A fairly new company (in this guise) UMa Model has announced the 48th scale AV-8B Harrier II Plus kit, with plenty of weapons & options, can it challenge the Hasegawa kit? We look at the CAD's in our preview...
UMa Model promise the 48th scale AV-8B Harrier II Plus in
AV-8B Harrier II Plus
Kit No #D1001
1/48th scale
Uma Model Facebook Page
UMa Model - a new company that was connected to the aftermarket company "Lanbo Models", has brought new CADs showing the planned 1/48th scale AV-8B Harrier II Plus that they are creating. We know a few things about this kit already (but never as much as we would like to). The CADs will show us more..
Marking choices:
We DO know that at least once of the colour choices will be this Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier of Marine Attack Squadron VMA-214 the "Black Sheep" - seen here as it prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer, under way in the Pacific Ocean, January 15, 2019.
The flying surfaces and main flaps are all posable on this kit.
The kit comes with an optional inflight refuelling probe either extended or retracted.
The option for the outlet deflectors or the the 25mm GAU-12 gun pod is include din this kit also...
There is a large load of weapons and stores for this kit. Sidewinders, small diameter LGBs, AGM-65 Mavericks & a LITENING II pod for the undersides.
The kit comes with an optional inflight refuelling probe either extended or retracted.
The option for the outlet deflectors or the the 25mm GAU-12 gun pod is include din this kit also...
There is a large load of weapons and stores for this kit. Sidewinders, small diameter LGBs, AGM-65 Mavericks & a LITENING II pod for the undersides.
There is no release date for this set yet. Although Distributors are already showing them off on their pages.
UMa Model do not yet have a website - but you can check out the details of their plans from their Facebook Page...