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Mister/Mastercraft

Started by Dizzyfugu, April 19, 2018, 06:35:46 AM

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Mossie

I bought the Pogo & Javelin kits recently.  The Pogo is definitely a re-box of the KP kit and is pretty good, the only issue I can see is that the panel lines are spurious.

The Javelin on the other hand, is pretty awful.
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I think the Javelin is a reworking of a Frog moulding.
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Among the recent Master/Mistercraft kits are also some Heller kit re-boxings, IIRC.

And IIRC the Javelin is a re-boxing of an indigenous Polish mold, it's not the FROG Javelin. But it's still rather basic and not a recommendation - best thing about it are the four Firestreaks, probably the cheapest way to procure some.  ;)

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I doubt that they'll be much cop.
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Quote from: Mossie on June 04, 2023, 01:34:59 PMthe only issue I can see is that the panel lines are spurious.


Sounds like my panel lines after I've finished a kit
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Mossie

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on June 05, 2023, 12:30:59 AMAnd IIRC the Javelin is a re-boxing of an indigenous Polish mold, it's not the FROG Javelin.

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Mossie

Quote from: NARSES2 on June 05, 2023, 05:33:12 AM
Quote from: Mossie on June 04, 2023, 01:34:59 PMthe only issue I can see is that the panel lines are spurious.


Sounds like my panel lines after I've finished a kit

The Pogo's one of those that you can barely see the panel lines.  I've seen an article scribe them in, but I think you could easily get away with filling them in entirely and differentiating them with different NMF shades.
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Quote from: Mossie on June 05, 2023, 06:48:02 AM
Quote from: Dizzyfugu on June 05, 2023, 12:30:59 AMAnd IIRC the Javelin is a re-boxing of an indigenous Polish mold, it's not the FROG Javelin.

Plastyk.

Which IIRC, like the Hunter, was 'inspired' by the FROG kit.
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