Archives: Kit Reviews
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HK Models 1/32 scale Gloster Meteor F.4
This is a review of the HK Models 1/32 scale Gloster Meteor F.4 plastic model airplane kit.
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Takom 1/35 scale St. Chamond French heavy tank
This is a review of the Takom 1/35 scale St. Chamond French Heavy Tank plastic model kit.
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Special Expanded Review – Revell 1/48 scale Stearman biplane
After a decades-long wait, modelers can finally welcome a newly tooled 1/48 scale Stearman plastic model kit to compete with the vintage Lindberg kit. Reflecting current molding technology, Revell’s Stearman is loaded with petite surface details, including such finery as a combination lock on the baggage compartment. The interior is graced with an abundance of…
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Tamiya 1/48 scale U.S. 2 1/2-ton 6×6 airfield fuel truck
This is a review of the Tamiya 1/48 scale U.S. 2 1/2-ton 6×6 airfield fuel truck plastic model kit.
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Revell Germany 1/144 scale SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo
FineScale Modeler reviews Revell Germany’s 1/144 scale SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo plastic model kit. Molded in white plastic, the model clearly depicts the composite material construction of the actual spacecraft, with recessed panel lines only for the flying surfaces, doors, and hatches.
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Trumpeter and Wolfpack T-38A Talons, Tamiya Nashorn, Revell Germany Type IXC U-boat, and photoetched-metal detail sets from Paragrafix
FSM reviews four new kits and photoetched-metal details
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Zvezda 1/48 scale Sukhoi Su-2
Designed as a reconnaissance and ground-attack aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-2 first flew in 1937. No match for German fighters, it was withdrawn from frontline duty in 1942. Zvezda’s newly tooled kit is molded in light gray, soft styrene with recessed panel lines and rivets (mostly on the wings, since the real aircraft had aluminum wings…
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G.W.H. 1/48 scale McDonnel-Douglas F-15B/D Eagle
Great Wall Hobbies’ release of the F-15B/D was exciting — I am a huge fan of the Eagle! Since we haven’t had a newly molded Eagle in some time, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this kit to see how it stacked up with older molds by Hasegawa and Academy. Tightly packed in…
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BPK 1/72 scale Boeing 737-200
Injection-molded models of 1/72 scale airliners are rare, so BPK’s new 737-200 releases are welcome additions indeed. BPK’s model is more accurate and better detailed than the old ’60s-era Aurora and Monogram kits.
