Manufacturer: Special Hobby
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Special Hobby 1/32 scale T-33A Shooting Star
FineScale Modeler reviews Special Hobby’s 1/32 scale T-33A Shooting Star. The T-33A was the advanced jet training workhorse for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy in the late 1940s. Based on the F-80 Shooting Star, it was a reliable design that kept it in active duty roles with many air forces into the 1980s.…
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Special Hobby 1/48 scale Supermarine Seafire Mk.III
FineScale Modeler reviews Special Hobby’s 1/48 scale Supermarine Seafire Mk.III plastic model airplane kit. The carrier version of the British Spitfire, the kit includes optional clipped wings, a photoetched-metal instrument panel, posable control surfaces, and photoetched-metal seat belts.
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Special Hobby 1/72 scale AH-1G Cobra
FineScale Modeler reviews Special Hobby’s 1/72 scale Bell AH-1G Cobra helicopter plastic scale model kit. This appears to be a significant step up in quality for the Czech manufacturer, noted for its variety of short-run offerings. The parts are crisply molded with fine recessed details and flash-free tiny details.
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Special Hobby 1/48 scale D-558-1 Skystreak
Special Hobby’s 1/48 scale D-558-1 Skystreak “NACA” consists of gray and clear plastic parts, photoetched-metal and cast-resin parts, all packaged in clear plastic bags. Decals are included, along with a 12-page instruction booklet.
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Special Hobby 1/72 scale CAC CA-12 Boomerang
Special Hobby’s 1/72 scale release of the Boomerang sports recessed panel lines, fine surface detail and a great-looking decal sheet with four options for markings. On the sprue, the kit promises to build into a great model.
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Special Hobby 1/72 scale Twin Mustang F-82G
The finished model looks menacing in its gloss black night-fighter scheme.
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Special Hobby 1/48 scale Fiat B.R.20
The Fiat B.R.20 was a late-1930s design that served the Regia Aeronautica from the Spanish Civil War through the start of World War II. Interestingly, the Japanese purchased several B.R.20s and used them in China.
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Special Hobby 1/48 scale He 178V-2
Heinkel’s He 178 became the first jet-powered aircraft when it took to the air August 27, 1939. The second prototype with a different wing is replicated in Special Hobby’s kit.
