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Goppingen Go 9
German
Experimental Aircraft
AML 1/72
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| Catalogue Number: |
AML 72024 Go 9 |
| Scale: |
1/72 |
| Contents and Media: |
31 medium grey-green injection
moulded parts on one sprue, 6 cream resin parts on one pour block,
decals for one aircraft in two periods of it’s life, 2 vac-formed
canopies and 2 A5 sized double sided instruction sheets with build
diagrams, parts plan and coloured paint/decal instructions but no
history. |
| Price: |
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| Review Type: |
FirstLook |
| Advantages: |
Interesting and very rare subject,
reasonably clean moulding for a short-run kit and good detail for such a
small aircraft |
| Disadvantages: |
Lack of history in instructions. |
| Recommendation: |
Recommended for the rare-plane nut. |
Reviewed by Glen Porter
AML's
1/72 scale Go 9
is available online from Squadron.com
My only reference for this aircraft is from Warplanes of the Luftwaffe
by World Air Power Journal. In their section on the Dornier Do 335, they
mention that the Go 9 was used to prove the efficiency and safety of the
tail prop. Unfortunately there is no expansion of this history in AML’s
instructions.
On opening the box, the first impression is how small this model will
be. When built, it won’t take up much room in your display cabinet.
A closer look reveals reasonably nice mouldings for a short-run kit
with only a small amount of clean up required.
Click the thumbnails below
to view larger images:
As is usual with AML, two vac-formed canopies are supplied and you
may want to open one but I wouldn’t bother because the cockpit is so
small and you won’t be able to see much anyway.
Nicely printed decals are supplied for one aircraft.
The colour instructions give details for two periods in the life of
this aircraft but the only difference is, in the later period the plane
has a black or dark grey nose.
Full marks to AML for producing such a rare and unusual subject.
Recommended.
Thanks to
Squadron.com for this review
sample.
Review and Images Copyright © 2005 by Glen Porter
Page Created 28 February, 2005
Last updated 28 February, 2005
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