...so following a pretty ordinary if not downright disappointing 2014 (in modelling terms) this is my first build of 2015- the new-tool Revell FU-1 Corsair. I was really looking forward to this kit, but, oh my, that terrible white plastic!
first up, the plus points; fine surface detail, a detailed engine / cowling and cockpit, nice decals, a semi-reasonable fit and a sensible price tag. Negatives; unfortunately the kit has the two inner wing pylons of the F4U-1D, not the centre line pylon of the F4U-1A. There is a tear-drop shaped recess in the rear of the oil cooler inserts to take the pylons which are a little tricky to fill. The propeller blades have a 'cricket bat' shaped profile, instead of a 'baseball-bat' shape. I've seen some comments about fuselage length issues; compared especially to the plans in the Detail and Scale books.
The build is a little tricky in some areas - 9 parts for the wing and some awkward joins are the result. Also the wingtip joint forms the outer edge of the aileron hinge. The cowling ring match up with the two cowling sides is a little tricky too, leading to some more filling and sanding. The main gear has no positive placement for the strut support which was a problem, particularly as these are added 'blind' with the wings together. I could not find a position in which, when they were mated with the gear legs, gave the correct 90 degree alignment for the latter.
As I said above, a pretty ordinary kit, which was a little disappointing. Even if you aren't really worried by any potential shape issues - it certainly looks like a Corsair - a straight-forward build would have been nice. This certainly isn't really one of those. Conversely, the Corsair enthusiast will probably not worry overly if he has to put a bit of care in, but he is likely to be concerned at any possible dimensional inaccuracies. So to some extent this Revell new-tool falls between two stools a bit. Probably only a 7/10
saludos
ReplyDeleteno entiendo como Revell y otras marcas todavia a estas alturas del modelismo siglo 21 con tanta informacion, nuevas tecnicas de modelado, nueva tecnologia de inyeccion, etc. pueden sacar un nuevo kit con tantas fallas no solo de montaje sino tambien incorrecciones en cuanto al tipo de avion ya que tengo entendido que tampoco este es un F4 U 1A correcto.
Entiendo que pedir mas calidad genera un costo adicional pero estoy deispuesto adicional pero yo agradeceria un esfuerzo mayor de las marcas por acercarse mas a la calidad
Thanks for your comment Ricardo ! " I do not understand how Revell and other brands still at this point in 21st century modeling with so much information, new modeling techniques, new injection technology, and so on. Can take out a new kit with so many failures not only mounting but also incorrect as to the type of airplane since I understand that this is not a F4 U 1A correct either.
ReplyDeleteI understand that asking for more quality generates an additional cost but I am willing additional but I would appreciate a greater effort of the marks to approach more to the quality.."