omar Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 It seems like Hobbyboss is producing very nice kits lately, I was wondering if their F-16 series are good as A7s. Best Omer ERKMEN From TURKEY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaronacw Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I havent seen the Hobby Boss F-16, but it is a easy kit, unlike the A-7 which is a normal kit. It is much simpler and less detailed than the A-7. HTH Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 HERE's an in-box review for the F-16A/B and HERE for the F-16C/D over on IPMSDeutschland.de. Text is in German, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Roberts Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 The modern US jets such as the Viper, Hornet and Eagle, as well as the Typhoon are all simplified kits. They do not have as much detail as a standard Hasegawa or Revell kit. Here is a 1999.co.jp page that has the instructions as well as some sprue pics http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10080201 If you look at the bottom of the page you'll see other links to other HB kits with the same treatment as to the contents. My opinion is that they are very good for beginners but overpriced here Stateside fro what you get versus say the Revell Germany F-16 kit. HTH Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
omar Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Thank you very much guys, I have all the answers now ;) Best Omer ERKMEN From TURKEY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Yeah, I'm not sure about the prices over there in Turkey, but the Revell-Germany kit is a better kit and could be found for about the same price. The new Academy kit is better as well. Both kits have a nice selection of weapons as where the Hobbyboss kit does not. I have one of the F-16B kits and here is my assessment from the box: 1) The Hobbyboss kit is more of a combination of thier easy-build kits, but with more parts 2) Simplified cockpit with decals for the instraments. 3) Crude and inaccurate ejection seats 4) No weapons, but has two underwing tanks and a couple of triple ejector racks 5) Choice of both P&W or GE exhaust nozzles, but they are open 6) Nice decals for Israeli and ROCAF machines Overall, it's not a bad kit, but there are better kits out there. To me, it's not worth the $22.00 USD that they are asking for in the US. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Not as good as the revell kit, and when the revell kit is cheaper, its a definate no no. Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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