1/48 Hobbyboss F8F-2 Bearcat. John Ferdico and I are writing parallel articles for FSM. We're comparing a "classic" kit to a more modern kit and seeing how both finish up. This time around I had the easier task of the OOB build of the Hobbyboss Bearcat while John tackles the old Hawk kit. Next time around we'll swap with whatever subject we choose.
So when Hobby Boss announced that they were releasing the F-14 Tomcat in 1/48 scale, I had to take a look. The kit is molded in light gray styrene and presented on 23 parts trees plus the separately packaged upper and lower fuselage halves, intake tunnels, and radome. The kit also consists of one tree of clear parts, one fret of photo-etched
The HobbyBoss 1/350 scale USS Missouri (BB-63) plastic model kit comes packed with parts and details for the ship’s WWII configuration. The model’s whopping 1,121 injection-molded parts are complimented by a further 378 photo-etched metal parts, 30 turned aluminum barrels, and an anchor chain. That’s a lot of kit — a lot of parts, a lot
1/350 USS BB-63 Missouri 1945 Advanced Detail Up Set for Hobby Boss Kit (Blue Wood deck) 1/200 Trumpeter USS Iowa (03706) 1/350 Pontos Model IJN Mikasa 1905 v0NrUcg.