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Stikpusher wrote:

Medicman71 wrote:1. Hobby Boss 1/48 A-10. Almost perfect fit and it comes with the entire gun!!

2. Tamiya 1/48 F-16. The true "shake and bake" kit.

3. Trumpeter 1/35 Strykers. Not ONE problem building them.

I can't think of 5.

I presume that you are not referring to the original 1/48 F-16, but instead mean their recent F-16C family... Their original 1/48 F-16 looks a bit basic and rough, like their Harriers....

Strykers can fly?

Under the right conditions they can!

Stikpusher wrote:I presume that you are not referring to the original 1/48 F-16, but instead mean their recent F-16C family... Their original 1/48 F-16 looks a bit basic and rough, like their Harriers....

Strykers can fly?

And yes I meant the current F-16's.

Since my experience is mainly with garage and vintage kit sets, my experience with choosing a challenging modern tooling version of any subject is minimal. However here are five kits purchased as I learn more about aircraft modeling which I believe are standard bearers for 1/48 and 1/32 scale:


Clockwise: Tamiya 1/48 Arrow, Wingnut Wings 1/32 Camel, Tamiya 1/48 Storch, Zoukei Mura 1/48 Ta152 H-1 and Zoukei Mura 1/32 Horten.

1/48 Great Wall Hobby MiG-29
1/48 Tamiya F-14
1/48 Hasegawa Phantom Family

Have to agree with Tamiya 1/48 P -47 I liked them both

1/48 Hasegawa F-15C

Bruce that Tamiya Storch is one nice building kit.

I have never built it but I hear that Tamiya P47 is the best building kit out there.

Floki wrote:Bruce that Tamiya Storch is one nice building kit.

I have never built it but I hear that Tamiya P47 is the best building kit out there.

Tamiya P-47 Thunderbolt is a dream to put together. I have both the Bubbletop (currently in mid- assembly) and the Razorback.

Floki wrote:Bruce that Tamiya Storch is one nice building kit.

Your project was the main reason I purchased the kit, Clint! I am also going to add four vintage kits here as well.

Vintage kits / Monogram


Clockwise: 1/32 F3F, 1/48 TBD Devastator, 1/32 Mustang F-51, 1/72 Hu-16 Albatross

Floki wrote:I have never built it but I hear that Tamiya P47 is the best building kit out there.

Somebody just published photos of their project to FB. I really have to stay away from FB when things look this good. 1/48 Tamiya:

That's awsome looking Bruce. It makes me want to go out and buy that kit now.

I love the look of the Jug as a Razorback!