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Westland Lysander Mk.II
Pavla, 1/72
scale
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| Catalogue Number: |
Pavla kit no. 72048 - Westland
Lysander Mk.II |
| Scale: |
1/72 |
| Contents and Media: |
35 medium grey short run plastic
parts, 32 resin parts, 3 vac-formed canopies plus one small piece of
acetate, decals for 3 examples and 4 double sided A4 sheets with
history, parts plan, build instructions and colour and markings. |
| Price: |
USD$29.96 from Squadron.com
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| Review Type: |
FirstLook |
| Advantages: |
Long awaited subject in 1/72 scale;
highly detailed; very cleanly molded considering its short run category. |
| Disadvantages: |
No locating pins; some clean up
required. |
| Recommendation: |
Highly Recommended |
Reviewed by Glen Porter
Pavla's 1/72
Lysander Mk.II is available online from Squadron.com
Not since the old Airfix Lysander have we had a decent 1/72 scale
replica of this aircraft. Talk about long awaited - it must be thirty or
forty years since that kit was released.
Well, the waiting is over with the release of Pavla's new multimedia
Westland Lysander Mk.II in 1/72 scale.
Even as a short run kit, this model is superb. You simply could not
ask for more detail in a kit like this. The kit is crammed full of it.
Every thing that opens and shuts can be depicted opened or shut!
Click the thumbnails below
to view larger images:
The resin parts are to the usual high standard we have come to expect
from Pavla and similarly the vacuum-formed canopies are very nice.
The thought strikes, how will the wings be attached to the canopy?
Well, there are two frames inside the canopy and the wings attach to
them. This should make them quite strong.
The decals look very nice with two British and one Free French plus
stencils.
As with any kit of this type, it’s not really for the novice, but if
you are looking for something a bit more challenging, this may be the
one. Keep up the good work Pavla.
Highly Recommended.
Thanks to Squadron
for the review sample.
Thanks to
Squadron.com for the review
sample.
Review Text Copyright © 2004 by Glen Porter
Images Copyright © 2004 by Brett Green
Page Created 29 August, 2004
Last updated 31 August, 2004
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