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Review Topic: Military

  • ICM Junkers Ju 88A-5

    ICM Junkers Ju 88A-5

    FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/48 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The kit comprises six sprues of light gray plastic and one clear sprue. All surface detail is engraved, consistent, and very fine — quality that is as good as it gets for an injection-molded kit. There was no flash on any of the parts. The…

    By Jon Hergenrother

  • Hasegawa IJN Shimakaze

    Hasegawa IJN Shimakaze

    By Mark Karolus

  • Trumpeter MT-LB

    Trumpeter MT-LB

    FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. The MT-LB is one of the more obscure Soviet tracked vehicles but has seen a lot of use. A jack of all trades, the MT-LB has acted as an artillery tractor, armored personnel carrier, and weapons platform to name a few roles. Active in Soviet…

    By Jim Zeske

  • IsraCast T-6 Texan II

    IsraCast T-6 Texan II

    FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. IsraCast’s resin kit provides a one-piece fuselage with cockpit floors, bulkheads, and consoles inside, and a one-piece wing with wheel wells molded in. Exterior detail is fine, but with soft recessed lines. Separate fuselage nose, fin, horizontal stabilizers, ejection seats, main wheels, choice of two…

    By Paul Boyer

  • RS Models DFS 230

    RS Models DFS 230

    FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/72 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS) 230 is another addition to RS Models’ ever-growing 1/72 scale range. This glider was widely used for troop and cargo transport during World War II.

    By Caleb Horn

  • Tanmodel RF-84 Thunderflash

    Tanmodel RF-84 Thunderflash

    FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/48 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The instruction manual features CAD illustrations rather than black-and-white drawings. Large, red arrows indicate part placement, but the locations are sometimes vague, especially for parts without locators.

    By Caleb Horn

  • AMK MiG-31 Foxhound

    AMK MiG-31 Foxhound

    FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/48 scale plastic model aircraft kit. The kit arrives in a sturdy, tightly packed box, and it’s obvious that a lot of thought went into the engineering and production of this kit. Parts breakdown addresses alignment issues: The one-piece upper wing establishes the anhedral; the vertical tails and lower strakes are…

    By Matthew Walker

  • Takom AMX-13/75

    Takom AMX-13/75

    FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. The chassis build was straightforward without major issues, but the photo-etch for the screens did not leave enough frame for gluing. So I spread the super glue thinly, then painted the hull bottom and sides.

    By Tom Foti

  • Tamiya AMX-13

    Tamiya AMX-13

    FineScale Modeler reviews the 1/35 scale plastic model armor kit. Molded in tan plastic, the kit features excellent detail. The single-piece tracks are molded in flexible plastic. Only one piece of photo-etch is included, a grille for the hull intake. A half figure is provided for the commander’s hatch, but there are no clear parts…

    By John Plzak

  • Tamiya’s M10, Hasegawa’s big Zero, AFV Club’s M60A2, & Eduard’s Nieuport 11

    Tamiya’s M10, Hasegawa’s big Zero, AFV Club’s M60A2, & Eduard’s Nieuport 11

    FSM reviews four new plastic scale model kits.

    By Aaron Skinner, Elizabeth Nash