Caerbannog Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 43 minutes ago, Filler said: (...) Joking aside, I thought AFV were supposed to be really good (in the context of aircraft at least). Wasn't their F-5 series heralded for accuracy and detail? At least that is what I thought as well... :-( A pity - the pics of the build kit show a nice looking model but the shape... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 04/12/2018 at 22:04, Homebee said: Canopy, windscreen, air intakes, exhaust tail cone, top of tailplane etc. are definitely off. V.P. Agreed. Looks absolutely awesome! Definitely one for the stash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.sin Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 04/12/2018 at 22:04, Homebee said: Canopy, windscreen, air intakes, exhaust tail cone, top of tailplane etc. are definitely off. V.P. Think, what to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 12 hours ago, B.sin said: Think, what to do! Ask yourself - will it really be a problem if I buy & build the kit? Where will you display it? Will anyone else who sees the model laugh and point out the errors or, more commonly, say "mmmh, nice plane, what is it?". Can you live with the errors? A few months after its completion, will you really care about the errors or even remember what they are? Jeff 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.sin Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, pinky coffeeboat said: Ask yourself - will it really be a problem if I buy & build the kit? Where will you display it? Will anyone else who sees the model laugh and point out the errors or, more commonly, say "mmmh, nice plane, what is it?". Can you live with the errors? A few months after its completion, will you really care about the errors or even remember what they are? Jeff Or, you can wait 6 months, till after market comes out with some corrections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 minute ago, B.sin said: Or, you can wait 6 months, till after market comes out with some corrections. Not sure there would be much of the kit left. It would practically be a resin kit by the time you'd finished. It'd be a very expensive decal sheet from AFV in a large box. I should mention that it's not a subject that interests me enough to add to my collection, so I don't have a decision to make. I'm more interested by the fact that a company who have shown previously that they can produce more than adequately accurate kits and with the technology and references available today can have produced something with so many shape errors. It's not like there's just one feature that is noticeably misshaped, but about six. I generally subscribe to the philosophy that Jeff has described above, but sometimes when you know there are many issues it's hard to ignore them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I like being told about errors so I can make my mind up about buying a kit. Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bryon Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, pinky coffeeboat said: I like being told about errors so I can make my mind up about buying a kit. Jeff Me too. I definitely would have bought this were it what I consider to be a decent representation. I personally feel the shapes are way too off for me to consider a purchase. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCZ Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hmm. I wait a 20years to new tool 1/48 U-2... and now new quarterscale was bad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 On 04/12/2018 at 22:04, Homebee said: Canopy, windscreen, air intakes, exhaust tail cone, top of tailplane etc. are definitely off. V.P. Are the wing tips on the model too big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 From this angle, yeah it would appear so. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Released in Asia - ref.48112 - Lockheed U-2A Dragon Lady USAF https://www.facebook.com/AFVCLUB.TW/posts/2027941130584729 https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=AF R48112 V.P. Edited January 15, 2019 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) Sigh Source: https://www.facebook.com/AFVclub.hk/posts/2199716166916760 V.P. Edited December 19, 2018 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I'm no expert on the U-2 (or anything really) but even I can see the nose shape doesn't match the real aircraft, even more obviously in the first picture AFV have used to "possibly " show they've got it right!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Blimey, AFV have actually posted photos that clearly endorse opinions that they've got the canopy shape noticeably wrong whilst dismissing the claims. Pig headed? Guess it's way too late anyway as it's on the shelves now. I'd quite like to see their defence of the other half a dozen areas that can be seen to be incorrect at a casual glance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka-Efka Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 My constructive comment would be to retool the fuselage from the wing l/e area fwd. And evaluate wether the exhaust section and wing flaps area need to be corrected as well. But as I consider AFV's question to be rerhoric, it doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 On 12/5/2018 at 5:38 AM, B.sin said: Or, you can wait 6 months, till after market comes out with some corrections. WORD! 😜 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) This is the old Hawk U-2A kit in 1/48. I like the shape but criticism is welcome, especially with regard to shape. Edited January 16, 2019 by jeaton01 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Great looking U2 jeaton01. Is there any WIP somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Thanks, roadrunner. Yes there is, on my website, thanks for asking. http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/u-2/1u-2/1u-2.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) A first in-box look : http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/afv/kit_afv_48112.shtml None of the shape errors corrected... Sigh. V.P. Edited February 3, 2019 by Homebee 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I'm going to remind forum users to refrain from needlessly repeating images in quoted posts..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 A cross kitting opportunity?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Shape issues aside id still like to have one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 04/02/2019 at 20:00, TimB said: A cross kitting opportunity?? Hard to tell without the kit in hands. I guess there will be lots of dry fitting involved. On the other hand the same is true for aftermarket resin sets and this kit will be easier and cheaper to get than the long oop Cutting Edge sets to dress up the old Testors kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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