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After I am done with my Hasegawa A7, this will be my next project. I have heard many good things about the kit as well as the company. I am going to give it a try since this subject is not represented well in 1/48 scale. The model is on its way here and I welcome comments and suggestions from past builders. Dai 

 

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The Kinetic brand also puts out a Fouga in 1/48 scale. Oddly the kit contains 2 identical airframes and I don't understand the logic or marketing strategy here. The AMK version is said to be way superior. Dai  

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I read that the Kinetic was superior in accuracy but the AMK was the most detailed one. No idea who is right who is wrong, I have not checked.

 

I have to say I am always impressed by AMK's molding quality and detailing, especially on the Magister kit. Lots of details that will not be seen once assembled but still nice to have them.

 

If I were to build a Magister, I would go with the AMK kit, or the DACO 1/32 kit to be released this or next year.

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The online opinion is gravitating toward the AMK kit. The company is Chinese but does not get bad opinions on some kits of the Trumpeter/HB line. The 1/32 kit from DACO should be nice as they make the F104 super detail set. I still don't get it for 2 kits in one box on the Kinetic release. DP

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Hello modelers...

I got the AMK Fouga today and I am very impressed of the level of details this kit has. However I do not understand the need for metal parts as they are not any more detailed than plastic and harder to work with like sanding or trimming if needed. I think the reason is to make the kit appealing.  Also the panel lines are rather heavy for the scale. They are not as refined as they should.  Will start once I am done with the A7. Dai 

 

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On 4/18/2020 at 6:06 AM, dai phan said:

The Kinetic brand also puts out a Fouga in 1/48 scale. Oddly the kit contains 2 identical airframes and I don't understand the logic or marketing strategy here. The AMK version is said to be way superior. Dai  

It does make some sense in Israeli flavor. One can be built as a regular French variant and second as Zukit - an Israeli built one. Wingman Models repacked Kinetic plastic with some resin add-ons and produced Zukit conversion.

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6 hours ago, Helmsman said:

It does make some sense in Israeli flavor. One can be built as a regular French variant and second as Zukit - an Israeli built one. Wingman Models repacked Kinetic plastic with some resin add-ons and produced Zukit conversion.

You can get the Kinetic kits (2 kits in one) for about 40 bucks. That is 20 bucks per plane. Pretty good deal for a 1/48 plane. I think the release of the AMK kit drove the price down on the K version.  Dai 

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