KIT: | Unicraft 1/72 FW--281 |
KIT #: | ? |
PRICE: | $25.00 MSRP |
DECALS: | None |
REVIEWER: | Alan Wanta |
NOTES: | Resin with vac canopy |
HISTORY |
None really, this aircraft never became reality nor can I find and developmental information on it, from the looks of It, it’s another variation of the Flitzer.
THE KIT |
Anyone out there ready
to develop those modeling skills beyond the Tamiya or Hasagawa level? Ah, I
thought so; you can put your hands down now. Here’s yet another resin kit
from the Ukrainian Master Igor Shestakov. Igor has been doing this for a
number of years, and with each effort he seems to perfect the art of resin
casting and mould making. I remember when the kits came in a very brittle
blue resin and little else in the box. With this 1/72nd scale
kit of the FW-281 turbo jet/prop fighter aircraft I see a nicely cast kit,
well presented. Everything but your imagination is in the box, and perhaps
that’s what we all need once in a while, to step out on the wild side. The
only thing missing in the kit are transfers, most likely you’ll have a fair
amount of Luftwaffe markings in your decal bin box to make do. (I have to
assume there are parts that are not shown, as it also seems to be missing
an interior, canopy, gear doors, prop spinner, main landing gear and
wheels. Ed)
CONCLUSIONS |
The likely-hood of finishing this kit in the wrong livery is remote, and sometimes that’s just what we all need. Thanks to Unicraft for putting this unique kit together.
March 2005
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