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  1. Love the subject, and good luck with the build. I’ve often found the older Italeri kits to have better fit then some of their later offerings <cough> Me-210 <cough>, so expecting great things!
  2. Thanks for the....<ahem>.....tip I've made a note on the instructions.
  3. Hope I can jump in a bit late. After many years of mostly lurking, I decided that I couldn't pass up a group build of one of my favourite classes of aircraft! So for this build, I'm going in with an ICM Ju-88 in 48th scale that I picked up on eBay some months back. In this case, some of the Hungarian decals I initially thought of using were taken by the seller, who instead supplied a set of superscale decals with the kit for a Luftwaffe subject. Which suited me just fine. So I hope to not procrastinate and instead get this thing done. First - the kit... and the decals I'll be using...
  4. Agreed - a surprising hole in the market. Academy and Hasegawa releases (and the Eduard rebox) are hard to find. If they follow the Wellington route and release several versions plus coastal command they're on a winner.
  5. A 32nd Spitfire by ex Wingnut Wings employees - Oh My! Take my money, etc.
  6. Another suggestion for fiddly windows which might take some of the stress out of them is to forget about KK all together and simply fit the windows to the fuselage half before any painting or even before you glue the two halves together using regular glue. Gently scrape off any obvious glue on the clear part, then once they are dry and firm, sand the surface of the window with progressively finer grades of sandpaper. On the outside of the fuselage, this will also ensure that you get a smooth surface and join. Once that is done, paint the windows with Tamiya gloss clear and let dry - done! On the outside, do this after masking and painting the rest of the plane. Same technique works for navigation lights and other similar clear parts.
  7. So looking forward to this - I love the look of the Lancer. I suspect there will be quite a few Aussies lining up for the RAAF version too - myself included.
  8. This isn't the first time Airfix has had the "Out of stock" problem. It is pretty much a given that any Airfix new release will go instantly out-of-stock when launched as well. That's the real issue - this isn't a new problem, Airfix should have been able to do better by now.
  9. I can't find a part count for the Academy F-18E, but their F-18F has 94 parts. Assuming Airfix didn't just decide to slap a "new tool" tag on their ancient "A" model (which would also be the wrong version for the film), I'd bet Academy's E and F have the same part count and Airfix have reboxed the 2017 Academy release.
  10. That's been the case for almost every single Airfix new release for the past few years - Sea Fury, Phantom, Mustang, Walrus and now the Spit. You'd think someone in the Hornby supply chain would have figured it out by now, but no....
  11. If I were to put together a realistic wish list, I'd have New Tools 1/72 Mosquito 1/72 B-24 Liberator 1/48 Avro Anson 1/48 Blenheim Mk.IV New version (current tooling/minor options) 1/72 Mig-17 Middle East versions 1/72 Wellington GR.Mk.XIV 1/72 P-51 Mustang "Foreign Air Forces" 1/72 B-25 "Foreign Air Forces" (RAAF, Dutch East Indies, USSR) 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XIV - SEAC / Belgium
  12. Been saying this for ages - a 1/48 Anson would fill a hole in the market, in much the same way their Walrus did.
  13. Well, given that Airfix now has 4 versions of the P-51 in their catalogue (including a fillet-less version), 3 of which are slated for release in 2019, I'd say the Mustang is doing well for them.
  14. Initially a bit disappointed, but I have to admit that it seems Airfix have picked a good range of new releases, and the 1/35th armour won't hurt them assuming it's Academy. Plus it looks like the P-51, B-25, 1/72 Blenheim and Wellington are going well judging by the updated boxings (number 4 for the P-51 in 48th and likewise for the Blemheim IIRC). Certainly enough for a few purchases throughout the year. A few in my local IPMS are already eyeing off the Mig-17 for the annual group build.
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