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Well, I spent the entire day checking out various retailers, comparing prices (as well as their other offerings) and decided to go with the 2021 Academy "Limited Edition" (#12448). As stated previously sadly none of the kits are completely accurate and each has their own pros and cons. The Monogram/Revell kit is generally seen as the best option but I really dislike the raised panel lines and the canopies being too wide. The Italeri 1/72 kit does have the recessed panel lines but seems to have those significant shape issues with the nose that just didn't sit right with me. So then

Ah, I see. Thanks for the tips! I'll keep things in mind. At present time I did purchase a bottle of "AMMO MIG 2029 Ulta Decal Set", "AMMO MIG 2030 Ultra Decal Fix", and a bottle of "AMMO MIG 2053 Lucky Varnish - Glossy - Acryl (60 ml)". It was claimed that this was good stuff for waterslide decals so I'm hoping that this is the case as I'd rather use decals for my models than stickers. As I recall most of my selection of 1/72 kits came with either waterslide decals or a combination of decals and stickers. Only my 1/72 Revell Apache kit apparently only came with stickers instead o

I'm a little confused now. Is Cartograf an aftermarket manufacturer for decal sets or did Academy specifically go with a decal sheet by Cartograf for their 12509 "Special Edition" kit while the 12448 "Limited Edition" kit have decals from a company called Crossdelta? 😕

Thanks for your response! It looks like that one was a 2013 "History" release SR-71A "History" Special Edition Academy | No. 12509 | 1:72 Sadly I can't seem to find any online store in my country that still has that particular version in stock. They all appear to stock the #12448 "Limited Edition" instead of #12509 "Special Edition". These are the decals that are supposedly coming with the #12448 edition. Are they the same as #12509 or are they the basic version with almost neon red stripes? I've included two images of the same sheet

Hey there Quixote, how's it going? 🙂 Thanks a lot for your post, I really appreciate it; especially as a mega-noob (of however beginners are classified when they start out). I did indeed read about Monogram molds eventually ending up with Revell. Seems they changed hands a few times but in the end Revell got hold of them and it sounds like they threw some of their own molds away because the Monogram ones were better. I did read about the raised panel-lines and cockpit width somewhere for the Revell/Mono kit which was apparently a pet-peeve for many builders. It's nice t

Hey there everybody. First post here and I wanted to jump straight in with a question regarding a favorite aircraft of mine: the SR-71 Blackbird. 🥰 I've recently started collecting 1/72 model kits (mainly from Revell with one kit from a company called Airfix). This sudden urge to start collecting came about due to the release of "Top Gun Maverick" so I bought the F14, F18, the "Mig" (that one was from Airfix), and then I also got a 1`/72 scale A-10 as well as an Apache from Revell/Monogram (at least I believe it was the Monogram version due to it having a different type base than t