Archives: Kit Reviews
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Airfix 1/48 scale Westland Lynx
Airfix has really done a spectacular job with its newly tooled 1/48 scale Westland Lynx Mk.88A/HMA8/Mk.90B. The plastic model kit comprises six sprues: one clear, five molded in light blue styrene. You can build three different versions: counter-piracy, air/sea rescue, and anti-surface warfare. There are three sets of Cartograf decals, too: German navy, Royal Navy,…
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Great Wall Hobby 1/48 scale TBD-1 Devastator
Great Wall Hobby’s 1/48 scale TBD-1 Devastator is an impressive model with beautiful surface detail, decals, a 12-page instruction booklet, and precut masks. It is not, however, for the faint of heart.
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AFV Club 1/35 scale Valentine Mk.I
AFV Club’s 1/35 scale Valentine Mk.I plastic model kit is cleanly molded and features a working suspension, turned-metal gun barrel, and a partial interior for the turret. Tracks are molded as single strings of vinyl, with a small set of individual links also provided.
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Airfix 1/72 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk.I
Airfix’s 1/72 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk.I plastic model kit is first-rate, with excellent detail, a choice of wing configuration, and different weapon options. Though not overly complicated, construction is involved.
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ICM 1/144 scale Tupolev Tu-144
ICM’s 1/144 scale Tu-144 plastic model kit represents the first six production aircraft. Molded in slightly soft, medium-gray plastic, the parts show fine, recessed panel lines. The fuselage is molded in halves. The upper wings include the full leading and trailing edges, so they are scale thin. Two clear parts of the cockpit window incorporate…
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Kinetic 1/35 scale Oshkosh M-ATV
Kinetic’s 1/35 scale Oshkosh M-ATV plastic model kit features posable doors, seats, and hatches. Armament options include a .50-caliber M2 or Mark 19 grenade launcher. Also provided are 5-gallon cans, storage containers, vinyl tires and hoses, and markings for four vehicles. A two-page black and white gallery of walkaround photos appears at the ned of…
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Panda Hobby 1/35 scale Oshkosh M-ATV
Panda Model’s 1/35 scale M-ATV MRAP plastic model kit contains 484 parts, a 22-page instruction book, vinyl tires and decals.
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Bronco 1/35 scale Buffalo MPCV
With the increasing demand for scale plastic models of modern armor, Bronco follows up it series of M1114 vehicles with the Buffalo 6 x 6 Mine Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV). In the large box are 15 sprues holding 663 flash-free injection-molded parts.
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Eduard 1/48 scale Bf 109E-1
Eduard’s 1/48 scale Bf 109E-1 plastic model kit is modled in olive and clear styrene, with finely engraved panel lines and rivets. Also included are two sheets of photoetched metal and precut self-adhesive canopy masks. The decals, printed by Cartograf, are in perfect register.
