Review Topic: Military
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Kinetic Sea Harrier FA2
FineScale Modeler reviews Kinetic’s 1/48 scale plastic model airplane kit. Kinetic’s brand-new Sea Harrier comprises 271 parts, including two sprues dedicates to ordnance, photoetched-metal wing fences, and a crystal-clear canopy. Markings for 28 aircraft from five squadrons are provided.
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Tamiya Panzer 38(t) Ausf E/F
FineScale Modeler reviews Tamiya’s 1/48 scale plastic model tank kit. Tamiya’s newly tooled PzKpfw 38(t) consists of 144 dark gray plastic parts with four poly caps and two metal plates. Two marking options are for overall gray Eastern Front tanks in 1942, one from the 22nd Panzer Division, the other from an unknown unit.
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ICM Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
FineScale Modeler reviews ICM’s 1/48 scale plastic transport aircraft kit. Derived from the classic Beechcraft Model 18, nicknamed Twin Beech, the C-45F, (later redesignated UC-45F) Expeditor served the U.S. Army Air Force as a military transport during and after World War II
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Italeri Short Stirling Mk.IV
FineScale Modeler reviews Italeri’s 1/72 scale plastic aircraft kit. A big huzzah! to Italeri’s new Stirling. Molded in gray, its recessed panel line and rivet details are perhaps a little more pronounced than some modelers might prefer, but, happily, they are much moderated by a coat of paint.
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Wolfpack Designs T-2C Buckeye
FineScale Modeler reviews Wolfpack Designs’ 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit. Finally a state-of-the-art kit of the Buckeye has come. Many of us have been holding on to the toylike Matchbox kit, but we can now pass those old kits to the kids and grandkids. Wolfpack’s new kit features a decent interior and recessed exterior detail.
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Orochi M3A3 Bradley CFV
FineScale Modeler reviews Orochi’s 1/35 scale plastic model fighting vehicle kit. Orochi offers two M3A3s: The Deluxe Edition includes a figure, a metal barrel for the 25mm cannon, and metal tracks. The Standard Edition I built doesn’t include those bells and whistles — but that doesn’t mean it lacks detail!
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Tamiya SOMUA S35
FineScale Modeler reviews Tamiya’s 1/35 scale plastic model tank kit. Tamiya’s much-anticipated all-new S35 fills a gap in any collection of important World War II armor models. Finally, the old Heller kit can be retired.
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OrangeModel F-35C Lightning II
FineScale Modeler reviews OrangeModel’s 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit. The F-35C, made for U.S. Navy carrier duty, differs from the Lightning IIs in having a larger wing with folding outer panels and beefed-up landing gear for those punishing catapult launches and arrested landings. This is the first C kit available in 1/72 scale. Coming from…
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ICM 1/35 scale Soviet ZIL-131
The ZIL-131 was one of the main Soviet/Russian trucks for most of the latter part of the 20th century. Production started in 1967 at the Ural Automotive works (AMUR) and continued until 2012, when the company went bankrupt and ceased operations. Several variants were built on the same chassis, including a tractor-trailer and a civilian…
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ICM 1/35 scale Opel Typ 2.5-32 German light truck
Perhaps thinking it’s only another Opel Blitz, you may already have passed up ICM’s 1/35 scale Typ 2.5-32 (1.5-ton) World War II German light truck plastic model kit. However, take a closer look: This is the 1.5-ton truck, a baby brother to all of those others. The model is crisply molded in dark yellow styrene…