General comment: Overall it is a nice kit, best Ki-43 II in scale. Better detailed than Special Hobby and Hasegawa (which additionally has raised panel lines). There are visible flashes that will require sanding. I also recommend being careful with solvent glues as parts are very thin and can be destroyed. I will use CA glues instead. It is visible that the kit was prepared by different tooling workshop, the quality is good but not as good as in previous 1/72 kits. Some smoothing of the surface is recommended. Luckily these should not be a very serious problems for an intermediate modeler. My copy of this kit is free of other errors like sinks marks etc. I will show my work on this kit during full build movie - hopely in 2025.
Apologize, I tried to show everything in the movie. Overall it is a nice kit, best Ki-43 II in scale. Better detailed than Special Hobby and Hasegawa (which additionally has raised panel lines). I mentioned flashes that will require sanding. I also recommend being careful with solvent glues as parts are very thin and can be destroyed. I will use CA glues instead. It is visible that the kit was prepared by different tooling workshop, the quality is good but not as good as in previous 1/72 kits. Some smoothing of the surface is recommended. Luckily these should not be a very serious problems for an intermediate modeler. My copy of this kit is free of other errors like sinks marks etc. I will show my work on this kit during full build movie - hopely in 2025. If you would like to ask about something specific, go ahead :) Regards!
@rminiatures I'm surprised they haven't ironed out the problems yet. There were also people disappointed with their 1/48 P-39s, which I understand were also produced by this new tooling workshop.
@@simonmowatt I don't know the technology to evaluate how long it should take (I can imagine it can take long, depending on the experience of the workshop) but fully understand your point. I think that after their last kits in 1/72 and Hurricane in 1/48 majority of us - end consumers - expected something more than we've actually received. For me it is a nice kit and the best available Ki-43 II in this scale, despite some short-cuts. Definitely it is not perfect. Will be happy to build it in 2025 on my channel and see how much I can get from the box.
General comment: Overall it is a nice kit, best Ki-43 II in scale. Better detailed than Special Hobby and Hasegawa (which additionally has raised panel lines). There are visible flashes that will require sanding. I also recommend being careful with solvent glues as parts are very thin and can be destroyed. I will use CA glues instead. It is visible that the kit was prepared by different tooling workshop, the quality is good but not as good as in previous 1/72 kits. Some smoothing of the surface is recommended. Luckily these should not be a very serious problems for an intermediate modeler. My copy of this kit is free of other errors like sinks marks etc. I will show my work on this kit during full build movie - hopely in 2025.
No, świetna rzecz! Brawo, powodzenia dalej! ;)
@@JedenSiedemDwa dzięki! Też będziesz go robić?
@rminiatures Taki jest plan, aby go skleić w którymś momencie. ;)
@JedenSiedemDwa powodzenia :)
Received it today tail is a bit flashy but nothing to bad. Better than the p-39 in 48
Great detail!
I have also pre-ordered this kit and can't wait for it to arrive!
@@fbywj730 I hope you will enjoy your build!
Robercie teraz czekam na film z budowy Sokoła.
@@paweogarek3013 Pawle, jest planowany jeden na 2025 :)
Not as good as i expected - i think i will stick to the old Hasegawa Kit, which is resonably priced.
OK, no commentary?
Apologize, I tried to show everything in the movie. Overall it is a nice kit, best Ki-43 II in scale. Better detailed than Special Hobby and Hasegawa (which additionally has raised panel lines). I mentioned flashes that will require sanding. I also recommend being careful with solvent glues as parts are very thin and can be destroyed. I will use CA glues instead. It is visible that the kit was prepared by different tooling workshop, the quality is good but not as good as in previous 1/72 kits. Some smoothing of the surface is recommended. Luckily these should not be a very serious problems for an intermediate modeler. My copy of this kit is free of other errors like sinks marks etc. I will show my work on this kit during full build movie - hopely in 2025. If you would like to ask about something specific, go ahead :) Regards!
Detail is good - but still not as good as their other kits like the 1/72 P-39, Hurricane, Wildcat, P-51, etc.
@@simonmowatt Agree. Recently Arma Hobby started cooperation with new tooling workshop, kit looks very good but some learning process is still needed.
@rminiatures I'm surprised they haven't ironed out the problems yet. There were also people disappointed with their 1/48 P-39s, which I understand were also produced by this new tooling workshop.
@@simonmowatt I don't know the technology to evaluate how long it should take (I can imagine it can take long, depending on the experience of the workshop) but fully understand your point. I think that after their last kits in 1/72 and Hurricane in 1/48 majority of us - end consumers - expected something more than we've actually received. For me it is a nice kit and the best available Ki-43 II in this scale, despite some short-cuts. Definitely it is not perfect. Will be happy to build it in 2025 on my channel and see how much I can get from the box.
@@rminiatures Yes - there may still be some teething problems. I look forward to your build - they are always excellent.
@simonmowatt thank you!