Snap Yak

Yak-9D Soviet Fighter Zvezda 1/72, Ref. 7313 The long-range version of the famed Yak-9 is the latest aircraft release from Zvezda. Although labelled as a ‘snap fit no glue required‘ kit, it is still made up of 57 parts, two of which are molded in clear plastic. The amount of detail is impressive, shaming some

Bush Flyer

Cessna C-185 Skywagon KP 1/72, Ref. KPM0234 That is a VERY welcome release from the Czech manufacturer, one of those ‘unsung heroes’ type of aircraft, built in large quantity and gracing many airfields across the globe for over 60 or so years, one that should have been available to us in kit form a long

Solo Rafale 10.0

SyHart Decal 1/72 & 1/48, Ref. 72-142 & 48/142 The 2019-20 airshow season was the tenth during which a solo display Dassault Rafale was shown wearing a very colourful scheme, this season’ scheme consisting of a large number 10 (the zero encompassing the French cockade on the left wing) over gold, black and the basic

Frank-ly Amazing!

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate ‘Expert set’ Arma Hobby 1/72, Ref. 70051 Arma Hobby are in the process of becoming big in this small world of ours. Their kits have a very good reputation in terms of quality. I have been looking forward to get my hands on their 1/72 Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate, first released as an

Blue Lightning

Bugatti 100 “Racer” Special Hobby, Ref. SH72457 The same way the Bugatti racing cars had been winning races after races througout the 1930s, the Bugatti 100 racer, at least according to the original plan, was designed to compete and win the 1939 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe competition. The overall concept of the low wing

Colourful Fokkers

Belgian Fokker D.VII Civilian two-seater OO-AMH & OO-AMI Arctic Decals, Ref. ARC72-069A (OO-AMH) & ARC72-069B (OO-AMI) After the Armistice, a large amount of military equipment was left behind by the German forces. Belgium received at least 70 Fokker D.VII from Germany as war reparations and those excellent machines were incorporated into the Belgian Aéronautique Militaire.

The Eagle that was not to be.

Mirage 4000 Modelsvit 1/72, Ref. 72053 The Mirage 4000 was designed at the same time as the lighter, smaller, and far more successful Mirage 2000 using the same delta wing and fly-by-wire configuration. First flown in March 1979, the Mirage 4000 proved to be an outstanding heavy fighter-bomber that could have proved to be a

Sherman for the few.

M4A2 Sherman 75mm Zvezda 1/72, Ref. 5063 The latest 1/72 armour kit from Zvezda, this kit is made up of 118 parts cast in the usual ‘Zvezda‘ grey plastic and 2 more (the tracks) in black plastic. The main features of the kit makes this a late M4A2: 47 degree slope glacis and 75mm turret

Totally Marchetti.

SF-260 Duo Pack & Book Special Hobby 1/72, Ref. SH72451 This Duo Pack recently released by Special Hobby allows for the making of two 1/72 SF-260s, in any of the following versions : M/M+/AM/D/W/WL. The box art is simply gorgeous but the contents of the box is even better : there are of course two SF-260 kits,

Home Defense Spectre

F-4C Air National Guard Fine Molds 1/72, Ref. FP46S If there is certainly no need to introduce the Phantom II, few know that the F-4C was first meant to be known as the F-110 Spectre. The USAF got its first Phantoms in 1964, equipped with a very different electronic suite than the US Navy’s F-4Bs ;