Author: Jim Zeske
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AFV Club 1/35 scale Valentine Mk.I
AFV Club’s 1/35 scale Valentine Mk.I plastic model kit is cleanly molded and features a working suspension, turned-metal gun barrel, and a partial interior for the turret. Tracks are molded as single strings of vinyl, with a small set of individual links also provided.
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Revell 1/48 scale Lockeed PV-1 Ventura
Revell’s 1/48 scale Lockheed PV-1 Ventura model is molded in gray plastic and includes multiple bombs, a nosegun pack, an open bomb bay, drop tanks, and a detailed cockpit.
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MiniArt 1/35 scale MB Type 170W Personenwagen
MiniArt’s 1/35 scale plastic model of the Mercedes-Benz Type 170V is a welcome addition to a growing number of soft-skin kits. It is molded in yellow plastic and includes a complete engine, drivetrain, suspension details, passenger compartment detail, exterior trunk, and photoetched-metal detail parts. Also included is a bonus set of MiniArt German civilians.
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Trumpeter 1/32 scale Bf 109G-6
Trumpeter’s 1/32 scale Bf 109G-6 plastic model kit is cleanly molded in neutral gray plastic and features a full engine, fuel cell, ammo containers, radiator detail, a full cockpit, drop tank, underwing cannon, photoetched-metal detail parts, and vinyl tires.
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Hasegawa 1/32 scale Raiden
Hasegawa’s 1/32 scale Raiden is the long-awaited successor to the 30-plus-year-old Revell kit. It is beautifully molded and engineered, with crisp, clean parts and features like a full engine, detailed cockpit, and a pilot figure.
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Amusing Hobby 1/35 scale Neubaufahrzeug
Amusing Hobby’s 1/35 scale Neubaufahrzeug plastic model follows on Dragon and Trumpeter’s versions of this early tank. Amusing Hobby’s first kit is cleanly molded in a variety of gray and brown plastic. Features include optional parts to build the variations in the last three vehicles. Also included are separate working tracks and two sheets of…
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Tamiya 1/32 scale P-51D Mustang
In keeping with the standard set by previous 1/32 scale model kits, Tamiya’s Mustang includes a detailed Packard Merlin engine with magnets to align scale thin cowl covers.
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HobbyBoss U.S. M3A1 “White Scout Car”
It was great to build an up-to-date model kit of this interesting U.S. Army vehicle.
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Revell Germany 1/32 scale Arado Ar 196A-3
Big and detailed, this model kit includes a display stand as well as a detailed cockpit and all the parts you need to pose the wings folded or extended.