Hi Rowan what kind of animal is this model.... engraved panel lines? detail ? .. I must confess, that I am not aware of a "sota" 1/48 Revell P-47N thanks mate best wishes Steffen

Hi Steffen State of the art? - maybe not quite, but it was a well-received model when it was released in the '90s. The panel lines are engraved (although they seem faintly "soft" compared with Revell/Monogram's other kits of the era) and the kit is generally well detailed. Detail & Scale point out that the instrument panel is undersized, but that the cockpit is otherwise better than the Academy kit - and Revell's P-47N also scores in other areas as outlined in the News item. Mal showed how nice the kit can look with his build a few years ago: All the best Rowan

Thank you Rowan!! So this is great news! .... deepen panel lines is s thing I should be able to cope with ... hopefully as I said .. I did not know Revell had such a model .. must be issued before my change to 48 scale in the 90ies back to my work bench ... 2m to the right cheers Steffen

Hi Steffen I'll review the kit if I get a chance, but one nice thing I've spotted is that the new release is actually rather better moulded than the original, which suffered some flak at the time with criticism over sink-marks. Comparing the sprues shows these problems are absent from the latest boxing. All the best Rowan

Modelzone at Southampton UK are currently selling this at £7.99. I've just bought one and can confirm that the molding quality seems better than reports for the original. Panel lines all look sharp and the sink marks reported in older reviews are not a problem here. I also saw mention of a horrible mold line on the bottom of the wing that require a lot of sanding and rescribing - once again there's no evidence of this problem here. Decals look well registered and good, with a caveat that the naked nose art decals are a bit indistinct (but you can clearly see the main features - if you know what I mean!). I'm a complete Aeroscale newbie (this is my very first posting - yay!), but I'll try to add further comments on this kit once I get it 'under the knife'. I must admit, the £7.99 price tag was the deciding factor for me, I've always been scared off by metallic finishes, but at this price I can afford to make a few mistakes (except it looks such a nice kit I really hope I don't). Happy modelling!!