ch9862 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 The kit looks pretty amazing in the box, I'm curious how well is it going to go together. Kit wheel wells compared against Aires. Front well is a little shorter, main bays look a little shallower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Cockpit compared against Aires. Instrument panel. Decals are provided for each instrument face. Closeup of some stencils. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Seat compared against Aires. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Exhaust compared against Aires. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nice pictures! Kit looks fantastic, but resin casting always would be nice, but this is big step further for plastic kits! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floggerman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Wow, I had a spark of hope to use at least some of my expensive resin/PE stuff - but where? (ok, maybe the seat, but the Aires is not an alternative). I can't find anything than nitpicking (typing error in russian stencils). Edited December 21, 2012 by Floggerman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 These are kit parts??? Whoa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hi ch9862, Nice photos, thanks for them. I am not sure that the Aires should be taken as a 100% standard, rather compare it to the original. But it shows well that the injection molding of the GWH gives details equal to a resin cast items. Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niki4703 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I am not sure that the Aires should be taken as a 100% standard, rather compare it to the original. No MiG-expert or anything, but I was thinking the same. Details (tons of it!) are always nice, but that doesn't mean they're also accurate. Anyway, I'm absolutely stunned at the sight of those plastic pieces. The comparison to the resin set is well thought I'm just a bit upset the kit didn't make quite make it to be readily available for this Christmas... But then, there's always next year('s Easter) :D ...amazing plastic :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LoganTLR Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 No MiG-expert or anything, but I was thinking the same. Details (tons of it!) are always nice, but that doesn't mean they're also accurate. Hi Agreed ! To be totally valid one needs to compare the kit part to the real thing to gauge its accuracy. Regardless, thanks for the pics of the kits details. It looks to be years ahead of the old Academy offering. T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Girolamo LORUSSO Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 hi ... Wow! I would say that to be a plastic defend yourself from God. is a step down from the resin but you know. It can be mounted to box with no regrets. greetings and happy holidays Girolamo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Pretty impressive. Can't help but noticed a few spelling errors in the stencils, some are quite funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 IMO, the printing quality of the decals is a little sub standard (not fully printed stencils, out of register), but the kit is unbeleivable good! Thomas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niki4703 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Now, here's a (funny) theory on the "not fully printed" decals: Stencils undergo the same process of fading as the rest of the paintwork on the aircraft :lol: Seriously though, I see your point exactly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Pretty impressive. Can't help but noticed a few spelling errors in the stencils, some are quite funny. There are a few, but in many cases it is due to lack or mixing up of Cyrillic font as with almost all Russian decals made in the West (or East in this case). A spelling error is far less of a problem than when you see a completely meaningless newsprint cut out used as a stencil as seen with many kit and decal manufacturers. What is presented in the GWH kit is almost perfect!!! I like it! Come on ch9862, lets have some more of those (technically perfect) photos of the plastic! Best regards Gabor P.s. Just a short note on spelling errors: Hungary received back three Mi-17 helicopters from overhaul in Russia. They had full Hungarian stenciling but reading them was real fun! Full of spelling errors and it wasn't a plastic kit but the real helicopter! So . . . Edited December 21, 2012 by ya-gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K-5 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I'm sure there will be loads of AM decals and full stencils specific to this kit, coming out in 2013. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Wow! Thanks for the comparison shots! I was really curious how they would look against one another...Wow. Wow. Wow. Will follow in earnest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K-5 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) No MiG-expert or anything, but I was thinking the same. Details (tons of it!) are always nice, but that doesn't mean they're also accurate. ...amazing plastic :wub:/>/> They make their stuff fit the specific kit, so knowing how iffy Academy's take on dimensions was, Aires may not be such a pinnacle of accuracy to compare dimensions to after all. However, detail wise Aires got corrugated shear panels right and GWH didn't. Edited December 22, 2012 by K-5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ch9862 Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Tiny update today, am waiting for IP to dry before putting all those instrument decals on. I'm not making any statements about accuracy, I was struck by how nice the details are. I took a photo of the pylon for R-73. Top to bottom: kit part, Eduard, Plus Model and Fru Fru. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I love the amount of detail here (and I am speaking of the plastic not the resin). Are there other manufacturers giving anything similar to this in injection moulded kits? Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pep Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I started with mine as well, awsome detail! Couple of things that put me of: Sprue joints: some are really uncomfortable and oddly placed. Intake and engine cover. At least in my case the fit is a bit triky. I'm going engines closed so in order to get a good fit I had to cement one half of the intake to the engine cover, then do the other half. How was yours? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I love the amount of detail here (and I am speaking of the plastic not the resin). Are there other manufacturers giving anything similar to this in injection moulded kits? I don't know as I'm not interested by subjects covered by Tamiya for example but I wonder what the guys at Tamiya or Eduard think about the GWH kit. "Yeah very nice but will you guys be able to continue making 'complete' (outstanding engineering and details level, great accuracy) kits ?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toniosky Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Thanks for this comparison ! Pretty instructive ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Are there other manufacturers giving anything similar to this in injection moulded kits? Seen any of the Tamiya 1/32 Zero, Spitfire, or P-51 kits? Yes, other manufacturers are doing this. GWH's effort is outstanding, to be sure, but not unique by any stretch of the imagination. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Seen any of the Tamiya 1/32 Zero, Spitfire, or P-51 kits? Yes, other manufacturers are doing this. GWH's effort is outstanding, to be sure, but not unique by any stretch of the imagination. What about Tamiya 1/48 kits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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