Review Topic: Aircraft
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ICM Junkers Ju 88A-5
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/48 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The kit comprises six sprues of light gray plastic and one clear sprue. All surface detail is engraved, consistent, and very fine — quality that is as good as it gets for an injection-molded kit. There was no flash on any of the parts. The…
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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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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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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.
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AMK MiG-31 Foxhound
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/48 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The kit arrives in a sturdy, tightly packed box, and it’s obvious that a lot of thought went into the engineering and production of this kit. Parts breakdown addresses alignment issues: The one-piece upper wing establishes the anhedral; the vertical tails and lower strakes are…
