Archives: Kit Reviews
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Dragon 1/35 scale 7.5cm PaK 40/4 auf RSO
Detail fans will appreciate all of the work in and under Dragon’s RSO. The model kit features a complete drivetrain, including the suspension, rear axle, and engine.
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Zvezda 1/72 scale Tiger I
If you’re not fanatical about details and just looking for some fast fun, this is a good model kit for you.
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Trumpeter 1/32 scale Su-25 “Frogfoot-A”
Trumpeter’s big model kit is crammed with detail, from the 30mm GSh-2-30 and avionics bays in the nose to the impressive cockpit and extensive underwing ordnance.
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Great Wall Hobby 1/48 scale Focke-Wulf 189A-2
The Uhu had lots of glass, and Great Wall provides a heap of detail to fill up the spaces underneath this model kit.
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Skunk Models Workshop 1/48 scale RQ-4B Global Hawk
The Global Hawk took me 11 hours to build, and was probably the simplest model kit I’ve built since I was 15.
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Wingnut Wings 1/32 scale Hansa-Brandenburg W.29
Details abound in this W.29 model kit, with a well-equipped gunner’s position behind the cockpit and engine.
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Dragon 1/35 scale Panzerfähre
If you catch the errors in the instructions, there are no major glitches in building Dragon’s Panzerfähre.
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Trumpeter 1/35 scale Kanonen und Flakwagen
The flak gun is a complicated assembly of metal and plastic parts, but it looks good. Were it not for the difficulties with the flak gun, this kit would be an easy build.
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Bronco 1/35 scale M1114 Up-armored Tactical Vehicle
This is one serious armored car, with all the armament, personal equipment, and electronic devices ready for any patrol mission in your display case.
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Mirage 1/72 scale M3A1 light tank, Kuibishev, Soviet Union, 1942
Mirage’s new model kit, a follow-on to its earlier releases of the M3, is cleanly molded in neutral gray plastic.