Northrop F-20, The fighter the Air National Guard ADF units wanted

 I remember the buzz around the units OPS.  We all knew the F-4 day where coming to a close.  A lot of the Top Air Guard officers felt the F-20 was perfect for the ADF mission.   Here are the specs, you decide if the F-20 would of been a better choice than hand me down F-16's from active duty.

IJN Kawanishi 18 Test Armored Fighter Jinkaze (Late Type) 1/72 Scale Full Kit

 Ushmodels just released the Kawamishi 18 fighter.  It is a beautiful resin model kit. Not cheap as the current cost is $52.00 for the kit and around $25.00 for shipping.

Ushimodels kits

Eduard shipping their 1/72 BF-109F

 Should be your favorite shopper 25Th of May,

The Great escape.

  Above are the men from the great escape. As we many where exacuted by the orders from Hitler

Ki-61

 

How to fix Eduard P-39 canopy fit by Rick Troutman

 Modeling tip from Rick Troutmen

I'm currently building a pair of Eduard P-39/400s and one of my big complaints is the canopy is too narrow for the fuselage width, leaving a major step. I addressed this on the 1st one and decided to take some pics and share on the 2nd.

After test fitting, I added a .020 Evergreen styrene shim to the port side and a .015 shim to the starboard. I then sanded them just a bit before another test fit. The shims will be painted the interior color before the final attachment of the canopy. I hope hope this simple solution helps someone else trying to address this issue.

How to fix Kineteic F-18 nose.

 One of the big complains about the Kinetic F-18 is the assembly fit.  DL Munn has the perfect solution.