Review Topic: Aircraft
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Great Wall Hobby 1/48 scale TBD-1 Devastator
Great Wall Hobby’s 1/48 scale TBD-1 Devastator is an impressive model with beautiful surface detail, decals, a 12-page instruction booklet, and precut masks. It is not, however, for the faint of heart.
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Airfix 1/72 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk.I
Airfix’s 1/72 scale Fairey Swordfish Mk.I plastic model kit is first-rate, with excellent detail, a choice of wing configuration, and different weapon options. Though not overly complicated, construction is involved.
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ICM 1/144 scale Tupolev Tu-144
ICM’s 1/144 scale Tu-144 plastic model kit represents the first six production aircraft. Molded in slightly soft, medium-gray plastic, the parts show fine, recessed panel lines. The fuselage is molded in halves. The upper wings include the full leading and trailing edges, so they are scale thin. Two clear parts of the cockpit window incorporate…
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Eduard 1/48 scale Bf 109E-1
Eduard’s 1/48 scale Bf 109E-1 plastic model kit is modled in olive and clear styrene, with finely engraved panel lines and rivets. Also included are two sheets of photoetched metal and precut self-adhesive canopy masks. The decals, printed by Cartograf, are in perfect register.
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Roden 1/48 scale North American T-28B Trojan
Roden’s new 1/48 scale North American T-28B Trojan plastic model kit offers three different sets of markings, a history of the aircraft, a parts map, and a color chart for Humbrol, Testors, LifeColor, and Gunze Sangyo paints.
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Academy 1/48 ROKAF T-50 Advanced Trainer
Academy’s newly tooled 1/48 scale plastic model of Korea’s T-50 Golden Eagle looks like a cross between and F-16 and and F/a_18: the upper fuselage, wings, and tail resemble and F-16; the air intakes, an F/A-18. The decals, supplied by Cartograf, were perfect. There is only one color scheme specified, but extra serial numbers are…
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Revell Germany 1/72 scale Grizzly
Everything about the new 1/72 scale Airbus A400M “Grizzly” plastic model kit from Revell Germany is big: box, decal sheet; the works. Construction is straightforward and the instructions are clear. Finishing suggestions are given for four planes: two prototypes and one for France and Germany each. The latter two are speculative, since the Grizzly has…
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Revell Germany 1/72 scale Handley Page Halifax B Mk.I/II GR.II
Revell Germany’s 1/72 Halifax Mk.I/II is a huge upgrade from older plastic model kits of this aircraft. The components have beautiful detailing, and the parts breakdown indicates variants to come. The kit decals provide options for two aircraft, and all control surfaces are movable on delicate hinges.
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Revell 1/48 scale Lockeed PV-1 Ventura
Revell’s 1/48 scale Lockheed PV-1 Ventura model is molded in gray plastic and includes multiple bombs, a nosegun pack, an open bomb bay, drop tanks, and a detailed cockpit.
