Eli Raphael Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Raphael Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Sorry, I meant Kitty Hawk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seaknight Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 No, they are not the same molds. Italeri mold was initial released around 2005 KH was 2013 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Raphael Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Thanks. Which one is better. Want to do the double seater. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Italeri kit could certainly make use of resin sets to spruce it up. KH kit ... all of mine had the most warped up aft fuselage parts I’ve ever come across. If you go that way check the parts before you buy. All of mine got trashed after trying to get replacements for a year without any luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Raphael Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Problem is that I´d be buying it thru a webstore. CMK does a lot of atermarket for the Italeri kit. If the shape is correct I'd be willing to get it and not risking the KH example Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Eli Raphael said: Sorry, I meant Kitty Hawk. Confusing, can you please edit the thread title? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, habu2 said: Confusing, can you please edit the thread title? Eli, I believe if you edit the original first post, you can edit the thread title. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Raphael Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Already did Doesn’t show? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Eli Raphael said: Already did Doesn’t show? Yep, its there. Sorry. Saw habu2's post and assumed that it hadn't been changed. I should have looked. My bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Eli, PM sent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erik_g Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 No, the Italeri kit is of a JAS 39B while the Kitty Hawk kit is of a JAS 39D, Both kits are utterly unbuildable if held to the same standard as some of the kits discussed in here. Suffice to say that both kits hade some fit and shape issues. The italeri kit suffers from rather poor detailing while the KH kit is fairly detailed but suffers from some errors and omissions. Also, the weapons load included on the KH kit is somewhat bonkers. You get one BK90 bomblet dispenser (which would be carried one on each wing if they had ever been used on JAS 39C/D) and one Rb 15F, which also would be carried symmetrically one on each wing. Also you get no drop tank, which is pretty much always carried on the centerline or one on each wing. The best Gripen kits out there are the fairly new Revell kits in 1/72. Included inspirational photo from this weekend of JAS 39C, E and D sharing the same piece of apron at F17 wing at Kallinge, Sweden. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Raphael Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 Thanking you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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