The parts are superbly detailed, as one expects from Monogram......err
Revell kits of
current vintage. The exhaust, for instance, includes all the
actuating rods for the
afterburner petals. No more having to use resin
aftermarket bits or scratch
building. I can see a lot of letters to Revell
requesting extra burner cans!!
The kit also includes nice long intakes that will surely be a challenge to assemblewithout having a visible seam. For those of us who are cowards, there are alsointake covers provided! The tree with the fuel tanks and Sidewinders.
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The DUKW, probably the most successful amphibious vehicle in history, has long been at or near the top of most published wants lists (plus my own) for many years. I was thrilled when Skybow and Italeri both announced 1/35 scale DUKW kits in late 2001 (after a persistent rumour that Tamiya was going to do one). Skybow, unfortunately, dropped their plans soon thereafter, leaving Italeri with the only DUKW in the water. I have to say that I had mixed emotions about this; what I had seen of Skybow kits left me in no doubt that they would have produced an amazing kit of this vehicle, and Italeri's quality of late has been rather spotty. Still, better an Italeri DUKW than none,
right?
This is a very will built
kit. There was not a single thing that did not go right with this kit.
All parts fit great, if you have put other models together you should not have any trouble.
The
XtraKit/MPM Gloster Meteor F. Mk. 8 is an easy build that finishes up as a really
nice looking model. Though some nitpickers have observed that. . .
