Piero 735 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 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 Marcel111, Stevepd, Derek B and 2 others 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_K2 23,830 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 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. Piero, Lothar and Stevepd 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony in NZ 5,067 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Didn't someone make a correction piece for this issue some years ago? Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel111 2,390 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Have a look here: Anthony in NZ, RadBaron, Out2gtcha and 5 others 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 4,587 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 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 jgrease, Darren Howie, Whitey and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Stevepd 647 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 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.......... Piero and Marcel111 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DonH 1,635 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I seem to remember the opposite discussion (spine to0 flat) regarding the Revell kit. LSP_K2, Piero and chrish 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Griewski 3,365 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Eureka! Kit bash time! Piero and DonH 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Piero 735 Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 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 Anthony in NZ, Rick Griewski, Michael931080 and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
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