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after markets parts ?
Posted by DURR on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:12 PM
i understand how a resin am part made for a specific brand of model would not fit another without Major reconstruction (if at all )  but  what of p.e. parts aren't they a bit more forgiving so to speak, where you could get away with using  a good chunk of it on most any model?
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Posted by berny13 on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:21 AM
Not really.  PE parts made for the 1/48 Hasagawa F-8E will not work on the Monogram F-8E.  I know, I tried it.  Also PE parts made for the 1/32 scale Timaya F-4E will not work on the Revell F-4E.  I tried that one also.   

Berny

 Phormer Phantom Phixer

On the bench

TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

 

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  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:38 AM

Depending on how accurate the model is to the actual subject and what parts you're trying to use. Manufacturers do things differently, I have had some luck using common parts (seats, instrument panels, face plates) from PE sets, but the more specific (items that require removal of details) don't work well at all.

I was able to use the flap set for a AM Dautless and use it on a Hasegawa one, but it did take a whole lot of extra work since the Hase wasn't designed with the flaps extended. If you're going to mix and match parts, be prepard to do a lot of work and understand that not everything will just 'drop in'. 

Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

 

 

"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, January 28, 2008 8:14 AM

As stated, sometimes the PE parts are rather generic and can be used on like models from different manufacturers. Other times, the PE set for that particular brand of kit will only work on that kit and not on another.

For instance, the old Verlinden PE/resin update set for the Academy M1A1 had about a 90% compatibility rate when using the set on the Tamiya kit. This is because that particular kit was heavily based on the Tamiya kit. However, the set had about a 50% compatibility rate with the DML Abrams kits.

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