Reviews : Academy B17F Memphis Belle Aircraft

B17F Memphis Belle Aircraft
Academy Plastics B17F Memphis Belle Aircraft
$42.59

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Ahh, the legendary Memphis Belle
Superb interior details. Nice construction and fit; fully engraved panel lines and rivets; you can manually operate the ball-turret; great features; maybe one of the best B-17 in the market today. I haven't built mine yet -saving the best for last :) The kit doesn't include pilot figures but if you're interested, they're available from another brand - a crew set of 10 figures (pilots, engineers and gunners) designed for B-17 1/72 models. I wish Hobbylinc would carry the product. I watched/read the Memphis Belle story and fell in love with this piece of WW2 machine.
A very contradicting review to others
I unfortunately had an awful time building this kit, I had a few warped parts, and parts didn't fit together smoothly, I have a gap on the top of the fuselage, as the two halves didn't fit together well. Overall for me, this was a pain to build, and I wouldn't recommend it. However it did seem to have been on the shelf for a while, and that may have contributed to a bit of warps, idk, but I had an awful time building it, but Academy does make good kits, and I will gladly by Academy kits in the future.
extremely poor quality don't waste time
This was a horrible replica of a classic aircraft. I should have known better to buy a academy product. The fit was a nightmare it was like a 5th grade science project of future engineers. I had to practically rebuild from scratch parts from other planes to make it look like a drunk put it together.I will buy this classic craft from a great model company like Tamiya. Right now this craft sits in my darkest corner of displays. Don't waste your time and $ on this one.Go with Tamiya or at least Revell.
Beautiful Belle
I have built this kit 3 times in my life. It always reminds me of time with my father, this was the first skill level 2 model I ever built, it was crushed by the family cat 8 months later. Its a great easy built. Great detail, easy to follow instruction and very descriptive, that should make this fun for anyone at the beginner level. Everything matches up beautifully and falls right together.
The belle flies again
This was a very good model to build. The parts fit together along with the clear plastic canopy and window. The decals were very good and easy to apply which is typical of this manufacturer. The wings fit together and, for me, did not need extra epoxy to cover the fit between the fuselage and wings. The landing gear fit nicely and the bomb bay was not difficult to build.
Huge
This model is very large and will take up the space of almost any shelf.(I have decided to hang mine). The quality of the model is decent, nothing special. The fuselage didn’t fit together well at all and I had to spend quit a bit of time trying to cover up the cracks. This model looks great when finished.
very nice kit, good detail
This kit has very nice detail and is a wonderful platform for using after market decals.