February 1992

In this issue

Inside the February 1992 newsletter

February reports on registration, tours, award sponsorship, and other preparations for the 1992 IPMS/USA National Convention in Seattle. An industry column discusses MRC's bankruptcy, changes in Tamiya distribution and pricing, and growing competition from Dragon/DML, preserving a useful snapshot of the scale-model business in early 1992.

The issue's reviews range from limited-production aircraft to armor. Andrew Birkbeck assesses a Czech resin Supermarine Swift F.1, and Robert Kennedy reviews Hobbycraft's Polikarpov I-16 with notes on accuracy, missing detail, and useful corrections. Jim Schubert combines a history of the Bereznyak-Isaev BI-1 rocket fighter with an evaluation of Molyelist's 1/72 kit, identifying problems with the wing chord, tailplane, and ventral fin. Rocky Rockwell closes with a detailed build of Tamiya's 1/35 Krupp Protze six-wheel transporter, covering added detail, painting, and weathering.