Help for a Clankity-Clank

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OK guys! I’m finally breaking down and looking at building a “pretty bird” after many years of building “targets”.

I’m looking at two Tamiya kits: the A1 SkyRaider and the japanese “Frank” fighter. Which is the better kit from a building standpoint. Remember, simple words in short sentences. Gotta keep it simple! I need the pros and cons of both.

Thanks in advance!

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What scale? theres reviews on modeling madness for both

http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/viet/cleavera1.htm skyraider

http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/axis/j/tam85.htm frank

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Personally I would rank the Skyraider as the better kit. The Frank is a good kit, but one of Tamiya’s early efforts. If you want a Frank, I’d go with the superior Hasegawa kit.

Regards, Rick

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I agree with Rick, go for the Skyraider. Excellent kit, and it just looks so mean with all of that ordnance hangin’ underneath.

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Sorry guys…I forgot to mention that both kits are in 1/48th.

I’m kinda leaning the the direction of the SkyRaider. Seems like there are a lot more options are far as paint and decals go.

I’ll keep an eye out here for other ideas and will post more questions as they come to mind.

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i’d go for the skyraider unless the other kit is very cheap and price is an issue. tams skyraider is sweet straight from the box but check your references for the ordnance-not all of it will be correct for the era/service you choose.if in doubt,leave it off til you find out what you need. i backdated my monogram skyraider to a korean war era aircraft and armed it with rockets from the amt tigercat kit and some ww2 era bombs. squadron/signal’s in action book is a cheap,one stop reference. post a picture when you’re done. hope this helps- s.