Sunday, October 30, 2016

Military vehicles vol.20: Sd.Kfz.231/232 6rad



Subject:
Sd.Kfz.231/232 6rad
Scale:
1/72
Manufacturer:
Italeri
Price 
US$25,00 each plus shipping
Construction:
Out-of-the box construction
Extras:
none
Paints:
This are two nice military kits from italeri done at 1/72 scale. Overall fit is very good and detail is nice. There are not too many different options for the camouflage other then the dark grey usually shown by early war German armored cars. Decals went on without any problems and the two kits look nice over a simple base.


Sd.Kfz.231:



Sd.Kfz.232:





Saturday, October 22, 2016

Kit review vol.29: Focke Wulf FW190A-8 easy kit


Subject:
Focke Wulf Fw190A-8
Scale:
1/72
Manufacturer:
Hobbyboss
Price
US$15,00 plus shipping
Description
Injected plastic model with  waterslide decals.
Comments
This is one out of several releases of the easy kit series of models from hobbyboss. Fit seems to be nice and the number of parts is low. Decals represent two different planes and are in perfect register. Overall, it is a nice model that fit the objective: an easy kit!







Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Kit review vol.28: Republic P47D Thunderbolt Gabreski special edition

Subject:
Republic P47D thunderbolt Gabreski
Scale:
1/48
Manufacturer:
Academy
Price
US$35,00 plus shipping
Description
Injected plastic model with  waterslide decals plus a resin figure representing colonel Gabreski and a set os dry transfers.
Comments
This is a special release from academy. You got the same nice parts from Academy's 1/48 scale P47D with some extras to build Colonel Francis Gabreski's P47D Thunderbolt. The decal set is specially made by Cartograf and includes the markings for the plane and stencils. Academy added a small set of dry transfers with serial numbers and fuselage letters. Finally, you get a nice 1/48 scale resin figure representing Col. Gabreski to place along side your kit. A nice touch!