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    SB2C-4 Helldiver 1/48

    in In The Navy GB

    Posted

    Thanks for having me here Rob.

     

    So, some updated on the build here,

     

    Using the Eduard interior set I've added detail to the cockpit and pretty much now completed the interior excluding the rear gunner's seat and gun. 

     

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    SB2C-4 Helldiver 1/48

    in In The Navy GB

    Posted · Edited by thepureness

    Hi everyone

     

    I've not taken part in a group build for sometime and I've just started a kit today. The old Revell/Monogram Pro Modeler 1/48 SB2C-4 Helldiver. 

    I've just seen this GB and it falls right in to the category, so I'm going to share it with everyone here :)

     

    So far today I've painted the interior of the fuselages and the wheel bays for the undercarriage. I do need to highlight the interior green as it is a little dark at the moment.

    I picked the kit up off someone on the sell/buy forums here but unfortunately the etched fret was missing, which included the dive brakes.  But I've able to replace those with the eduard etched set.

    The eduard set required me to cut a good chunk off the wings in order to be placed in place. It is the first time i've ever had to perform such drastic surgery to a kit. 

     

    I'll keep posting as I go

     

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    Revell releases for 2020 (after 1st quarter)

    in The Rumourmonger

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    That is an extremely poor line up from Revell. 

    I mean it is good to see the Tornado GR4 being re-issued and I heard from a rep that they were planning to bring the GR4 back, just didn't say it was in a new box with alternative decals. I just thought it was going to be a restock.

     

    I'm waiting to see what other brands have coming out, but seen nothing stunning announced by any brand yet bar the Airfix Vulcan  

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    revell 2020 1st quarter releases

    in The Rumourmonger

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    On 12/17/2019 at 4:04 PM, Filler said:

    I take it that Hannants were just having a bad day as they list a Revell EF-111A kit for release in April 20 as 1:48 I saw that before I saw this thread and assumed they were reboxing the Academy kit, especially as I'd seen Caracal decals are soon to release a new sheet for the EF-111A in 1:48 (scroll to near the bottom of the page). Suppose £19.99 is a tad cheap for a 1:48 Raven when you look at the price of the recent-ish Revell Tornado and Phantom kits.

    When you can grab the insanely detailed hobby boss kit for less that £30 I don't see the appeal, but to others there might be 

    Eduard 1/48 Tempest Mk V series 2

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted · Edited by thepureness

    I hope everyone had a good Xmas. 

     

    I'm sharing one of my builds from 2019 with you all. 

    This is the Eduard Hawker Tempest MK.V Series 2 kit in 1/48 Scale. 

    Kit was painted using Tamiya acrylics and featured in an issue of SAMI magazine, photography is not one of my strengths and still learning 

     

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    Revell 1/32 Ar 196 A-3 re-issue

    in The Rumourmonger

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    The long discontinued Revell Arado 196 A-3 Twin float version might possible be reissued soon.

     

    Eduard are re-issuing the etched for the kit in their February releases, They surely wouldn't re-issue all the etched for a hard to source discontinued kit if there was not a re-issue planned

    Mach 2 Telford release: 1/72 VC-10

    in The Rumourmonger

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    18 hours ago, ho590hm said:

    I purchased the low-viz VC10 XV107 from Didier at Telford, and have been comparing against references, including images of XV107.

    While there is more work to be done to check everything, I am very pleased with the overall outline of wing, fuselage, fin and tail, and the washout of the wings.  I am encouraged that such subtle features as the non standard spacing of the rear window on the port side has been faithfully captured.

    Observations to date:

    • The wing-body fairing seems to come a little too far forward and will need to be cut back - no more than 0.5cm
    • The fin fillet leading edge is not sharp enough
    • The nib between the engine exhaust seems a little shallow
    • The characteristic twist in the engine pylons needs care to introduce - flat as moulded but within scope of bending the plastic
    • The windscreen looks odd because the central panel is twice as wide as it should be - easy to cut but may have other implications on the nose shape.  I also think the cockpit transparency needs to be tilted back a bit, but this requires assembly to test.
    • Usual challenge of cabin window alignment 
    • Fin vortex generators need to be added

    On the whole - looks pretty good.

     

    Any chance we can see some photos of the kit, want to see the part break down and quality of the parts 

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