Pierre Sacha Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Hi Guys, Can anyone confirm which manufacturer is contained in THIS boxing? It does look like Hasegawa. Regards, Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Scalemates has it as a rebox, but does not say whose. Link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Since Airfix released the Italeri C-130 under their label (and possibly other kits), I would put my money on that kit being from Italeri tooling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Looks very much like an Academy kit. The parts breakdown is very similar from what I can tell. More so than a Hasegawa or Italeri kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulsbrown Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I've just made the Hasegawa kit and at first I was about to say it was the same but the cockpit and the blunt Sparrow tips makes it definitive, not Hasegawa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Mstor said: Looks very much like an Academy kit. The parts breakdown is very similar from what I can tell. More so than a Hasegawa or Italeri kit. Good point - I agree it looks like the Academy kit with their too pronounced bulges over the engines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Sacha Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 Thanks kindly guys, after some searching I am also sure it is the Italeri kit. I think the Academy has droop-able intakes which should make them look different. The Sidewinders also look kinda Italeri -ish. Regards, Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Pierre Sacha said: Thanks kindly guys, after some searching I am also sure it is the Italeri kit. I think the Academy has droop-able intakes which should make them look different. The Sidewinders also look kinda Italeri -ish. Regards, Pierre Here's a pic of the Italeri top fuselage. Note that the forward part of the air intakes are molded to the fuselage. Compare that to the pics of the fuselage in the link you provided. They don't match up. http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/it/pages/it_2763_parts1.shtml Here's a link to the parts displayed in the eBay link you provided: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRFIX-1-48-EAGLE-F-15-60410/283477068587?hash=item42008ccb2b:g:an0AAOSwmPFc0dKm Finally, here's a link to the Academy kit's fuselage parts... http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/aca/images/aca_12221_parts1.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Didnt Airfix do a "high tech" F-15 with some photo etch in it. Is it that kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ElectroSoldier said: Didnt Airfix do a "high tech" F-15 with some photo etch in it. Is it that kit? That was a 1/72 scale kit I believe. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AIRFIX-1-72nd-SCALE-HI-TECH-F-15A-B-KIT-WITH-PHOTO-ETCH-PEWTER-PARTS-10009/163696637793?hash=item261d147761:g:w1EAAOSw~2hb0mre Edited December 21, 2019 by Mstor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Oh yeah so it was. The mystery is on for the unknown mould then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 5:44 PM, jenshb said: Since Airfix released the Italeri C-130 under their label (and possibly other kits), I would put my money on that kit being from Italeri tooling. Heller also reboxed the Italeri F-16 in 1/48. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I'm not a huge Eagle buff, but are we sure it isn't the Hasegawa kit? Here's a link to the Hasegawa parts. They look pretty close to what's in the Airfix kit. Hasegawa F-15 sprues Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 It can't be the Hasegawa kit - look at hte engine bulges. They are too sharply defined - and that is a feature of the earlier releases of the Academy kit. I'm not aware of Hasegawa having shared moulds with Airfix and Heller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Never mind finer details like the engine bulges, THe Hasegawa kit has the top part of the intakes as part of the fusalage while the airfix kit doesnt. Could be Academy until you get to the HUD on the nose section parts. One has the HUD framing the other doesnt.... Did Academy have an early release? I looked at the F-15C MSIP version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shadrik Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 2 hours ago, ElectroSoldier said: Could be Academy until you get to the HUD on the nose section parts. One has the HUD framing the other doesnt.... Did Academy have an early release? I looked at the F-15C MSIP version. I think they just glued the HUD part to the fuselage part. I can't see any differences between this and the academy kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 6 hours ago, jenshb said: It can't be the Hasegawa kit - look at hte engine bulges. They are too sharply defined - and that is a feature of the earlier releases of the Academy kit. I'm not aware of Hasegawa having shared moulds with Airfix and Heller. Yeah, I was looking at the wrong piece. It does look like the Academy kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Shadrik said: I think they just glued the HUD part to the fuselage part. I can't see any differences between this and the academy kit. I would say the same myself. But not knowing if that part has been glued in place it is a difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, ElectroSoldier said: I would say the same myself. But not knowing if that part has been glued in place it is a difference. It looks like one of the early releases of the C/D kit had the HUD frame as part of the fuselage parts. The Modeling Madness review of Academy kits #1685 has a small photo of all the sprues, but you can just make out the HUD. It is also shown in the instructions. There are links to both the instructions and the MM review here: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/academy-1685-mcdonnell-douglas-f-15-c-d-eagle--107360 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Yeah. Im not 100% sure, and Scalemates doesnt list it as a reboxing of the same. But having said that I ant think of another kit that it could be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I have the early Academy F-15E kit #1687 and the HUD frames are molded onto the fwd fuselage/glareshield as shown. The speedbrake area and upper fuselage look identical to the Academy parts. I sure hope Heller included better decals, the ones in the early Academy kit are crap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Taking what's in the instructions for the Academy kit, check out the cockpit section of that Heller kit. looks exactly like Academys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pierre Sacha Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Thanks Mstor, I stand fully corrected, much appreciated, Regards, Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Pierre Sacha said: Thanks Mstor, I stand fully corrected, much appreciated, Regards, Pierre No problem. It was fun doing the searches and investigating all those kits. I love this type of stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 12 hours ago, habu2 said: I have the early Academy F-15E kit #1687 and the HUD frames are molded onto the fwd fuselage/glareshield as shown. The speedbrake area and upper fuselage look identical to the Academy parts. I sure hope Heller included better decals, the ones in the early Academy kit are crap. When you say the early kit what version do you mean exactly? I know they make a new tool to get the F-15K. I assume you mean any kit before that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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