Hasegawa

[Weaver]

Hannants have the Hase F-106A at a very reasonable £7.99 at the moment:


http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAC11

[kerick]

I need one of those for another century series update.

[PR19_Kit]

Oh my life, one of those is heading my way for sure! 

I've only ever had one Six, and I've been hoarding it against the chance that someone will produce it more cheaply than the recent diabolical Hase prices. And now they have. 

[Mossie]

Hmm, I've been wanting one for some time, but never found one at a reasonable price.  Very tempted.....

[zenrat]

I have one of these and given the age of the moulds (as evidenced by the preponderance of raised detail - all of which will be lost during PSR to fill the gaps) they may be overcharging.
But what choice do you have?

[PR19_Kit]

But what choice do you have?

None, it's the only 1/72 Six there is.

I bet Meng will do one before much longer, but it'll be 3-4 times the price.

[Weaver]

I have one of these and given the age of the moulds (as evidenced by the preponderance of raised detail - all of which will be lost during PSR to fill the gaps) they may be overcharging.
But what choice do you have?

I've just read a few build reviews of the kit and it seems that it fits very well: every one of them has said they didn't need any filler and it was a pleasure to build. I did one when I was a kid and as far as I remember it went together very nicely.

And honestly, these days, £8 is a pretty decent price for any large jet fighter.

[scooter]

I've just read a few build reviews of the kit and it seems that it fits very well: every one of them has said they didn't need any filler and it was a pleasure to build. I did one when I was a kid and as far as I remember it went together very nicely.

That it was.  My double delta Delta Dart (F-106G or F-38A Phoenix, still trying to decide even after all this time) went together beautifully, the missile bay doors, IIRC, have a closed option, and the transparency makes for a wonderful bubble canopy.

[Gondor]

But what choice do you have?

None, it's the only 1/72 Six there is.

I bet Meng will do one before much longer, but it'll be 3-4 times the price.

But it will be 3-4 times the quality though

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

But what choice do you have?

None, it's the only 1/72 Six there is.

I bet Meng will do one before much longer, but it'll be 3-4 times the price.

But it will be 3-4 times the quality though

Gondor

Maybe,

But I'm not sure I'd be prepared to pay that,  especially as any model I made from it would more than likely be Whiffed into oblivion, and for that I might as well use the Hase version.

[kerick]

My thoughts too. I would rather have several simpler kits at lower prices than one expensive one.

[zenrat]

...the missile bay doors, IIRC, have a closed option...

I just went and checked - they don't.  Not on the sprues packed in the F102/F106 double kit anyway.  Maybe after the 102 they learnt and made the separate parts a better fit into the hole if you tried to model them closed?
My comments regarding parts fit were based on the presumption it'd be as bad as on the 102 I am currently sanding the heck out of.

[Gondor]

But what choice do you have?

None, it's the only 1/72 Six there is.

I bet Meng will do one before much longer, but it'll be 3-4 times the price.

But it will be 3-4 times the quality though

Gondor

Maybe,

But I'm not sure I'd be prepared to pay that,  especially as any model I made from it would more than likely be Whiffed into oblivion, and for that I might as well use the Hase version.

For whiff purposes I agree, I do however build the occasional real world aircraft which is what I would buy the more expensive and detailed kit for with the older and poorer detailed kits being moved to the whiff fodder pile

Gondor

[The Wooksta!]

I've never seen the logic in that argument, although I've told myself that I'd use the Skybirds Hornets for real ones with Frog/Novo ones for whiffing.  As for by that argument, you'd use the old horrid tool Airfix Defiant for a whif but the nw tool for just real world, despite the latter being a million times better in terms of shape, accuracy and fit.

Surely you'd want to use the best outline/accurate/fitting kitl to do what you want, irrespective of whif or real?.  All kits are replaceable, albeit with price differencials.  I'm as happy using a CMR Spitfire for a whif as for a real world build.

[zenrat]

depends on the whiff doesn't it?

If I am setting out to do a paint only whiff or a subtle mod that might have existed (like a Merlin Blenheim or a car-door hurricane) then i'll want a decent kit to start with if i can.
If on the other hand I an going completely nuts (sky pirate dirigible with B-17 gondola) or just using a kit for a few parts for a kit bash (Yak 9 wings onto Helldiver fuselage) then given there is likely to be mass PSR a simpler kit will do.