Photo Review Kitty Hawk's 1/48th F-94C Starfire

[Sharkmouth]

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The box art. Do you see the sharkmouth?

Inside the box, I was surprised to find flimsy plastic protecting the sprues but, truth be told, do we really keep it? No parts were damaged , so let's look at them closely.
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Above and below are Sprue A. Details are fine and recessed. No interior cockpit wall details though the sides of the cockpit, to which PE details are added, are tall and may cover this completely.
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Above and below are Sprue B, front and rear, respectively. This sprue was intentionally cut in half to fit the box.
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Above and below are sprue C.
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The canopy, windscreens, and lights.

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Here we see my excitement, the sharkmouths (yes, two of them one for each wing rocket pod)

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Ball bearings for counterweights and a fret of photo-etched details.

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This is to prove the clarity of the canopy.

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A little sparse for my taste but what is there is nice.

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Some pinmarks that need removing. I wish these were on the backside but they won't be too difficult to eradicate.

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No inner cockpit side wall details. I need to see how much is seen once the cockpit, which has separate sides with PE details, is installed.

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Above and below, all wheels are shown with weight simulated.
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Regards,

 

[moon puppy]

I see you posted this two weeks ago but where was I?

Neat! Hardly see this aircraft modeled. Wasn't this the type they installed the Ram Jets on the wing tips for testing?

 

[nerdling]

Now that does look like a nice kit. Already have a 1/48 F-80, T-33, and F-94b in the stash so this will follow fairly soon I think.

 

[jknaus]

Cool. Wrong scale, but cool none the less.
James