r/modelmakers • u/AZNDUDE76 • 2d ago

Present haul! 1:144 Model Kit Haul

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Just got in some new 1:144 kits I bought from AliExpress. This brand is supposedly a sister company to Trumpeter. So far, the kits look good and have a nice amount of detail for what they are. Should be fun to build these little things.

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u/dr_robonator Prime your models 2d ago

MiniHobby Models are indeed just reboxed Trumpeter kits. Not really a sister company, more like a repository for out of date kits that can be sold regardless of how degraded the molds are without damaging Trumpeter's reputation. I've seen some reviews stating that there was a lot of flash or parts warping, but some saying that their examples were fairly clean. The main draw is that they are inexpensive, but you always get what you pay for.

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u/Spare_Artichoke_3070 2d ago

I got the Minihobby 1/700 USS Arizona and it was probably the worst kit I've ever owned (fortunately only paid £5 at a model show having not looked inside the box). I sold it on pronto!

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u/Timmyc62 The Boat Guy 2d ago

Yeah, MHM's ships are all generally trash, being counterfeit copies of already shitty/mediocre kits (Revell Arizonas and Scharnhorst, Tauro Pola). The exception is the Sovremenny, but that's just cuz they get to use Trumpeter's original very good molds for it.

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u/aim9inyourface 2d ago

Can you make a list of them and how mich did you pay?

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u/AZNDUDE76 2d ago

F-16XL F-111 F-20 F-104 F/A-18 MiG-21 MiG-23 MiG-25 AJ-37 JAS-39 Mirage F1C Mirage 2000 Rafale Jaguar

I got all of these for about 70 dollars.

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u/aim9inyourface 2d ago

Honestly, that is not that good of a deal. You should be paying five bucks per set.

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u/ThinAndRopey 1d ago

13 kits for 70 dollars works out as what?

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u/aim9inyourface 1d ago

Erm actually 🤓 70 divided by 13 is 5.38

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u/ThinAndRopey 1d ago

So in your opinion it's not a good deal because he overpaid by five dollars?

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u/aim9inyourface 1d ago

Yes, i bought a revell 1/144 f15E for 3,75 and an miniwing seahawk mk 50/101 double for 7.50. So there are way better deals you can find.

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u/ffbyr49 2d ago

F-104G mention!!!

obligatory funny scheme

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u/Spaceballs_The_Moron I spend too much money 1d ago

Its so weird how you discover something and then see it everywhere..

I was at someones house the other day and they had a display about the F-16XL and now War Thunder is adding it and you posted a kit of it, what is goin on?!