SallysDad Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I have been looking at these kits for some subjects, such as the F-18 in 1/48, and I wonder if people who have built any of the Kinetic kits could talk about fit quality and detail quality. Thanks. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Pete Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 In general, the newer their kits are, the better. Especially their Gold range in the black/gold boxes are pretty good. I've built a few Kinetic kits and they were all buildable, their F-104 being the best of the bunch. The Hornets are very nice too, with a few minor fit issues, but this seems to be a Hornet thing in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallysDad Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 As above, detail is always good perfect fit depends and varies. Shape is good, apart from the F-16 kits' nose iterations... -stay tuned for, Kinetic announced a totally retooled Viper for later this year! Decals are usually excellent, in content, detail and print quality Instructions are usually a bit of a mess and difficult to read and understand, especially if the kit offers several versions/ variants. The Hornet is said to be rather good, fit is tricky at times though! ( but this is true for the Hasegawa kit as well...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 As the others have said , the newer the kit the better the fit. The F-104 is pretty good fit wise. The F-104 detail is also pretty good. I've built the F-104J , Mirage III and Sea Harrier FRS-1. All were buildable, detail wise they are about average or above average. Panel lines on the F-104 are definitely better than the Mirage and Sea Harrier. Decals are excellent. Worst features are the instructions and that there is nothing for the nice detail on the IP, not even decals. Pricewise, if you look at Lucky Model, they are excellent. IMHO Kinetic has the best F-104, Mirage III , Mirage 2000 and Classic Hornet in 1/48. That doesn't include kits no one else does like the E-2, Greyhound etc. I'd avoid their F-16's and wait til the new tooled F-16s' come along. I'm looking forward to them redoing all the exotic F-16's to their current standard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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