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Hello:

I am interested in purchasing a model aircraft kit made by PM Models.  Is this a good plastic model making company, that is, does it make good models?  

I thank you for your reply.

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Ken,

The PM Models are a mixed batch, with the Ta-183 being fairly decent, while many of the others are mediocre.  The F-86 is the old Hasegawa kit and is not too good.  The F-100C is another ancient kit and I would just wait for the Trumpeter if interested in the Hun.  However the Seafury is a very good kit.

Cliff

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Clifford Bossie

Expertise

Model aircraft and aviation History and photography, Naval history and ship models, maritime and ships in general, Scratch building of models, Some military history

Experience

I have built models for the better part of thirty five years, have taken photographs of U.S. military aircraft and ships for about twenty five years and am currently scratch building a 1/72 nd scale model of the USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80).

Organizations
Local IPMS

Publications
IPMS journal and local IPMS publication. Photos and drawing in Koku Fan, Deatil and Scale, et al.

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