Procopius Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Hullo all, I was just wondering which of the various offerings in 1/72 are regarded as the most accurate representations of the Henschel Hs 123 and Hs 126. Any help is appreciated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) Have you seen the discussion in the Rumourmonger thread about the Brengun kit of the Hs 126? Further down is a comparison of the Airfix and Brengun kit with some scale plans and some comments about the Sabrekits kit too. Cheers Markus Edited May 10, 2022 by Shorty84 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 The most accurate Hs126 is, I think, the Sabrekits. HTH Giampiero Piva 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 As for the Hs123, excluding the old Airfix, both the AVIS and the FLY are decent, both require a lot of modifications, but once built they are both good. Perhaps the AVIS creates fewer problems. HTH Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I have two boxings of the Fly He 123 kits in the stash and they are miles ahead of the Airfix. Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_C96 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) On 11/05/2022 at 01:31, Giampiero Piva said: The most accurate Hs126 is, I think, the Sabrekits. Hello, I ve been researching HS-126 for years (Kari should be able to attest to that as we exchanged info on the subject almost 20 years ago). Personally, I believe Zbignew Luranc from the1995 Polish book are the best scale planes out there. If you consider those, Sabrekits is definitely the best kit out there, although it is not correct for Greek (K6) and Estonian/Soviet (K7) aircraft and misses some details between A and B versions. Next comes the venerable Airfix - the fuselage is marginally better in shape, but the wing is wrong. Ital(a)eri kit has a better wing, although not perfect, but the cockpit is all wrong shape. Matchbox is OK-ish for its age, but the wing is too thin and a bit out of shape... Brengun is GARBAGE - I have one and am ready to donate it to anyone (ex-postage cost). The kit is undersized (possibly due to mold shrinkage after cast), but not completely, giving the plane a weird look. Edited May 17, 2022 by Eddie_C96 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_C96 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 On 11/05/2022 at 14:51, Hook said: I have two boxings of the Fly He 123 kits in the stash and they are miles ahead of the Airfix. Cheers, Andre Fly kit is based off Airfix, to the point some parts are interchangeable, with obvioisly some better engraving and detail... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 For Fly Hs123 see also: The Sabrekits Hs126 is based on the drawings of the engineer Lebl, which appeared in some issues of 'Revi' magazine. However, even Sabrekits requires various works for the cockpit HTH Giampiero Piva 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 So we are still waiting for the answer about the most accurate Hs 123. This is especially interesting because Fly and Avis kit differ one from each other in many shape aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 5 hours ago, MarkoZG said: So we are still waiting for the answer about the most accurate Hs 123. This is especially interesting because Fly and Avis kit differ one from each other in many shape aspects. I built both Avis and Fly; I personally prefer the Avis which creates fewer problems, while being less accurate here and there. Another solution is to use parts of the Fly on the Avis. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_C96 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 18/05/2022 at 01:15, Giampiero Piva said: I personally prefer the Avis which creates fewer problems, while being less accurate here and there Any set of scale drawings you would recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 6 hours ago, Eddie_C96 said: Any set of scale drawings you would recommend? - Kagero Monographs n.48 - MMP Books Orange series 8115 HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) Given the past records of both Kagero and MMP, I wouldn't take their drawings as too reliable for determining the accuracy of any kit. Edited May 23, 2022 by MarkoZG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 hours ago, MarkoZG said: Given the past records of both Kagero and MMP, I would take their drawings as too reliable for determining the accuracy of any kit. Would, or would not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 That was a typo which you correctly noticed - would not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandros Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/17/2022 at 5:01 AM, Eddie_C96 said: Βrengun is GARBAGE - I have one and am ready to donate it to anyone (ex-postage cost). The kit is undersized (possibly due to mold shrinkage after cast), but not completely, giving the plane a weird look. I am not satisfied from the Brengun offering, but I am working on it. Probably, little or nothing can be done about the shape or the size of the model. At least the fit is good and everything seems to drop right in the proper place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wm Blecky Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 As far as the Hs.126 goes, where does the AZ model kit rank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_C96 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 18 hours ago, Wm Blecky said: As far as the Hs.126 goes, where does the AZ model kit rank? if you talk about the KP ones, they are re-boxes of Sabrekits moulds - so probably the best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wm Blecky Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Yes, my bad. Those are the kits I was referring to. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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