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Hi everyone, one of my recent builds where I combined the Arma Hobby Mustang Mk.III kit with Eduard 3D printed engine compartment. Since the engine set was in fact designed for their own P-51D kit there was some surgery needed to convert it into B version. This mostly comprised revision of the bottom engine compartment and omission or replacement of some items. Decals from the kit were used for markings of Wing Commander Stanisław Skalski, 133 Fighter Wing, RAF Coolham, Great Britain, Spring 1944. Cheers Libor

A modified RV tooling is confirmed…

Hi Dima, would be the kits ready for Moson show next month? Cheers Libor

Hello Dennis, looks pretty much OK for me, but I admit I never had an eye for the smallest shape deviations so I could miss something. For me it usually work the first feelings, if something is bothering me or not. Well, I have no clue about Fujimi or Italeri and in fact I got this kit really very cheap so it was an obvious choice for my collection (at least I could invest in some aftermarkets)... Cheers Libor

Hi Colin, yes, it did for most of the airframe. Only for the moveable parts (folded wings, air brakes etc.) the fit is little bit tricky in case you want to install them in fixed position. Here are few I recall: - drilling out the air brakes - adding the refueling light - removing the "strip-type" side lights - omitting some of the air vents - adding antennas on the nose gear doors and fuselage - some items related to electronic equipment (AN/APQ) at the wing tips and below fuselage may vary - the front part of the main gear doors are molded closed

Hi everyone, despite my initial intention to approach this mixed bag kit as a "weekend project" I eventually ended up trying to address some of the kit's issues. However, some were beyond my abilities and for some it was too late as I started the mods whilst the kit was already partially painted, so it is still far from being a perfect A-6A. The breaking point for me came with purchasing the AOA decal sheet that provides many fundamental information on the individual airframes depicted. I also used some aftermarkets as Eduard Space cockpit set, Eduard resin Mk.82's and MER's and Master pitot and refueling probe. Cheers & enjoy Libor

Let's see in how many moldings Arma would be willing to invest. To my knowledge the variations of armament, engines and other airframe features were perhaps small at first glance, but going deeply in detail it seems they would need either several separate wings/fuselages/cowlings, or cut-to-pieces Hasegawa-style molds to cover majority of production versions. In the first round I would bet for French/Finish versions, but hopefully we may also see less numerous versions...

In a recent youtube interview Mr.Riedel informed about a halve of all moulds is done and at the best circumstances they could be finalized by end of this year. At the same time he stated the 3D data were provided to Eduard who are working on their 1/48 scale kits. EDIT: Link for the interiew HERE, the Mosquito topics start at about 36:20 min.

Hi Roman, another nice looking kit, those yellow markings are superb and eye-catching! Cheers Libor

Yes, I can see that now, thanks! Good to see they considered even such negligible detail. Cheers Libor

Steh2o: perhaps I missed something, but both Eduard and Arma offers both types of stabilizers (fabric/metal skin for elevators), but as for the Eduard, there is no difference for incidence, AFAIK. That was not mentioned during detailed kit's presentation and I doubt it would be visible in this scale at all.

Based on information provided by Mr.Sulc on a recent show, they're considering adding a single extra B sprue to the Royal Class boxing to allow building two fillet options out of the box. Although this is not 100% sure yet, it would be definitely very useful.

I guess some of us bought these kits at Moson show, but since my hobby addiction is at the terminal stage when I even do not open the boxes whilst bringing them home and just putting them under the roof, I can't comment on the content. 😝

I guess someone else will be announcing their PC-9 soon 🤣

Got one at Moson show today, and it looks impressive in box. The level of detail is pretty much the same as CP kits, although the quality of the injection is not up to their level. But still good value for the money and looking forward to the early version😁