janneman36

In my opinion what they do right is that they are able to bring out old kits with great decals and more than once they upgrade the molds with extra parts! For instance the ex AMT (K)C-135, Esci Mirage F1, or the venerable Dornier 24 to name a few. But their new kits are very nice as well. Thats what I like from them 😀 But even they make mistakes in my opinion with overpricing certain kits which are already over the break even point for centuries. And even in my stash the Italeri kits are just a handful (less than a handful originals to be honest) and most are repops by them from other companies! cheers, Jan

If you are interested then I have the VFA set for you as new! edit: Sorry after checking the stash I came to the conclusion that I already must have sold this set ! cheers, Jan

Regarding the Commando I have both kits…Valom is better in many details but still. By the way no full interior only an upgraded cockpit! Many parts still interchangeable as I have noticed. Is the Basler different , yes it is a Basler but few items cobbled together from different kits anyway..even some Italeri parts ! The KP Let has been altered in many details as well and it is what it is …is it chique to cobble kits together in this manner ! I think not but this is a personal opinion! And now back to topic 🙃 cheers, Jan

KP/AZ is not the only one copycatting… Take a look at the Valom Curtiss Commando which in fact is a an upgraded Williams Brothers kit.. The A&A BT67 is also in the basis an Airfix kit ! And there are plenty of other story’s of “stolen” kits. cheers, Jan

Regarding an Airfix Hampden Airfix once stated they have no intention in doing one until the one in Cosford is completely restored.. ICM doing one is warmly welcomed by me 😃

Crossed my mind to be honest 😜 But then again you never know what happens in Ukraine!

And a big plus from the Hase is that you can buy it already for a mere 25 euro’s… cheers, Jan

I better get building that Fonderie kit then….

I think so but the remark was made about B-24 experts on this site 😉 cheers, Jan

They actually flew the B-24….so it is possible to have B-24 experten

Very nice and well build,I like the camouflage and weathering a lot 👍👍👍 cheers, Jan

After It seems to me that they kept the Airfix nose shape…I hope not and I hope it is just a quirk from the low res pic but still🙃 Cheers, Jan

No reason to be rude to you 😉 it looks pretty well finished ✅ Well done I must say ! cheers, Jan

Well I have three Basler sets from alleycat and they match perfectly well and I had one TP-47 set (the Dodson/Ami type) and that was a mismatch! These are for the Airfix kit. If you happen to have the Constanza conversion that will only fit the Italeri C-47/DC3 cheers, Jan

Funny thing is that the wheels which are not flattened are from the Italeri DC-3/C-47 they copycatted as much as they could. Still a nice kit if you don’t like resin.. cheers, Jan