Archives: Kit Reviews
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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.
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Academy 1/48 ROKAF T-50 Advanced Trainer
Academy’s newly tooled 1/48 scale plastic model of Korea’s T-50 Golden Eagle looks like a cross between and F-16 and and F/a_18: the upper fuselage, wings, and tail resemble and F-16; the air intakes, an F/A-18. The decals, supplied by Cartograf, were perfect. There is only one color scheme specified, but extra serial numbers are…
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Revell Germany 1/72 scale Grizzly
Everything about the new 1/72 scale Airbus A400M “Grizzly” plastic model kit from Revell Germany is big: box, decal sheet; the works. Construction is straightforward and the instructions are clear. Finishing suggestions are given for four planes: two prototypes and one for France and Germany each. The latter two are speculative, since the Grizzly has…