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F6F-5 Hellcat

Published: February 10, 2020
Company: Revell, Inc.

The US Navy’s mainstay fighter from 1943 until the end of World War II, the Grumman F6F Hellcat was instrumental in establishing air dominance in the Pacific theater of operations during the war. Following the war, the Hellcat was relegated to US Navy Reserve units, as newer, more capable types replaced them in fleet service.

Revell’s re-release of the timeless Monogram F6F-5, first… more

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YF-22 Raptor

Published: May 22, 2012
Company: Revell, Inc.

Now the United States Air Force’s “Air Dominance Fighter,” the F-22 Raptor is arguably the world’s most advanced and capable air-to-air fighter aircraft. As part of the competition between the F-22 and F-23, the “YF” prototypes were flown, studied, and evaluated. Revell’s latest Snap-Tite aircraft offering, the YF-22, is a faithful reproduction of the winning prototype design.

Molded… more

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SR-71 Blackbird Egg Plane

Published: May 22, 2012
Company: Hasegawa

What classic breakfast food is capable of propelling itself at “Mach 3+” and capturing the imagination of modelers of all ages? It must be none other than Hasegawa’s SR-71 Blackbird in its offbeat and popular Egg Plane Series.

Like it’s other egg-shaped cousins, this recent release is molded in a single color plastic with a sprue of clear canopy parts. Our SR came in black, and was… more

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2010 Ford Mustang Convertible SnapTite

Published: July 4, 2020
Company: Revell, Inc.

A throwback to the ’64 original design, the 2010 Mustang captures the classic lines of the original “pony car” in contemporary form and is the subject of Revell’s recent SnapTite series release. As with their ’63 Corvette (reviewed previously), the 2010 Mustang is a beautifully engineered kit for novice and veteran modelers, alike. Once again, at the hands of 6-year old Camden, this review… more

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NASCAR 2010 Chevrolet Impala COT Hendrick Motorsports

Published: September 15, 2021
Company: AMT

  • Stock # AMT705 - #5 Mark Martin - $24.99
  • Stock # AMT706 - #24 Jeff Gordon - $24.99
  • Stock # AMT707 - #48 Jimmie Johnson - $24.99

Introduced mid-season 2007, NASCAR’s “Car of Tomorrow” (COT) hit the track in an effort to improve driver safety, decrease operating cost, and level the proverbial playing field between the monster multi-car teams and the smaller… more

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T-4 "Ashiya Special" Eggplane

Published: December 6, 2011
Company: Hasegawa

Initially released in 2009, Hasegawa’s T-4 “Ashiya Special” is once again available to eggplane enthusiasts in the United States. A recent perusal of the Hasegawa official website also indicates release of some new eggplane offerings.

Unorthodox in appearance and simple in construction, the T-4 egg is a fun departure from traditional aircraft models. The kit is crisply molded in white… more

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'63 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe

Published: November 1, 2011
Company: Revell, Inc.

Chevy’s classic Corvette was first offered in a hard-top version in 1963, and that model-year’s radical shift in design style can still be seen in the generations of ‘Vettes which have since followed. The ’63 Sting Ray Coupe is Revell’s latest addition to its Snap-Tite Corvette collection, and this one surely does not disappoint young modeling hands. Camden (age 6) built this review sample in… more

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Wile E. Coyote and the Wile E. Willys

Published: September 28, 2011
Company: Round 2 Models

Saturday morning cartoons once again meet the modeling bench in Round2’s resurrection of classic kits featuring Warner Brothers’ beloved Road Runner and his nemesis, Wile E. Coyote. Of the three newly re-released kits, this review focuses on the hapless Wile E. Coyote and the Wile E. Willys – a loony dragster embodying a skateboard culture theme.

The MPC-branded kit consists of 4… more

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Road Runner and The Rail Rider

Published: September 16, 2011
Company: Round 2 Models

Saturday morning cartoons again meet the modeling bench in Round2’s resurrection of classic kits featuring Warner Brothers’ beloved Road Runner and his nemesis, Wile E. Coyote. Of the three newly re-released kits, this review focuses on Road Runner and The Rail Rider – a looney dragster embodying a steam engine theme.

The MPC-branded kit consists of 5 sprues of colored parts, including… more