Model Airplane International - June 2018

1:72 EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON RAF

A

s soon as the 100th Anniversary of the

RAF appeared over the horizon, the world’s

model kit manufacturers must have been

sharpening their collective pencils to see

what they could release to celebrate the

event. One of those companies was Revell who’ve

created a small collection of new kits under the banner

heading of ‘British Legends 1918-2018’, the typhoon

seen here being one of the kits from that collection.

Not new of course, their Typhoon has been around

for a wee while, but that’s not in any way a denigration

of the contents of the box, because this is one of Rev-

ell’s better kits in this scale with high levels of detail, an

accurate outline and a collection of whizz-bangs that

would keep a small air force happy, all supplied for the

modeller to enjoy.

Across the board the detail is fi ne and comprehen-

sive. The cockpit is well-appointed with a multipart

ejection seat, raised detail on the panels and a neat

looking area under the canopy, behind the seat’s head-

rest. Similar points can be made about the incredibly

delicate undercarriage and canopy, the latter as thin

as it is clear. Alternative jet pipes, open and closed,

complete the detail - at least as far as this release is

concerned, most of the underwing stores fi nding their

way into the spares box, only the underfuselage tank

and outboard pylons and missiles being needed here.

As befi ts an anniversary kit release, the box con-

tains a special scheme, in this case, the now famous

GN-A in its retro WWII camoufl age colours. Decals

are well-printed and accurate once more, offering not

only all of the national insignia, but also decals for the

instrument panel and side consoles, and a large col-

lection of stencils.

Scale: 1:72/Revell/Materials: IM, PE/Kit No. RV3900 /Availability: All Good Model Shops/Price: £19.99

VERDICT

The Revell Typhoon is a fi ne kit that looks very impressive once complete.

Though this release is essentially there to show off the anniversary markings,

this one can also be used to create a fully-loaded, in-service aircraft as well,

only aftermarket decals and perhaps some additional weapons being needed

to complete the picture. Though this is not the only Typhoon available in this

scale, it is considerably cheaper than its Far-Eastern competition and for that

reason amongst others, its worth its ‘highly recommended tag’. Thanks to

Revell UK for all of the kits reviewed this month. (Spencer Pollard)

looking area under the canopy, behind the seat’s head-

Scale: 1:72/Revell/Materials: IM, PE/Kit No. RV3900 /Availability: All Good Model Shops/Price: £19.99

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