F-16 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 How's this? 1/48 Hobby Boss EF-111 Raven kit. "All hanging out"...LOL Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) On 2/17/2025 at 7:52 AM, Bozothenutter said: Same here, the fit is terrible, and has me jumping through hoops trying to get a good fit. Part of the problem as i see it, is the solid front of the capsule. I have been in contact with them, and while the acknowledge there 'were' problems, and they 'are'trying to eliminate them, they were non-committal of any form of fix. I just bought the early F and A/E cockpits. The F is resin cast and fits perfectly. the A/E is 3D printed and very undersized. Edited March 9 by longmc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bozothenutter Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 16 hours ago, longmc said: I just bought the early F and A/E cockpits. The F is resin cast and fits perfectly. the A/E is 3D printed and very undersized. Even weirder...where did you buy it? I bought my F direct, and the main part is definitely printed. (And dimensionally challenged) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gwen Phoenix Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 3/5/2025 at 9:42 PM, F-16 said: How's this? 1/48 Hobby Boss EF-111 Raven kit. "All hanging out"...LOL Hi Scott, Yes, that's the idea I've got for my Vark kit (just the wings, not the electronics bay and radome). Also, how do you chums tell whether the ResKit escape module is resin cast vs 3D printed? Cheers, Gwen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 1 hour ago, Bozothenutter said: Even weirder...where did you buy it? I bought my F direct, and the main part is definitely printed. (And dimensionally challenged) Here's a picture showing the size difference. I had to check double that I didn't order 1/72! I bought the F from eBay, but it arrived from Amazon. I bought the A directly from Amazon. I emailed Reskit, and they got right back to me, stating they know about the issue and offered replacement parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I'd send a message to Reskit and see what they say. I'm sure this is just a mistake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 3 hours ago, longmc said: Here's a picture showing the size difference. I had to check double that I didn't order 1/72! I bought the F from eBay, but it arrived from Amazon. I bought the A directly from Amazon. I emailed Reskit, and they got right back to me, stating they know about the issue and offered replacement parts. “Honey I shrunk the Escape Capsule!” Yikes, how did that pass QC? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cruiz Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 In my limited experience with 3D printers, it seems that the part was scaled to fit the print area without someone noticing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ijozic Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Is that like an early batch problem or it's a very widespread issue? Better check mine, though I didn't jump on it at the first chance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I hope its not widespread. I have cockpits for the FB, D, and EF and I'm not able to check them right now. It will be a few months before I can... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bozothenutter Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 21 hours ago, longmc said: Here's a picture showing the size difference. I had to check double that I didn't order 1/72! I bought the F from eBay, but it arrived from Amazon. I bought the A directly from Amazon. I emailed Reskit, and they got right back to me, stating they know about the issue and offered replacement parts. I just checked mine, happily not as bad as yours, less than an mm each side. Now I'm hoping it's a bit short as well, so I have to shim it, and the shim will fill in the difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 3 hours ago, ijozic said: Is that like an early batch problem or it's a very widespread issue? Better check mine, though I didn't jump on it at the first chance. Good question. They immediately responded to me and said it was a defect in the manufacturing process. They offered to send a new part right away. Like I said previously, the F-111F early cockpit I have is resin cast (it has a casting block on the rear of the capsule) and fits perfectly into the kit. I'm hoping it was a settings issue on the printer as it's too small in every dimension. Other than that, it's a beautiful part! The whole thing is a kit in itself, and every part has amazing detail. I'm considering ordering the 1/32 escape capsule kit now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gwen Phoenix Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 23 hours ago, longmc said: Here's a picture showing the size difference. Wow... Just wow! How wide in cms is the polystyrene part top in the Hobby Boss kit which butts against the ResKit resin escape module? I don't have the HB kit at hand, but I do have the ResKit set right by my side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bozothenutter Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 63.60mm my Reskit part is 63.26.. I don't understand the decision to make the part at the front a massive block of resin though. This makes any stretching impossible to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor01 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 They must have messed up if they went 3D print. The original resin one fit well even though you had a lot of casting blocks to remove. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bozothenutter Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/10/2025 at 4:08 PM, longmc said: Here's a picture showing the size difference. I had to check double that I didn't order 1/72! I bought the F from eBay, but it arrived from Amazon. I bought the A directly from Amazon. I emailed Reskit, and they got right back to me, stating they know about the issue and offered replacement parts. this pic isn't wholly truthfull, compared to mine, it seems to cover the first 2.2mm of the capsule Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 3/12/2025 at 3:34 AM, Bozothenutter said: this pic isn't wholly truthfull, compared to mine, it seems to cover the first 2.2mm of the capsule In the picture, the rear fuselage rests on the front cockpit's gluing/alignment tab. I can take another photo with a gap between the two if you suggest I faked the picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) These show the size difference better. Edited March 13 by longmc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 This is the cast resin F-111F early pit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gwen Phoenix Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 3/11/2025 at 12:12 PM, Bozothenutter said: 63.60mm my Reskit part is 63.26... Ah, thanks, Bozo. The width of the upper aft top part on my ResKit 1/48 FB-111A escape module (Early Mod) measures 63.70mm ~ I suppose mine is the resin cast bit? I ordered it just as it came out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Those pictures don't show up for me. Anyone else have that problem? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bozothenutter Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, longmc said: In the picture, the rear fuselage rests on the front cockpit's gluing/alignment tab. I can take another photo with a gap between the two if you suggest I faked the picture. not suggesting you faked it, the pic is not showing part of the capsule though.. behold my favourite red arrows! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 minutes ago, Bozothenutter said: not suggesting you faked it, the pic is not showing part of the capsule though.. behold my favourite red arrows! I see what you are saying, my apologies. My first picture, the capsule and fuselage are aligned at the top center, but angling towards each other so that area is covered. I took clearer photos, but they are not showing up for some reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Resin cast F-111F compared to the 3D printed A/E cockpit. Edited March 13 by longmc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bozothenutter Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 euhhhh...ok, now I'm confused, apparently I have a 'cast' version, as mine has the flat dashboard shelf, not the diagonal one.🤯 But mine has all kinds of fit problems so far.....no 'click into place' for me..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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