Model Builder International Mar. 2015 Vol. 1 Issue 1 MBI Mar. 2015 Vol 1 Issue 1 | Page 7

The Kinetic offering of the EA-6B prowler is a
tremendous upgrade from kits of the past. The last
kit of the Prowler dates back to the 1980’s. Those
kits were produced by Monogram and then reproduced by Revell. Unfortunately, those kits have
become old and outdated compared to today’s
modeling standards. With this newer kit by Kinetic
more detail has been added such as hinged wings
on the aircraft. With the older kits you were unable
to display your kit this way and only had one option and that was with the wings in flight position. If
you wanted to recreate the look of a Prowler with
its wings folded you would need to purchase an
aftermarket set. And, from there you would have
to cut the wings and add the necessary detail.
One of the downfalls of this kit is the lack of a
detailed cockpit. This will be enhanced by using
aftermarket parts. Also, the wheels of the kit will
be replaced with resin wheels by Royale Resin. I
would say the biggest weak point of the kit is the
air intakes and the fit of the parts.