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  1. 71chally
    Are the new extra propellors the wrong shape?
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    I've messaged ICM directly (FB Messenger) and they have responded and confirmed that they are planning a CH-54 in 1/35th scale. Can't wait for this, nice dimensions, but at least as with the real thing, most of it is missing!
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    Why? I think it's a fantastic choice, it would also suit being posed with large scale armour and figures.
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    Wow, who saw that coming?!
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    This looks a superb kit, I really hope it's a great seller for Takom, and maybe they will consider kitting the KM, though I'm guessing good data and drawings are hard to come by for that one.
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    ...are you mad! Oh, you are, service is resumed Superb work going on Giorgio, and I really like the Hellanic jets. Really fancy the new FineMold Phantoms. Bit late, but hope these may help with the nose strakes. F-4E Phantom AUP 01618 by James Thomas, on Flickr F-4E Phantom AUP 01618 by James Thomas, on Flickr F-4E Phantom AUP 01508 by James Thomas, on Flickr
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    Does Eduard, or anyone, do a full cockpit for the Hind yet?
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    That looks stunning,surely Finemolds have struck oil with these Phantom kits.
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    At long bloomin last, this is such an over looked type, especially given how important it was worldwide. Hopefully a turbine powered Whirlwind option will be tooled aswel.
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    I do what Ian had mentioned, various metallic paints and black, but I also add finely powdered pencil graphite into the wet paint and it seems to give the right appearance. Mine are brush painted mind.
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    Love the Mirage IV and Modelsvit kits, so can't wait for this!
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    Wow, incredible work with the different aftermarket engines, I wonder if he can create them in different scales? Thanks for the pointer.
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    They were showing slightly cheaper than that on Plaza last night, but all showing sold out already.
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    And that sums up Airfix's quality control in general, some kits such as their Victor and Buccaneer seem to be spot on and on a par with Japanese rivals, whereas others kits don't come out that way.
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    Great looking build of what I still consider to be a great kit, lovely!
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    I won't be shocked, at the most the extra I'm possibly going to pay on my £120 order is another £24 in VAT. The same items from within the UK would cost me just over £180 (£192 from big H). I'm not recommending the idea as such, but I am a tight wad by necessity so if I can save that sort of money then I must try. It does seem better to buy at least a couple of kits at a time as it doesn't affect the shipping cost that much, in fact the £36.89 air mail didn't change when I added the Tomcat kit to the Phantom kit order. I've also found the delivery to be pretty quick. The UK/Japan trade agreement has little to do with Brexit that I can see, other than it appears to have been set up at roughly the same time, but provides a favourable deal between the two nations that might not exist with some European nations anymore.
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    I've never had that from Japanese purchases (of which I've had many), I think due to a UK/Japan trade agreement that it doesn't exist below a certain value anyway.
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    From Japan the kit is £38.91, the extra decal sheet is £4.10, combined that is half the price of the cheapest UK retail price (£85.95 that I can find) for the kit alone. Including postage the two items cost £79.73 so still a saving on UK prices plus essentially throwing the decal sheet in for free. I've just purchased the above, with the Tamiya Tomcat, for a total with shipping of £120 which is crazily cheap compared to UK prices.
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    Looks from the profile illustrations that SH have recognised that the NF.14s have two styles of DV windows on the windscreen port side screens.
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    Other than the words dedication and perfection, one word that I will walk away with from this thread is oblate!
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    Great build and a little info on it here, Hawker Tempest MkV Scratchbuilt in 1/32 Scale pg3 | Paul Budzik | Fine Scale Modeling In Detail - Drop Tanks (hawkertempest.se) ...they should be links, anyone know what I'm doing wrong here?
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    The RAT is coming along really nicely, almost functionally so!
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    Amazing stuff! I wonder if there is scope to sell your design work to a major modelling manufacturer for a production kit
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    ...sorry @JeffreyK , I should have used the word 'only' in there, I think that is a remarkably cheap overseas postage price for two large kits.
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    Especially as it's £40 by Air Mail to get the Tamiya F-4B and F-14A (for a price of £88.24 for both kits!) delivered from Japan to the UK.
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