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My $8 1:72 Me163S

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:41 am
by cnq
Low budget ww2 fighter from Academy. Hope you like her

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Re: My $8 1:72 Me163S

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 10:19 am
by [CAT]CplSlade
Here's the same kit done by a crazy person using Eduard PE and scratchbuilding:
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I had heard that Academy kits could be a bit janky but I guess with the right skills they can't be brought up to snuff. Yours looks as good as my Hasegawa 1/32 version.

Wish mine had come with the hauler.

Re: My $8 1:72 Me163S

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:42 pm
by cnq
[CAT]CplSlade wrote:Here's the same kit done by a crazy person using Eduard PE and scratchbuilding:
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I had heard that Academy kits could be a bit janky but I guess with the right skills they can't be brought up to snuff. Yours looks as good as my Hasegawa 1/32 version.

Wish mine had come with the hauler.

Fantastic build of this kit. I wish I had the talent to scratch build something like that.

Re: My $8 1:72 Me163S

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:47 pm
by [CAT]CplSlade
Apparently the Eduard PE set has more pieces than the model itself - some smaller than a match head!

Re: My $8 1:72 Me163S

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 2:12 pm
by cnq
[CAT]CplSlade wrote:Apparently the Eduard PE set has more pieces than the model itself - some smaller than a match head!
1:72 scale is small for PE parts. I might build this plane in 1:48 in future as it is one of my favourite ww2 jets.

Re: My $8 1:72 Me163S

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 3:55 am
by Ara
cnq wrote:
Fantastic build of this kit. I wish I had the talent to scratch build something like that.

I like yours better. I think the next time you do a budget kit, invest a bit in aftermarket decals.

You did a great job!