Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Thanks Wojtek. I'll remember to forget Academy if I do a 1/72nd kit! I've only had three of their 1/48th, and I must say, they are nicely produced.
Terry.
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Lancaster630
Airman 1st Class
- 282
- Feb 26, 2007
My experience with Academy 1/72 has been nothing but good 
2 Spits a Stuka and a Corsair all beautiful to build but then again I always fluke lol
2 Spits a Stuka and a Corsair all beautiful to build but then again I always fluke lol
Matt308
Glock Perfection
I hope they are worth a $hit. I just bought my 9yo all 1/72nd
A6M5c
Bf-109G-14
F4U1D Corsair
Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B
Never built an Academy before. If anyone has some comments please post them.
Oh and I bought a Hasegawa 1/72nd P-3C Orion.
A6M5c
Bf-109G-14
F4U1D Corsair
Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B
Never built an Academy before. If anyone has some comments please post them.
Oh and I bought a Hasegawa 1/72nd P-3C Orion.
Heinz
Captain
I actually find Academy kits pretty decent for their mouldings and detail. Earlier versions do show their inaccuracies though.
The newer moulds say 98 onwards are quite good though.
The newer moulds say 98 onwards are quite good though.
Screaming Eagle
Senior Master Sergeant
I mostly build academy (because thats all the local toy store really has!), and although there are some grievances, I do find them good value.
the tempest i've just finished went together with no real problems although the decals didnt seem to stick very well and the dora i'm doing fits together very well
mandoman
Airman 1st Class
Do you on-line shop at all? "Great Models" is a really good source,
Welcome to Great Models Webstore
Also, "Just Plane Hobbies" is good, though they may not always have what you are looking for. Both places run some really good sales.
https://secure.whydevelop.com/j/www.justplanehobbies.com/index.ydev
Maestro
Master Sergeant
I hope they are worth a $hit. I just bought my 9yo all 1/72nd
A6M5c
Bf-109G-14
F4U1D Corsair
Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B
Never built an Academy before. If anyone has some comments please post them.
Oh and I bought a Hasegawa 1/72nd P-3C Orion.
Academy isn't too bad (I rarely build 1/72nd planes, though). The 1/48 P-47D I posted earlier in this thread is actually from Academy. Even if it was the cheaper P-47 I found at 1/48 scale, it was still rather expansive... Something like $45.00 CDN, if my memory serves me well. (Compared to $60.00 CDN for Tamiya's version.)
But it was a nice build... The hardest part was painting the black and white stripes.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Okay... other than some models that I made about 25 years ago and posted elsewhere, here is the latest build from our household. My just turned 9yo is quite the artist. He and I have made quite a few models together, but he has not made on solely by himself.
This is a Revell RA-5C. I purchased this kit about 5yrs ago from a model shop in Renton Washington that sells only second hand models. The kit was dated 1988. It contained all parts removed from their sprues (likely some kid previously owned it).
It was all hand painted and glued by him. I did the masking and helped him with the putty and sanding. He did not want the drop tanks and was looking for a sleek, gear up look. He did virtually all the panel lines once I showed him how.
Here are pics that we took with him holding it. I think my wife even has her hand in a pic too! We tried taling pics with the sky in the background, but the Fuji camera and my lameass photography skills were not up to the task. And I was too embarrassed to ask my wife to do it with her D80.
So I present to you my son Aaron's first RA-5C. In the future I'll post more of our work.
Oh and I forgot. The model was so old, that the decals were disentegrating upon inserting them in water. I asked Wayne Little what to do and he recommended that I coat the decals with clear gloss. Bless you Wayne!! I had no clear gloss, but used flat acrylic clear. I brushed two coats (vice spray painting since it was my son's model I didn't want to take the time). The right vertical fin decal disentegrated before I contacted Wayne. I then coated the whole decal set with two coats. The remainder of the decals went fantastic with only a few exceptions. I was worried that the decals would be too stiff to accomodate mold lines, but this was not the case. The only thing that we did have to do was ensure that we trimmed close to the decal or lots of flotsam and jetsom ended up in the decal water making a mess. A trick that Aaron and I won't forget!
This is a Revell RA-5C. I purchased this kit about 5yrs ago from a
model shop in Renton Washington that sells only second hand models. The kit was dated 1988. It contained all parts removed from their sprues (likely some kid previously owned it).It was all hand painted and glued by him. I did the masking and helped him with the putty and sanding. He did not want the drop tanks and was looking for a sleek, gear up look. He did virtually all the panel lines once I showed him how.
Here are pics that we took with him holding it. I think my wife even has her hand in a pic too! We tried taling pics with the sky in the background, but the Fuji camera and my lameass photography skills were not up to the task. And I was too embarrassed to ask my wife to do it with her D80.
So I present to you my son Aaron's first RA-5C. In the future I'll post more of our work.
Oh and I forgot. The model was so old, that the decals were disentegrating upon inserting them in water. I asked Wayne Little what to do and he recommended that I coat the decals with clear gloss. Bless you Wayne!! I had no clear gloss, but used flat acrylic clear. I brushed two coats (vice spray painting since it was my son's model I didn't want to take the time). The right vertical fin decal disentegrated before I contacted Wayne. I then coated the whole decal set with two coats. The remainder of the decals went fantastic with only a few exceptions. I was worried that the decals would be too stiff to accomodate mold lines, but this was not the case. The only thing that we did have to do was ensure that we trimmed close to the decal or lots of flotsam and jetsom ended up in the decal water making a mess. A trick that Aaron and I won't forget!
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109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
Wow Matt looks real nice!
Hey Muller just seen your La-7 ,Now that's a dam fine model!
Hey Muller just seen your La-7 ,Now that's a dam fine model!
Heinz
Captain
Just a few photos ey Matt? 
Looks nice!
Looks nice!
Screaming Eagle
Senior Master Sergeant
shes great matt! your son should be very proud.
Well done Aaron!
Wildcat
Major
Very nice Matt! Well done to your Son mate.
your son has done very well matt, better than my efforts
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Thanks, guys. Obviously lots of help, but his painting/drawing skills are phenomenal for his age. I should post some of his drawings and paintings. He's anxious to get his Academy models because he wants to do his first model all by himself. He's such a perfectionist I am hoping he won't have a meltdown when things don't go his way.
B-17engineer
Colonel
My dad helped me when I started making Models at age 9. The first model I did on my own was a REvell B-17 1/48 scale it was a big project....took me quite a bit of time.
