Best value 1/72nd F-18E Super Hornet?

[Radish]

Ideas/recommendations, please.

The Irish Air Corps need re-equiping

[Maverick]

Terry, everything I've read suggests the Hasegawa Echo is the best of the bunch, although comparitive expensive.  Italeri do one as well which is a nice kit but certainly more of a 'pre-production' variant than the Hase example.  I also believe RoG have one available, but I don't know if it's an original mould or one of the others'.

HTH,

Mav

[pyro-manic]

The Revell one is supposedly very, very nice indeed. I keep meaning to pick one up, but Superbugs aren't really a priority for me at the moment.

[chrisonord]

I have the Italeri E and F models, both are very nice kits Rad, and cheap enough to buy in bulk too, as you do Rad 
Chris.

[Green Dragon]

The old Revell 18E/F's are Italeri reboxed but the later F/A-18E (Kit No 04298) is their own new mould.  It's supposed to have better cockpit, intake trunking and more weapons than the Hasegawa, which is well pricey now! . Two things in favour of the Italeri is you can pick them up dirt cheap, I got an E and an F (became Icelandic Air Force) for a fiver each, and they have a LOT of weapons including Slammers. The dorsal airbrake needs filling in and there are some details that need sorting but I never bothered with mine coz it's whif world!
Here's a link to my piccies. http://s356.photobucket.com/albums/oo2/AzureDragon27/FA18F%20Iceland/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ20
HTH Terry!

Paul Harrison

[Green Dragon]

Italeri's E has the following weapons.
2 Aim-9 Sidewinders
2 AMRAAM's
2 Slam-ers
2 Harpoons
1 Flir pod
1 Centreline tank
IIRC the F replaces the Harpoons with HARM's

Paul Harrison

[Radish]

Many, many thanks for the input, chaps.....time to start ordering I think!!

[ChernayaAkula]

The Revell re-box of the Italeri kit even came with whif markings!  Low-viz options for USN VFA-131 Wildcats and USMC VMFA-122 Crusaders (before PC compliance made them the Werewolves (again)).

HERE'S my in-box review of the RoG kit made from new moulds.

[Radish]

Ooooh, thanks!!!