1950 "Jet Era" Set A
Reviewed by Timothy Dike
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You asked for it, you got it! Separate aircraft
sets from Dragon available from Cyber-hobbies are here. These 50's era
aircraft are available in two sets, this one featuring the Panthers and
Skyraiders.
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| PACKAGING | ||||
| The aircraft come molded in clear plastic with 18 aircraft total in a nice blister pack. These are the same aircraft found in Dragon carrier kits such as the USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 and USS Antietam CV-36. They are available in four sets divided into WW II and Korean Era. Straight and swept wing Panthers with AD-6 Skyraiders in set A and in set B F-2H Banshee, F4U Corsairs and Dragonfly helo's. The molding on all is very sharp, especially for 700 scale. Panel lines are visible and they are recessed not raised. Since they are molded clear you can mask the canopy and paint them and after you remove the mask have a clear canopy. The parts are very fine and delicate and appear to be to-scale. | Click
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| AIRCRAFT | ||||
 AD-6
Skyraider. 3 Sprues with 2 aircraft total. Includes separate
wing tanks, One is molded with wings extended and one with separate wings
that can be folded or extended. Includes separate landing gear and propellers. |
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 F9F2
Panther. 3 sprues with 2 aircraft. One with extended wings, one
with separate wings for folding. Includes separate landing gear. |
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 F9F8
Panther. 3 sprues with 2 aircraft each. Includes separate landing gear.
Two motor tugs are also on this fret. |
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| DECALS | ||||
| The decals by Cartograf include the aircraft stars and bars that were used during the 1950's. Large and small Navy marking are provided for the wings and fuselage. |  |
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| BONUS | ||||
| A new decal sheet has been added to this set. It includes large and small letters typically found on the tail, fuselage, and wings of Korean War era Naval aircraft. Note the Panther's flying past the USS Princeton in this 1951 image. Numbers are also provided in large and small size as well as some additional NAVY decals. |  |
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| INSTRUCTIONS | ||||
Exploded and assembled views are shown for each aircraft.
A color sheets shows the markings and painting info.
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| CONCLUSIONS | ||||
 Bravo
Zulu Dragon, we finally have an accurate set of aircraft in 700 scale for
the Korean War years. Now the airwings are here to allow you to do add
to the airwings on those kits. This is set # 7077 1/700 Cyber Hobby 1950
USN Carrier Wings "JET ERA" Set A listed at $7.95. Don't wait the first
issue of this set without the bonus decals sold out in barely over a month.
Get yours now. These sets are also carried by Cyber-Hobby.com
for customers outside the US. |
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