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Wow! Fantastic model!😍 Probably the best depiction of this very rare example - the colours look just right! Hope to try this build myself one day 🙂

It will be interesting to see how price increases affect international sales, given the strength of the pound compared to many other currencies. the balance being is it cheeper to buy and ship internationally vs what a wholesaler and retailer also decide to tack on under the guise of 'airfix price increases'

I mean, proper planning IS important... 😆

Wow! thanks so much stewart, circloy and hendie for the detailed answers!🙂 Really highlights a ton of different factors in play eh! As this tooling for this is from around 2012? Id hope mold wear was not creeping in yet! Im guessing the likes of eduard, arma etc being more 'botique?' can spend a more time on setup/testing before starting a run?,(guessing is all in-house too) Will be curious to see if Airfix's new plastic mix is paying off. Do manufacturers have much control over the chemical composition of the stryene they use? Or reliant on whichever manufacturer makes the (pellets i think?) Side note, i found this vid that might be of interest - looks to be testing of the easy build spitfires: Cheers!

Hi! I had a question regarding injection molding: i decided to give Airfix another chance, (as their new darker more rigid plastic releases seem miles better and picked up a good Spitfire vc), but grabbed an older wildcat also - i noticed on this one the details on the sprues are soft/non existant. Airfix's fluctuating quality control/molding issues is a almost a side hobby in itself and got me curious: what in the injection molding process usually causes this? Ive seen similar in some Hasegawa reruns of old mania molds, and just assumed the tooling was worn, butnis it more to do with injection pressure? The cowl is also rough texture like PM models plastic. Cheers!

Crud! Ive got two on order 😔 Pitty about the canvas 3d parts too! Guessing zvezdas t-72b3 cant be combined? Was getting the itch to piece together a 'object 188-1' t-72BM😁 Cheers!

Atreides ornithopter arrived! Bit smaller than i was hoping, but still a happy camper! The sprue gates are so thin parts do come off easily!

nice! got some on the way 😎 would love a 1/72 ornithopter one day...

yea I managed to nab mine on a book depository sale, but wasn't cheap, especially with the NZD will be interesting to see the kit!

what a glorious rabbit hole you've opened, sir short answer, yes - after the soviet backed government collapsed, the huge amount soviet hardware given to the afghan government was captured by different factions and used in combat over the next 20-so years. I recommend "Wings over the Hindu Kush" by fellow Afghan AF addict: Lukas Müller https://www.amazon.com/Wings-over-Hindu-Kush-Afghanistan/dp/1913118665

awaiting the 1/72 T-73B3! 😎

Because it knows I want it to stick onto the model, not spring into the carpet, hide for a month then stab me in the foot 😅

looks very detailed! hope they do some other export boxings pretty much endless subject to choose from wife: "what's this payment to Ukraine?" me: "you know...um...charity and stuff....support the business and the people..." wife: "uhuh, real humanitarian.....its more model kits isn't it" 😄

You have no idea how glad I am someone else resembles this 🤣