SprueStretcher62 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Are there any company’s that make a airline model with engraved panel lines and not raised? im looking for a kit. It can be any type of aircraft, I’m just tired of the raised panel lines Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 It just depends on the kit. But Zvezda airliner kits probably all have engraved panel lines since they are a relatively new manufacturer. I know you said any aircraft, but Is there a particualr airliner you are interested in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) Revell, Zvezda, Minicraft, Daco, Eastern Express, Roden, Mikromir are all manufacturers that make kits with recessed panel lines in 1/144 scale. Be aware that the early Revell kits such as their B747-100, B727 and DC-10-10 kits (originally released in the 60s and 70s) have raised detail and have been re-released recently. All their Airbus and Embraer kits are recessed along with the later released Concorde, 767, and 747-400 and 747-8 kits. Revell has also released Zvezda kits (B777 and IL-96) under their own brand. All the Airfix releases are raised detail as they were all older 70s issues. As Kurt mentioned, Zvezda's airline releases all have recessed detail. Any kit that was initially released prior to the early 90s will most likely have raised panel lines. You also need to be aware of some re-boxing across manufacturers. While I said Minicraft had kits with recessed detail, they did release an ex-Airfix Model 314 flying boat with raised detail. Scalemates is a good place to check the heritage of a kit along with various online review sites like Cyberhobby, Hyperscale and others. Edited March 5, 2020 by Trojan Thunder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Revell's 1/144 Fokker 100 kit is also very nice with recessed panel lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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