AnonymousDFB1 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi gang, Can the panel please tell me in their views what the best 1:48 FW190 kit is? I have a hankering to built a prop job and as the FW 190 is my second favourite WW2 aircraft. I would like to try one. I'm not fussed on marks. Just a nice good fitting, reasonably detailed, out of the box build will do me. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmojen Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I'd plump for the Hasegawa or Tamiya A model Mish old dear. There are other kits which might be a tiny bit better detailed, or maybe more accurate, but these are nice and easy to make Jen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denstore Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 The Eduard ones are the best detailed of the A-series. Not so easy to build. The new Hasegawa early A-series is supposed to be easier to build than the earlier Trimaster/Dragon kits that it was developed from. Tamiya make the easiest build, even if the critics say it isn´t correct enough. When it comes to the long nosed ones, the Trimaster and its clones (Hasegawa, Dragon, Italeri, Revell?) are again more correct than the Tamiya, but the Tamiya are easier builds, and with a few correcting resin parts superb kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 I'd plump for the Hasegawa or Tamiya A model Mish old dear. There are other kits which might be a tiny bit better detailed, or maybe more accurate, but these are nice and easy to make Jen. Thanks Jen, Hag I'm not too keen on, had bad experience with their kits. Tamiya I like had really good experience with their kit's so far. The Eduard ones are the best detailed of the A-series. Not so easy to build.The new Hasegawa early A-series is supposed to be easier to build than the earlier Trimaster/Dragon kits that it was developed from. Tamiya make the easiest build, even if the critics say it isn´t correct enough. When it comes to the long nosed ones, the Trimaster and its clones (Hasegawa, Dragon, Italeri, Revell?) are again more correct than the Tamiya, but the Tamiya are easier builds, and with a few correcting resin parts superb kits. Thanks Den, It's looking like a Tamiya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darson Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Mish if your criteria are good fitting, reasonably detailed, out of the box build then I would absolutely go for the Tamiya kit, it really is a breeze to build and even a ham fisted modeler like me can turn out a decent model OOB. This is one I did last year, it is Tamiya's Fw 190A-8 backdated to an A-7 model. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 If that's a hamfisted build I want lessons in hamfistedness Seriously that is one nice 190 Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Well gone for a Tamiya A3 from Graham at Relish Thanks for all the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darson Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Mish good luck with your A3, I'll be looking forward to seeing it progress here on BM, oh and thanks for the kind words on the 190. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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