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(and you know what they say about opinions)
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Just my 2 cents worth

 

I love these kits.
At this point in time, this product line has nine individual aircraft types, and several versions of each
Similar to the Eduard kits, these kits are available in multiple price and skill levels ranging from "Junior" to "Expert" and some special limited editions.
The first thing to catch my eye was the beautiful cover art which is borderline frameable.
What's inside the box is just as impressive on a kit of this size.

So far, I've bought several of these kits, ranging from the standard kit to the experts.
Regardless of the kit level, you'll be happy with the outcome. The fit is almost flawless, the level of detail is superb and one thing I usually overlook, the decal's, lift off the paper and with slight pressure, mold to the surface contours extremely well, even without a setting solution.

As with all kits, these come with multiple markings, but where these kits differ is the options. Obscure markings such as Romanian or Finnish Hurricanes and Polish or Italian Airacobra.

Next up from Arma, a new Hawker Hurricane MkII in 1/48th, and once again... Amazing.
Mine arrived yesterday and I put my current project on the shelf for the time being to build this kit with LED nav lights
and an electric motor spinning the prop.


   


Bell P-39 Airacobra

Coming Soon to MCM. I'm excited about this kit. Finally, if their previous releases are any indication, a quality Cobra in 1/72nd scale, and I wasn't disappointed.

There are at this point there are the kit comes with 2 sprues in grey plastic, one in clear
plus a set of decals and masks for the canopies and wheels
Also included in this kit are steel ball nose weights to keep the ship off it's tail

 

This version of the kit comes with marking for 5 Aircraft from 3 countries, (U.S., Poland and Italian co-beligerant)

Images lifted from Arma website
   

   


Hawker Hurricane

Now available in 1/48th scale

Arma has several versions of this Aircraft in 1/72nd and now scale. The version I bought was the Mk IIc - Tropical.
Inside the box was one sprue molded in gray, clear parts, a sheet of decals, and the instructions printed in full color. The parts were so clean, I had to look hard to find the small amount of flash on one of the propeller blades. Panel lines are crisp and well defined as are the any protruding bolts and rivets. The cockpit detail isn't bad, the guages are there bit there's no detail. The detail is in a unique combination of two decals thats sit on top of each other

Eduard has released a limited edition dual combo of the Mk 1 called Hurristory, It contains two of the "expert" kits with unique markings for 12 aircraft and two Eduard Photo etch sets

 

   

This kit comes with markings for two aircraft


FM-2 Wildcat

This kit come in four versions, two standard kits and an expert version. Two sprues in light gray, and clear canopy parts. The detail in this kit is pretty good considering the size with crisply engraved panel lines.
The instrument panel has minimal detail, with the dials and gauges represented by a molded outline and a decal. the rest of the interior
The standard kits comes with Markings for 2 aircraft.
The Expert version includes paint mask, Photo Etch and markings for 6 aircraft.
And a new "deluxe" version comes with two full kits, with markings for 8 aircraft and two sections of Carrier deck

The Photo Etch contains an instrumen panel and several cockpit parts, along with wiring for the Pratt & Whitney engine.

           


Yakovlev Yak-1b

There are currently 4 versions of this kit available. The basic kit, the "expert" kit and two special editions
All four of these kits contain a single spue molded in gray and a clear sprue with the canopy
The kit I bought is the "expert" kit. This kit comes with a small sheet of Photo etch,containing mostly cockpit parts and some radiator screens plus paint masks for the one piece canopy and wheels
The standard kit has markings for three aircraft, 4 aircraft in the special editions and six aircraft in the expert

   


Nakajima KI-84 Hayate

The next in the Arma line is the Nakajima KI-81, Code named Frank by the US forces is currently available in two versions, the Standard and "expert" versions. This is the "expert" version. The kits comes with two sprues molded in Grey and the usual clear sprue with the canopy. and a small piece of Photo etch

 

 

 

This version of the kit comes with marking for 6 Aircraft


North American P-51B/C Mustang

The next in the Arma line is the Noth American P-51B/C, Mustang This is the "expert" version. The kits comes with two sprues molded in Grey and the usual clear sprue with the canopy. and a small piece of Photo etch. The level of detail in this kit is amazing for a kit of it's size


This is the cockpit of a 1/72 kit straight out of the box?

 

 

 

This version of the kit comes with marking for 7 Aircraft

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Last Updated October 12, 2023