Review Topic: Aircraft
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Trumpeter 1/32 scale MiG-23MF “Flogger-B”
One of the first variable-geometry aircraft in operational service, the MiG-23 has served in the Red air force as well as seeing combat in the Middle East and Africa.
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Cyber-hobby 1/48 scale Messerschmitt Bf 110D-3
The Bf 110D-3 langstrecken (long-range) Zerstörer was developed from the C series as a convoy escort equipped with external fuel tanks or a bomb rack. The longer fuselage housed a rubber dinghy aft.
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Italeri 1/48 scale Macchi MC.200 Saetta
Fighting through the early years of World War II, the MC.200 was the start of a line of Macchi-built fighter aircraft.
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Special Hobby 1/48 scale Fiat B.R.20
The Fiat B.R.20 was a late-1930s design that served the Regia Aeronautica from the Spanish Civil War through the start of World War II. Interestingly, the Japanese purchased several B.R.20s and used them in China.
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Eduard 1/48 scale Su-22/Su-17M3 Fitter
Eduard’s kit may be a bit more than beginning modelers will want to try, but those who have previously tackled a couple of limited-production kits and can pay a great deal of attention to detail will enjoy this build.
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Special Hobby 1/48 scale He 178V-2
Heinkel’s He 178 became the first jet-powered aircraft when it took to the air August 27, 1939. The second prototype with a different wing is replicated in Special Hobby’s kit.
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Hasegawa 1/48 scale F-22A Raptor
Hasegawa’s F-22A captures the shapes and stance of the U.S. Air Force’s premier fighter.
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Twobobs 1/48 scale T-2C Buckeye
Supplanted in 2004 by the T-45, the Buckeye trained almost every U.S. Navy jet aviator.
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Pacific Coast Models 1/32 scale Hurricane Mk.I
Early versions of Hawker’s iconic Hurricane featured fabric-covered wings and heavy, two-bladed wooden propellers.
