Review Topic: Aircraft
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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…
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Revell Germany Embraer 195
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/144 scale plastic model airliner kit. Typical of Revell Germany airliners, the fuselage windows are open but no clear inserts are provided. It’s up to you to apply decal windows or use Microscale Kristal Klear or another window maker. The GE CF34 engines comprise eight parts. I appreciate that the front…
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Tamiya’s M10, Hasegawa’s big Zero, AFV Club’s M60A2, & Eduard’s Nieuport 11
FSM reviews four new plastic scale model kits.
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Academy’s M1A2 Abrams, Eduard’s “Rise of the Bubbletops”, Dragon’s big Scharnhorst, & Roden’s VC10
FSM reviews four new plastic scale model kits and accessories.
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Airfix Westland Sea King HC4
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. Airfix’s new Sea King HC4 is a real beauty! The 133 parts, molded in the now-familiar soft blue-gray plastic, show crisp, recessed panel lines and little flash. Optional parts allow for the aircraft to be built flight-ready or with the rotor and tail folded. The…
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Eduard’s revised Bf 109G-6
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/48 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The number one thing I can say about Eduard’s new Bf 109G-6 is “it was worth the wait.” In 2014, the company’s 1/48 scale Gustav created a lot of buzz in the modeling community. Unfortunately, the detailed ProfiPack kit, with photo-etched (PE) details and colorful…
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Revell Germany BAe Hawk T1
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. Revell Germany’s Hawk trainer offers markings for the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team, in the current eye-catching red-and-white scheme. Molded in slightly soft red plastic, the parts feature excellent recessed surface detail. Several smaller pieces have flash and seam lines on them.…
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Meng Convair F-106A Delta Dart
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. It’s only natural that modelers want better, more-accurate kits with more detail. Meng’s new kit of the U.S. Air Force’s ultimate interceptor, the F-106A, is certainly better, more accurate, and more detailed than the 45-year-old Hasegawa kit. And if it isn’t detailed enough for you,…
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Tarangus Saab J32B/E Lansen
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. As Sweden’s first multirole fighter, the Saab J32 Lansen was a ground-attack platform, all-weather fighter, reconnaissance bird, electronic countermeasures aircraft, and air sampler, from the 1950s until at least as recently as 2010.
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Italeri ATR 42-500
FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/144 scale plastic model aircraft kit. Airliner modelers greeted the prospect of a mainstream ATR 42 with enthusiasm when Italeri announced it several years ago. Features include: a cockpit (unusual in 1/144 scale); open cabin windows to be filled with clear inserts; optional parts to display the gear up or down;…