sigtau Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 9:56 AM, fulcrum1 said: Built the Hasegawa F-16 kit and am currently building the 1/48 Tamiya F-16. Big T is a much better kit, but not as quick of a build as the Hasegawa offering. With the new Kinetic kits coming out I doubt I'll ever buy another Hase again expecting all the blocks to be covered. I'm currently building a Tamiya and the new Kinetic kit side by side. The Tamiya kit is far superior to the new Kinetic offering. The only area that the Kinetic kit has Tamiya beat is the wheel well detailing. The surface detail on the Kinetic kit is on par with the Tamiya kit. But the overall fit and accuracy of the Tamiya kit can't be beat. If you throw Hasegawa into the mix, I can honestly say the fit on that kit is better than the Kinetic kit. Obviously the Hasegawa falls way short on detail and accuracy for later lot C model air-frames. But the Hasegawa kit is going to go together quicker and will likely be more fun to build. Also, the Hasegawa kit currently has more aftermarket options for upgrading the cockpit, wheel bays, exhaust, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CFster Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) The Tamiya kit’s gear bay doors are a perfect fit if you wanted to do a gear-up build. Not sure about the others… Edited February 10, 2023 by CFster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I have several Hasegawa/Tamiya/Kinetic kits and certainly will be keeping all. I also have the Monogram kit that I bought for parts when I build F-16 prototype. Cheers Emil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MA Cooke Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 From the sounds of it,unless I find a great bargain on the Tamiya kit, I'll prolly stick with Hasegawa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Isnt the Academy kit just a clone of the Hasegawa kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, ElectroSoldier said: Isnt the Academy kit just a clone of the Hasegawa kit? Not a direct clone but very similar in many aspects, you can definitely see the Hasegawa influence in the parts breakdown. One feature they definitely don’t share is fit, the Academy kit needs a lot more work (and putty) to build right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 54 minutes ago, habu2 said: Not a direct clone but very similar in many aspects, Just enough difference to avoid copyright infringement charges and lawsuite 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Zhengdefu/Kitech made a blatant ripoff copy of the Hasegawa kit, but with raised panel lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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