Takom 1/35 AH-64E Apache build. Part Three. 

It is a beautiful kit.. you just have to work your own way around it.

I agree 100%, kits these days should fit almost perfectly, I know the moulding process will always leave small issues, but the kits should have better fitting, we are not in the 60's now, bests regards from Australia.

Rebel hobby Sweden

The instructions and decals in this kit are junk.

It actually gets a support later in the manual Tron. Takom should have added this support much earlier.

Rebel hobby, Sweden

Hi Tron, this kit is nowhere near the binning stage... it is actually quite enjoyable to build kits like this.

Yes if necessary Dale

Rebel hobby Sweden.

I have been involved in mold tool design in my engineering life, and I fully understand the restrictions in molding with regard to flow, cold fronts and filling. I see no reason why the sprue connector needs to run onto the front face of the part when it could easily go onto the back. if the edge of the part has a stepped shape, make a solid area where the tab is and put a relief in the mating part? Takom are the only company that do this so there must be another way.

@NigelsModellingBench I'm aware of that as I mentioned in my previous comment. The point I'm making is that just because you can't see a reason why, doesn't mean that the actual designers haven't looked. You can't keep knocking the staff these companies employ. They may watch your videos and think 'oh yeah, we could have done that....' however, they may also watch and think the complete opposite. I like watching your videos mate, I really do, but I don't like the jibes at the engineers.

I'm sorry, but if I think something is poorly designed, engineered or made I'm gonna say so. There are plenty of you tubers out there who say everything is wonderful, but that's not me. Takom have been doing this sprue gate thing for years.. no one else does??

@NigelsModellingBench I totally understand where you're coming from, but mate. This kit is absolutely stunning. We're seeing things modelled more accurately than ever before. Even the hinge points are a masterclass in scale engineering. There are reasons for everything, and I'll iterate my point again. There may be reasons why SOME of the sprue tabs are placed where they are. They aren't producing Bentley's, it's a model kit for SKILLED modellers to model, and you are one of those. Maybe others don't go on about it because is not an issue?

The kit costs almost £100, making it quite expensive. Consequently, it is unacceptable for sprue connectors to overlap detailed parts. I am glad that Nigel is vocalizing his concerns. He is an absolute gem for doing so. This hobby requires more people like him. Ultimately, if the engineers were to consider his criticisms, they'd be able to create significantly improved products in the future.