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JohnT

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  1. aye -and the Me 321 to go with it !
  2. just a passing thought - folk keep asking for a 1/32 Whirlwind and if Silver Wings can do a 1/32 Hart and make it worthwhile then a Whirlwind...............hmmnnnnn
  3. Just caught this and it looks very nice indeed. I am going to try a 1/48 2 seater conversion with the Aeroclub and Neomega stuff but just reading this i learned a lot will be watchin and learniing with interest !
  4. looks rather tasty to me at least http://www.hyperscale.com/2011/galleries/he111p132dw_1.htm now what about that Dornier 17 Revell just to complete the trio ???
  5. Iain looks like your customer base is growing by the hour ! Add me to the list please !! John
  6. anyone have a copy of Mike Grants article which I missed? Just acquired the kit and would like to try and do it some justice thanks JohnT
  7. Hi Simon 1/72 not really my scale so i'll pass ! Having read through the comments and also gone away and had a good look at some CMK aftermarket stuff I have I think my first reaction was maybe too harsh a judgement. The am stuff I have was certainly worth it. Hope its alright to change or modify ones mind in the light of mature consideration of the posts of ones betters ! Still think that the price I saw was a tad steep but there might be reasons for that. Yes - if you want the perfect 1/72 Bucc then its unlikely ever to be equalled far less bettered and if you have the cash then go for it. Would be nice to have seen it exactly at that price and perhaps in 1/48 though
  8. Will I have the Air Britain file on the Washington and may have a load of stuff on that which might help you. Send me a pm if interested John
  9. Its the same with cars and why the auto industry calls the UK "Treasure Island"!!
  10. None taken ! and I did wish them all the best as well as saying from what I could see their product looked exceptionally good - and I do mean exceptionally. They deserve to have success. In these difficult times all the companies deserve support and I truly hope CMK go from strength to strength. I just questioned the price that the "certain retailer" was quoting. Not a dig at the manufacturer but more a concern that the product might not find a market all things and options/alternatives considered. In this case though I'd be delighted to be wrong !!!!!
  11. Colin I think thats what was lurking in the back of my mind when I made the first post. I bet I could do a rather nice 1/48 job with your stuff at a fraction of the price for the CMK offering - still, each to their own and all power to them I suppose Good luck to CMK anyway - its a very very nice kit regardless of price
  12. All very true guys and would not demur from what you say I just hope that those doing their marketing have it right and that they sell what they need to sell Its just I would not part with £80 for a relatively small jet in 1/72 even if done in gold plate ! I'd have thought the effort more worthwhile in say 1/48 and where do they stand if Trumpy produce an accurate 1/32 Bucc for say £110 or so ? Ok maybe I'd better re-think that last sentence....
  13. great kit but £80 for a 1/72 jet? Come on, someone is having a laugh surely Its well produced - excellent even but 80 quid? I was looking at a Nov 75 Mag and the review of the 1/48 Monogram B17 - still a decent kit - selling for £5.95. Ok thats real money and not todays inflated £ but all the same...................................
  14. 2 low fast jets just over the house at Oxton nr Lauder, Scottish Borders. Time 10.18 pm Not had that for ages Tornados I presume?
  15. Thanks guys I already have cutting edge soviet am decals for my 1/32 Mig21 and really wanted to leave it at that but rather fancied the swordfish - don't know why - just tickled me so to speak. If 1/32 had been the only game in town then maybe? But if Eduard did a deal with a decal company for a number of designs inc the swordfish in 1/48 then I'd go for that. Fully understand Jennings comments re marketability, investment and returns on it though
  16. Oh thats a big thank you lovely model too John
  17. I bought a Hasegawa 1/48 Junkers 87 G-1 tank buster without really knowing that much about the type off e-bay. Now I do the research ! Interestingly most of the older books I have don't distinguish between the G-1 and G-2 though its clear from Peter Smiths Crowood book that they were from different wing designs. There was a lot of confusion with quite a few books just referring to the G-1 only while clearly from the pics they show G-2s with their "pointy" longer outer wings. The G-1 was the "old" wing and not nearly as many were converted from Doras as compared to the G-2. AM decals all seem to be for the G-2 which was far more numerous in service than the G-1. Anyone know of a decent AM decal set for the G-1 or even a decent profile of one or pic that I could use and make up some decals for? The kit schemes are not that bad but its nice to do something a tad different - (ok thats AMS kicking in !) thanks for anything as usual JohnT
  18. I really like the Polish AF Big Fish markings that are available with the Academy model but from what I have read the Eduard model is light years ahead of it. Anyone know if any of Eduards future releases will cover the Polish bird ( or fish?) ? Or any AM decals planned by anyone. Google didn't really help me I've a Trumpy 1/32 Mig 21 that would look good in the fish scheme but suspect there is no chance of a sheet in 1/32 thanks for any info in advance as always JohnT
  19. Thinking of alternatives - do you ever sit your model on a base ? If you do it might be possible to fix the undercart/wheels to the base by attaching a wire or similar through the wheel from the bottom where it would be in contact with the base and unseen. By securing the model to the base it would avoid the weight fracturing the undercart problem just a thought
  20. Just saw this on Hyperscale Web Site sorry if its old news - I never hear of these things first ! Mods - not sure if this is the right place to post ! http://www.hyperscale.com/2011/reviews/acc...previewbg_1.htm JohnT
  21. at work but have it at home and can check tonight if no one answers before then !
  22. Thanks much appreciated as I've tended not to use primer in the past for for these but given that I have three multi coloured Matchboxes to do I'll try both !!
  23. Thanks Tom thats what I thought - and feared re the painting. I guess if you want an all white 1/2 then its plenty of primer an several coats of paint then ! Any thoughts re the best primer for under white anti flash paint scheme? thanks
  24. Am I right in thinking that there is no difference between the 2 boxings of this kit except the garish plastic on the Matchbox rendering and the decals/box art ?
  25. I was reading a few "Battle" books and noted quite a few combat reports and pilot recollections referring to engaging Dorniers. Of course I knew they were in the Luftwaffe inventory but it still got me thinking. Was the Dornier product the "poor relation"? What I mean is that I suspect most of us mentally think of fleets of He111s and even early Ju88s and tend to overlook the old Dornier but I wonder if they featured more in the Battle than we perhaps recall them doing? And thats right I wonder why we mentally reach for the Heinkel, Junjers and Messerchmit types and don't get round to thinking about the Dorniers - or is it just me? In modelling terms the Heinkel and Junkers types seem to be well represented but Dornier? The B of B versions are poorly represented in any scale I am not sure about 1/72 but I think in 1/48 there was only the Classic Airframe and Hobbycraft (banana fuselage effect) versions. Are they the orphans left at home while the sisters get modelled perhaps? I hope that revell germany decide to do a big scale Dornier to accompany their He 111 and Ju 88 in 1/32 all the same. John
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