Shalako Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Awesome, and an F-80C too. Fingers crossed for a RF-84 to come... Fingers crossed for an RF-84F BUT, with the cameras compartment and the cameras ofcourse!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Cant really tell from the shot if they have the nose right or not? You're right. We need to see a test-fit in order to determine if it has it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) A first - rather positive and motivated - look: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=268825&st=20 Soon at LM http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=HB-81726 name='Plankwing'(...) I can add some first-hand information about this HB F-84F kit as I just got two of them in the mail today. First thing I did was got to Hairold's place (he of AMS Resin) so we could do a thorough look-see and compare it to the other three F-84F 48th scale kits. I left one of the kits with him so he can evaluate his current parts to see which will fit "as is" and which may need revising "to fit." Here is the "first look" in brief. General overview (graphics of the sprues are above so I won't comment further on the parts included):The HB is pretty much copied from the Fonderie F-84 fuselage and Heller parts. The plastic is somewhat soft, will require care to align wings and tail without warps. The finish is smooth, not "grainy" or "matte" like the Kinetic/Italeri. That is the start of it. The good news: The Fonderie "replacement" FUSELAGE for the Heller fuselage is the most correct in profile so, likewise, the HB profile is correct. [10]The Monogram fuselage in plan is too "skinny" aft of the wing roots, ditto Kinetic/Italeri; the Heller/Fonderie is too fat at ejector terminus. HB is correct shape. [10]PANEL LINES, finely engraved; other than the comment below (obvious error) they look "right" compared to photos of 51-9433. [8]HB GUN BAY not opened but, calipers in hand, I measured that the Tamiya cover is close enough so, when posed open, the minor measurement differences "won't matter"; thus opening the gun bay is just a busy-work option with either the Tamiya gun bay parts or one of the aftermarket detail sets. [6]The SPEED BRAKE size and location correct, opened with separate bay (decent detail) and brake (decent inner detail, PE for exterior detail). [9]The INTAKE SPLITER is a separate part, and is not molded together with the nose gear well; detail is decent and, as one part, no seam line. [9]The DROGUE CHUTE HOUSING is a separate part, thus no seam line; we suspect this is to allow another release with the ventral fairing as on early blocks (and see comment below). [9]The WINGS are generally correct; welcome details are the separate flaps and "wells" for the PE spoilers (the spoilers are NOT "for cooling the mechanism" as asserted in a certain "F-84F Walkaround" book ... :o/>/> ) other than the comment below (obvious error) they are otherwise externally well done. [8 for "external" rating]The TAILPIPE (ejector, in Republic terminalogy) is two pieces plus internal fore and aft turbine faces; detail is decent but missing the four vents. [8]The OUTER DROP TANKS are nicely detailed and, without measuring, appear to be correct the correct dimensions in scale. [10]The PYLONS are correctly shaped and nicely detailed. [10]The CANOPY is furnished with parts for posing both closed and open, five parts in all; very well done. [10]The FIDDLY BIT details are generally good for the scale, nothing specific to downgrade. [8]I did a parts cleanup and DRY FIT only of the fuselage; six alignment pins aid alignment, and the parts fit perfectly. [10]I observed only two or three very small instances of flash and no offsets in any parts; all sprues are very well molded. [10] The Bad News: The COCKPIT details, including pan, side panels, instrument panel, and seat, are minimal; they are barely better than those with Heller/Fonderie. [3]The NOSE GEAR details, including well, gear, and wheels, are equivalent to Heller/Fonderie; the well is not even close to correct, the gear and wheel are in once piece. [2]The MAIN GEAR details, including well, gear, and wheels, are equivalent to Heller/Fonderie; the wells are molded with the ventral wing halves, thus are to shallow and detail is minimal, barely a representation, and should have been molded with the dorsal wing halves as, for example, done by Monogram [3]; the gear has minimal detail that is short of correct and the wheels are severely lacking in detail. [1]The GEAR DOORS are a mixed bag, some with decent details, some with incorrect or no detail. [5]The INNER DROP TANKS, unlike the outer drop tanks, are minimally detailed; they represent the smaller of the inner drop tanks used (the AMS Resin inner tanks represent the larger tanks). [5]The HORIZONTAL TAIL parts represent the early blocks which had traditional fixed stabilizers with elevators; all late blocks had flying tails (as per Monogram, et al). [5]OBVIOUS ERRORS are: {A} fuselage has the incorrect RF-84F panel line (copied from Caruana's incorrect drawing in SAMI); {B} starboard wing has the refueling door represented but that door was only on the port wing. [0] Conclusion: In general, the EXTERIOR is the strong point of this kit; it is the most accurate in shape, and the best detailed, of the available kits. [9.5]In contrast, many of the "INTERIOR" details miss the mark. [3]FROM THE BOX the HB can be built as a model that, for exterior appearance, is closest to the 1:1 Thunderstreak (late blocks, of course).To ENHANCE the build, the HB begs for aftermarket details to "correct" what isn't right; AMS Resin detail parts are available from Sprue Brothers.PRICE is within the range of most listings for Kinetic/Italeri (retail and eBay) and Heller/Fonderie (eBay); neither excessive nor economical. RECOMMENDED! ADDENDUM: Decals are for F-84F-30-GK 51-9432 and F-84F-45-RE 52-6675*****So there you have it ... ! V.P. 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Silver Fox Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 That looks pretty positive regarding the externals at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Wellllll, let's face it, it is also our job to make this kit more accurate when building it. After all, that's the joy of scale modelling! Though, let's hope that due to the various issues this kit has they will keep it's price down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Mike's in-box review in your favourite forum: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234955506-f-84f-thunderstreak-148/ V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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