Best jet in 1/48, OOB?

[WouldbeIceman]

On 3/10/2024 at 11:41 PM, Illu said:

 

You’re talking about the 2014 Kinetic F-16s, not the newly tooled ones.  The F-16A I’m building from the new MLU kit is every bit as good as the Tamiya kit.

Illu - the new Kinetic F-16 kit are indeed as potez says wrong, no matter what version you try to build. The MLU has so many omissions, due to the fact that Kinetic uses the same sprues for all versions. Just the shape of the base of the fin/ parapack is a no-no. The list for the errors just goes on.

 

But that goes for us nit-pickers - the most important part of this hobby is having fun. But since the topic here is the best jet kit I think it fair to give a qualified opinion on the F-16. Flew it for 17 years - miss it every day!

 

My choice is the Tamiya 1/48 F-84G - superb! Runner up - no surprise  -Tamiya 1/48 F-16C. Backdated with Kasl MLU update set (and rescribing the panels ++). Really looking forward to MiniBase F-16A Block 20. It will take som work to make it an MLU, but the CAD picturtes look wonderful!

 

Check Six and build something!

 

Wouldbeiceman

[Mustang381]

Ok, we have conclusion that most jets that are on this list, is Tamiya 1/48. Viva la Tamiya! 🙂

[Mustang381]

On 3/21/2024 at 12:19 AM, gtypecanare said:

 

I think that we have a winner my friends 🙂

[GeneK]

On 3/21/2024 at 6:36 AM, WouldbeIceman said:

 ...I think it fair to give a qualified opinion on the F-16. Flew it for 17 years - miss it every day!

 

 

Gene K

[habu2]

Would Best Out Of Box be BOOB ???

 

🤣

[Gwen Phoenix]

16 minutes ago, habu2 said:

Would Best Out Of Box be BOOB ???

 

Boob, as in the female breast, Habu?  Or haven't you ever seen a nude one in your life before? *shudders* 

 

Well, thought that the 1/48 Flankers by GWH were the best out of box jets (yes, Habu; boob). But think again; it seems they need resin seats, undercarriage legs, wheels and exhausts for starters. 

[Mustang381]

Ehehehe, ok.We have this cleared, thanks Gwen 🙂

What about GWH series F-15?I never build one.

[Gwen Phoenix]

7 hours ago, Mustang381 said:

 🙂 What about GWH series F-15?I never build one.

 

Hi Dragan,

They're quite good kits overall. It's only that there's always a very knowledgeable modeller (such as Yufei Mao), who will find serious inaccuracies on it, like it was the case with the wrong shape of the windshield and canopy on every F-15 kit by GWH.

I was blessed with having gotten one of his clear resin correction sets for my C kit. Unfortunately, the clear resin yellowed with time. Now the clear pieces on it look tinted like those in the F-16s or Su-27s.

Then again, the shape of the intake trunks are pure fictional by far.

And they might also benefit from resin aftermarkets as well, I think.

Cheers,

 

Gwen

[Mustang381]

14 hours ago, Gwen Phoenix said:

 

Hi Dragan,

They're quite good kits overall. It's only that there's always a very knowledgeable modeller (such as Yufei Mao), who will find serious inaccuracies on it, like it was the case with the wrong shape of the windshield and canopy on every F-15 kit by GWH.

I was blessed with having gotten one of his clear resin correction sets for my C kit. Unfortunately, the clear resin yellowed with time. Now the clear pieces on it look tinted like those in the F-16s or Su-27s.

Then again, the shape of the intake trunks are pure fictional by far.

And they might also benefit from resin aftermarkets as well, I think.

Cheers,

 

Gwen

Dear Gwen, thank you very much.

[Mustang381]

What about new Tamiya F-35B 1/48?Can it be added to this list?