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Bigglesof266

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  1. A lot of work. An "A" for effort and persistence from me. ๐Ÿ‘
  2. Beautiful model from ICM. Top marks on the rigging and all those windows having the patience to cut frisket masks from the supplied stencil. ๐Ÿ‘ I think I'd be definitely be tempted to pay for a masking set for this one. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Always tight fisted with my budget when it comes to spending on aftermarket, nevertheless I lashed out on a Montex mask set for my Tamiya 1/48 Mitsubishi G4M1 (61049 not the pre-painted canopies of 61110), but this makes the Betty transparencies seem like an easy job!
  3. Really nice job. ๐Ÿ‘ Your model took me for a walk down memory lane reminding me of how back in the late 1960s I used to love Frog kits when I could get them as they did less popular, less glamorous and thus lesser known subjects ignored by the ubiquitious Airfix in their hanger bags. e.g. Percival Proctor IV, Miles Master III, Magister I, Hotspur II glider to name a few I had and recall, and this. NB. In Australia, Frog kits were poorly and sporadically distributed throughout the 1960s, and thus very difficult to source as a child limited to localised outlets in suburbia such as hobby shops. ๐Ÿ˜ข
  4. Trophy out of sheer nostalgia crafting a childhood dream into reality. For the proverbial sow's ear models of that era are comparatively, it's also very good IMHO. ๐Ÿ‘
  5. One word. Magnificent. But .... How long did the project take you from start to finish? Man hours?
  6. Agree with the comment above. Really nailed the authentic white overwash camo look. An effect more difficult to do well than it looks. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Love the 'hanger' too.
  7. Nice result all things considered. TBH, I built their B-2/U4 variant, and was unimpressed with MENG from that experience. Your comments re the transparencies are spot on. It started off badly when I received a box absent decals and had to go to the reseller to sort the problem. Especially for the price, I expected better than to have to buy aftermarket too to fix issues like the oil cooler intake, propeller blade and spinner shapes. Do better MENG were my thoughts. Haven't bought a MENG aircraft kit again since, although - couldn't resist, I do have their 1/35 A7V in my stash due to it being the only show in town in scale kudos to them.
  8. Personally I think the P-39 like its too late sibling P-63 the best looking single engine USAAC pursuit types of that conflict. Honourable mention to the P-38 disqualified due its twin categorisation.
  9. Beautiful design, although personally I prefer the more conventional aesthetic of the previous I & II step nose versions. Along with the Ki-45, just appealing aesthetics.
  10. Trophy just for the perseverence painting all the crosses for that camo! ๐Ÿ˜„ Well done! ๐Ÿ‘
  11. Excellent result. ๐Ÿ‘ These venerable Tamiya kits are a joy to build OOTB, and still scrub up beautifully enough to please the lay eye in their war paint.
  12. Pleasant trip down memory lane. Thank you. I bought, built and brush painted this delightful little FROG kit in 1967. I recall being impressed at the time that FROG specialised in lots of lesser known British types like this, the Miles Master III and Magister. ๐Ÿ‘
  13. A truly impressive Ki-100-1b from the Otaki original and Arii reissue, as is your presentational photography of it. Quite made my morning to view it. ๐Ÿ‘ I've had quite a few Otaki and Arii 1/48 in my time, but no longer have the patience or desire to mod anything, preferring pretty much OOTB builds. If I want detail in anything then it's Eduard Profipack, Limited Edition or similar. My in home audience, many of whom are retired military and/or airline pilots who have been WWII aircraft enthusiasts and kit builders at least in their childhood, by and large couldn't tell the difference anyway. If it resembles the type as well as those Otaki kits of their era do, it is. That said, I have the 1/48 initial Ki-100-1a from Hasegawa here in my stash awaiting build. Thanks for your inspiration and the motivation.
  14. Pretty good result for 1/72. At first glance I thought it 1/48 I too and was wondering whose kit it was until I read mention of the scale later in the thread. I was going to say both 'Georges' are one of my favourite IJN types of the pre1945 surrender Showa period, until I remembered I love them all in their own right.
  15. Looking at the parts so far, so similar, that could be the Academy Hetzer. Was a huge price difference between the two brands' Hetzer kits a decade ago. Not any more. Been in 'sticker shock' at the price of Academy kits recently.
  16. Thanks mate. I'm still amazed. ~35 man hours/7 day week if averaging that every day, give or take model dependent as you said. Still a sterling effort. I tick many of those boxes sans the awful weather and single part. I spend far too much time on other interests to be so productive, guitar in particular. Exercise (cycling) consumes a fair chunk, as that time soak the PC without appying self discipline. Involuntarily I also regularly lose a considerable chunk of the afternoon as downtime due a necessary nap/non-functioning rest due a health related extreme fatigue issue. Appreciate and enjoying your current focus subject matter. Die Reichsverteidigung is one of my two areas of particular interest in history and aircraft modelling. e.g. Project "Die Reichsverteidigung JV 44, Heinz Bรคr"
  17. Bravo! ๐Ÿ‘ How long did it take you to complete this model Jean, fromcutting off the sprues start to final weathering or clear protection coat finish? Curious as to the man hours that went into it too.
  18. Really? ICM have a 1/48 "Sally" in the pipeline? That's great news to my ears. With all that's going on over there, any actual probable release date announced? That being the case, if it sells well we may see it followed up by the obvious candidate. Historically, Tamiya and Hasegawa hold the historical precedent for providing Japanese WWII types. Prior to the 1970s when Tamiya started putting out a bevy of Japanese WWII single seaters in 1/48, even in 1/72 with the exception of the ubiquitous "Zero" and occasional "Tony" -although Kudos to Airfix they did do a "Dinah II" and "Val" in Series 2, Japanese, like Soviet types, were largely ignored, notably in 1/48. For an aeon what was available in 1/48 that genre was from Tamiya, Hasegawa, and lesser known or exported Otaki, and later Fine Molds. But in 1/48, TMK all we have still available in Japanese twins even in 2023 1/48 are the 1996 "Betty" , x2 1996/1997 "Dinah" III & III Kai variants, & 2001/2002/2008 x3 early, late and NF Kou variant Irvings from Tamiya, and the various sub variants of the "Nick" from Hasegaw?
  19. Marginally off topic. I do wish Tamiya or Hasegawa would release a 1/48 version of the "Nell" as Tamiya did with their beautiful "Betty" of the 1990s. The G3M is such a beautiful looking aircraft, contextually and historically important. Little chance Eduard or others will, as save the ubiquitious 'Zero' it's common knowledge Japanese aircraft are like Soviet era WWII armour and aircraft when it comes to relative sales against the German cats and ubiquitious Sherman or the plethora of Spitfires, Mustangs, Corsairs, Hellcats and Thunderbolts ad nauseam. If ever, with the current recession and forseeable impact over the next decade, I doubt I'll see a sales risk venture like that even from the likes of Tamiya or Hasegawa in my remaining lifetime. ๐Ÿ˜ข Aware of the couple of short run kits, but no disrespect intended to those who are, I'm not that masochistic.
  20. I LOVE this. And I'm envious of your photograpic skills too. Incredibly good rendered even more so by the fact it's in 1/72. ๐Ÿ‘
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