1/72 AMT XB-70A1 Valkyrie |
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Gallery Article by Steve Eggers |
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Kit:
Amt 1/72 XB-70A1 Limited Edition
Kit #: ?
Price: 17.99 the last time I saw the kit retail
Decals: Two versions, USAF and NASA.
Review and Photos by: Steve Eggers
Notes: Not too bad of a kit, the only injection molded XB-70 in 1/72 scale.
Who hasn't been awed by the impressive XB-70 Valkyrie? Itıs sleek lines,
Mach 3 performance has conjured up "What-if's" in a lot of
minds.
I got this kit a Christmas gift in 1995 and I immediately started on it.
Well, being in the US Air Force I was forced to move to Warner Robins, Georgia
and it made the move with me. After working on it off and on. This big aircraft
was finally completed in August of 1999, after another move to Texas. Believe it
or not, it never got broken in any of the moves.
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The XB-70 was one subject that
I always wanted to model. The vacuform kits were never an option and I always
prayed that somebody would injection mold this aircraft. Low and behold, AMT
finally did it!
AMT's XB-70 is quite impressive indeed. My kit went together quite well,
The only real problem I recall with the kit is the mating of the fuselage to the
massive delta wing. My wing didn't have the warp problems that others had spoke
of, I got lucky, I guess . I used lots of putty to fill the gap between the
fuselage and the wing.
I used Testors Classic White overall and I think this project turned out quite
well.
