Someone gave me this kit and I was elated until I opened it up. Decals, instructions and glass all accounted for but then I noticed 2 B trees and no A! Does anybody out there have a kit with 2 A trees we can swap around? If not I'll just have to use the engraved cps in the two ESCI Huns I got at the Cincy show ;-)
-- Chuck Ryan snipped-for-privacy@REMOVEearthlink.net Springfield OH
Email Testors, they're the distibutor for Italeri. Excellent parts replacement service. I was at the Cincy show too, had a good time.
Mark M
Thought about doing that but the D is OOP. Did they carve up the D to make the F?
-- Chuck Ryan snipped-for-privacy@REMOVEearthlink.net Springfield OH
The F was an Esci kit but it may have gravitated Italeri's way. In any case it started from a different place.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
The legend is the ESCI D was cut up for the F model. My two cents, but the ESCI kit is great itself. I have yet to build one of the Italeri Ds or Fs, but the ESCI D went together beautifully. Seems a shame to break one up for the Italeri kit, nice as it may be.
The only real difference seems to be the ESCI kit has the longer (375 gal?) tanks for a Vietnam-era Hun while the Italeri kits have the earlier short tanks.
Frank
After comparing the two side by each, the only differences I can find are: Esci cp-plain decals for instruments, Italeri cp-engraved Esci seat-one piece, Ital. seat 3 pieces Esci load out- includes longer tanks and AA & AG missiles, Italeri-short tanks and bombs Part layouts are different but panel lines are identical AFAIK. Details for the landing gear are better on the Italeri insturctions. So, if I can't get a couple 'A' trees from T/I, I'll just use the Italeri engraved cps in the Esci kits and say they are Italeri for OOB :-)
-- Chuck Ryan snipped-for-privacy@REMOVEearthlink.net Springfield OH
As someone who has built both the Esci and Italeri Huns i can inform you all that they are different toolings. Both manufacturers are italian and thatis as close as they get. Both are pretty god replicas of the F100. Gary.
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