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Are the Tamiya 1:32 jet kits as good as they look?

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  • Member since
    February 2021
Are the Tamiya 1:32 jet kits as good as they look?
Posted by MJY65 on Sunday, April 11, 2021 1:07 PM

So far, my modeling has all been 1:72 and 1:48.  I'm intrigued by the detail level on the 1:32 kits and the fact that they are almost "kits within kits" if you want them to be.

 

Instead of spending the next year building a row of small models, I'm considering getting a Tamiya 1:32.  Any opinions?

  • Member since
    April 2020
Posted by Eaglecash867 on Sunday, April 11, 2021 1:35 PM
Just got done building the 1:32 scale Tamiya F-16CJ, and it was an amazing experience.  It can be built straight out of the box with no help from any PE or resin upgrades.  I wanted to build mine with a few new toys added to it since the Tamiya model was released, so I scratch-built a BLOS antenna and JHMCS MTU.  Added a LH mount resin HTS pod and a RH mount Sniper ATP, along with AIM-9X missiles and some 50 Year anniversary Wild Weasel decals.  But everything else was straight out of the box.

Here's a build thread I posted on it to show how detailed and complex the Tamiya 1:32 jets are.  Have the F-15E too which is still in an early stage of construction.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/186959.aspx

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  • Member since
    April 2009
  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Sunday, April 11, 2021 4:21 PM

I built the 1/32 Tamiya F-4 Phantom jet.  Wonderfully engineered kit, great results.  I highly recommend it!

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, April 11, 2021 4:29 PM

I've built three of the F-15 kits over the last year and although they are very nice, they are not up to the gold standard of the new 1/32 Tamiya prop planes.  A few fit issues, and ejector pin marks in unhappy places.  They are from the 90's originally and Tamiya has improved over the years.  So look at the age of the kit design, the newer the better, but none of them are to avoid, in my opinion. 

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, April 11, 2021 4:32 PM

I can tell you that the 1/48 Tomcat and Viper are fantastic

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