Review Topic: Aircraft
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Airfix 1/24 scale Typhoon Mk.Ib
FineScale Modeler reviews the Airfix 1/24 scale Typhoon Mk.Ib plastic model airplane kit. A big British brute in real life, the Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib has been released by Airfix in what seems to be a nearly full-scale replica, even though it’s 1/24 scale. The kit is a study in contrasts. The box is packed with…
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Trumpeter 1/48 scale F-106 Delta Dart
FineScale Modeler reviews Trumpeter’s 1/48 scale F-106 Delta Dart plastic model kit. This is only the second injection-molded kit of the F-106 in 1/48 scale; the first was the Monogram kit of the early 1980s. At the time, it was the state of the art. Trumpeter’s kit comes with nicely engraved panel lines in medium…
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AMK 1/48 scale L-29 Delfin
A new 1/48 scale jet kit manufacturer on the modeling scene is AvantGarde Model Kits (AMK) of China. Having been fortunate enough to see several Aero L-29 Delfíns fly at Oshkosh AirVenture in recent years, and having an interest in Soviet/Warsaw Pact-era aircraft, I was keen to see AMK’s kit.
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Hasegawa 1/72 scale F-35A Lightning II
Hasegawa’s F-35A Lightning II plastic model is the latest 1/72 scale release of that airplane on the market, after the Italeri and Academy kits. With detail typical of Hasegawa’s recent models, the kit features exquisite recessed surface detail molded in light gray plastic, decal options for two U.S. Air Force test aircraft, a nicely detailed…
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ICM Dornier 1/48 scale Do 215B-4
The ICM 1/48 scale Dornier Do 215B-4 plastic model airplane kit comes in a large, bright blue, top-opening box with artwork depicting one of the planes for which decals are included. The box sides have profiles of the same aircraft. Gray and clear sprues are bagged separately. In addition to the 20-page instruction booklet, a…
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Trumpeter 1/48 scale T-38A Talon
Larry Schramm built and reviewed a pair of 1/48 scale T-38 Talons: one from Trumpeter and one from Wolfpack. This is the Trumpeter review.
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Zoukei-Mura 1/48 scale J7W1 Shinden
This is a review of the Zoukei-Mura 1/48 scale J7W1 Shinden plastic model airplane kit.
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GWH 1/144 scale R.A.F. TSR.2
This is a review of the GWH 1/144 scale RAF TSR.2 plastic model airplane kit.
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Wolfpack T-38A Talon
Larry Shcramm build a pair of 1/48 scale T-38 Talons plastic model airplane kits for review in the October 2014 FSM: one from Trumpeter, the other from Wolfpack. This is the Wolfpack review.
