coneheadff Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Hi all A friend of mine wants to build the Academy Raptor and asked me which AM sets I would recommend. As I have absolutely no clue concerning the Raptor I would like to forward that question to you guys. I know that he has the Academy box with the reworked nose...at least that's what the shop on ebay said. So, there are Aires, Wolfpack, Legend...with sets on the market. Even a company named MK 1 selling an update set...never heard of them! He wants to improve the kit as much as possible...so what is your advice. Which sets should he get? Cheers, Alex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 OK, I know this is a little opportunistic, but I have the Legend cockpit and Wolfpack exhaust details all untouched if they would help. My Raptor build ain't happening any more. Haven't thought about price yet, but it will be sensible. Feel free to PM me once the feedback is in here if your buddy is interested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneheadff Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Thanks Chippy! I'll let you know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captoveur Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Honestly, I thought the Academy 1/48 F-22 was good to go straight out of the box. In fact, I think it is better than the Hasegawa, which looks far too lumpy to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayfarer 30 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) I second the Hasegawa kits armor upgrade. It looks funny. I looked over my Academy kit and found it to be decent out of the box. But maybe a cockpit would be nice. The kit cockpit definitely is omitting a few details. Overall a nice looking kit. Mike Edited July 31, 2012 by Wayfarer 30 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phasephantomphixer Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Honestly, I thought the Academy 1/48 F-22 was good to go straight out of the box. In fact, I think it is better than the Hasegawa, which looks far too lumpy to me. C'mon, it's Academy :wacko: Gotta be something wrong in shape! The Verticle Stabs are too small. Sierra Hotel is releasing their resin set at the Nats and thereafter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneheadff Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hi guys Thanks for your replies! I will let my buddy know. It's his project :-) During the last days I searched the web and the forums and I must confess that I like the idea of building an Academy Raptor myself :-) From what I read on the forums it looks like the radome and the vertical stabs are the main problem. What about the wheel wells and the nozzles? Are the wheel wells open on ground or are most parts of the wells closed and not visible? Aires is selling the wells and Wolfpack has the nozzles. Necessary or not? Cheers Alex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneheadff Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) By the way...what's about those two sets from MK.1 Design? Anybody heard, read or tried them? Edited July 31, 2012 by coneheadff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff_C Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 The doors are open, the exhaust is usually covered by a FOD cover. My personal pics: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneheadff Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thanks for the info and the great pics, Jeff!!! Wow, that metallic shine of the paint/camo will really be a challenge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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