alaninaustria Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Hi everybody, just wondering what the jury says about the best of the breed… Trump F or Revell F?? Please let me know what your thoughts are - seems the more I read, the deeper the rabbit hole gets!! I read that the Growler version from Trumpeter is the best one to get as it has corrected cockpit parts? Thoughts and opinions appreciated! Cheers Alan npb748r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 I built the Revell F-18E. Nice surface detail, some fit problems, questionable engineering. Missiles suck. In the end it looks good. I bought it over the Trumpeter kit because of price. It was, and still is, a decent lower priced kit. Dan npb748r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Trumpeter is best in my view. Partially built both, one ended in the bin and the other sits unloved ready for paint due to boredom on my SoD but will be completed at some stage. The one in the bin was the revell kit - worse kit ever for me, I'm used to short run kits but this was just so disappointing. My frustration resulted in bodged building which on top of the poor engineering and unbelievably bad fit issues of the revell kit resulted in it supporting rubbish in a landfill site. I started the trumpeter kit immediately after binning the revell kit by which time I think I had just had enough of the plane and moved on to something else. Have fun with whichever you go for ! neil tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) The Trumpeter F doesn’t really have incorrect cockpit parts, it just doesn’t have the later ACS rear cockpit. It’s not really wrong, it just represents an early F. The Trumpeter Growler does have the rear ACS cockpit (in fact it has two, because the parts are on a duplicated sprue). I had all three Trumpeter kits, but after getting the Revell F/A-18E, I don’t see myself getting another Revell kit. I’ll stick with the Trumpeter kits. I’ve got a bunch of detail/correction parts for the Trumpeter kits, and now Quinta has a 3D cockpit (just for the -E now, but hopefully for the other two in the future), and Red Fox has 3D cockpits for all three kits. Edited October 29, 2022 by Dave Williams npb748r and tomprobert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 Great feedback guys, thanks! Really appreciate it! Cheers Alan npb748r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 I’ve built F/A-18s from both manufacturers and if I was build another, it would be the Trumpeter kit every time. The Revell kit was a battle from start to finish and although it has better detailing in regard to the wheel bays, it’s just not worth the aggro. Tom npb748r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 The Revell super bug has the high honor of being one of the very few kits to beat me, and lord knows I tried to complete it out. I'd go with the Trumpeter. npb748r and chrish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Id go Trumperter, saw the revell battle got the Trump kit! Plus DonG has one for sale on the trades board at a great price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Neo said: Id go Trumperter, saw the revell battle got the Trump kit! Plus DonG has one for sale on the trades board at a great price! And quite a battle it is too.Life is too short for that type of craziness imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Trump all the way any minor errors are trivial compared to the debacle the Revell Super Hornets are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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