Looking for top 5 best beginner model kits

[bguyosti123]

I'm a fan of both star wars and star trek and am looking to get some advice on top 5 best kits for those two ip's and am a complete beginner thanks and be well

 

[Jakko]

Based on my modest experience: the Revell Star Wars kits are nice, the Bandai ones are excellent. However, for the price of one Bandai kit, you'll have two or three (if not more) Revell ones …

 

[foenetik]

Are you planning on just building or are you planning on painting (and possibly weathering)? Bandai kits are really nice but the plastic they use is not typical to most kits so it will behave differently with paints, sanding, glues, etc. If you plan to just build it then the Bandai is great for a beginner, it a snap kit and will get you used to how parts go together.

If you want to get into fully painting then using any reputable brand will work. As Jakko mentioned, the Revell Star Wars kits are pretty good.

I havent built any Star Trek but Polar Lights and AMT seem to be the two biggest brands.

 

[Jakko]

I've not noticed anything odd about the plastic of my B-Wing, though. The actual fighter is regular polystyrene, only the stand is ABS, probably for strength, but you probably wouldn't want to paint that anyway.