The good, the bad and the ugly...

mkish,

I have the Fugimi Ehthusiast series Ferrari 365 GTB and I wish I could build it to the level this kit is capable of! Absolutly one of the best kits in 1/24 I have seen. I am really thinking on what is the best kit I have seen based on kit quality, not subject matter. I tend to overlook some "issues" if the kit is something I have wanted or has never been done before. A good example was the MPC 1/16 Cobra 427. No one had done a 427 before as a detailed kit, however there were several problems with the kit-no oil cooler scoop on what was supposed to be S/C model, the Halibrand wheels were the same front and rear whereas the real set has very different contours on the rears. I could overlook these flaws as it was a kit that was long wanted but in retrospect I don't understand why it wasn't done right. I even have pictures of the MPC guys measuring and photograhing the real S/C they used as a sample-how did they miss these items?

Rick[:0]

Rick,
- I bought a couple of the older Fujimi 'enthusiast series' kits and was really impressed with them. I didn't realize at the time, but apparently this was a line of 'super-kits' that has all kinds of extra details and various items.
- Any of the Tamiya F1 kits are really nice and fun to build
- Any of the Tamiya motorcycle kits are very detailed and also fun.

I haven't really hit any 'stinkers' yet, but I'm sure other people will have some good advice on those.

M.