First issued three years ago, the then new 1/72 tooling of this late-war Luftwaffe jet has now been matched with fresh decals for captured airframes.
Easily the best of the type in this scale on its release, Special Hobby’s sweet little Heinkel He 162A Spatz (Sparrow) has been reissued, but with an interesting decal sheet for four airframes test-flown by the Allies post-war, via kit 72475.
If you haven’t seen it before, the kit oozes quality, with three grey styrene runners being provided, along with a small clear frame for the windscreen/cockpit glazing and the gun sight. Many components are finely moulded indeed, there being delicate undercarriage legs, a properly scaled control column and even separate rudder pedals.
Above: Panel line engraving and the overall shape are excellent.
