Hajo L. Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Is anyone interested in a Kit-Review of the Mach2 1/72 Learjet 35? Beware, this may be ugly! ;) HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Of course we are! Steven Brown Scale Model Soup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Yup. Please go ahead. With pics please Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) Learjet 35 "Swiss Airforce" in 1:72 by Mach2 Model: Learjet 35 Amnufacturer: Mach2 Scale: 1:72 Art. No. : GP 058 Price ca. : 25 Euro (Review first published at www.modellboard.net) https://www.scalemates.com/kits/939742-mach-2-gp-058-learjet-swiss-airforce Description: This is a review of the Mach2 Learjet35 in Swiss Airforce-markings, 1:72 scale. The company name Mach2 is usually referred to the speed the kits reach when the modellers toss them into the trash... This kit is a fairly new product, beeing released in 2014. There is also a version with markings for a C-21 of the USAF, and the kit parts and layout indicate many more versions to come. Unfortunately photobucket acted crazy and for some reason shows all pictures in the wrong direction... Sorry! The kit: All parts (except the clear ones) are arranged on one sprue. The plastic looks and feels a bit strange (it´s quite heavy and make sme think of gypsum), but previous experiences with this material have shown me that you can easily work with it. Details are present, but of course not of an excellent quality. No cabin details, and only sparse for the cockpit. Although the instrument panel is OK: Typical short-run, meaning no alignment pins or other things. As one fellow modeller pointed out: "Thank god there are no alignment pins, Mach2 would have screwed them up so you´d have to remove them anyway..." ;)/> Notice the many different payloads that indicate further versions. I especially like these two jamming/ECM-pods, because they are used by PhoenixAir Learjets, and I plan to build my kit as one of these birds. The "clear-parts" are in typical fasion for Mach2: Quite thick and somehow obscuring the view: The complete (!) instructions: Decals: Resume: A less expensive alternative to the very pricy RVHP-kit of the Learjet35, althoug I do have my doubts that the nose section of the Mach2-kit is "good" - I have to check that. Anyone got reference? + Finally a "civil" businessjet in 1:72 + Lots of potential loadouts +/- Price OK, although too pricy when compared with the overall quality of the kit - ShortRun in it´s worst form... HAJO Edited August 15, 2016 by Hajo L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Maddux Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I'm sorry, but the photos this kit is as the modelers equivalent to gory crime scene photos. (not that your pictures where bad, it was the content of the kit.) Looking at the box art would turn me away, the nose gear is set back like a Falcon's' (SHIVER) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Hajo, many thanks for the review and the in-box pics. Especially the closeup shots. It's too bad about this kit. I figured that being a new mold, they (Mach2) would have improved. Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case. The company name Mach2 is usually referred to the speed the kits reach when the modellers toss them into the trash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 I will see if I can fix that nose... Any chance that the Amodel Learjet60-nose could be used for a 35? HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 I played around with my pictures and Powerpoint to do some comparison between the kit and the original. Dumb me forgot to check for proper alingment of the original aircraft in the picture - it´s slightly angled as you can tell by looking at the main gear. This is the most interesting part: To get a feeling for the original shape, I slipped the fuselage down a bit: I´d say: Nothing that some sanding right in front of the cockpit couldn´t cure! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon20driver Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I've got a Mach 2 Falcon 20 sitting in my to build pile. I feel it will be there for a LONG time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Despite the roughness, I'd be interested in one. Especially for a Phoenix Air build. Those pods are a nice add-on. Thanks for the words on it. -Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Looks like a future boxing for a JASDF build too (the extended wingtip tanks with the large bulges on the front) I wouldn't mind having one in the stash in C-21 format. We had a pair of L-35s in our depot here in Wichita about a year ago. Sadly I didn't get a chance to photograph them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 I plan to build my Learjet 35 after the current and the following build have been finished. I´d say that will be the case about mid-september. I will do a work-in-progress of course! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Hajo L, have you built your Learjet yet? Would be nice to hear some first hand experience. I just noticed my LHS would have it in store and I got a bit interested. A Finnish AF version, of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) Ah, just found it. Uh, looks pretty gross. A fine execution by you, but there's something on the kit that really doesn't look right. At least the nose is way off. Edited September 20, 2018 by janman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Thank you! Are you going to buy the kit? HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Lost my interest. 😄 Way too crude for my current taste. But since I would really like to do a FinAF bird someday, who knows! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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