Scale Aviation Modeller International – March 2019

kit (and the AZ Models 1/48
ofering) the wings have no
panel detail, other than a faint
rib efect, I’m not sure what
is actually accurate. The kit is
packaged in Revell’s new black-
toned scheme and is presented
as a Level 4 – implying
signiicant complication, - in
fact, about the only complicated
things are the need to cut out
the aperture for the rear cockpit
and the fragile undercarriage.
The instructions are Revell’s
new colour schematics, which
whilst possibly better than the
old monochrome oferings,
aren’t very speciic about the
location of parts, and need
some study in order to get
one’s eye in on part numbering
and paint references. Colour
call-outs continue to be for
Revell’s own paints and their
unproven mixes. Annoyingly,
the sprues don’t carry part

numbers, necessitating a

repetitive licking back to the

parts map in the instructions,

made worse if, like me, you

tend to cut parts of the sprues

early. The solid rear ‘canopy’

and passenger seats of the

G-1 and the open clear canopy

and machine gun of the F-2

are included on the sprues, so

with the right decals, a civil or

armed option could be built.

Typical of Revell, only a single

marking option is ofered;

The sprues contain the parts for the civil G-1 version, like the passenger seats shown here

The wing upper and lower surfaces only have faint rib detailing, potentially correct for the

wooden construction

Decals from the new release, - one rather
ordinary option

Decals from the original release of the ex-

matchbox kit. Much more interesting!

Fuselage halves have busy

internal detailing

Most parts have heavy sprue gates

which need careful removal

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