![]() It's also the rarest kit of their four bugs, because unlike his brothers, the Wasp has never been reissued since 1975. Their Wasp was depicted decimating an amusement park, complete with a funhouse, rollercoaster, and terrified victims fleeing the scene. Inspired by the "Big Bug" movie craze of the '50's, Fun Dimensions produced a line of four enormous insects kits, including entire scenes of destruction for them to rampage through. This is the "Gigantic Wasp" model kit by Fun Dimensions, an ultra-rare diorama from 1975, in mint, sealed condition. Note: A version of this review appeared in the November 2018 issue.FUN DIMENSIONS - GIGANTIC WASP - VINTAGE KIT '75 - MINT "Extra! Extra! Gigantic Wasp invades amusement park!" 's that headline, come to life. It’s an easy build - just pay close attention to the notes in the instructions and you’ll be fine. Wingnut Wings’ D.1 is a truly fantastic kit. The only rigging is the two support wires for the landing gear. I was using Microscale decal solution, so maybe something harsher would work better. The Cartograf decals lay down well everywhere except in the valleys and peaks of the duralumin. I left the cowling doors off to show the engine. Otherwise, the kit falls together even the little bits up front, such as the guns, which have PE cooling jackets. Meticulous sanding is required to blend the ridges together. The wings fit great, but the duralumin wraps around the leading edge. Beautiful trusses detail the fuselage, but no details are given for the inside of the wings. ![]() ![]() I played with the idea of leaving them off to save shelf space but decided against it. ![]() You can build the kit with wings on or off. Fully plumbed, it has most everything the real one has.Ī great feature of this kit is that it follows the production of the real duralumin, meaning no filling or sanding has to be done. Pay attention to the instructions for which version you are making because there are small differences between the two. You can build either the D.IIIa or the D.IIIaü. Five color photos of the Mercedes D.IIIa in rough condition and six color photos of a fully restored engine are provided these help immensely with painting. (Most of the colors called for are questionable since no color photos exist.) Color call-outs are provided with Tamiya, Humbrol, and the Federal Standard paint numbers. There is even a diagram to wire and plumb the cockpit as well. There is too much to list here, but I can assure you that you won’t be disappointed. And what a cockpit it is! Every bit was detailed and all the separate parts fit perfectly. I chose to build the box art variant, which served in Hombeek, Belgium in 1918.Ĭonstruction starts with the cockpit. Five variants can be built - they are all displayed on the box side. There’s also an exceptional booklet, with colored instructions, photos of the real aircraft, and an illustrative history of Junkers aircraft leading up to the D.1. The box contains four gray spruces, a small fret of photo-etch (PE), and gorgeous Cartograf decals. I had never built a Wingnut Wings kit before, but I’d heard amazing things and had high expectations. With its single cantilever wing and all-metal construction, the D.1 looks more the part of an inter-war aircraft than a WWI fighter. The original design goes back to 1912, but the D.1 didn’t enter service till late 1918. The Junkers D.1 is an unusual aircraft given the time it was conceived.
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