Archives: Kit Reviews
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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,…
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Zoukei-Mura 1/32 scale P-51D Mustang
Zoukei-Mura’s 1/32 scale P-51D Mustang plastic model kit features a complete engine compartment, three canopy versions, full wing-gun detail, drop tanks, open or closed cowling, and posable flaps and control surfaces.
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Trumpeter 1/35 scale BRDM-2 (Early)
Trumpeter’s 1/35 scale BRDM-2 plastic model kit has a detailed fighting compartment with posable hatches, radios, a gunner’s seat, and driver and commander stations. Markings are included for three different vehicles.
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Kitty Hawk 1/48 scale Lockheed F-94C Starfire
Brand-new Kitty Hawk Models’ first plastic mode kit is a 1/48 scale Lockheed F-94C Starfire. The kit comprises 125 injection-molded parts on three sprues of soft, light gray styrene, one clear sprue, three steel ball bearings, and a sheet of photoetched metal. The decal sheet is printed by Cartograf and includes markings for two colorful…
