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Re: Which kit is better? Now A.W. Meteor...

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NARSES2

#75
October 19, 2011, 07:01:10 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on October 19, 2011, 02:38:16 AM
Anybody got an ETA on the new Airfix one, then?

As Lee says - could be anytime
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October 20, 2011, 12:56:12 PM
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#77
October 20, 2011, 03:11:06 PM
very nice, panels look ok too, phew (i was soo hoping they wouldnt be like the Spitfire 1 and 19  <_<)
ill be getting quite a few of those methinks  :thumbsup:
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rickshaw

#78
November 06, 2011, 01:05:31 AM
Meteor NF11/12/14

Venerable Matchbox or the newer Xtrakit?
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PR19_Kit

#79
November 06, 2011, 01:45:33 AM
I'm biased but I like the Matchbox/Revell kit. It's basic but reasonably accurately shaped, just not detailed very much and suffers from the 'trenches' somewhat.

I know The Wooksta will disagree with me  ;D but modelling is a personal thing of course.
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Thorvic

#80
November 06, 2011, 02:13:36 AM
They are the same kit !!!! - Revell ran a fresh run for Hannants to sell in their Xtrakit range.
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rickshaw

#81
November 06, 2011, 02:29:02 AM
Quote from: Thorvic on November 06, 2011, 02:13:36 AM
They are the same kit !!!! - Revell ran a fresh run for Hannants to sell in their Xtrakit range.

Do they suffer the same flaws?
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NARSES2

#82
November 06, 2011, 02:49:45 AM
Yup, but it's still quite a nice kit
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PR19_Kit

#83
November 06, 2011, 04:16:11 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on November 06, 2011, 02:49:45 AM
Yup, but it's still quite a nice kit

And the only game in town if you want to build a 1/72 night fighter  Meteor (or a long spanned PR one of course........  ;))
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The Wooksta!

#84
November 08, 2011, 01:33:02 AM
Unless you fork out for the PJ resin one - IF you can find it.  I managed to get one on ebay a while back.

The Matchbox/Xtrakit one is reasonably accurate, just an absolute swine to build.  Utterly loathe it.
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#85
November 08, 2011, 02:19:27 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on November 08, 2011, 01:33:02 AM

The Matchbox/Xtrakit one is reasonably accurate, just an absolute swine to build.  Utterly loathe it.


Hehe, I knew you'd say something like that Lee.  ;D

It is a pain to assemble, yes, and for no good reason either. Matchbox seemed to go out of their way to make it over-complex, all that business with the cockpit upper deck for s start. What was wrong with making it part of each fuselage side?
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Weaver

#86
November 08, 2011, 04:04:44 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 08, 2011, 02:19:27 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on November 08, 2011, 01:33:02 AM

The Matchbox/Xtrakit one is reasonably accurate, just an absolute swine to build.  Utterly loathe it.


Hehe, I knew you'd say something like that Lee.  ;D

It is a pain to assemble, yes, and for no good reason either. Matchbox seemed to go out of their way to make it over-complex, all that business with the cockpit upper deck for s start. What was wrong with making it part of each fuselage side?

The two different cockpit canopies have different fittings on the rear deck (one hinges, one slides) and the slide rails (NF.14?) are recessed, so you can't just stick 'em on afterwards. Could still have been done better though: the top edge of the fuselage sides should have had a reinforcing lip to stop it from warping inwards, and/or a bulkhead in the middle.
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PR19_Kit

#87
November 08, 2011, 07:30:14 AM
Yes, that's right, the NF14 is the only two seat Meteor with a sliding canopy (apart from the PR19 of course.... ;D) the others hinge to the right like a T7.
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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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Regards
Kit

ChrisF

#88
November 15, 2011, 02:39:23 PM
Slight veer from topic, I had the old Airfix Hawker Seahawk when i were a lad and have bought the new Hobbyboss kit instead as i wanted to do things properly this time around... Now ive noticed a serious difference in the overall length ?!

Which one is closer to the true scale ? (Obviously the hobbyboss one blows the airfix one out of the water for detail)

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