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ACADEMY’S LARGE-SCALE rotary wing collection has been joined by a newly tooled 1/35 AH-1Z Viper, and at a great value price too.
Its US Marine Corps ‘Shark Mouth’ boxing (12127) is just £39.99 and comes with six styrene runners, a photo-etched brass fret for the airframe grilles/vents and a mask set for the canopy and electro-optical turret glazing.
The parts quality is exquisite, with several examples of slidemoulded components, including a single-piece tailboom, hollow stub wings, individual tail rotor blades, rocket pod bodies and AGM-114 Hellfires. Academy’s attention to detail is apparent throughout, from the delightful cockpit interior to nuances such as the angled flare dispensers and integrally moulded rocket firing units, while the fuselage exterior is replicated with a mixture of fine engraved panel lines and delicate raised rivets. There is a broad selection of armament to choose from, with eight Hellfires, two each of 7- and 19-shot rocket pods (with optional loaded/empty configuration) and a pair of AIM-9L/M Sidewinders.
Four markings options are supplied; three depict Iwakuni, Japan-based 168961/47 at three times during the 2017-18 time period (when assigned to …
