The wooksta V2.0 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Xtradecal have a sheet woth P markings on it, along with squadron code numbers in sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madoc Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, The Wooksta! said: Xtradecal have a sheet woth P markings on it, along with squadron code numbers in sky. Well now, that's right handy it is! Thanks! http://www.squadron.com/1-72-XtraDecal-RAF-Sky-Code-Letters-XK72189-p/xk72189.htm http://www.squadron.com/1-72-XtraDecal-RAF-Yellow-Prototype-P-XK72184-p/xk72184.htm Edited January 3, 2017 by Madoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 No, this is the one I was thinking of: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X72213 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madoc Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 1 hour ago, The Wooksta! said: No, this is the one I was thinking of: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X72213 Even betterer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Out of focus test build... Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1194372800659157&set=a.275576905872089.61345.100002593454269&type=3&theater V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Source: http://akatombo.air-nifty.com/akatomboworks/2017/01/re2017-19e2.html V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Decals: https://www.facebook.com/atsushi.koyanagi.520/posts/1207294986033605?pnref=story V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Nice enough but other than the decals, I can't see it as that much of an advance over the Magna kit. The price will be the final arbiter and I reckon it's going to be eye watering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I suspect a Magna Firebrand is hard to come by in Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Released: https://www.facebook.com/atsushi.koyanagi.520/posts/1224844370945333?pnref=story V.P. Edited November 18, 2019 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullchin Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Hi guys! I assembled a Akatombo Works FIRECREST kit, so I will paste the image. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Looks v nice indeed, panel lines are an improvement over Magna by the looks of it. What sort of wallet hit are we to expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 The wheels are appalling. Look to be copies of those from the PM Sea Fury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Apart from the Buccaneer, did Blackburn design any good aircraft? Off topic, sorry. Mods please remove if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 20 hours ago, The Wooksta! said: The wheels are appalling. Look to be copies of those from the PM Sea Fury. "Appalling" really? Look close enough to me http://aviadejavu.ru/Images6/MY/MY86-9/5-9.jpg Every cottage industry producer (and AFAIK it is a one man band) has borrowed wheels and other tricky to scratch build parts from something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 4 hours ago, mike romeo said: Apart from the Buccaneer, did Blackburn design any good aircraft? Well, I heard that the Botha was very good indeed.... I'll get my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 12 hours ago, mike romeo said: Apart from the Buccaneer, did Blackburn design any good aircraft? Beverley, Shark, Perth, Skua to name but a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 2 hours ago, charlie_c67 said: Beverley, Shark, Perth, Skua to name but a few... The beverley was a General Aircraft design, not Blackburn's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, JamesP said: "Appalling" really? Look close enough to me http://aviadejavu.ru/Images6/MY/MY86-9/5-9.jpg Every cottage industry producer (and AFAIK it is a one man band) has borrowed wheels and other tricky to scratch build parts from something else. I suggest you look at the kit "wheels" again and then another look at the photo, because I repeat and stand by my assertion. I can make out a rim and hub detail on the reverse in the photo which I can guarantee are not on the kit wheels. I'll add this piece of evidence for the prosecution: Do the kit wheels look anything like those on the aircraft above? Magna's Firecrest wheels were far superior, which is saying something given his shonky white metal. At least he had the sense to source them from a Heller Tempest, which are the wheels on the photo. If you're going to borrow bits from other kits to use as masters, at least use something quality, not something best used for buttons and then charge top dollar. Edited February 22, 2017 by The wooksta V2.0 For a reason! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Look again, they are there but for some reason the rim hasn't been painted (Look at nullchin's post, top photo). Not sure what the top dollar is either, as we don't know a price do we? Or have I missed that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) There is no rim detail on the wheel to be painted. They are a straight rip of the PM Sea Fury wheels, as is the prop, spinner and tailwheel. I've built enough of them to know exactly what those parts look like. This thread elsewhere on Britmodeller (http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234957528-pioneer-sea-fury-t20-in-172nd-scalefinished/) has Alex Gordon building a PM Sea Fury. Hopefully, he'll not mind me borrowing the use of a photo to illustrate my point. [/URL] Compare and contrast above parts with the naked resin Firecrest above. Edited February 22, 2017 by The wooksta V2.0 Additional prosecution evidence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullchin Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Thanks for your comment. The price of this kit in Japan is 3,000 yen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 3,000 yen is about $26 USD, or two pelts and a virgin daughter in post-Brexit money. That's not really top-dollar in my book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Under $NZ40, plus post, this bear serious consideration. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 6 hours ago, The Wooksta! said: There is no rim detail on the wheel to be painted. They are a straight rip of the PM Sea Fury wheels, as is the prop, spinner and tailwheel. I've built enough of them to know exactly what those parts look like. Fair enough, I wasn't denying they were copies. I just just not that bothered about how good the wheels are when looking at a kit. For me the legs are too short on the built model and that is something I would focus on correcting, but again it's not a deal breaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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