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Old 04-29-2007, 04:01 AM   # 6 Quick Link (permalink)
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Re: Above average molds



Best P-51D in 1:72: Dragon, hands-down
Best P-51B in 1:72: Gemini -- though Corgi's coming out with one, and perhaps HM, too??
Best P-38: Probably Corgi's new release, though the old matchbox's are nice, too, and Witty's coming out with one this year...
Best P-40: Corgi, though Dragon's coming out with one soon I think...
Best Hellcat: Hobby Master, Corgi (Predator series), then Matchbox
Best Wildcat: Dragon
Best P-47D/C: Dragon, then Corgi
Best 109: Hmmm... I'll defer to the 109 experts, but I like Gemini; then it's a toss-up for me between Corgi and Dragon
Best 190: Dragon, then Corgi
Best 262: Dragon, then Corgi (many will think the opposite here)
Best Dora: Dragon
Best Zero: I lilke Dragon, then Witty, then Corgi
Mosquito: Corgi
Spit: Gemini, Corgi, Dragon
Hurricane: Corgi
Stuka: Corgi, Dragon/Hobby Master
SBD: Hobby Master, Corgi, IXO


Modern:

F-16: Witty, Dragon
F-15: Witty, Dragon, Gaincorop
F-14: Century Wings, Dragon, Witty
A-10: Hobby Master, then Corgi
F-18: Dragon, then Witty
F-4: Corgi, by default
Harrier: Corgi

Probably leaving a lot out, but that's just a quick run through of my own collection... again, others will have vastly different opinions depending on what matters most to them.


However, I collect by the liveries and aircraft history that interests me the most (and sometimes, whatever's on sale)... so "the best mold" is a secondary question for me, really.


Thanks, that's what I'm looking for. Being new to the game, all the different models and makers is stagering. Very hard to judge the planes looking at web pictures, looking for opinions of those who have held them in their hands and looked at them up close.

I wouldn't mind an Aleutian Tiger, but have no idea which 1:72 of this plane would be the sharper display. On the web all the P-40's look too close to call for a rookie. Same with the 109s, they all look pretty good.

More opinions welcome..thank you.
 

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