Collin Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thinking of the larger Airbus or Boeing products, maybe even the smaller 737-Airbus-Embrear aircraft. I’m a military aircraft person, so I know what kits are good/bad in that area...a dummy when it comes to airline kits. Zvezda? Revell? RoG? Thanks for any guidance and suggestions Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kg4kpg Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Zvezda is my favorite, fit and finish are usually issue free. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I would second the newer Zvezda kits. If you want a quicker build, the Minicraft MD-80 family of kits are also nicely done (though no cockpit or positionable flaps like the newer Zvezda kits). If you want the best 737-300/400/500 go with the Skyline Models (DACO) kits; just steer clear of the older black box DACO version. Zvezda's 737-800 is very nice as well and I hear is better detailed than the RoG kit. The new BPK kits look nice too (CRJ-100/200/700/900) and include canopy and window masks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AV O Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hello, A few other things to be considered before choosing a brand or scale. It depends on the available space you have to stock the boxes before building the models, the space on your shelves or display cases to display them once they are built. (Think about the new An-225). And the size of your wallet if you intend to purchase top-of- the -range items. Then the details you want to give to your finished model, the time you can spend to your hobby (building the An-225 won't be as fast as a 1/400th B-747, not mentioning the amount of glue or paint !) You have also the choice of building one scale only models to keep an even collection, or different scales and displaying models of roughly the same size. Cheers. AV O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltmert Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Zvezda, Daco and some Minicraft kits are really good injection airliner kits. Welsh has some really great classic vacunarme kits. If accuracy and hi level of detail is what you are looking for then Authentic Airliners are simply the best airliner kits ever. But they are resin, and a lot of folks are scared of the resin. Walter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quark51 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 The Minicraft 1/144 DC-8 and the MD-80 are beautiful kits, Zvezda 1/144 kits and the newer Revell 1/144 kits are nice also. The ICM 1/144 TU-144 and IL-62M are also nice kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Just ran across this today. I have like four of the Zvesda 737-800 kits, but I didn’t notice this. https://www.airlinercafe.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=10941&n=last#bottom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cubs2jets Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 So...... Do you let anybody / everybody pick up your built models to look at the bottom? Of those that do, how many would know or care about this minute detail? Sometimes these "fatal flaws" are mosquito bites...IMHO. C2j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Who called that a fatal flaw? So do you even paint the bottom of your models, since nobody is going to pick them up and look at them? Do you even put all the parts on the bottom? What a ridiculous post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltmert Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I used to let stuff like that bother me. i finally got tired of spending hours and hours correcting minor stupid flaws on my models. Then I realize I am running out of time to build the models I have so I slap them together now faster than ever. After all, they make me happy and I almost never show them to other people. Heck, I have lots of models on display at the “1940 Houston Air Terminal Museum” that I myself thought they were not all that good, but once behind the glass display, they look awesome. Enjoy the hobby!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 On 4/2/2019 at 5:42 AM, Cubs2jets said: Of those that do, how many would know or care about this minute detail? Sometimes these "fatal flaws" are mosquito bites...IMHO Who called it a “fatal flaw”? I’ve looked all over that thread and nowhere in it does anyone call it a fatal flaw. It’s just an observation, and some (honestly, really good) information on details that a lot of people (me included) didn’t know about the airplane in question. If you don’t care about details on your models, that’s great for you. Some people do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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