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1/400 de Havilland Aquilon/Sea Venom
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| L'Arsenal has released a number of Cold War era aircraft in 1/400 scale to compliment the French carrier Charles de Gaulle. | ||||||
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| The Aquilon was a French licensed version of the
de Havilland Sea Demon by SNCASE, seeing service on the French carrier
Charles de Gaulle. L'Arsenal includes a fleet of five aircraft and photo
etch, molded in white resin. The model has recessed panel lines and clear
demarcation lines for stabilizers and the rudder. None of the aircraft
have any major flaws, air bubbles, or warped parts. Dimensions also appear
to be correct for this aircraft. Molding, overall, is extremely crisp.
L'Arsenal also includes an excellent, relief-etched
sheet for the Aquilon for landing gear and what appear to be panels. However,
I'm unsure what some of these parts are on account that L'Arsenal did not
include a set of instructions. Further, the aircraft lacks decals for any
markings. I'm unsure if these are sold separately or simply use the kit
versions. Given that the Heller kit is several decades old and likely has
embrittled decals, I don't think this was a very good decision. I hope
L'Arsenal rectifies this with future releases.
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is an excellent resin aircraft for anyone wishing to build a more accurate
French (or even British) carrier from the Cold War. My biggest complaint
is the lack of decals. Construction is simply enough where it's easy to
infer construction of the aircraft.
I want to express my sincere thanks to L'Arsenal for this review item. |
