Review Topic: Aircraft
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Academy 1/72 scale F-22A Raptor
Aside from the complex painting, builders with a modest amount of experience should be able to produce a very satisfying F-22A model.
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Revell Germany 1/72 scale B-17G Flying Fortress
The kit includes optional nose parts, including the bombardier’s glass, side windows, and astrodome. Detailed engines are also featured.
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Zvezda 1/72 scale Sukhoi Su-50 (T-50)
I was surprised by how well the parts in this model kit fit overall.
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Trumpeter 1/32 scale Su-25 “Frogfoot-A”
Trumpeter’s big model kit is crammed with detail, from the 30mm GSh-2-30 and avionics bays in the nose to the impressive cockpit and extensive underwing ordnance.
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Great Wall Hobby 1/48 scale Focke-Wulf 189A-2
The Uhu had lots of glass, and Great Wall provides a heap of detail to fill up the spaces underneath this model kit.
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Skunk Models Workshop 1/48 scale RQ-4B Global Hawk
The Global Hawk took me 11 hours to build, and was probably the simplest model kit I’ve built since I was 15.
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Wingnut Wings 1/32 scale Hansa-Brandenburg W.29
Details abound in this W.29 model kit, with a well-equipped gunner’s position behind the cockpit and engine.
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Wingnut Wings 1/32 scale Gotha IV
With a 30″ wingspan, Wingnut Wings’ Gotha is a big model — and it doesn’t skimp on the details.
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HK Models B-17G Flying Fortress, Tamiya Soviet T-55, & Dora Wings Lockheed Vega 5b
FSM reviews 3 new aircraft and armor kits
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Fujimi 1/72 scale F-22 Raptor
Underneath, Fujimi’s Raptor features detailed weapons bays with accurately hinged doors. The kit also includes removable engines with posable exhaust vanes and a dolly for display.