This is Cyber-Hobby’s release of the Dragon He 162
which in turn was Tri-Master’s He 162 and for a kit that has been around so
long it still stands up well. This incarnation also includes a separate bag of
steel PE parts and rods that assemble into functioning hinges for the engine
covers along with the v-tail variation. It’s all put together in one of Cyber
Hobby’s Super Value Packs in a no frills box. This kit can be had for very
little at the moment so now would be the time to add one to your collection.
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I’ve provided a number of photographs that will
show you how this kit is aging gracefully. There is some flash here and there,
some occasional coarseness and irregularities in the engraved panel lines and a
few marks and bumps on surfaces – but nothing major. The tooling is still
adequate when compared to today’s products and by most accounts seems to be
quite an accurate representation of the aircraft.
A modest set of decals is supplied courtesy of
Cartograf and markings, as described in the instructions, are listed below.
Wouldn’t it be great if manufacturers also included a Luftwaffe 1946 marking
option for some of these late war aircraft?
- 1. 1./JG
1, Leck 1945
- 2. II./JG
1, Leck 1945
- 3. 3./JG
1, 1945
- 4. 1./JG
1, 1945
A hard to beat option for the He 162 in 1:48the
scale. Recommended.
This kit can be purchased here: http://www.hlj.com/product/CYVCH5564
My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com/)
for providing this review sample.
Nick Moore
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