Re: [AMD] Airfix vs Esci F-27's

John:

This has been covered extensively elsewhere.? I think someone summed it up brilliantly by asking rhetorically: "what's right about the Esci kit?"? Frankly, it kind of looks like an F-27, but...? Others may chime in.? I built one years ago and still have it on display.

For starters: the Esci fuselage is far too shallow (it's off by probably 3/8"), at least 1/4" too narrow in cross section, and also the incorrect shape in cross section--it should resemble a?circle with a small lobe crease and double-bubble on the underside.? The windscreen is rounded when it should be distinctly V-shaped, with that shape continuing above the transparency.? On the Esci kit, that area is blunt.? The nose is too narrow and pointy.? The discrepancies in fuselage depth?are easier to take care of with the Airfix kit, which appears to be the correct width.?

The engines are totally wrong.? First, they are too far inboard.? Second, they are both 1/8" too narrow, and do not fair properly into the wing upper surface in a nice parabolic shape that mirrors the airfoil.? The rear fairings are entirely too small and narrow.? When viewed from the side, the entire engine?upper nacelle, fore to aft,?should appear to be one continuous airfoil--the Airfix kit captures this almost exactly.? By contrast, the Esci kit's engines look like sausages, albeit sausages with lots of neat little intakes.

The vertical stabilizer is too narrow as well.

The Airfix kit has its flaws but they are not as onerous to repair.? I would encourage those who are interested to check out the following web page:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~designer/models/f27/f27mod.htm

Alex

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So, my question is; what EXACTLY is so incorrect about the Esci kit?

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