Academy F/A-18 legacy Honet "problem"

[Piero]

Sorry for this but I'm going crazy...

 

I'm building my first Academy's F/A-18C kit and this evening I was looking at the shape of the big dorsal spine ... wait a minute... this dorsal spine looks really too "round" for me.

Following DACO's book pics are used only for discussion purpose.

 

 

This panel line looks in wrong position to me...

 

And take a look at these....

 

What do you think? 

 

CIAO!

Piero

[LSP_K2]

Yes, I'd say it's off somewhat, based on those photos. I just don't know how much, if any, that affects the finished machine though. There are quite a number of finished kits in the articles database, and some look OK while others look just fantastic. At no point however, did I ever see anything that looked too out of place or inaccurate. Fix it if you'd like, but I seriously doubt anyone would ever notice the difference.

[Anthony in NZ]

Didn't someone make a correction piece for this issue some years ago?

[Marcel111]

Have a look here: 

 

 

[chrish]

I have to say, I've got 3 of these on my shelves and I had a look after viewing these pictures and don't think they are that bad, I also compared them to my Daco Hornet book and still wouldn't see any issue...but maybe that's just me

[Stevepd]

I suppose with all of us it depends on how far you want to go. I had the kit but sold it (wish I hadn’t) but as above there are some great builds out there and I never knew it until you’ve referenced it above. Choices choices..........

[DonH]

I seem to remember the opposite discussion (spine to0 flat) regarding the Revell kit. 

[Rick Griewski]

Eureka!   Kit bash time!  

[Piero]

Thank you guys.

 

I know its all about a personal choice, and yes, I'm going to "flatten" the dorsal spine as much as possible until the plastic's thickness will permit this.

I don't know if at the end the difference will be visible... but I'll try and let see.

 

CIAO!

Piero