Manufacturer: HobbyBoss
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HobbyBoss 1/48 scale F-80 Shooting Star
HobbyBoss’ first release of the Shooting Star as a plastic model kit is their 1/48 scale F-80A. Six sprues of gray plastic feature incredibly petite engraved panel lines for 1/48 scale. However, the plastic’s grainy texture requires extra work for a natural-metal finish.
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HobbyBoss 1/32 scale P-61B Black Widow
The first 1/32 scale P-61 Black Widow in injection-molded plastic comes to us from HobbyBoss — and it is a massive undertaking! Nearly 19″ long, with a wingspan of 25″, it is huge. More than 700 parts are crammed into the big box. Two frets of photoetched metal spice up the detail; a vinyl fret…
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HobbyBoss 1/700 scale USS Essex LHD-2
HobbyBoss’ new 1/700 scale USS Essex LHD-2 plastic model kit appears to be patterned after the 1/350 scale Gallery Models kit. That’s good news from a detail standpoint, but may be a tall challenge for some builders.
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HobbyBoss 1/35 scale T-26
HobbyBoss kicks off its 1/35 scale T-26 plastic model kit releases with the initial version, the so-called Model 1931, armed with two machine guns in matching turrets. The parts feature sharp, recessed panel lines and crisply molded rivet and bolt heads. The edges of parts like the turret platform are extremely thin.
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HobbyBoss 1/35 scale EBR-10
The Panhard Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance, or, as HobbyBoss labels it, the French EBR-10 Wheeled Reconnaissance Vehicle, was based on a pre-World War II design resurrected in the 1950s. The HobbyBoss 1/35 scale plastic model kit is molded in light yellow styrene with vinyl tires and a sheet of photoetched metal. Flash is minimal and…
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HobbyBoss 1/48 scale An-2 Colt
It seems as if the modeling world is starting to produce as many An-2 Colt kits as the Soviets did in real life. (Well, OK, maybe not more than 18,000.) HobbyBoss now enters the fray with its 1/48 scale plastic model kit, which offers some options not yet seen. Included are skis and a cropdusting…
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HobbyBoss 1/35 scale Hungarian 38M Toldi I
HobbyBoss has produced the first plastic model kit of the T38M Toldi tank in 1/35 scale. It is molded in light yellow styrene with the individual track links provided in light brown styrene. A sheet of photoetched metal is also included. The overall detail is good, but I had to deepen shallow panel lines so…
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HobbyBoss 1/48 F8F-1 Bearcat
HobbyBoss’ 1/48 scale F8F-1 Bearcat is crisply molded in gray plastic, the parts are free of flash and feature consistent, to-scale engraving. The clear parts are thin enough to preclude a dip in Pledge Future floor finish. The decal sheet has the peculiar (but correct) Blue Angel blue markings for Beetle Bomb.
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HobbyBoss 1/48 scale F3H-2 Demon
HobbyBoss captures the F3H-2 Demon in fantastic detail with it’s new 1/48 scale kit. The wings can be folded, and all of the control surfaces are molded separately. The wheel wells are nicely detailed, and the engine exhaust duct and nozzle are impressive.
