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1/48 resin wheels for AMX A1a HobbyBoss kit?


Ham Hands

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14 hours ago, exdraken said:

No aftermarket a part from decals for either AMX for now I fear! 

:(

 

Sad. One reason I decided to build it is because it seems like a lovely dog in the pound that nobody wants.

I have not found many builds online. 

 

Exdraken, have you seen that Fly is releasing a 1/32 J-29?

 

I am very excited. :)

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4 hours ago, Ham Hands said:

Sad. One reason I decided to build it is because it seems like a lovely dog in the pound that nobody wants.

I have not found many builds online. 

 

Exdraken, have you seen that Fly is releasing a 1/32 J-29?

 

I am very excited. :)

Yeah! Could ve interrsting indeed!

The Kinetic AMX probably is the better choice not really neeing any AM....

I have one partially built and just need to carry one ;)

 

just taken from hannants:

Dream Model cockpit PE

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CDM48016

 

SAC landing gear, fo rKinetic and one for Hobbyboss:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SAC48334

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SAC48305

 

 

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1 hour ago, exdraken said:

Yeah! Could ve interrsting indeed!

The Kinetic AMX probably is the better choice not really neeing any AM....

I have one partially built and just need to carry one ;)

 

Hi exdraken.

Kinetic kit. It looks much more detailed. More detailed is not my current need/requirement. Although in some way the hobbyboss kit looks better detailed. I have to work out how to properly weather the rubber wheels. I have never faced that.

The hobby boss kit has a forward slats and various air brakes open that I don't really like. In the photos I have seen everything seems to be closed. However it looks good so I'm going to leave everything open just for the fun of it.

I just want to weather it. 🤣

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I have also steered clear from getting an AMX because of the rubber tires in the Hobby Boss kit and because of the over engineering [for my taste] in the Kinetic kit...

That is until last week when I checked my archive and found that the original dimensions of the tires* used by the AMX are pretty close to those of the late Blocks F-16s.

Long story short: I got a good deal on an Hobby Boss AMX kit and decided to spend less than 5€ for an 1/48 Eduard Brassin 648007 F-16 Late Wheels.

 

Real life comparison of the HB rubber and Eduard resin wheels shows an almost perfect match. So, if you don't mind the superior number of "holes" in the F-16 main wheel cap compared to the AMX's [12 vs. 8]... :)

 

Cheers,

Niki

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