Author: Phil Pignataro
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Special Hobby Mirage F.1CE/CH
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. Special Hobby captures that look in 1/72 scale nicely. I built the F.1CE/CH; the suffixes designate export versions for Spain and Morocco, respectively. Exquisite surface detail marks the parts, quality that extends to wheel wells, doors and the cockpit. These are the best moldings I’ve…
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Trumpeter Chengdu J-10B aircraft
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/32 scale plastic model aircraft kit. Molded in Trumpeter’s standard gray plastic, the J-10B has beautiful surface and rivet detail as well as nicely detailed wheel wells. Cockpit detail comes in the form of decals and looks good. The kit provides only one marking option, however, there are a lot of…
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Revell Germany BAe Hawk T1
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. Revell Germany’s Hawk trainer offers markings for the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team, in the current eye-catching red-and-white scheme. Molded in slightly soft red plastic, the parts feature excellent recessed surface detail. Several smaller pieces have flash and seam lines on them.…
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Tarangus Saab J32B/E Lansen
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. As Sweden’s first multirole fighter, the Saab J32 Lansen was a ground-attack platform, all-weather fighter, reconnaissance bird, electronic countermeasures aircraft, and air sampler, from the 1950s until at least as recently as 2010.
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Airfix Ju 87B-1 Stuka
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. Airfix recently released an early version of the Stuka, and it’s a honey of a kit. If you have built one of Airfix’s newer releases, everything from the box art to the blue-gray molded plastic, recessed detail, and instructions will look familiar.
