Way back in the Way Back, a couple of weeks ago anyway, we threatened to reappear with the second installment of what could easily become our very own version of The Never Ending Story (a movie well worth watching, that one, but we digress) and it’s time to redeem our promise. We’ve already flagged a couple of polystyrene issues for you and it’s time to pin the tail on another one, keeping in min …

Italian warplanes tend to get ignored in the big wonderful world of plastic scale modeling, which is a shame since they were extremely prominent during the Second World War, and flown in multiple theaters of operations. On top of that, they were often beautiful airplanes as well. Macchi’s MC.202 Folgore is one of those beautiful airplanes, albeit one not all that well represented by the kitmakers …

And now, let’s jump right back into our segmented review of the Kurfurst and see what conclusions we can draw from the adventure:Although the newest of Eduard’s Messerschmitt offerings is an amazing piece of work on almost every front, there are a couple of things to watch out for should you choose to model the airplane.First, they’ve omitted any reference at all to the small antenna that sprouts …

Now that we’ve kept you waiting for what can only be described as an inordinate amount of time, let’s resume our thrilling journey with the new Eduard Kurfurst!We know the parts are good, highly detailed and accurate within the limitations of the scale, so how is the model from a building standpoint? One word pretty much sums that one up: Superb. Keeping in mind that this is a kit from Eduard we’l …

It’s a legendary airplane among scale modelers and if you’ve ever built a scale model of a Second World War fighter, or maybe even if you haven’t, you know of the legendary Bf (or Me; you can pretty much take your pick on that one) 109K. It was the last of the 109s, and the fastest, and the highest performing; a rare bird that was capable of taking on any opposing airplane and winning the fight. I …