Hasegawa released their 1/48 Rufe floatplane Zero a few years ago to a modeling world anxious for an up to date A6M2-N to compare to the Tamiya 1/48 Rufe released in the early 1970s. In this review we can judge if the wait was worth it.
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REVIEW
A6M2-N ''Rufe'' 'Yokosuka NAGPosted: Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 02:50 PM UTC
russamotto
Utah, United States
Joined: December 14, 2007
KitMaker: 3,389 posts
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Joined: December 14, 2007
KitMaker: 3,389 posts
AeroScale: 375 posts
Posted: Monday, August 12, 2013 - 04:00 AM UTC
Thanks for the look. #2 son just finished the Tamiya offering and it is clearly outpaced by this kit.
MS406C
Landes, France
Joined: May 22, 2008
KitMaker: 100 posts
AeroScale: 85 posts
Joined: May 22, 2008
KitMaker: 100 posts
AeroScale: 85 posts
Posted: Friday, August 16, 2013 - 05:29 AM UTC
May be! But a precise study will show you that the tamiya kit is much more accurate than the hasegawa one. Check with the plans in the Aerodetail and make yourself an objective opinion! Cheers, jean.
raypalmer
Ontario, Canada
Joined: March 29, 2010
KitMaker: 1,151 posts
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Joined: March 29, 2010
KitMaker: 1,151 posts
AeroScale: 985 posts
Posted: Friday, August 16, 2013 - 07:34 AM UTC
I'll take a better kit over a more accurate kit any day of the week.