Academy P-47N vs Miniart P-47N

[JohnB]

Hmmmmmm.....BIG difference. If I decide I want to build another 1/48 P-47 I guess I'll go with Academy. I have a Miniart P-47D-30 I'll let go if anybody wants it. 🤪

[Martinnfb]

Hard to say John, I like them both. Would you say, that Academy is more bang for the bug in terms of enjoyment and overall result?

Cheers

Martin

[JohnB]

1 hour ago, Martinnfb said:

Hard to say John, I like them both. Would you say, that Academy is more bang for the bug in terms of enjoyment and overall result?

Cheers

Martin

The big plus for the Academy kit is no rivets. The Miniart rivets are far too accentuated and it, to me, detracts from the looks. I'm working on a Miniart razorback which I oversprayed with Alclad Grey Primer and Micro Filler to try to reduce the visibility of the rivets. We'll see how that works out. In future I'll go with Hasegawa, Tamiya or Academy when it comes to P-47's. 

[HubertB]

Yes, the rivets seem a bit over-visible for 1/48 …

The windscreen and canopy look very different between the two kits. Which one is more accurate ?

Hubert

[JohnB]

6 hours ago, HubertB said:

Yes, the rivets seem a bit over-visible for 1/48 …

The windscreen and canopy look very different between the two kits. Which one is more accurate ?

Hubert

I think the Miniart windscreen and canopy is more accurate Hubert. Too bad about the rivets though.