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is boeing 747 Heller in 125sc best Jumbo mould in scale ?


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"Being" was supposed to be present continuous form of "be", but thank you for your suggestion, I will turn off the sarcasm. 

To the best of my knowledge there is only one kit in 1/125. So if you stick to this scale you simply have no other option - it is the best, thers is no other. 

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Davide,

 

The best 747-100/200 kits as far as accurate shapes are concerned:

 

1. 1/200 Hasegawa

 

2. 1/100 Nitto/Entex/Doyusha (hard to get and expensive)

 

3. 1/125 Heller (let down by the horrible engines)

 

4. 1/144 Revell (showing its age)

 

Stay away from everything else...

 

Cheers!

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If other than 1/125 scales are considered then Scott has missed 1/144 Authentic Airliners 100/200 early/late PW/GE kits

 

https://www.authentic-airliners.de/epages/64205758.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/64205758/Products/K144-GE

https://www.authentic-airliners.de/epages/64205758.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/64205758/Products/K144-49PW_early

https://www.authentic-airliners.de/epages/64205758.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/64205758/Products/K144-49PW_later

 

Be warned - these are resin kits, expensive, but shape and detail wise they beat all other offerings in 1/144.

 

Welsh Models 747 are also better in shape than old Revell, but they are multimedia Vac/Resin kits, not everyone's cup of tea ether

http://www.welshmodels.co.uk/skyliner.html

 

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24 minutes ago, Pin said:

If other than 1/125 scales are considered then Scott has missed 1/144 Authentic Airliners 100/200 early/late PW/GE kits

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Welsh Models 747 are also better in shape than old Revell, but they are multimedia Vac/Resin kits, not everyone's cup of tea either

Yes, I presumed Davide was only asking about injected plastic media.

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Davide, are you looking for best models of the 747-100 or 747-200 only? If not, and if 1/144 is a scale you can work with, the Zvezda 747-8i and Revell 747-8i are available. Modelers get into some discussions over which is the better of the two kits. I have the Zvezda kit and I like it very much. Revell makes a 1/144 scale 747-400, though I can't speak for the quality of that kit. I'm confident other members of this site can give you good information regarding the quality of the Zvezda and Revell kits I've mentioned. I hope you find what you're looking for.

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