mpk Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Hi guys. I wish to try my hand with a Special Hobby kit. I wonder which is best to tackle for a SH newbie. I have the following: Yak 3. Tempest V. P-39. Hawk. Nate. Claude. IAR-81c. Fiat G-50. Brewster Buffalo. Yak 3. Bloch 152. I'm leading toward the Yak. Unsure...? I want to add it to the Air Superiority group build. Thanks. Edited February 18, 2021 by mpk Troy Molitor, MikeMaben, Out2gtcha and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I have built the Nate and Buffalo and made a start on the P-39. As far as I can remember the Nate went together pretty well as it's a simple airframe but the Buffalo was a fair amount of work and is probably not the best one to start with. The P-39 requires about 6mm of rear fuselage extension to look decent and mine sits in the box with the spacer glued in but not much else. I have all of the rest too except the Tempest and IAR-81 but am doing other things at the mo. Regarding the Tempest I'm glad I bought and built the PCM one as the SH kit seems like a lot of work and you need a Barracuda nose for it to look decent TRF mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Go for the Yak. It is one of their latest, plus the Russian plane is pretty simple anyway. Second choice would be the Nate. I think the IAR-81 is from the Frrom molds which is a bit rougher. The others are earlier and take a little more work. The Tempest is later but some shape errors creeped in and like Terry says needs some correction work. Ray Out2gtcha, mpk and coogrfan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I built the Yak 3 for the Eastern Front GB last year. Very nice kit and highly recommended. It's also something a little different from the usual too. Cheers, Michael coogrfan, mpk and Rick Griewski 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Probably the Yak 3 first with the Tempest maybe second. The other kits are older with varying degrees of the limited run variety, which have gotten better over time. The Yak and Tempest are the latest kits and the detail and fit are more inline with more conventional kits. mpk and coogrfan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Brilliant! I was leaning that way. You guys really helped. I will try the Yak followed by the Nate. Dpgsbody55, scvrobeson and Gazzas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 The Tempest, because it's the best aeroplane* Richard *completely unbiased, informed opinion..... mpk and coogrfan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Agree, the Yak or the Tempest. The others are earlier kits and can be a real pain to build - take it from me, I've built two of their Nates and they're quite tricky. mpk and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomp. Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I have most of their older kits which just take quite a bit if patience but will come out well. Last one I bought was the Yak 3 and it’s the one I would recommend. Waiting for the Whirlwind myself. coogrfan and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Second the Yak-3 idea. Best for your first SH build. Your number two SH kit should be the Bloch 152. Well fitting and easy to build. Only problem is the sequence of building the main landing gear. It does not work as given in the instructions. You have to ponder a bit to find another way, but it is well doable. Number three in the line is the Fiat G-50. Very nice kit, but you have to build up the radial engine from a number of resin parts. A number of single cylinders and such, so a bit of care and patience is needed. But you will be rewarded with a unique looking aircraft and colorful painting options. Enjoy! - dutik Rick Griewski, coogrfan and mpk 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 The Bloch 152 is a great kit and easy to build, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Nate, the P39 and the Hawk 75 are a bit more challenging but look good when built. Cheers Dennis mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Go forth and concur your dreams mate! Finnish Buffalo! mpk and Uncarina 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 It's easy Dale , pick the top 2 and flip a coin mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, MikeMaben said: It's easy Dale , pick the top 2 and flip a coin You are beginning to know my very simple self. Thanks mate. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Move the Buffalo and Hawk to the end of the list as they are 'challenging'... mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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