Porco Rosso FineMolds 1:48 – build review

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Feature Article by Julian Shawyer

The Finemolds kit

This is Porco Rosso’s Savoia S.21. For those of you who have never heard of this cartoon character here is a link to explain, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porco_Rosso

The kit is manufactured by FineMolds and is in 1:48th scale. The model consist of 90 parts moulded in red, tan and grey with one clear part and 2 poly caps. There is also a decal sheet.

Assembly gets under way…

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The First Contact with the Flexani and the following initial inter-species relationships, despite intial human fears, based in no small measure upon the influence of Hollywood, were positive as the Flexani expertise in medical techniques became apparent and were shared freely across the globe. As we all now know, cancer, AIDs and even the common cold were banished to the history books.