Vitor Costa Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hello My first time here! I generally build 1/72 and 1/48, but i want to start building 1/32 too. Due to the price of the kits, much more expensive than the ones in the smaller scales i want to stay on the WWII fighters, being the Luftwaffe the most appreciated. So I have some questions that i hope you guys can give.I saw that Hasegawa, Revell and Trumpeter/Hobby Boss rules the market, i read lots about it but mostly from people that doesn't build the kits, only make the inbox review... not a bad thing but when we put the parts together things tend to change a bitSo my question, best brand? Best Bf 109 and Fw 190 (short "nose"). Thank you in advance for your help, you guys have some really inspiring builds! Even if i only made the registar now, im a frequent visitant here for some time. Best regardsVitor Costa MikeC, BlackMikeModels and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Welcome aboard Vitor! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I think to get an answer for this question, you should ask which variant of the 109. E, F,G, or K? Mark Proulx LSP_K2 and ivanmoe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Southern Bandit Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hi Vitor ... like Mark says, what variant of 109 do you prefer? Mine is the Emil-1 and for that I went for the Eduard kit, not entirely shake n bake like modern Tamiya or Revell, but lots of 109 choices for sure in 1/32.Its my personal guess the next Tamiya 1/32 release might be a 109 or perhaps 190, but no guarantees, lots of 109 choices though already in 1/32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitor Costa Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hello guys Thank you for your feedback. I was talking about the F' G' K's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Welcome aboard, Vitor! You can't go wrong with Hasegawa for your choice of 1/32 scale 109s and 190s. Just avoid their ancient Emil kit! Kev MikeC, kalashnikov-47 and Tolga ULGUR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I'd say Hasegawa for the 109s, especially the F. It's a great kit. If you want an Emil, go with Wingtech or Eduard. As far as the 190 short nose goes, I really like the Revell kit, but others like the Hasegawa. I agree 100%. I'm working on the Dragon/Wing Tech/Cyber Hobby Bf 109E-4B right now, and it's a great kit. For the 190A/F, the Hasegawa kits (the newer ones), are very impressive, as is the newer Revell F-8 kit. MikeC and Tolga ULGUR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 There is no 'BEST' generation 2 109 as such alas! All kits from Hasegawa, Revell or Trumpeter have various issues, assembly difficulties or inaccuracies. For a generation 1, the Dragon kit is indeed the best kit. Thierry LSP_K2 and Archimedes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) There are 2 Fw190 short noses. The A-3/4 (shortest noses) only kitted by PCM and no longer available, and the A-5 and upward (shorter than the D but longer than the A-3/4) best kitted by Hasegawa. There did I confuse things well enuff ? Oh and welcome Vitor Edited February 14, 2018 by mmaben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I had to go back and check, as I had forgotten I had the Dragon "E" as well. I bought it because it was on sale, so that was a good impulse buy. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 For starting out in 1/32, to borrow a phrase from a Tamiya instruction sheet, "To get the hand of it", I would find the best price deal for a Revell and/or a Hasegawa kits, building them OOB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Hello guys Thank you for your feedback. I was talking about the F' G' K's... If you can convince yourself to be interested in the Emil, get the Eduard kit in 1/32 scale; it's the best 109 kit of any variant in that scale in my opinion. For the later variants go with Hasegawa, but they are different kinds of kits; much less detail but still nice and they fit well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Boy Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 https://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=747 MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 The new Revel FW 190A8/R11 is not bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 109's ... E-1 ... Eduard is your only bet ... Which is ok, because apart from the cowl fit (easily fixed with a couple of tabs and a little patience) and the wing slats (again not super difficult), there's nothing super noticeably wrong. E-3 - E-7 ... Cyber Hobby is the clear winner - because it's the most accurate ... but especially with the level of detail and fit/finish in the box ... Eduard is not too far behind ... Trumpeter has some shape issues (not anything to get overly dramatic about, really) - BUT the kit has a lot of detail and the fit is excellent. F-2 - F-4 ... Hasegawa is your kit ... If you want it someway accurate it shape ... Trumpeter also make an F and while (as with all their 109 kits) it will fit together well and has plenty of detail, it also more closely resembles a G-2!! G-2 - G-14 ... Hasegawa is the most popular choice here again - it isn't without its shape issues, but most tend to think that what is there is either acceptable to leave alone or easier to fix. Trumpeter make them all except the G-4 and G-14 (as of writing), again with some nice detail and excellent fit - and while shape errors are to be found in all kits - a lot of negativity can be found expressed towards the errors Trumpeter has made with theirs. Revell has more recently released a G-6 ... The most positive element for this kit is the pricing and the nice detail ... although there have been some questions raised on the engineering of some parts - and some rather obvious shape errors. Most of these are a relatively easy fix with a little help from your AM friends. Interestingly, Revells 'Erla' G-10 is the only game in town - but there are those detractors that are critical that Revell didn't capture the shape of the Erla front end correctly. Again ... AM seems to be absolutely everywhere for G types (including a corrected front end for the Revell Erla G-10) ... No one company has one that is near enough to 'spot on' ... Personally I hope Tamiya jumps in to solve all my wishes at some point! - A guy can dream! K-4 ... Hasagawa is the closest - in shape at least. Trumpeter make one - with the usual pluses and minuses listed above. Rog Mel, G-Man and npb748r 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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