Archives: Kit Reviews
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HobbyBoss 1/48 scale F-14A Tomcat
There’s a lot of detail in this model kit, including good gear bays, a radar dish in the nose, an exposed cannon, and a full array of air-to-air weapons, including big Phoenix missiles.
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Hasegawa 1/72 scale Sukhoi Su-33 “Flanker-D”
This model kit is beautiful, well-engineered, and, despite its size and number of parts, a relatively simple build.
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Fujimi 1/72 scale F-35B Lightning II
The clever alternate doors and engine open up a wide range of display ideas for this model kit, but the lack of some details will have some modelers putting in more time to enhance them.
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HobbyBoss 1/ 35 scale Merkava Mk.IV
Based on my references, this model kit represents the Merkava Mk.IV well except for the suspension.
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Airfix 1/72 Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2
Airfix’s 1/72 scale P-40 Curtiss Warhawk is molded in gray plastic, and features separate castings for raised or lowered landing gear, alternate pitot tubes, opened and closed cowl flaps, a decent interior and pilot figure, and “weighted” tires for the main gear. It does a good job of capturing the complicated shapes of the forward…
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Trumpeter 1/72 scale FC-1 Fierce Dragon/JF-17 Thunder
Molded in light gray plastic, this model kit sports excellent surface scribing, a large number of finely detailed parts, and a photoetched-metal sheet for the exhaust, HUD, and seat harness.
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Bronco 1/35 scale Archer Mk.I
Bronco’s model kit comprises more than 1,000 parts, including a photoetched-metal sheet with enough parts to rival the inventory of some aftermarket companies.
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Trumpeter 1/700 scale USS Sacramento
The lack of refueling lines is unfortunate, and adding a full set of photoetched-metal railings to this model kit would help the cluttered look of the real ship.
