Classic Airframes 1/48 F-5A

[hacker]

Looking at this one to build a Philippine Air Force version for the wife but seeing it is the only version of this plane in this scale l was wondering about the quality

[BillyB]

Here's a full build review. http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/viet/canf5a.htm

HTH,

Bill...

[Fernando]

Looks like a relatively simple low run kit with sparse detail, especially in the small pieces.

Fernando

[Giorgio N]

There's an article on the October 2008 issue of Model Aircraft Monthly where Nils Mathisrud builds this kit in Norwegian markings.

The author was not too happy with the accuracy of the wings, that are too long and with wrong panel lines. A few other parts were not great.

Might be worth hunting the article

[Davidf66]

I've got one of these for sale on E-Bay at the moment. It's a lovely kit. Basically it's a short run injection moulded airframe with details in resin.

The cockpit, u/c bays, airbrake bays and tailpipes are resin, very nicely cast and with enough detail to suit most of us, personally, I'd have preferred an etched brass/acetate film I.P but that's just me. The plastic parts are very smooth but some of the smaller parts are a little "clunky" and there are some prominent mould seams to clean up. Having seen it made up OOB I'd recommend it to anyone except a complete novice and, of course, it is the only game in town if you want a 1/48th F-5A.

Just my .2ps worth