Fokker 1:72 Fokker E.II Eindecker

Normally I get pretty excited with the new Airfix kits, but 2 new WWI aircraft took me be surprise. I'll admit at first I didn't have the most interest in this kit, but I began lately to want to build something WWIish. And had my mind set on this new tooled Eindecker.

This kit is pretty small, but designed with a very sturdy construction. I honestly had no troubles putting this kit together, especially the landing struts, they were better than the new tooled Airfix Wildcat. The only problem I encountered were the stripes for the fuselage bands, they don't add up, so your going to need to add a few touch ups to them.

I used "EZ Line" by Berkshire junctions. It was originally designed for railroad modelers to use for telephone wires but the rest of the modeling world has been using it for all sorts of things, and WWI aircraft is high a top that list. EZ barely describes it, this is some of the best stuff I've ever used and made the rigging process go by so smoothly.

I really enjoyed this model, it can be a nice simple weekend build with lots of good details added in the mix, or as a stand alone kit. And a thanks to Jerry for sending me this kit in advance of the Canadian delivery date.

Polar Lights 1:1000 NCC-1864 U.S.S Reliant & Aztec Decals Set

I've been very excited about this kit, ever since I heard it was going to be released. It's been years since we saw a new tooled Reliant (Miranda class Starship). And Polar Lights came through, with this fantastic model. In keeping with their 1:1000 line the Reliant is pretty small. But the detail on it is some of the best yet. Very crisp clean and well defined details decorate this kit. 

The biggest complaints about this kit are the decals. I've heard a few sad stories from modelers whose original decals were misprinted and out of register. I thought I'm probably getting a more recent kit and this might not be a problem..... well I was wrong, there are a few imperfections on the sheet, but I think I can work around these, given that I also bought the Aztec decal sheet, which I'll explain down bellow.

SO this is the the other part that modelers were a bit upset with. Their 1:1000 Enterprise Refit comes with Aztec decals for the entire kit. And when the Reliant came out we were a bit sad to learn that the decals would be separate from the kit.  Also that they wouldn't be available until a month after the kits release??? But are they worth it? Totally! I'm glad I grabbed these as well, they look fantastic and are wonderfully printed. A bit of a shame compered to the kit decals. You also get 6 other Miranda Class Starship names and I.D bands. If you really want this kit to shine buy these as well, again they are wonderfully detailed and I'm quite interested to see how they will react. Also note that these are note Pearlescent decals like the ones included with the Refit Enterprise. (The decal sheets have had a RED filter added so I don't get e-mails from PL for showing their entire decal sheet)

Heller 1:72 Me 109 B-1/C-1

I really like the early 109 with it's old style nose and twin prop. It's quite a 30's design, especially when you look at a more majestic 109 K. Still we've all got to start somewhere. Modart633, a fellow YouTuber, hosted a "Spanish Civil War" group build. From Nov 2015- April 1st 2016. And I'm 3 days late, but I got it done!

I really enjoyed this kit, Its a older Heller but it's honestly got a lot of charm to it. The kit if from the early or mid 90's. I love the kits from Airfix and Heller, because at this time the decals were amazing. And 20 years later they still are. The fit pretty good, only a bit of filler needed. And the canopy was surprisingly very clear and you can still see through to the interior. 

I had a blast building this and being a part of the group build. If I find this kit again I'm most likely going to buy it. It's a simple fun build and I really like the Civil war markings. Tempted to get the new Eduard Civil War 109, but I'm awfully happy with this one instead.

AMT 1:4222 Imperial Star Destroyer

Well, since Bandai nor Revell have come out with a large scale Star Destroyer, and no the Episode III Republic Destroyer Revell built doesn't count. So in the mean time we're still stuck with the old AMT/MPC kit. This one was built by my younger brother, and he really didn't enjoy it. 

Let me start off by saying that he usually builds warhammer 40K figurines and stuff like that. The vehicles in that line are more simple and that's what he likes to build. And well this kit out of the gate caused him troubles. Several times he wanted to quit and just put this on the box, but I've really got to hand it to him for sticking through it all. 

He's given me permission to take it apart and make it more accurate, as well as lighting it. When that will be I'm not sure, but it will definitely be an awesome project. But for now here's the old AMT Star Destroyer.