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What's the best 1/72 F-82 kit?

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Third rock from the sun.
What's the best 1/72 F-82 kit?
Posted by Woody on Saturday, April 5, 2003 8:30 PM
I have the Monogram, Novo, and Hobby Craft kits. I want to do this subject justice. I also need an opinion on decals. I like the markings the Novo box art depicts, but of course more often than not Novo's come san decals.

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  • From: Third rock from the sun.
Posted by Woody on Monday, April 7, 2003 9:10 PM
Someone out there in FSM land must have built at least one!Eight Ball [8]

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 2:15 AM
Let me try... but I warn you that most of this is guesswork, because I've never seen Hobby Craft nor the FROG (Novo) kits. I'm assuming based on the reputations of FROG and Hobby Craft....

I have the Monogram kit and most likely it will be the best of the lot. In its earlier days, Hobby Craft "copied" a lot of other kits. I've heard this is the case with their F-82, using Monogram's. As for the FROG/Novo release, you'll probably find that one a very simple kit with less detail (cockpit & wheel wells) than Monogram's. There was a SuperScale aftermarket sheet for F-82's out many,many years ago. Consider yourself extremely lucky if you ever find one!

Sorry I can't do better, although I hope this will help just a little...
  • Member since
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  • From: Third rock from the sun.
Posted by Woody on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 5:51 AM
Yes Mr. Moosecat it does help! seriously though I have mentioned the three kits I have, but I will buy another if there is a better kit available. I also checked out your site - Nice and great photos!

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 26, 2003 1:49 PM
the best one is 2 tamiya p51's and a lot of bondo and placard
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  • From: Third rock from the sun.
Posted by Woody on Sunday, April 27, 2003 6:36 PM
It won't work unnamedplayer. The F-82 was a brand new airframe. It didn't use two Mustang fuselages.

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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