Archives: Kit Reviews
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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.
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Moebius Models ‘Battlestar Galactica’ 1/32 scale Cylon Raider
Moebius Models’ 1/32 scale “Battlestar Galactica” Cylon Raider plastic model kit is molded in taupe plastic and features deep panel lines and solid locators. Clear plastic provides the scanner lens and internal detail for the thrusters.
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Roden 1/48 scale North American T-28B Trojan
Roden’s new 1/48 scale North American T-28B Trojan plastic model kit offers three different sets of markings, a history of the aircraft, a parts map, and a color chart for Humbrol, Testors, LifeColor, and Gunze Sangyo paints.
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Revell Germany 1/600 ‘Star Trek’ USS ‘Enterprise’
Revell Germany has released a 1/600 scale plastic model kit of the original series “Star Trek” USS Enterprise. The kit features engraved panel lines, a clear sprue for windows and Bussard collectors, and decals for Enterprise, Constellation, and Potemkin.