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So here we have it, another 1/48th scale F4U kit to accompany Tamiya’s classic rendition of Chance Vought’s immortal Bent Winged Bird. At first thought it’s worth wondering why, because that Tamiya offering is so very good in any of its three available variations, and the whole thing really does beg the question: Do we actually NEED another Corsair in this scale? In truth the answer is probably no …

So here we are, folks, right in the midst of our final installment of what has truly become a never-ending story. This kit, which could and should have been able to produce the very epitome of MC.202 models, has been an ongoing disappointment in so many ways, providing an unfortunate degree of balance to what has been a series of mostly positive kit reviews here at LionHeart. Let’s do a quick summ …

Way back in the Way Back, a couple of weeks ago anyway, we threatened to reappear with the second installment of what could easily become our very own version of The Never Ending Story (a movie well worth watching, that one, but we digress) and it’s time to redeem our promise. We’ve already flagged a couple of polystyrene issues for you and it’s time to pin the tail on another one, keeping in min …

Italian warplanes tend to get ignored in the big wonderful world of plastic scale modeling, which is a shame since they were extremely prominent during the Second World War, and flown in multiple theaters of operations. On top of that, they were often beautiful airplanes as well. Macchi’s MC.202 Folgore is one of those beautiful airplanes, albeit one not all that well represented by the kitmakers …