John Thompson

I was wrong - my parcel was only shipped yesterday (18 April), according to today's email which actually includes the tracking number. I can hardly guess what Armory and other Ukrainian suppliers are going through, trying to fill orders under the current circumstances. You have "supply chain" problems, buddy? Ha - try keeping your business running while you're being bombed and shot at! Slava Ukraini!!! John

Double post - sorrrrrreee!!! John

Hmmm - no; good point. I got the "finished processing" email, but nothing specifically about shipment. That was on March 27. I remain optimistic... John

Mine has been shipped; I'm hoping to receive it this week or next week. Fingers crossed, of course... John

Interesting, and thank you for the link, but it seems just a bit primitive that you can't click on the images to enlarge them in order to get a better look at the kit parts and instructions. Are they available elsewhere? Sounds like cannibalizing the control stick for substitution into a "big boys and girls" kit with a warped/damaged one isn't an option; I wonder if the landing gear will fit, since so many have complained about defective ones in Airfix's standard P-51D kit. John

1965, a monstrous-big (by today's standards) 1965 Chevrolet Biscayne 4-door sedan, on loan from the local Chevy dealer to my high school for drivers' ed. But I had an advantage which I think wasn't allowed in the UK - automatic transmission! I still remember how I nailed the parallel parking part of the test - it was like an invisible hand guided that land yacht into a parking space on the main street of Bracebridge, Ontario, and I was all set! Bought my first set of wheels not long after - a rusted-out 1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan for $200. John

Excellent, but where are the floats?! A Norseman without floats is like, well, a Norseman without floats. No doubt there'll be a subsequent Canadian bushplane reboxing with them included; if necessary, the ones from the Matchbox kit should keep me happy for now. I wonder if other, earlier marks are planned. I seem to recall reading (maybe even in this same thread) that the differences were enough to make that financially impractical. But a brand-new kit of any version from such a high-quality manufacturer as Dora Wings? Believe me, I'm grateful! Now let's see some aftermarket bushplane decal sheets! John

Maybe Eduard will branch out into producing aftermarket decal sheets for their kits. They already make every other kind of A/M accessory. John

I just received notification that my order has been shipped, so apparently the kit is now available! John

You never know what might happen - actually those would probably be easier for CP to do, based on the type 5 - my wish is for the type 10, but it has more in common with the types 18/24/28 than with the type 5, so it's a big stretch. A type 29 would be nice, too, but that's even more different! John

FWIW, in 1/72, it was the Spanish Civil War version (CP72023) that contained both the early (11 ribs) and the late (22 ribs) wings. John

Aaaaannd - <click!> - order placed! John

Once the supplies are used up, the leftover cat can be sent in to deal with unexploded ordnance. I like it! John

Interesting - they're branching out from printing decals to printing full kits. I wish them all kinds of good luck with that - the Voisin looks good in the renderings. John

I've heard it referred to among some AC staff as "Lav-water Blue". if that's any help... John