The kit
Inside the box there are 4 sprues of hard light grey injected plastic with a total of 68 parts. Sprue A (2 copies)
contains 18 pieces and sprue B (2 copies) contains 16 pieces.
Also included are parts for ALQ-87 (part A7), ALQ-101 (part A4), ALQ-119 (parts A8, A9) and ALQ-131 (parts A12, A13) Jammers, TDU-10B Target (parts B1, B6, B7),
RMU-10/A Reel Pod (parts B2, B3, B5), LAU-88 launch rails for the Mavericks (parts A5, A6), LAU-34A launch rail for the Shrikes and AGM-12B (part B16), and
LAU-77 launch rail for the AGM-78 (part B15).
This is a kit that has been around for some time, but the quality is still excellent. The molding of the parts is very nice with minimal mold seams and no flash.
All panel lines are raised and very fine, though removing the mold seams does tend to also remove the panel lines.
There are two decal sheets containing the various lines and stencils for the missiles. The decal film is a bit thick as is common with Hasegawa kits, but the images
respond to Microsol very well and snug down tight. The images are opaque, clear and well printed.
The instruction sheet contains colouring and marking info. Paint numbers are for Gunze Sangyo Aqueous and Gunze Sangyo Mr. Color paints. United States FS numbers
are included where applicable.
Eight different missiles are available. They are:
| Missile |
No. of
Copies |
No. of Parts
per MIssile |
Kit Part
No.s |
|
| AGM-12B Bullpup
|
4
|
1
|
A3
|
| AGM-12C Bullpup
|
2
|
2
|
A10, A11
|
| AGM-45A Shrike
|
2
|
1
|
B4
|
| AGM-62 Walleye
|
2
|
2
|
B8, B9
|
| AGM-65 Maverick
|
6
|
2
|
A1, A2
|
| AGM-78 Standard ARM
|
2
|
2
|
B12, B13
|
| AGM-84A Harpoon
|
2
|
2
|
B10, B11
|
| AGM-88A HARM
|
2
|
1
|
B15
|
Conclusion
All in all, an excellent value for the money and can't be beat if you need early US air-to-surface missiles for your modeling project.
Addendum: 08/April/2020
This set has now been exclipsed by many newer products that have come on the market since this set was first released circa 1987, some 30 plus years ago. It remains a
decent value for those wishing to arm their model aircraft on a budget.
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