foxmulder_ms Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) I am interested in building a BF110 model as my first prop (specific model is not important). I have next to zero knowledge about the these models. I read that Dragon and Cyber hobby is same company and hence their offerings are basically the same models. However Dragon is double the price of Cyberhobby one so what is the difference that warrant this much price hike on dragon one? edit: just realized they are not same scale! so never mind. Edited March 8, 2015 by foxmulder_ms Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AVGBob Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The Dragon and Cyber Hobby BF110 are nice, but do yourself a favor and get an Eduard kit. They're super nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragonlance Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The Dragon and Cyber Hobby BF110 are nice, but do yourself a favor and get an Eduard kit. They're super nice. You are joking, right? 1/48 Dragon/Cyber Hobby 110D-E beats Eduard any day of the week and twice on Sunday. That is without the boxings with extra engines. Vedran Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AVGBob Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I just liked the Eduard kit better. All the extras do it for me, I guess. To each his own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alleycat Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 You are joking, right? 1/48 Dragon/Cyber Hobby 110D-E beats Eduard any day of the week and twice on Sunday. That is without the boxings with extra engines. Vedran I have the Eduard Bf 110E and it looks great as far as detail, and the decals are gorgeous, but I have not built it yet. I have never seen either the Dragon or Cyber Hobby kits, but I am curious as to what criteria you used for this statement? ie. cost, detail, fit, etc. I assume you have built both. The details might prove useful to others as well. Also, is this meant to answer the OP's original question regarding the Dragon/Cyber Hobby being the same kit? I would like to know also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KSL Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Also, is this meant to answer the OP's original question regarding the Dragon/Cyber Hobby being the same kit? I would like to know also. Yes, it's the same kit. As to the Eduard/CyberHobby comparison, Dragon is way better in terms of accuracy and detail (Eduard's fuselage has wrong crossections aft from the canopy, and some other issues) and Eduard's fit is not very good either, especially in the nacelles area. Sergey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragonlance Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Sergey said it all. Eduard 110 issues are old story. Eduard 110 looks pretty good until you put it next to the CyberHobby kit. The accurracy and level of detail in CyberHobby plastic parts is way better than some pricy resin after-market "upgrade" parts of certain manufacturers. Unless you don't like the kit decals, there is absolutely no need for aftermarket parts. The DB601 engines and mounts are unbelieveable. Grab one Dackelbauch if they're still available on HLJ sale. Vedran Edited March 9, 2015 by dragonlance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KSL Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Unless you don't like the kit decals, there is absolutely no need for aftermarket parts. I tend to agree with you, but I dare to release a set of flaps (Dragon, as well as Eduard, has missed fabric effect on flaps) control surfaces (they are not quite correct for C/D/early E models) and short tail (I personally don't want to make my 110 with boat tail and Dragon didn't provide it in C/D boxing): Sergey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragonlance Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 My wallet is screaming "Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" Vedran Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lesthegringo Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) I built the Cyber Hobby kit, and with a couple of minor exceptions found it a lovely kit. I thought the detail, fit and general quality of it was such that I would unhesitatingly recommend it. It has some lovely touches, like a complete one piece canopy for those who don't fancy a jigsaw puzzle, a nicely detailed and superbly fitting cockpit, great main bay details and very positive wing fixing spars The minor issues I had were that the main gear attachment is not particularly clear, even when you try to test fit. I fitted it, and it holds just fine, but I am still not 100% sure it is completely correctly positioned. The other was the engine nacelles, which a) were missing both the upper portions (fixed by the retailer immediately) and B) without the engines seemed to not fit as nicely as the rest of the kit. It was in fact such a good kit to build that I made a point of stating so in a separate post. However, if was to build another Bf110, I will try one of the Eduard ones out of sheer curiosity Les Edited March 10, 2015 by lesthegringo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 However, if was to build another Bf110, I will try one of the Eduard ones out of sheer curiosity Les I'm about to finish a 3-month battle I've been fighting with an Eduard 110 G-4. I can live with the rear fuselage shape issue, but I've found it a frustrating build. Lots of multi-piece assemblies (like the main gear struts) that seemingly could have been molded as one; a legion of tiny bits, many of which could probably have been molded with the parts to which they attach; some real fit issues, notably the nacelles; and in the case of the G-4, spindly radar mounts that must be butt-cemented to the nose (no locations marked or mounting pins/sockets of any kind). I haven't yet attached the 8 dipoles to the mounts, but if I get them all on without breaking at least one of the mounts off the fuselage it'll be a miracle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks for the info guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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