nr1forme Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hi! Since there is alot of experts on the type on this forum I thought it´d be the best Pace to ask. Im looking at building the new Tamiya F16 C and was thinking about using the Blackbox cockpit set for the Hase F 16 the only problem is that the Blackbox set is for the A version and the Tamiya kit is a C, will it be OK to use the A cockpit in the C without being that wrong......or do they differ alot? Thanks! Emil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paolo Maglio Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 they differ alot especailly the control panel. My suggestion is: sell the resin you have and buy new ones or keep kit parts that are morecorrect than A pats you have in resin. Sorry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peacock8 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 There are several differences between a A&C The panel under the HUD, The A has 1 MFD But the C has 2 MFD`s So they look quite different. There are also some difference in the placing of the knobs and such. Also think the Throttle is different. Correct me if im wrong:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SouthViper Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Black Box / Avionix also has F-16C cockpits. Anyway I would suggest You to invest some few money with the new AIRES set , for Tamiya kits, for sure someone is looking elsewhere for the "A" cockpit , so... Good Luck SouthViper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hi Emil, If you are building a Tamiya Viper do you actually need a resin cockpit set? Does n't it look pretty good right out of the box? Sorry for the questions but I've only built the 1/32nd scale version and that looked good to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dedalus Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Yes, the kit cockpit is actually very nice. However, another option is to compare the kit parts to the BB set and look for differences that seem like more than just added detail. Keep the kit parts or portions of parts where it seems appropriate, maybe. This might be enough for you as you say "a lot" of difference. You might get close enough for you. But also not sure about the fit, though most AM pits need some work to fit anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Netz Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) I'd suggest just adding a seat to your Tamiya kit. The differences are just too great. Save the "A" cockpit for an F-16A model. Also both Black Box and Aries converted their cockpits from their Hasegawa Masters to fit the Tamiya kit , therefore both have had compromises to make them fit as the Hasegawa pit is a bit shorter. So you already have problems right off the bat. Curt Edited July 16, 2009 by Netz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nr1forme Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Hi! Wow guys thanks for the help! The reason that I asked was that I was gonna order some kits and supplies online and wanted to know if the A pit would fit because they had a Blackbox set at a good price. But after reading your replies I decided against buying it so I just bought a pair of Aires Aces II seats for the kit. (I know there is only one seat in the F16 but having a spare is never bad :blink:) They did´nt have the complete set for the Tamiya kit in stock so I figured I could just scratch some things for the sidepanels and use the seats as most other things seem fine..... Again, thanks for helping me out! :D Cheers! Emil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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