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Revell 1/72 Arado Ar 196 A-3

Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 4:59 pm
by FabianAUT
I was thinking about a second entry for this SiG and went through my stash. At first i had Eduards Hellcat in mind but there are already some very nice builds of those here and so i went for something else. My choice is the good ( hopefully ) old ( 1979 Matchbox tooling :think: ) Arado 196 A-3.

It was maybe the best shipboard reconnaissance plane of its time and i think it deserves a place in here! :)
I will be building it with camo and markings from the "Bordfliegergruppe 196" stationed on the battleship Tirpitz.

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The kit has some flash and raised detail but i think it still looks alright considering its age.

Nice boxart!

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Re: Revell 1/72 Arado Ar 196 A-3

Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 4:41 pm
by dogsbody
Nice. Actually, this it a Revell re-pop of the Heller kit, not Matchbox.


Chris

Re: Revell 1/72 Arado Ar 196 A-3

Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 7:07 pm
by FabianAUT
Ah thanks! Looks like i saw the age and assumed it was a Matchbox one.

Didnt know that there are Heller kits that old out there... :wall:

Re: Revell 1/72 Arado Ar 196 A-3

Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 7:58 pm
by Gav0909
Should be a nice build, looking forward to seeing it take shape. Some of those older re-boxed Revel kits a quite nice just due to their simplicity.