Revell continue
their range of 1/72 scale “Luftwaffe ‘46” aircraft with this heavily armed
fighter/destroyer intended to be developed from the Me 262. One look at the
excellent box art and the resemblance is easy to see with the same wings,
empennage and engines of the 262 mated to a fattened fuselage heavily arrayed
with machine guns and cannon. The fantasy of a prolonged European war continues
with a flight of B-29’s in the background, one having fallen victim perhaps to
the twin 30mm K103Z cannon operated by the rear facing gunner. It’s a great
looking package.
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The box contains
four sprues of cleanly moulded parts with a level of detail adequate for this
scale and up to contemporary standards. The cockpit is reasonably well equipped
and includes clear plastic parts for optics for the pilot and also the gunner.
The canopy on this design is generously proportioned so further detailing would
not be completely lost to viewers. Weaponry and their mountings take up most of
the remaining parts (that you will not have already seen on a 262 kit). These
are nicely realised and they are what give this otherwise benign airframe its
threatening character.
The instructions are
clear enough and provide markings for fictional aircraft of JG400 and JG7 some
time in 1945 with two plausible camouflage suggestions. The decal sheet looks
perfectly good and contains some attractive and colourful little insignia.
Overall a very sound
and simple kit recommended to enthusiasts of the “what if” genre.
This kit can be
purchased here: http://www.hlj.com/product/REV04359
My thanks to
HobbyLink
Japan
(http://www.hlj.com/)
for providing this review sample.
Nick Moore
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