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Revell TBD-1 photo etch question

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Revell TBD-1 photo etch question
Posted by pmm736 on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 4:44 PM

I just purchased the Revell 1/48 TBD-1 Devastator kit for a good price.  I know it is an older kit and I'd like to dress it up a bit.  I see that Eduard makes a PE set for the TBD but says it was made for the Great Wall Devastator kit.  Does anyone have any experience using the Eduard set on the Revell kit?  Will the major components fit?  Considering I'd be spending about twice as much for the PE as the kit I want to make sure I'm not wasting my money.   

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  • From: North Pole, Alaska
Posted by richs26 on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 7:52 PM

There are always differences between kit manufacturers with the same subjects.  You will have to modify them to fit.  They won't dropin.  Sometimes the pe won't fit in the specified kit and will need to to be modified.  It is a part of modeling.  It is not a shake and bake kit.

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    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:01 PM

You're gonna want the pe set for the Revell kit. Eduard does make one. I used it on my build. You might have to look on Ebay for the set. It really spruces up the cockpit and bomb bay doors, if you choose to display them open. 

 

 

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Posted by pmm736 on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:28 PM

In my searches I haven't found an Eduard set for the Revell kit but I have come across one for the Monogram kit.  Are the Monogram and Revell TBD's the same kit reboxed?

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  • From: Katy, TX
Posted by Aggieman on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 11:22 PM

Yes, these are the same kit.

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Posted by pmm736 on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 6:23 AM

Thanks

F4U
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    February 2017
Posted by F4U on Thursday, March 30, 2017 4:03 PM

Hello pmm736 -

Did you ever find the Eduard pe set? I've been searching online and everywhere I've looked it's sold out and marked as discontinued on the Eduard site.

Thanks.

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