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1/72 B-17F question. How close are the Academy, Revell and Hasegawa kits.....


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in size to each other? I have a Hasegawa kit and was wondering if the p/e or resin for the Revell or Academy kits will fit in the Hase. kit.

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There's more involved than just the size. Where are the injection gates? How are the interior pieces engineered cause if they are done differenlty the PE might not fit. Are the details all shaped the same? Is there as much room in the "X" kit cockpit as there is in the "Y" kit to fit in the PE whosywhatzis. I've experienced this with photo cut masks as well. You'd think the window pattern and shapes at least would be the same between two kits of the same thing by different companies, but nope. Its pretty much trial and error.

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Thanks Ron. I understand about the shape issues but am really more concerned with the size. I can handle sanding a bit to fit but really don't want to have to grind a lot just to get it to fit. Was just wondering if there was a big size difference or even if one has really thick plastic which could pose an issue also.

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