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1/72 ww i best kits aircraft
milojko
British Columbia, Canada
Joined: July 24, 2002
KitMaker: 143 posts
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Joined: July 24, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 08:45 AM UTC
I would like to get some feedback as to what are the better kits of ww 1 aircraft. I have recently acquired some Rohen kits
JackFlash
Colorado, United States
Joined: January 25, 2004
KitMaker: 11,669 posts
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Joined: January 25, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 12:31 AM UTC
JackFlash to Molojko, For 1/72 (& 1/48) Your on the right track with Roden. For basic plastic they are great. A little better and great detail is Eduard. These are the two big dogs on WWI at this time. JackFlash Over.
MadMeex
Vaasa, Finland
Joined: August 07, 2002
KitMaker: 424 posts
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Joined: August 07, 2002
KitMaker: 424 posts
AeroScale: 73 posts
Posted: Friday, July 30, 2004 - 01:09 AM UTC
Milojko,
I'll second JackFlash' opinions. Roden kits are good, sometimes a bit over-engineered as they try to get as many variants of a plane out as possible. Their engines and mg sprues are great, in that you'll always get some extras for the spares box (and who can't use more 1/72 mg's)
I've only purchased one Eduard kit (DH-2 Profipack) and though all the parts look pretty on the sprue, the fact that I can purchase two or three Roden kits for the price of Eduard means I'm more likely to work with the fiddly parts.
Also, take a look at Toko, Eastern Express, and Olimp for further WW1 subjects, in much the same mold (no pun intended) as Roden.
Mika
I'll second JackFlash' opinions. Roden kits are good, sometimes a bit over-engineered as they try to get as many variants of a plane out as possible. Their engines and mg sprues are great, in that you'll always get some extras for the spares box (and who can't use more 1/72 mg's)
I've only purchased one Eduard kit (DH-2 Profipack) and though all the parts look pretty on the sprue, the fact that I can purchase two or three Roden kits for the price of Eduard means I'm more likely to work with the fiddly parts.
Also, take a look at Toko, Eastern Express, and Olimp for further WW1 subjects, in much the same mold (no pun intended) as Roden.
Mika
Sabot
Joined: December 18, 2001
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
AeroScale: 287 posts
KitMaker: 12,596 posts
AeroScale: 287 posts
Posted: Friday, July 30, 2004 - 02:17 AM UTC
I bought the Eduard Profipack Dr.1 and it is a very nice kit. It was $17 and number 7016. Way ahead of the old Revell WW1 kits.