Silver Fox
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I'd build it - all of the Dynavector kits are superb.
Dynavector are the Rolls Royce of the vac form world! - have a look at the links below in my signature; not done the Sea Vixen yet but have done the Javelin and the TSR.2
Karl
I agree with the quality, but the first 70 kits had incorrect metal intakes, which were replaced in subsequentl boxings. They basically fitted incorrectly if they were put on the right way up but perfectly if upside down! I reviewed the kit for QSM and got into all sorts of correspondence with the owner but hopefully yours will be good.
I did the Gannet and Scimitar as well and they were just superb.
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I don't know why but out of the blue I remember having a Revell (?) product which went together rather like a toy cardboard puppet stage with pre printed scenes, tents etc so that you could put your WW1 1/72 Triplane, Albatros et all on to it as a basic diorama. I had the WW1 airfield but I am sure they must have done others. I can't find any reference to them though and wonder if anyone else recalls them at all?
Ah - nostalgia
John
I remember them well, I just couldn't afford to buy any out of my paper round pocket money.
I remember walking to the next small town to the cycle shop that sold Revell models as a sideline, because the kits were so much easier to buld than the Airfix ones at the local Woolies. One kit, one tin of Humbrol and the bus fare home. Infact nothing has changed in 40 years.
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Everything went right with this kit. I put some filler between the wing and fuselage. I added a few details inside the wheel wells.
I discarded many decals because the French roundels were wrong (usual) and I prefered painting the stripes.
As the engraved lines are on the heavy side I did not put any wash.
Patrick
Thanks for that, I think I'll be getting one after seeing yours.
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Thats really different. I looked at the conversion at SMW and just ended up buying the British stores set. Good to see some 1/48th stuff being built, I hope it encourages Tamiya to keep putting the kits out.
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Hope someone comes out with after market decals for the Mt Cook Airlines machine I went onto the Tasman Glacier on.
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Excellent build, looks great.
How did it build? I have done the Monogram and hthe Heller kits and have not yet got the KInetic/Italieri.
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May I suggest that if you don't like what's happened to MAM you write to Steve Elliot rather than Neil Robinson, only the owner of the publication has the power to reverse the changes.
Also the idea of an reference magazine rather than review magazine may have more value in the long run.
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I never weighed mine, but a simple way of assessing is to tape the main parts together, add weight and balance on a tube or similar, continue to add weight until the tail points upwards!!
Did that ( twice) but once the airframe was assembled the darn things were tail sitter. I added about twice as much to the B.2 after the 12 but still a sitter. perhaps Airfix have invented 'heavy plastic' for the tail surfaces and aerials.
Looks like 120ish grams, will do mine weight 345 and 380 grams respectively. As you say the T.13 will enable more to be further forward, I'm also considering cross kitting a Falcon vacform fuselage to the Airfix wings.
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Guys, I've built the Airfix 1/48th B(I) 12 and B.2 and both have been tail sitters no matter how much weight I used ( nose, nacelle fronts and tank fronts in a last gasp attempt to get all three on the ground). I've put loads of weight in but foolishly never noted down how much, I'm getting concerned about the ability of the U'c to cope with it.
I'm using the tail stands quite happily but for the T.13 I'd like to get it right.
So has anyone got a rough amount of weight needed?
Thanks in advance.
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Looks pretty darn good to me and I garee don't mess only the rivet counters would even know.
Don't forget the As at Huddesfield
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A couple of questions regarding US aircraft in RAF service in WW2:
Which of the Eduard 1/48th P-39s would let me build an Airacobra Mk.I? I understand the P-400 was the export model, would that be suitable?
Did the RAF ever use the Mustang IV (P-51D)? I know the RAAF and RNZAF did... but what about the RAF?
Cheers,
Nick
Just for the record all 30 machines delivered to the RNZAF were Dallas build P-51Ks.
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and the kit is how old? 1958 I think?
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I believe it is an early E, but others will know more.
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Buy Courage Alone and that will fill alot of gaps!! Good value from Amazon.
Neil
I absolutely agree with Neil, Courage Alone is a great introduction to the history, units types and personnel of the Regia Aeronautica and brilliant value at the moment from Amazon. On the individual types the Ali d'Italia series are good buys.
Lets hope the BR20.M is available before the end of 2010.
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A great kit, basically sound in shape. It has the pen nib exhaust which means that from the Airfix re-tooled FAW9 you can easily make the FAW4 or FAW5 fighter. However the kit is as rare as an honest politician ( not a political comment honest)as the moulds were permanently modifed back in the late 1990s so it is a bit of a collectors item.
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It's a new kit which includes markings for a BoB version as one of the 350-400 aircraft the Italians fielded against us later on in the BoB. Currently reading a book called "The Chianti Raiders" which is all about the efforts made and is facinating.
Well worth a read though it is a bit dry in places.
Cheers
Col'
I believe this kit only has parts for a BR. 20 not the BR.20M that took part in the Battle of Britain. IIRC Classic Airframe were bringing that version out in co-operation with MPM. Hopefully we'll see this version in 2010.
That said I'm happy to be proved wrong
The Chianti raiders is great read.
Cheers Andy Scott IPMS Uk Battle of Britain SIG Leader.
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Thank you for the tips
It does seem there is room to improve the improved Academy offering, eh?
Yes, but is a much better starting point than the Nichimo kit( don't even go there). With a bit of work it is well worth doing.
I liked the Aeroclub vacform but that is long gone.
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One other thing when building:
it is best to attach the wings to each fuselage half then trap the intake assembly into the fuselage then glue the fuselage halves together. If not the intakes can cause dihedral on one side and anhedral on the other. After stugglinng with my first build I used this method on the next five and had no trouble.
These is another thread listing all the detail amendments, but generally, with the Aeroclub corrections a nice model can be made. I wish Revell would bring out a 1/48th version of their 1/32 or 1/72 masterpieces.
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Hi all,
I have the 1/48 Tamiya kit of the Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden (kit nr. 61018) and wonder if anyone can tell me if this is their own tooling or in fact the Hasegawa kit reboxed?
It's just that I would like to order some after market bits and pieces and note that Hannants only offer these for the Hasegawa version, with no mention of Tamiya.
Many thanks,
Tony
IIRC it is Tamiyas' own moulding from thw 1970's. They did a whole series of WWII Japanese aircraft and most were nice models that may now be a little dated but were the Bees Knees in those days.
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Nice work, it looks as good in the opicture as it does in reality.
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There was a nice kit of the Overstrand around a few years ago in 1 72nd scale the manufactures name escapes me.
not sure if its still available ? perhaps someone on this site can enlighten me ?
I believe you might be thinking of the Esoteric vacform that enabled you to do either a Sidestrand or an Overstrand. must be 20 years old and the company sadly closed when the founder died.
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I'm having a lot of success with the new Humbrol acrylic matt varnish in the rattle can, a couple of light coats and Roberts your avuncular relative.
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Ok a question for those who know noses - what was 'wrong' with the CA 48th kit? Funny I don't recall anythng from Hyperscale about it where most CA kits are discussed.
As much as a 32nd Hurricane may tempt me to the dark side (at least when I have $$$$ again) I'd be happy to finally have Hasegawa release a Mk IV with rockets OOB in 48th....I never got the SAMI resin and don't have any markings for any other than the kitbashed Yugoslav IV I have on my shelf (which I since heard the markings were wrong - should have had Jugoslav star modified markings instead of standard RAF roundals on the wings)
But then again I have not yet splurged for a Hasegawa Kittyhawk.
Maybe my stash is too big!
The most noticable issue was the nose was too narrow. A couple of pieces of plastic card would resolve the width problem.
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Anyone reckon this is the Classic Airframe kit up scaled? Sounds awfully like it to me. Not a bad thing though as it was the best fitting CA kit I ever built ( and I did three of 'em)
DEATH BY DESIGN
in Ready for Inspection - Armour
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Building targets Mr W, shame on you theres lots of BoB aircraft to do for November.
Nice tank though!