Archives: Kit Reviews
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Hasegawa 1/200 scale Boeing 787-8
Hasegawa has released a newly tooled 787-8 Dreamliner plastic model kit in its infrequent 1/200 scale series of airliners. Hasegawa’s Dreamliner may not have many parts (67), but it doesn’t lack detail where it counts. There are no cabin or cockpit windows included, but these are ably covered on the decal sheet. Only one scheme…
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Cyber-hobby 1/72 scale Sea King HC.4
It’s been a long time coming, but it’s great to see a 1/72 scale plastic kit of the Westland Sea King HC.4, characterized by its longer fuselage. Cyber-hobby covers the commando transport with an all-new kit. Inside the box, you will find five sprues of injection-molded parts and a fret of photoetched metal with three…
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Trumpeter 1/48 scale Supermarine Attacker F.1
This is a review of the Trumpeter 1/48 scale Supermarine Attack F.1. Trumpeter has developed a recognizable style. The box top has nice art showing one of the two aircraft included on the decal sheet. Surface detail is delicate, precise, and well-done. The instructions are concise and well-drawn, but they do not offer any color…
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Trumpeter 1/35 scale Italian Puma 4 x 4 AFV
This is a review of the Trumpeter 1/35 scale Italian Puma 4 x 4 AFV plastic model kit. Opening the box, I was delighted to see just nine sprues of parts, two frets of photoetched brass, four vinyl tires, and a nice decal sheet. Surface detail is well-molded throughout. Instructions are presented in 12 steps…
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Roden 1/35 scale KrAZ-214B
This is a review of the Roden 1/35 scale KrAZ-214B Soviet truck plastic model kit. The truck served as a postwar hauler in military and civilian applications for more than 50 years. The truck’s cab and bed are molded in light green styrene, while the motor, frame, and suspension are black. Clear plastic parts are…
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Airfix 1/72 scale A-4B/4P Skyhawk
Skyhawks forever! Airfix’s newly tooled 1/72 scale A-4 plastic model kit features excellent moldings, good surface and wheel-well detail, plus an optional avionics saddle for an Argentine A-4P.
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Zvezda 1/144 scale Boeing 747-8
The Zvezda 1/144 scale Boeing 747-8 plastic model kit is features beautifully fine panel lines that look good under paint. The control surfaces are just as fine. The cabin windows can be filled with clear plastic parts, are the correct shape, as are the door windows.
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Meng Models 1/72 scale Mansyu Ki-98
Meng Models’ 1/72 scale Mansyu Ki-98 plastic model is its second “drawing board” aircraft. The kit is molded in light gray plastic with finely scribed panel lines. A 10-page foldout instruction booklet takes you through 12 steps and ends with a decal and painting guide. There are decals for three hypothetical camouflage schemes: Japanese, Manchurian,…
