Page 50 - Tamiya Model Magazine - Issue 292 (February 2020)
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New Releases
A selection of the latest full kits in plastic, resin, metal and more!
What’s in the box?
AD; ACETATE DIALS, AP; ACRYLIC PAINT, CC; CAST CERAMIC (PLASTER), CMA; CAST METAL ALLOY, CP; CHROMED PARTS, CPS; CLEAR PLASTIC SHEET, DT; DRY TRANSFER (DECALS), EM: ELECTRIC MOTOR
LLT; LINK AND LENGTH TRACKS, MC; METAL CHAIN, MMA; MACHINED METAL ALLOY, MR; METAL ROD, MT; METAL TUBING, MW; METAL WIRE, NM; NYLON MESH, PB; PAINT BRUSH, PCM; PRE-CUT MASKS,
VF; VINYL FIGURES, VFP; VACUUM FORMED (PLASTIC), WC; WOVEN CORD, WD; WATERSLIDE (DECALS), WS; WOODEN STRIPLS), WOO EN STRI
ARMA, POLANDPOLAND
ARMA,
HAWKER HURRICANE MK.I ROYAL NAVY COLOURS
www.armahobby.com
SCALE:1:72•MATERIALS:IM,WS•ITEMNO.70022
The Hawker Hurricane is an eternally popular scale modelling ARMA, POLAND
subject, particularly in the British Isles for obvious reasons, so any YAKOVLEV YAK-1B EXPERT SET
new kit released of it always www.armahobby.com
SCALE:1:72•MATERIALS:IM,PE,PCM,WS•ITEMNO.70027
attracts attention. That pleasure
is heightened when the kit is as Just when we thought Arma’s Hurricane was a fabulous new model,
good as this one from Arma of along comes their new Yak-1B in the enhanced ‘Expert Set’ series,
Warsaw; it’s an absolute gem. upping the game for this war-winning Soviet fighter. The kit, much
The kit depicts a Hurricane like the Hurricane, comes moulded in pale grey polystyrene but
Mk.I in Royal Navy colours; not this time – because this is an ‘Expert Set’ edition – we have a
strictly a pure ‘Sea Hurricane’ supplemental photo-etched brass fret that carries the instrument
as it lacks an arrestor hook, panel, grilles (front and back)
so it’s the unmodified, interim for the ventral radiator, cockpit
variant taken from RAF stocks. controls plus some other tiny
The Mk.Ia and Ib would have a items. Also differing from the
hook and other naval equipment Hurricane, panels in the wings’
fitted. The kit comes on one undersurfaces, fuselage sides
large and one small sprue of (cockpit area) and wing roots
grey polystyrene, plus one in exhibit some rivet detail, but
clear and a sheet of waterslide it is exceedingly fine and looks
decals offering markings for one terrific. Accurately, the wings’
of three aircraft. The first thing main surfaces are smooth, as
one notices is the incredibly they were made from wood on
subtle, scale-like stringer pattern the real aircraft. The Yak’s cockpit
on the rear fuselage. This is is superb, featuring a multi-
kind of the litmus test for layered instrument panel and as
any Hurricane kit and here it mentioned, photo-etched brass
passes with flying colours. Onto harnesses. It all builds up on the
the wings and here we have wing’s centre-section, with the
extremely fine recessed panel assembled fuselage dropping
lines and raised fasteners at the into place at almost the end of
wing gun access panels, but no assembly. A bold move for sure
rivets, appropriate for this scale. and test-fitting before committing
The cockpit is excellent, with all to cement is advisable. A
major structures represented generous six markings-options
with finesse. Decals are provided are provided, five for Soviet
for the Sutton Harness and they machines plus one Luftwaffe-
are best replaced with Eduard captured example. The glossy
photo-etch items (item 73-036 decals are printed by Techmod
are ideal) for a more three- who have an excellent reputation
dimensional look. MN for quality. Everything about this
kit smacks of refinement and
sophistication and it does the
A wonderful new kit of
a genuine icon, fantastic deadly little Soviet fighter proud.
detail everywhere, even Let’s hope for more! MN
down to weighted tyres Just a wonderful little
with Dunlop logos! model with impressive
Tropical and night-fighter surface detail and some
versions to follow
useful PE parts.
Cockpit will look better Closed canopy only, but
with an Eduard harness set that’s just nit-picking
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