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Azur-Frrom 1/72 scale Fairey Battle Mk.I ‘In Belgium’ plastic model kit review

Get ready to work with tiny details and fragile parts for a unique replica

HobbyBoss 1/144 scale Chinese Y-9 plastic model kit review

A kit let down by its instructions and loose cockpit window fit

X-Scale 1/144 scale Douglas DC-8-32 Swissair plastic model kit review

This kit fills a hole in the DC-8 family, but you’ll have to work a bit to get there

AMT Kenworth/Challenger transit mixerSubscriber Only Content

Build review of the 1/25 scale cement mixer kit with perfectly fitting decals

Roden C-133 Cargomaster

Review of the 1/144 scale aircraft kit with great decals
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MikroMir Blackburn Beverley

Review of the 1/144 scale aircraft kit with good interior details
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Dora Wings Bellanca CH/J-300

FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale aircraft kit with great decals
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Airfix Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3

FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale aircraft kit with superb molding
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Platz Mitsubishi T-2

FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit
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Trumpeter F-106A Delta Dart

FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit
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Zvezda Boeing 737-800Subscriber Only Content

FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/144 scale plastic model airliner kit
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Hasegawa Kawanishi H8K2 "Emily"

FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit

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Airfix Nakajima B5N2 "Kate"Subscriber Only Content

FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit
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Eduard Spitfire Mk.IXc (late)Subscriber Only Content

Beginning life as the Royal Air Force’s stopgap fighter to engage the Fw 190, the Spitfire “Nine” with its Merlin 61 engine became Britain’s most-used fighter in Europe. Now it’s the subject of another super release fr...
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Airfix Avro Shackleton MR2Subscriber Only Content

Wowzah! There’s a lot of model in this big red box. Parts are furnished for two Shackleton MR2 variants, including options for movable rudders, retracted or extended flaps, and bomb-bay doors. Closed landing gear doors and an extended radome ar...
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Eduard Fw 190A-8Subscriber Only Content

This is one beautiful offering from Eduard! The surface detail on the injection-molded parts rates as some of the nicest I’ve ever seen. A fret of 36 optional pre-colored photo-etched (PE) parts can be used to enhance the model. There’s a...
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Airfix Heinkel He 111P-2Subscriber Only Content

Airfix’s new He 111 features fine recessed surface engraving, nice interior detail, and includes lots of additional parts for the cockpit, wheel wells, bomb bay, and the gunner’s cradle for the dorsal gun position. The kit depicts the D...
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Trumpeter Su-24MR “Fencer-E”Subscriber Only Content

Trumpeter’s “Fencer-E” features an astounding amount of plastic: 370 parts on 28 sprues. Everything is packed separately in a partitioned box, with the clear sprue in its own padded polybag. The parts have outstanding recessed detai...
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Roden Bristol 175 BritanniaSubscriber Only Content

Crews affectionately called the Britannia (and its Canadian cousin, the CL-44) “The Whispering Giant.” Roden has done Bristol’s airliner proud. Featuring engraved detail, the kit’s gray parts look good generally, but molding c...
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Airfix Dornier Do 17ZSubscriber Only Content

My first impression of Airfix's new 1/72 scale Dornier Do 17Z? In a word, details! Fine surface and interior details grace the fuselage halves, wings, and nacelles, but it's the array of additional parts for the cockpit and bomb bay that put this kit...
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