From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <294863.22762.qm@web96004.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hi Steve - review of AFV F-5E follows... Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:42:48 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01C5_01CB30C7.0D227BE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01C5_01CB30C7.0D227BE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Nicholas Moore=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 2:09 AM Subject: Hi Steve - review of AFV F-5E follows... AFV =20 1/48 Northrop F-5E Tiger II =20 AFV48102 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/ =20 Product article by Nick Moore =20 This kit from AFV has been out for a little while now and they = are already well into their follow up variants. There=E2=80=99s = something about this little aircraft =E2=80=93 it has seriously good = looks and AFV seem to have made a very good choice of subject in which = to enter the aircraft kit market.=20 The real F-5E represents some nice design work given its = subsequent long life in one form or another. Small and relatively = economical to manufacture it still looks hot even by today's standards. = Given that it has been sold to a diverse number of airforces world wide = you get some great choices in exotic markings and then on top of that = there's the aggressor squadron choices. Already the after market = suppliers are providing enhancements to the kit =E2=80=93 good times. I've tried to provide quite a few close-ups here so you can get = an idea of how crisply molded this kit is. There is plenty of surface = detail present which really compliments the model as it is such a clean = uncluttered airframe. High quality tooling is what people are coming to = expect as standard and this kit is no disappointment. There=E2=80=99s = not much in the way of extra attention to what=E2=80=99s going on under = the surfaces though, with empty gun bay and unresolved intakes but hey = there has to be something for the resin guys to do doesn=E2=80=99t = there? And I can imagine AFV was feeling a little pressured to get this = kit out to market=E2=80=A6 =20 There have been plenty of comments on the net regards = inaccuracies in shape and overdone this or that but what you have here = is a great effort by AFV in a highly competitive and demanding market = and we are already seeing some fantastic built up examples by people = giving the kit a good go. It=E2=80=99d have to be a great rut breaker of = a model =E2=80=93 small and relatively straight forward =E2=80=93 and = what could be a very attractive end result. =20 As stated above you will have a vast array of markings options = in which to pimp out your F-5 but out of the box your options begin = with: =20 =E2=80=A2US Navy VFC-13=20 =E2=80=A2Royal Malaysian Air Force 12 Squadron =E2=80=A2Singapore Air Force No 144 Squadron=20 =E2=80=A2US Air Force 64th FWS 57th FWW=20 =20 So in summary I=E2=80=99d say most F-5E fanatics will already = have this kit but if you=E2=80=99re thinking about picking it up = =E2=80=93 then do so because it=E2=80=99s reasonably priced and will = look fantastic built up =E2=80=93 and yes you may actually finish it. =20 This kit can be purchased here: = http://www.hlj.com/product/AFV48102 =20 My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www..hlj.com/) for = providing this review sample. =20 Nick Moore 29 July 2010 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_01C5_01CB30C7.0D227BE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know = your article=20 went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource = Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love = like you've=20 never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like = nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Nicholas=20 Moore
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 = 2:09=20 AM
Subject: Hi Steve - review of = AFV F-5E=20 follows...

AFV

 

1/48 = Northrop F-5E=20 Tiger II

 

AFV48102 = from HobbyLink=20 Japan http://www.hlj.com/

 

Product = article by Nick=20 Moore

 

This kit from AFV has been out = for a=20 little while now and they are already well into their follow up=20 variants. There=E2=80=99s something about this little aircraft = =E2=80=93 it has=20 seriously good looks and AFV seem to have made a very good = choice of=20 subject in which to enter the aircraft kit market.

The = real F-5E=20 represents some nice design work given its subsequent long life = in one=20 form or another. Small and relatively economical to manufacture = it still=20 looks hot even by today's standards. Given that it has been sold = to a=20 diverse number of airforces world wide you get some great = choices in=20 exotic markings and then on top of that there's the aggressor = squadron=20 choices. Already the after market suppliers are providing = enhancements=20 to the kit =E2=80=93 good times.

I've tried to provide = quite a few=20 close-ups here so you can get an idea of how crisply molded this = kit is.=20 There is plenty of surface detail present which really = compliments the=20 model as it is such a clean uncluttered airframe. High quality = tooling=20 is what people are coming to expect as standard and this kit is = no=20 disappointment. There=E2=80=99s not much in the way of extra = attention to what=E2=80=99s=20 going on under the surfaces though, with empty gun bay and = unresolved=20 intakes but hey there has to be something for the resin guys to = do=20 doesn=E2=80=99t there? And I can imagine AFV was feeling a = little pressured to=20 get this kit out to market=E2=80=A6

 

There have been plenty of = comments on the=20 net regards inaccuracies in shape and overdone this or that but = what you=20 have here is a great effort by AFV in a highly competitive and = demanding=20 market and we are already seeing some fantastic built up = examples by=20 people giving the kit a good go. It=E2=80=99d have to be a great = rut breaker of=20 a model =E2=80=93 small and relatively straight forward = =E2=80=93 and what could be a=20 very attractive end result.

 

As stated above you will have = a vast array=20 of markings options in which to pimp out your F-5 but out of the = box=20 your options begin with:

 

=E2=80=A2US Navy VFC-13 =

=E2=80=A2Royal Malaysian Air = Force 12=20 Squadron
=E2=80=A2Singapore Air Force = No 144=20 Squadron
=E2=80=A2US Air Force 64th FWS 57th FWW

 

So in summary I=E2=80=99d say = most F-5E fanatics=20 will already have this kit but if you=E2=80=99re thinking about = picking it up =E2=80=93=20 then do so because it=E2=80=99s reasonably priced and will look = fantastic built=20 up =E2=80=93 and yes you may actually finish it.

 

This kit can be purchased = here: =20 http://www.hlj.com/product/AFV48102

 

My thanks to HobbyLink = Japan=20 (http://www..hlj.com/) for providing this review sample.

 

Nick Moore 29 July 2010

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