By Mike Grant
Feature
INTERMEDIATE BUILD
Mike Grant duels with the boutique French firm’s 1/72 replica of this important inter-war twin.
Considering its impact on aviation, the Martin B-10 has been surprisingly overlooked by kit manufacturers; this innovative aircraft was the US Army Air Corps' first all-metal monoplane bomber. Furthermore, the type featured fully cowled engines, retractable undercarriage, an enclosed gun turret and internal bomb bay, thus setting the standard for subsequent bomber design for years to come. Yet only one other injection-moulded 1/72 kit (from Williams Bros) has ever been produced prior to this release by French firm Azur-FRROM.
