Al Gunthwaite Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Hi Folks I have just received the Unicraft Westland F7/30 from Hannants. Bearing in mind the cost I am more than a little disappointed with the quality. Does anyone have experience of making Unicraft kits? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I have the MiG 7. It is probably the worst kit I've ever had. The resin is very brittle and great care is needed carving/sanding/filling a shape anything like the MiG from what is provided. I'm afraid that the cost is unavoidable with resin kits because of their means of manufacture, regardless of the quality of the product. I can only say that the original, pre work, does look like a MiG 7, just proving the uselessness of that particular saying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Gunthwaite Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Graham I'm glad it's not just my casting of the kit. The first impression was very favourable with a very smart little box. However, upon opening it I had a Tombo sense of deja vu (except that Tombo kits were in plastic). I was curious as to whether anyone had assembled one. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) I have a handful of the Unicraft Fletcher FU24 and Cresco topdressing aircraft (I did suggest them to Igor after all!), have one Fletcher just needing decals and built a Hughes XV-9A as a "what if". I couldn't have built them with the skills I had ten years ago, and the quality is pretty poor, but in many cases it's the only way to get a certain subject without scratching. You'll definitely need a healthy spares box for the smaller parts like cockpit controls, weapons and undercarriage. I'm no master like many here, but I'm pleased with the results I've achieved with very basic kits (neither kit comes with decals): Edited November 12, 2015 by k5054nz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Hi Al, Can you post some pictures of the kit parts? Personally I would be interested in building the Westland F.7/30 and I am not fainthearted modeller either (I have even one Tombo under my belt :-), but it is better to be forewarned. Thanks Patrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Gunthwaite Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Patrik These are not the best quality images... The basic airframe looks useable (with a great deal of work). There is no internal detail, the pilots seat is unusable, the prop looks unusable, there are no struts or undercarriage legs. The vac-formed canopy looks nice. The kit comes with two 3 view plans each with a couple of photos. There are no instructions or decals. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Thanks a lot Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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