Is Italeri's F/A-18F have good cockpit?

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Is Italeri’s F/A-18F have good cockpit?
Italeri always had a reputation of bad cockpit.

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I have the 1/72 F-18E and the cockpit’s bad. I have no idea about 1/48.

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If it is any thing like their F/A-18C cockpit, it is bad. I spent more time rebuilding the cockpit than I did on actual construction of the rest of the kit. The only reason I even messed with it was because it was a gift from one of the Grandmunsters. I wouldn’t have bought the kit on my own.

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I bought the E kit and just ordered the BlackBox cockpit without looking…

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Bought the F/A 18F (two seater) two weeks ago. Opened the box yesterday evening, just to have a look [:I]. As usual Italeri’s cockpit is bad.[:(!] Another problem I found when trying to fit the upper part of the fuselage with the wings, is that there’s a misalignment of the right wing. An important amount of work will be necessary there to correct the problem. Good details though in the main landing gear bays. Paul

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No It’s horrible. Actually worse. Get the Black Box kit, worth the $$

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Bloody decals on a 1?48 scale cockpit & no detail!!!
need i say more?

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if you’re into 1/72, don’t bother to build it because hasegawa is releasing a F-18F (and probably an F-18E soon after) in late November/December. Hasegawa’s worst still blows away any Italeri.

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In my onpoin Hasegawa builds the best model kits

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I seem to buy a lot of hasegawa kits but I’d like to see more modern aircraft from Tamiya. Their 1/72 scale WWII planes are so good it’s sick. And they don’t skimp on the cockpits at all.

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I bought the F/A-18F and the cockpit is bad…like everyone else says…it’s decals.

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I have to agree, it’s bad. The a/m cockpit I need is worth more than the kit!! I’ll cut my loses and scratch mine from spares.

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Another thing, on the Italeri 1/48 F/A-18F there is a speedbrake and speedbrake well and that is not used on the actual aircraft. The F/A-18F usues little “air scoops” just aft of the intakes on top of the jet. Im a member of VFA-2 and we fly F/A-18F’s. So you’ll have to find a way to hide the speedbrake and well.

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Hey Rossjr
When was that photo of NNSB taken? I lived near there for 18 years and never saw that Enterprise in the drydock. LOL
funny pic though.

wroper