Kurt H. Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Post a few pictures of your completed builds in this thread, and a brief summary of your kit vs kit showdown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Just checking to see if Phantom completed anything yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 4 hours ago, bashace said: Just checking to see if Phantom completed anything yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 No, Have 3 on the build table to finish first, hopefully the decals I ordered are in the mail box today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Right, On the Left. Testors 1/48 Silver (Shooting) Star. On the right, Hobby craft / Academy Silver Star. The Testors received Belcher Bits decals while the Academy/Hobby Craft got Canucks decals. The old Testors looks good shape wise, but the newer Academy ? Hobby Craft has far superior, landing gear, cockpit, flaps, wheel wells. The newer kit wins hand down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Looking good, Phantom! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Got the Mustangs done. Here are a couple pictures. More in the build thread. Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Those Mustangs look great Geoff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Hasegawa (VF-102) vs. Acedemy/Eduard (VMFA-451) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Very nice phantoms! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 4 thumbs up! Nice job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Monogram F-5F with Furball decals and AFV Club F-5N with TwoBobs decals: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Paint and decals really great on Sundowners. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 4:37 PM, airmechaja said: Paint and decals really great on Sundowners. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 The Mustang rodeo is complete, the Eduard and Tamiya kits are both good. The Tamiya kit is what you would expect from a Tamiya kit about 20 years ago. The fit is great, the detail is lacking in some areas especially the cockpit. I didn't use many decals on it, instead painting the markings. The Eduard kit is a little more challenging to build just because it has more parts and there are a couple areas the fit wasn't great. The detail is fantastic though, the wheel well really stands out as an area where Eduard set the bar. The decals are really good too. For simplicity and if you aren't too worried about the cockpit or wheel wells the Tamiya kit is great. For a kit with a lot of options and really nice out of the box detail the Eduard one is better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Here are my completed Bearcats. Both are good kits and I enjoyed building them. Probably won't get to the next round of kits for a while with all the rush of the holidays. Geoff out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 My latest projects. A couple of Bird Dogs. Some pretty intrepid pilots flew these things around Viet Nam! Thanks for looking Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Hasegawa vs. Kinetic Hornets, the Hasegawa wins (straight wing) Both are good models but I like the older kit better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Same here, I built them both and prefer the Hasegawa too! Yours look great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Here are my Furys. First completions for 2020 Hobby Boss Kit Grand Phoenix Kit Thanks for looking Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 My Scooters are done! Classic Airframes and "The MiG" is Hasegawa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 1/48 Boulton Paul Defiants, Mk.I: Airfix vs. Classic Airframes 2.0. The Airfix kit was built as a day fighter, the C.A. kit as a nightfighter. Both builds represent aircraft of 264 Squadron, a unit that flew the Defiant in the thick of the action in 1940 including Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain: Paints used on the Airfix kit was mostly Humbrol with some WEM/Colourcoats, particularly as camouflage. Decals are Airfix, the box art plane: The Classic Airframes kit was painted with a Model Master mix of Flat Black with a dash of Neutral Gray to soften it up. Decals are Print Scale: I haven't seen the original Classic Airframes release of the Defiant but from my experiences with those older C.A. kits I'm sure this is a significant improvement over the old one. However, the Airfix kit buries this one. While the C.A. kit still builds as a limited edition molding I found the new Airfix kit to be comparable to anything Hasegawa puts out. The only issue with the Airfix kit was an instrument panel that was quite a bit too wide to fit in the fuselage but sanding the edges of the panel down makes it fit nicely without losing any detail. The C.A. kit is ripe with fit issues (most annoying was the landing light assemblies) and just isn't as crisp as the Airfix kit. If you're planning a Defiant in your display one day go with the Airfix kit. If you already have the C.A. kit in the stash, buy the Airfix kit-it's quite affordable and worth the money spent. The Classic Airframes filled the bill back in the day, but that day has passed. Next up: Hurricanes! These builds touched off a personal theme build of Battle of Britain aircraft and I've already started an Airfix Hurricane as well as a Pro Modeler JU-88A conversion with MDC resin and Techmod decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) I give the older Hasegawa kit a slight edge. Edited September 21, 2020 by CaptainObvious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quailane Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 124 is Italeri, 211 is Zvezda, 232 is Dragon, and the unmarked one is Trumpeter. The most fun to build was Italeri. It is the simplest and goes teogether well and I really enjoyed modifying it and scratchbuilding with it. The overall best one is easily the Zvezda kit. It has the most detail and the best tracks I have ever seen in 1/72. The Dragon is the only one that out of the box can build either model of the tank, but it is very complicated and you need to figure out a lot of it yourself. The Trumpeter is the only one that lets you leave the armor plate off of the cannon and it was simple to build, except for the separate tracks which made me hate it with every fiber of my being. If you don't mind supergluing rubber band tracks that come with the kit, then I recommend the Trumpeter over the Dragon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 I declared "Voodoo Vindication" a tie. The paint job on the Kitty hawk kit came out a little better in my opinion. These are both great looking models. There are some issues with the landing gear from my fumbling so they are not up to competition standards, but they are both great looking models I am proud to have on the shelf Monogram: Kitty Hawk: together: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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