Archives: Kit Reviews
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AFV Club 1/35 scale LVT-4
AFV Club’s 1/35 scale LVT-4 plastic model kit comes molded in dark green with clear parts for the vision blocks, light lenses, and clear domes on the crew hatches. A small photoetched-metal fret, poly caps, nylon cord for the rear ramp cable, and acetate film for the gauges are included, along with a printed copy…
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Trumpeter 1/72 scale J-20 Mighty Dragon
On Trumpeter’s 1/72 scale J-20 Mighty Dragon plastic model, you’ll find finely engraved panel lines, and lots of detail for the cockpit, ejection seats, wheel wells, and landing gear. A separate color guide offers paint choices for Gunze Sangyo products, but the only camouflage scheme is black.
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LifeColor Paints
LifeColor paints come in 22ml (approximately 3/4-ounce) plastic bottles with screw-top lids. There are more than 50 colors in the basic range, coded with the prefix LC. Another group, coded as UA, is keyed to established camouflage colors covering commonly modeled subjects and has more than 300 colors.
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Trumpeter 1/32 scale Bf 109G-6
Trumpeter’s 1/32 scale Bf 109G-6 plastic model kit is cleanly molded in neutral gray plastic and features a full engine, fuel cell, ammo containers, radiator detail, a full cockpit, drop tank, underwing cannon, photoetched-metal detail parts, and vinyl tires.
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Tamiya 1/35 M51 Israeli tank
Tamiya’s 1/35 scale M51 depicts an early Batch One tank, and the only current kit to accurately represent the Six-Day War vehicle. These tanks differed from later versions in minor ways. Most notable are the single hull stowage boxes on each side and spare-track racks on the hull. The kit is molded in Tamiya’s usual…
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Wingnut Wings 1/32 scale F.E.2b
Wingnut Wings has added two 1/32 scale plastic model kits of the F.E.2; the F.E.2b depicts the aircraft in its later years. A number of optional parts are included, such as two styles of propellers, various interior fittings, armament and ordnance, and of course, Wingnut’s standard of five decal options.
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Cyber-hobby 1/72 scale Sea Vixen FAW.1 desktop
Download a desktop image of the Cyber-hobby 1/72 scale Sea Vixen FAW.1 built by Phil Pignataro for FSM’s May 2012 issue.
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Hasegawa 1/32 scale Raiden
Hasegawa’s 1/32 scale Raiden is the long-awaited successor to the 30-plus-year-old Revell kit. It is beautifully molded and engineered, with crisp, clean parts and features like a full engine, detailed cockpit, and a pilot figure.
