Archives: Kit Reviews
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HK Models big B-17
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/32 scale plastic model aircraft kit One of the most famous aircraft, the B-17 Flying Fortress, has been kitted by many companies in smaller scales. But a 1/32 B-17? Are you kidding me? Actually, this is HK’s second release of the mighty Fortress in this scale — the first was the…
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Zvezda Su-33 “Flanker-D”
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit Don’t mistake this as a mere reissue of Zvezda’s earlier kit; it is a new tool. There are almost 250 parts with fine engraved panel lines and surface detail. You have several building options: open canopy and speed brake; wings and tail planes folded; or…
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Panda Hobby Marder I (SdKfz 135)
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit Seeking a more-potent self-propelled antitank weapon, and having acquired more than 300 French Tracteur Blindé 37L tractor/personnel carriers with the fall of France, the Germans fitted 170 of them with 75mm PaK 40 antitank guns. The new designation was SdKfz 135, the Lorraine Schlepper that…
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Academy USS Missouri
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/700 scale plastic model ship kit The kit consists of eight sprues — five gray and one each in blue, red, and black — as well as several large individual parts. No flash mars the crisp moldings; the parts require only careful trimming and sanding of sprue attachments. The armament was…
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Tiger BMPT-72 Terminator II
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit Most of the parts come in dark yellow styrene; tracks are in black plastic, and lights, vision blocks, and optics are molded in clear. Photo-etch (PE), metal cable, and vinyl poly caps finish out the parts. The moldings impressed me with sharp details. I had…
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Trumpeter ZSU-57-2
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit Trumpeter’s new ZSU-57-2 is a great kit of a fun subject. The hull comprises simple upper and lower halves, making a clean, fast build of the main body. The hull presented no fit problems, but the headlights were fiddly. The trouble-free road wheels and suspension…
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Revell Germany Eurofighter Typhoon
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit
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Revell Germany Me 262B-1/U-1 night fighter
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/32 scale plastic model aircraft kit
