Hello! Just returned to building scale model aircraft after almost 35 year break! In the iterim I've built some tanks, and Garage Kits, but even that was some 20 years ago. But finally returned to my favorite subject, aircraft.
Wow have things changed! From brands to how the models are finished! When I was building back then, I remember Monogram, Airfix, Revell, and Tamiya. Today there are SO many manufacturers. Hard to tell which or who makes the best model. When I say "best" I mean quality and engineering.
Since being back I've built the Trumpeter 1/32 F-35A, 1/48 Tamiya F-14A, and Hasegawa F-18F.
Gotta say Tamiya still makes the best engineered model. The Trumpeter was fun with ok engineering, with the Hasegawa F-18 being an absolute PITA. The Hasegawa fit was awful requiring alot of putty. Instructions were bad causing me to glue parts in the wrong place cause it wasn't clear. I hope not all Hasegawa kits are that bad. If they are, I won't be building another Hasegawa kit.
