Revell-Germany P-47D-30 1:72 is a gem

RM's 1:48 Zero is $8 at wally world at home. Ain't built it but the dry fit is nearly seamless with it staying somewhat together without glue. rrrrrrrooooo!!

I saw that one this past weekend. It, along with the Bf-109. I picked up the 109, but the detail is kinda lacking. But not bad for the price. At least it has recessed panel lines. Didn't the Zero have raised panel lines?

I thought it had raised rivit heads. been a while since I looked. could have. I have 1 to rescibe, might be it. The curse of having so many. can't keep 'em straight.

The varying Quality of kits is often a question of age. Revell/Monograms P-47-D is a fairly new tooling, while some of the kits still around were tooled several years ago when mold technology and modellers demands were less exacting. Also, a lot of manufacturers simply re-box kits originally released by other manufacturers and these can also vary widely in quality. If you are a 1/72 scale fan, Revell/Monogram also offer good kits of the P-51-B, Bf-109-G-10, Spitfire Mk V, and Hurricane. Also check out some of Acadamys' newer kits which are as good or better than RevellMonogram. They make a very nice P-51-B, F-84, F6-F-3/5 Hellcat, Tempest, Typhoon and several others at reasonable cost. Many of Hasegawas' kits are very nice, but there is a wide range of quality since they continue to sell some pretty old too;ings. Check before you buy, but thir Zero family are very good as are their FW-190 and Bf-109's. All of Tamiya's 1/72 scale kits are about as good as you can buy, but they are more expensive.

Rick

Agree on that. Most of my 1/72 are either Academy or Revell.