiya has added extra parts to make this a very nice and well detailed model. Tamiya adds a t....

I wanted to give this kit a 5 star rating, but it fell short in a few areas. First the positives: The detail in the cockpit and engine and the inscribed panel lines make this a beautiful kit that you ....

Even though this kit originally dates to 1974, the molding and design have held up well. You get a mixture of raised and engraved panel lines (I'd estimate 25% raised, 75% engraved)....

Trumpeter's T-55 is a kit with molds from 2001, so I wasn't expecting perfection, but I was still disappointed in several areas. First, let's look at the positives: Low cost, simple bui....

The P-47D Razorback is another outstanding kit from Tamiya. Quality of parts and fit are excellent, with no trouble spots encountered throughout the build. Tamiya's superb engineering really shin....

Tamiya's A6M2 Zero is a simple and nice kit for a very reasonable price. The kit offers a mixture of raised and scribed panel lines. Part fit is actually pretty good. Part count it fairly low but this....

Trumpeter's M1A1/A2 is a nice basic kit with lots of options. There are parts to build several M1A1s, with mine plow, with mine rollers and with river fording equipment. You get copper wire, small cha....

For the most part, this was a 5 star kit. The detail and quality of the parts and fit were outstanding. The tank is small, but fun to assemble and paint. You get two full figures and the choice of two....

Hobby Boss's kit of the IAR-80 is excellent and I had a blast building, painting and weathering it. I didn't know anything about this plane before purchasing the kit, but its sleek lines and country o....

This was a challenging kit to build because of its multiple detailed sub-assemblies and many small parts. I chose to leave all door and access panels open to show off the very detailed interior and en....

Hobby Boss's kit of the IAR-80 is excellent and I had a blast building, painting and weathering it. I didn't know anything about this plane before purchasing the kit, but its sleek lines and country o....

This is an older kit from Tamiya (stamped 1973 on the lower hull), but still very fun to assemble and paint. Part count is fairly low, but you get working front wheels and and suspension, 5 full figur....