Jon Bryon

Being required to display the correct price and being obliged to honour that price are two completely separate things. E.g. "Despite it being a criminal offence, if an item has been marked incorrectly with the wrong price, e.g. the shelf label says £1.50 but the item scans at £1.80, you cannot demand that the retailer sells you the item at the lower price. If a business regularly prices items incorrectly, this may be something Trading Standards Service will want to investigate." https://advice.consumercouncil.org.uk/directory/prices "If the seller prices a product with the wrong price in error, you can't insist on buying it for the displayed price unless the transaction has already been completed. The seller must nevertheless take immediate steps to correct the mistake." https://www.mylawyer.co.uk/advertisement-of-price-a-A76076D34191/ It's clear the consumer doesn't have a right to demand the product be sold at the label price, but can complain to Trading Standards. I work in law enforcement and would be gobsmacked if Trading Standards did anything unless the mispricing was systemic (i.e. shown to be a practice rather than a mistake), such as this example: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article/562/trading_standards_warn_traders_over_dual-pricing_practices I too complain when checkout prices are greater than the labelled price and I expect the store to honour the label, but I don't have a right to that. I expect them to do it as a matter of customer service. Jon

Can you provide some legal legislation to back this up? The CA guidance would indicate it's not correct: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/somethings-gone-wrong-with-a-purchase/if-something-is-advertised-at-the-wrong-price/#:~:text=If you take an item,one on the price tag. I think Tesco dealt with it as they did as a matter of customer service, not legal responsibility. It turns out that @Motty may have grounds for a legal complaint since he purchased online and funds had already changed hands. This may constitute a contract as per the CA advice above, but they state individual advice would need to be sought. Jon

I'm 99.9% sure this is an urban myth, as per Pigsty's comment above. I also don't believe it would be covered by 'false advertising' as it doesn't allow for a technical, innocent or malicious mistake. Do you have a link to any legislation? Thanks Jon

I'm afraid you're not entitled to anything. Retailers in the UK are not obliged to sell at the stickered/advertised price. If you've received a full refund that's the end of the matter. If you feel you've been a victim of discrimination, that might be grounds for a complaint, but I think that would have to be on the basis of something defined in the Equality Act (race, religion, gender, etc.) Jon

Well the test will be whether they get the canopy right. That's the bit no one's done correctly so far, if memory serves. Jon

Oooh, if done well this could be fantastic! Only problem is FMK have terrible UK distribution - had to get the AT-3 from Japan ☹️ Jon

Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I appreciate you all taking the time to write a reply. Cheers Jon

Sadly the E model was never boxed by Pro-Modeler or released in this country. The G model was in a Pro-Modeler box and released widely. Thanks for the comments Jon

Sure, it was Reynolds Heavy Duty Wrap. HTH Jon

Thanks James. The F-84B/C/D/E all had frameless canopies, although they were retrofitted quite quickly to the E. Cheers Jon

Thanks Will. The WIP will be in SAM, although I don't know how much they've included. Foil is applied with Microscale Foil adhesive. Cheers Jon

Hello all, I finished this in mid-summer and my understanding is that it's about to be published in this month's SAM. It's Revell's 1/48 F-84E, a kit that was never released in the UK and I had to source from the US in 2003. It's a very good kit for the time with decent detail and fit; this is built from the box with only seat belts added. The finish is kitchen foil (aside from some extremities and canopy, which are paint), the chequers are all masked and painted, and the few large decals are by Aeromaster. The stencils are from the kit and were disappointing due to the carrier film. Foil is a nightmare. This is the third aircraft I've tried it on, and I keep saying, 'never again'. I wish I kept to that Comments are welcome and there are tons more photos at https://jonbryon.com/revell-1-48-republic-f-84e-thunderjet/ Thanks for looking Jon

I've just ordered this. For those in the UK it came to £68 plus change including standard shipping. Jon

Good to know - thank you. I agree with you on the photo, but was hoping someone else might persuade me I was wrong Cheers Jon

Thanks both. The 45th TRS were, I think, based in Japan, so this won't be a USAFE jet. They seem to have had both types: I think the only way I can resolve this would be a decent photo of 52-7366. What's frustrating is that a better quality version of the photo in my original post is probably out there somewhere... Jon

Hello all, I want to make this aircraft from Caracal using the 1/48 Tanmodel kit: This is 527366 'Cilda' from the 45TRS. My question is: Is that a large drag chute housing under the rear fuselage, or the earlier, slimmer and smaller ventral keel? I've found photos of 45TRS aircraft in this scheme with both types of lower rear fuselage and I can't make it out in this image with certainty. I haven't found any other images of this aircraft. I've emailed Caracal, and he doesn't know, and also tried to contact the son of the pilot who provided the original references, but without success. Anyone have any good opinions on the matter? If it's not the drag chute housing I'll find another airframe - I've just scratched one for the Kinetic kit and don't fancy doing another! Many thanks for your consideration Jon

That doesn't sound right. You should still have C1 and D1 entitlements. All car drivers also got B+E added this year as standard, including retrospectively. Jon

The above is correct, and remember that despite common practice, L plates on the front are compulsory, and if absent the bike is liable for a seizure and the rider for driving otherwise than in accordance. Jon (black rat)

I know. It's been ages since they showed those shots. I don't really want two Hips, so the question will be: buy Trumpeter or hope for Anetra? Jon

I assume this will be a scale down of their 1/35 kit. Does anyone know how accurate that is considered to be? I guess the Anetra kit is vapourware. Given the long-announced Mi-4 still has yet to be released, I also assume this will make an appearance sometime later than November... Jon

Hi Arnaud, I seem to recall in the past you might have been working on intakes for the Revell 1/48 Eurofighter. Did you ever produce these? Thanks Jon

Interesting. I have 48050 and there are no wheels in it that look anything like those in the photo. Jon

Of the three Kinetic Mirage kits I have, none have wheels that look anything like these. What kit exactly are the smaller tyres from? Because they're not from the Mirage 5, Mirage IIIE or F-21 kits. Jon

This is super useful - thanks. I have 3 Kinetic Mirage kits and have measured the main hubs and tyres. Note that not all Kinetic Mirages have the same main wheels. 1. Wingman Mirage 5F Resin wheels - Do = 14mm (I measured 14.02, but don't trust that level of precision) *48 = 672mm (i.e. tyres are around 73-88mm too small, or 1.5-1.8mm too small in 1/48) Df = 9.5mm 8 48 = 456mm (i.e. hubs are around 27mm too *large*, or 0.5mm in 1/48) Plastic wheels - Do = to all intents and purposes the same as the resin wheels Df = 8.65mm *48 = 415mm (i.e. hubs are around 15mm too *small*, or 0.3mm in 1/48) 2. Kinetic F-21 Lion Plastic wheels - Do = to all intents and purposes the same as the plastic wheels from the Mirage 5 Df = 8.83mm *48 = 424mm (i.e. hubs are around 5mm too small, or 0.1mm in 1/48) *NOTE THAT THE WHEELS FROM THIS KIT ARE NOT THE SAME MOULDINGS AS FROM THE MIRAGES!* 3. Kinetic Mirage IIIE (original IIIE/O/R/RD/EE/EA boxing) Plastic wheels - these are the same plastic from the Mirage 5F kit above I'm not going to worry about the differences in hub sizes. I would like to get tyres of the correct diameter. Does anyone have any aftermarket tyres they can measure? I'd love to know if companies like ResKit corrected the diameter issue. Thanks Jon

I am sympathetic to your point and that is the way I approach modelling: for me, it's subject driven. However, it's pretty clear from the online communities I participate in that a lot of people are not like me (maybe a significant minority) and choose kits on the basis of quality first and subject second. I see lots of Tamiya F-4Bs being made on YouTube, FB, etc., by people who would never have done so were it made by Airfix rather than Tamiya, The same for the P-38. There were acceptable kits of these subjects before, but the number being made has exploded now there's an exceptional kit available. If Tamiya did the impossible, and made a 1/48 Buccaneer, my bet would be a significant number of people who never had any intention of getting one would suddenly be rather interested... Jon