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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. 

 

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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)

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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

 

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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

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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. 

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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. 

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“Honey I shrunk the Escape Capsule!”

 

Yikes, how did that pass QC?

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In my limited experience with 3D printers, it seems that the part was scaled to fit the print area without someone noticing.

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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. 

IMG_0213.jpg

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.

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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. 

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23 hours ago, longmc said:

Here's a picture showing the size difference.

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Wow... :woot.gif: 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.

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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. 

IMG_0213.jpg

this pic isn't wholly truthfull, compared to mine, it seems to cover the first  2.2mm of the capsule

 

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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

 

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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. 

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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. 

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