FJ55Mike Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 So I recently aquired a couple of Academy 1/48 Mig-29 kits and the aftermarket to go with them, so I thought I'd do a bit of a comparison. First up are the Cockpits: On the left, we have the Aires set, and on the right is the FM Details cockpit from the Mig-29 Full Detail set. While I've heard nothing but praise for FM products, The cockpit is about 3/4 the size of the Aires tub, and the ejection seat rails are seriously undersized. It's obvious that the master was made from the kit tub, which is notoriously underscale. Excellent detail, however, and it fits in the kit absolutely perfectly. The aires set is much more detailed, but the seat is kinda lame. Next up is a comparison of K-36 Seats: True Details: Looks ok, except the headrest is very underscale which makes the rest of it look too small. FM: Outstanding detail, however the shape of the headrest is questionable. Aires: Yay Photoetch!!! Little bit wider than all the others, will probably look fine in the aires pit Neomega: Outstanding detail, no complaints here Cutting Edge: Also outstanding, also comes with two different choices of headrest. Seatbelts have a nice, real-looking pose. Overall, I'm a bit disappointed in the FM tub. When placed next to the Aires, it looks underfed and absolutely tiny. The rest of the Detail set is amazing, however, and I'll probably end up using both sets. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Jeez, I'm completely with you on the "questionable headrest" of the FM! Maybe it looks better in person, but I'm horrified!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dreammh Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 The CE K-36 looks very attractive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldpainless Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Thanks Mike I bought an academy 1/48 mig-29 too ,, and certanly your comparison will help me to pick the best K-36 set....also I would like to built it like an "9-13" or a MIG-29 C ...see ya Quote Link to post Share on other sites
svaz Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Thanks for the comparison! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Thanks for the comparison! Definitely ! Thanks a lot Mike ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ijozic Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Yes, great post. Now I'm not sorry I didn't get FM details set It would be nice to add more cockpits to the comparison. I have the CE cockpit set and the Reheat set (which is only resin seat and PE to be added to the kit's tub). Reheat seat is something in the lines of Aires seat with maybe even less detail. I should be getting the Neomega cockpit set in a month so maybe I could post a cockpit tub comparison. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Quite a while back I picked up the FM K-36 seats for a MiG-29UM I'm eventually going to do. After seeing the comparison photos I may dump them and pick up the Cutting Edge seats instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Thanks for your time. It is very helpful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flyingraptor Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Can somebody tell me something about the 1/48 scale Pavla K-36 seat (or the Mig-29 and Su-27 cockpit sets from them)? Any good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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