1/72 F-102A-Meng

spruecutter · Feb 28, 2023

The Starfire is far enough along so I can start on my Meng F-102A Case X wing. I have the ejection seat started and painted.

blakeh1 · Feb 28, 2023

Meng is a company I never heard of before this year, but having recently picked up their 1/48 F/A-18F I can say I am very impressed with their quality/ They even did poly caps for the armament so it can easily be swapped out

This kit looks to be right up there as well details wise'

Looking forward to it

Pantherman · Feb 28, 2023

blakeh1 said:
Meng is a company I never heard of before this year, but having recently picked up their 1/48 F/A-18F I can say I am very impressed with their quality/ They even did poly caps for the armament so it can easily be swapped out

This kit looks to be right up there as well details wise'

Looking forward to it

My summer build will also be my first Meng kit. Heard alot of good things about them.
Pantherman

spruecutter · Mar 1, 2023

I have the seat in the cockpit tub then added the instrument panel.

Pantherman · Mar 1, 2023

spruecutter said:
I have the seat in the cockpit tub then added the instrument panel.
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Nice.

smokeriderdon · Mar 2, 2023

I did this one a while back. I found it to be a good kit, but had some fit issues I didnt feel should happen in a supposed "high end" kit. Look forward to seeing how yours goes.

spruecutter · Mar 2, 2023

Thanks for the info, I have the cockpit and burner can in the fuselage and the fuselage closed up.

spruecutter · Mar 3, 2023

I started working on the wings.

spruecutter · Mar 4, 2023

I glued the wings on and taped them to dry. I also puttied up some offending fuselage seams. Some of the fit is less than perfect.

spruecutter · Mar 10, 2023

I have the nose, intakes and closed weapons bay doors. Looks like I need to putty the nose, intake seams, wing roots and closed weapons bay doors.

smokeriderdon · Mar 12, 2023

I had the worst time with the intakes. Looks as if you managed those fairly well

spruecutter · Mar 12, 2023

You were right about the fit, it is becoming increasingly worse but not horrible.....yet. It seems like a lot of puttying for a modern main stream kit. I was fiddling with the canopy and it looks like it has a strange fit, will see when I get there.

spruecutter · Mar 12, 2023

I have the seams along the wing roots, nose and intakes cleaned up, on to the canopy.

smokeriderdon · Mar 13, 2023

Yes, the canopy was my biggest issue. It would NOT fit in the down position and they do not provide the lifting mechanism in the kit. So I had to just use a small piece of sprue as bar.

spruecutter · Mar 13, 2023

I have the nose painted and canopy on. The canopy is pathetic. The right side is flush with windscreen and canopy, the left side the canopy has about a mm step. The tabs in the rear, canopy hinges, do not fit in the fuselage slots at all. I wanted an F-106 to go with this but it won't be a Meng kit!!!!!

smokeriderdon · Mar 13, 2023

And that is the exact issue I had.

spruecutter · Mar 13, 2023

I am leaving it as is, totally disgusted with the low quality I see here. If I do want an F-106 I will get the Trumpeter kit.

blakeh1 · Mar 14, 2023

Oh no, I had expected far better quality from Meng based on reviews of other kits. Hopefully that is not a trend

spruecutter · Mar 14, 2023

Maybe not a trend, doesn't really matter as I build a lot of older kits, not THAT old like the Hawk T33A I am currently building, but more from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s.

smokeriderdon · Mar 14, 2023

I would say get the Monogram/Revell kit. Good kit IMO.

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