Archives: Kit Reviews
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Trumpeter MT-LB
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. The MT-LB is one of the more obscure Soviet tracked vehicles but has seen a lot of use. A jack of all trades, the MT-LB has acted as an artillery tractor, armored personnel carrier, and weapons platform to name a few roles. Active in Soviet…
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IsraCast T-6 Texan II
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. IsraCast’s resin kit provides a one-piece fuselage with cockpit floors, bulkheads, and consoles inside, and a one-piece wing with wheel wells molded in. Exterior detail is fine, but with soft recessed lines. Separate fuselage nose, fin, horizontal stabilizers, ejection seats, main wheels, choice of two…
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RS Models DFS 230
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS) 230 is another addition to RS Models’ ever-growing 1/72 scale range. This glider was widely used for troop and cargo transport during World War II.
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Moebius Batman v Superman Batmobile
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/25 scale plastic model car kit. The latest cinematic chapter in the Batman saga — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — means a new Batmobile. The Caped Crusader’s military-style Tumbler of the Dark Knight trilogy has been replaced with a lower, sleeker vehicle. It’s barely visible in the rainy gloom…
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GWH T-33A Shooting Star
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/48 scale plastic model aircraft kit. Essentially a stretched F-80 with a two-place cockpit, the T-33 was widely used by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and a multitude of foreign forces, not only as a trainer but also as a unit hack or transport, and even for ground attack on…
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Revell Germany HMCS Snowberry
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/144 scale plastic model ship kit, Revell Germany’s HMCS Snowberry. Unsung heroes of World War II, Flower-class corvettes took the battle to German U-boats while escorting North Atlantic convoys. Based on a commercial whaling ship, the 205′ vessels served in large numbers with British and Canadian navies. All of the parts…
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Meng M1A2 SEP Abrams TUSK I/TUSK II
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor tank kit. Features include working tracks and suspension, posable hatches, optional stowage, clear vision blocks, lights, and optics, and markings for four American tanks in Iraq. The suspension’s working torsion bars installed easily, but the plastic lacks strength and some of the arms were weak. The…
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Grand Models T-6A Texan II
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The parts breakdown is similar: one-piece fuselage and one-piece wing. Differences are: metal weight cast into the nose that keeps the nose wheel grounded, and separate ailerons, rudder, and elevator. The well-detailed resin parts have minor flash on most mold-parting lines. The pour stubs on…
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Eduard Spitfire Mk.IXc (late)
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. Options include: open or closed canopy, posable ailerons, narrow- and broad-chord rudders, large and small belly tanks, a choice of stores, and six marking options. The instructions include four-view color painting and marking illustrations plus a separate page for stencil placement. With PE parts, the…
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Tanmodel RF-84 Thunderflash
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/48 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The instruction manual features CAD illustrations rather than black-and-white drawings. Large, red arrows indicate part placement, but the locations are sometimes vague, especially for parts without locators.