Airfix Model World – July 2018

FLETTNER’S FUTURISTIC FL

282 Kolibri (Hummingbird)

has previously received

little attention from kit

manufacturers, but MiniArt’s

recent 1/35 offerings are

creating plenty of interest.

The latest version released is

the V-21 (41003), which was

a two-seat machine, with the

fuselage fuel tanks displaced to

either side of the pilot’s seat, to

allow an observer’s position to

be installed behind the engine.

It comprises eight styrene

runners, all packed with

superbly moulded parts, and a

small photo-etched brass fret

for finer details. There’s plenty

for modellers to savour, from

the faithful rendition of the

seven-cylinder Siemens-Halske

Sh 14 radial engine, to the

delicate scalloping to represent

the fabric-covered vertical fin

and rudder. The single RLM

71/65 scheme depicts the V-

prototype as it appeared at

Schweidnitz, Germany, during

May-September 1944, with

CI+TU fuselage codes. Best of

all, being 1/35 scale, it means

there’s a huge array of figures

and vehicles to employ it with.

See http://www.miniart-models.com

and http://www.creativemodels.co.uk

for more information.

FLITTER-FLUTTER

WITH THE recent release of
Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star
Wars Story, Revell has marked
the occasion with three new
Build and Play kits.
All are perfect for budding
young modellers aged six
or older, and comprise the
Millennium Falcon (06767),
Imperial Patrol Speeder

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FLETTNER’S FUTURISTIC FL

282 Kolibri (Hummingbird)

FLITTER-FLUTTER

WITH THE recent release of
Solo: A Star
, Revell has marked
the occasion with three new

All are perfect for budding
young modellers aged six
or older, and comprise the
Millennium Falcon (06767),
Imperial Patrol Speeder

(06768) and Han’s Speeder

(06769). Bags of play

potential come via light and

sound features, and assembly

is easy due to the snap-fit

format...and there are enough

parts with each to present

enough of a challenge to

most kids. The Falcon is

notable for having an

optional different front-

end structure, which

simply plugs onto

the traditional

‘tuning fork’ nose

section, rotating

laser cannon

turrets and moving

undercarriage/door parts.

All have enviable detail, too!

For further details visit:

http://www.revell.de/en