Modeler Radio
New zvezda kits are always superb and quite on the cheap side, at least with armour. So i hope it stays like that going forward

Treehugger
I am not against the idea of maybe buying something expensive from other brands, but often I find, for example ship kits in 1:350 scale to be too simplistic and not worth the extra cost. And then, one is often left to wonder how terrible the accuracy is anyway even with new molds.

Slavo Hazucha
Definitely got an eye on this - let´s see how it compares to the announced Kitty Hawk kit next year. If any of them is decent enough to go OOB, may be a very hot candidate for a project for me next year... Curious as what they will provide as engines, for the current "old" Al-41F1S, nice aftermarket options do exist... I just hope they do not attempt some fantasy Izdeliye-30 layout but it does not look that way from the pictures. Remains to decide if splinter or Minecraft camo is the way to go 🙂

Agustin Prellezo
Imho, new Zvezda kits are top quality and on the cheap side.

Tony Trembath-Drake
I have other Zvezda planes, and they are one of the new gen top quality makers - aka GWH, Eduard, AMK - so will be excellent.

Sebastian Meyner
I suppose this one will be quiet nice. There is (...or used to be) a full resin kit in, I believe 1:48, made by HPH Models

Derek Huggett
It's a T-50 by another name! 🙂

Anthony D'Agostino
Not sure if you guys are seeing the price, but one stores shows this kits at nearly $200! To me, for a kit like this, unless it has motors that they forgot to mention, there is no way I would pay that much for it, not even close.

Treehugger
Some stores have laughably high prices, so that one store I see can't possibly be close to some expected retail price.

Slavo Hazucha
I definitely expect this to land in the 50-€ range...

Modeler Radio
Considering it's zvezda i think it will be quite cheap, their pe-8 kits go for arround 20€ and are huge

Anthony D'Agostino
I have absolutely zero experience with this company, does anyone know their level of detail, quality of the plastic and accuracy of the scale? I keep reading that their other kits are cheap, or preferable, inexpensive is a kinder word. Unless they really are cheap, bad fit, lots of marks on visible surfaces, lousy decals, things like that, which make a build go from pleasant to a hair pulling, fingernail biting nightmare. The saying "you get what you pay for" usually holds true in about 90% of the consumer market. I like inexpensive, as long as the quality still remains high.

Nathan Dempsey
I've only built some of Zvezda's 1:144 kits, but they go together nice. In fact I already have approval from the wife to buy this kit whatever price it comes out. She knows I want it that bad 🙂 The Sea Vixen and Cessna O-2 are also on this pre-approved list.

Anthony D'Agostino
Nice, always good to have the bosses approval! I have tried a different tactic on mine, so far, I think it's working too. Instead of being in charge of the budget this month, I gave her free reign to do it herself. Within three days, she said "I finally understand why you are always stressed", and the guilt of having the control, means she is much more willing to spend on me, than herself, because she feels greedy????

Two kits and three tool packs later, and I am all smiles without the stress! Until next month, when I have to control the budget again☹️.....