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1/48 Hornets: which is better?
james84
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Roma, Italy
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Posted: Monday, June 01, 2009 - 12:42 AM UTC
Hello!
I would like to get a Super Hornet in 1/48 and the best choices seem to be Revell and Hasegawa. Which is better for fit and detail?
Thanks in advance!
jhoog59
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Posted: Monday, June 01, 2009 - 07:53 AM UTC
Hasegawa no contest. The revel is nice too, and cheaper but it will take alot of work to get it to the level of the hasegawa kit.
Jim
james84
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Posted: Monday, June 01, 2009 - 11:47 PM UTC
Thanks!
Jeff8600
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Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 02:11 AM UTC
I agree the Revell is good for the price but it seems to share some of the fit issues of there 1/48 F-18s of the past
james84
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Posted: Friday, June 05, 2009 - 03:31 AM UTC
Ok, then Hasegawa will be the choice - when I will have some spare money!
Tojo72
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Posted: Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 10:39 AM UTC
The Hasegawa kit practically falls together,you can't go wrong,I did the F-18F with the black tails and the Jolly Roger markings.
HK_AFV
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Hong Kong S.A.R. / 繁體
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Posted: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 03:08 AM UTC
If buget is tight, the Revell (Germany) 1/48 F/A-18E (#4585) or F/A-18F (#4509) were great kits. The fit issue is very minor. - Paul
Czarny
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Krakow, Poland
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Posted: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 06:06 AM UTC
I have choosen Hasegawa F/A-18 TopGun/Adversary in 1/48. Now I'm waitting for a postman. Anybody have made this kit?
HK_AFV
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Posted: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 02:47 PM UTC

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I have choosen Hasegawa F/A-18 TopGun/Adversary in 1/48. Now I'm waitting for a postman. Anybody have made this kit?


The Hasegawa F/A-18 Adversary is a F/A-18C based on their older tooling. The F/A-18E or F Super Hornet is completely new. However, that was still an impressive kit though. - Paul
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