I couldn't help myself. I was at Duxford Air Show today and that means model purchase
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4457/36618496763_4f89b6e5d3_b.jpg)
It's got ALOT of photoetched parts - never done those before.
:bd:
1:48 - that'll take up some shelf space!!
You'll be needing to build an extension to the house at this rate!
Not another one :2funny:
Looking at the instructions, this doesn't look like a difficult build. There's only 3 individual pages of build instructions - and there's 2 for the decals!!
However, the photoetched stuff looks very complicated. I'll have to have a look at what's involved with photoecthed parts - I've never used them. Anyone used photoetched parts before?
Damn! Fifty quid for a model? :o
Things are rather more expensive here in the UK.
But the way I justify the price now is...
- It's a Hasegawa
- It's 1:48 modern jet - so considerably more plastic than a 1:48 WWII fighter - I'd expect a 1:48 WWII bomber to be expensive
- It's got lots of extras. I reckon the PE (photoetched) parts are probably worth £20-£30
The model is actually showing on Hannants website as £59.99 (https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAPT038) and it includes the Eduard Big-Ed (https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/EBIG4858) sets (5 in all) costing £32.60
So - it's a bit of a bargain. I'd like to know what you US boys would pay for these items?
I wasn't judging Judge. ;)
That's about $67 US. I see prices here on Google all over the place, but Walmart is advertising it for $35 US. That's about 26 quid. Here's the link (https://www.walmart.com/ip/F-a-18-Hornet-1-48-Scale-Die-Cast-Plane/144257625?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=4982&adid=22222222227076744604&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=190019951182&wl4=pla-294023945746&wl5=9027725&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113734193&wl11=online&wl12=144257625&wl13=&veh=sem#read-more), I've no idea if it's the same thing or not.
I haven't made models since 1992 or so - my last was the Enterprise-D and I was pretty proud of it because I took my absolute time with it and thought it looked good. Usually I'm crap at model making, because I always rushed it. The more I look at your posts though the more I want to put one together, now.
Oh no BC - sorry - I didn't mean my post to come across like that. When I said "I'd like to know what you US boys would pay for these items?", I genuinely wanted to know what you'd pay in the US...so I went looking.
It's actually showing as $64.00
https://www.megahobby.com/products/f-a-18f-super-hornet-1-48-hasegawa.html
And the additional items are showing as $32.00
https://www.1001modelkits.com/f-a-18-hornet-model-kit/38815-eduard-big-ed-ebig4858-mcdonnell-douglas-f-a-18f-super-hornet-designed-to-be-used-with-model-kits-from-hasegawa-includes-all-t-8591437648580.html
Now - we could talk about the pathetic value of the pound against the dollar but what's the point :'(
So in the US you'd pay $92.00 for that package where I would've paid £92 - a conversion rate of £1:$1 :knuppel2:
Given the current conversion rate of £1=$1.35, if the conversion rate was being applied, it should've cost me £68.
Quote from: BanzaiCat on September 25, 2017, 04:16:50 PM
I wasn't judging Judge. ;)
That's about $67 US. I see prices here on Google all over the place, but Walmart is advertising it for $35 US. That's about 26 quid. Here's the link (https://www.walmart.com/ip/F-a-18-Hornet-1-48-Scale-Die-Cast-Plane/144257625?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=4982&adid=22222222227076744604&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=190019951182&wl4=pla-294023945746&wl5=9027725&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113734193&wl11=online&wl12=144257625&wl13=&veh=sem#read-more), I've no idea if it's the same thing or not.
I haven't made models since 1992 or so - my last was the Enterprise-D and I was pretty proud of it because I took my absolute time with it and thought it looked good. Usually I'm crap at model making, because I always rushed it. The more I look at your posts though the more I want to put one together, now.
Your link is for a diecast model (pre built, metal). So it's not the same thing. The item I linked to for Megahobby is the kit.
It is expensive. Don't get me wrong. But I knew those additional items were between £5 and £10 each...so I knew I was getting a bargain. I didn't know at the time of purchase that the aircraft cost £60. I doubt I'd have paid that for it - especially without the extras.
yaaaaa photo etch!!! do not play with that over a carpet!
I also recommend getting one of these tools:
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scalemodelguide.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F07%2FTool-Etch_Mate1.jpg&hash=5dbda05c7af9787fc2b80ad6e524c0cdc508dd28)
and this might help your build:
https://modelingmadness.com/scott/mod/us/f18f.htm
http://hsfeatures.com/fa18ada_2.htm
please post a pic of the photo etch fret.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on September 25, 2017, 06:04:55 PM
and this might help your build:
https://modelingmadness.com/scott/mod/us/f18f.htm
http://hsfeatures.com/fa18ada_2.htm
please post a pic of the photo etch fret.
You had to post other people's work and pile the pressure on :knuppel2:
I won't get to this for some time, so I'll probably forget to look >:D But thanks.
As for the photo-etch frets, I'll post a few pics tonight. In fact, I'll unbox the kit and post photos of all the parts. It looks like a monster...about a foot long