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    Roden v Wingnut Wings Albatros 1/32

    in Aircraft WWI

    Posted

    On 12/29/2019 at 10:04 AM, JohnT said:

    If you do get a Wingnut Wings kit the one thing everyone says about them is that they are superbly engineered but this means finer tolerances than one usually expects. Advice universally given is make sure that all mating surfaces are clean and free of paint etc otherwise it causes build problems. If kept pristine there are no issues. 
     

    Thanks JohnT, ordered one of these, so will bare that in mind

    Roden v Wingnut Wings Albatros 1/32

    in Aircraft WWI

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Work In Progress said:

    D.III to D.V or vice versa is not a worthwhile conversion to attempt when there is a decent kit of each. It's a new fuselage on the D.V, for a start. So, yes, buy which ever is the type of Albatros you fancy, they are both decent kits. They are also both pretty complex and challenging kits. 

     

    If you don't have experience with WW1 types and want a taster, you might also consider the much cheaper and less complex, but still very good, 1/48 Eduard kits as a way of breaking yourself in without committing to too much. The 'new' Eduard range which came out in I think around 2009/10, not their originals from the nineties. 

     

    6 hours ago, JohnT said:

    I think your answer depends on which mark of Albatros you want as if I recall they do different marks and while I would hesitate to say you could not convert from one to the other it seems a great deal of work. Roden do both the D1 and DIII while Wingnut Wings do the DV/DVa
    The Wingnut Wings model is perceived as the better model but it comes with a heftier price too. 
    I am pretty sure that at the least advanced modelling skills are required to change a DIII to a DV or vice versa 

    Thanks both for the replies. Have done WW1 before but have got a couple of kits to do in order to get back into it and practice rigging. These are Eduard 1/48 Albatros which I picked up nice and cheap.

    Having seen some of the 1/32 builds on here, I really do fancy going for the larger scale, especially as the eyes seem to struggle with smaller scales now.

     

    HMS Hood 1/200th

    in Maritime WWII

    Posted

    At a fiver a week it doesn't sound all that much....better still if you have a poor memory.

    At nearly 3 years to collect, it will test your memory.

    For me I thought about taking it out but 3 years is a long time to wait and also, am I going to get any more information than what I already have from the Hood books, I have in the collection. Must admit Id join the call for a larger version from Trumpeter and as they shrunk it to 1/700, surely than can expand it to 1/200.

    HMS Hood 1/200th

    in Maritime WWII

    Posted

    So there is now a magazine and kit building set for HMS Hood from Hachette partworks. 1st edition as per normal is the bargain price of 50p, followed by edition 2 and 3 for £3.99 and then the next 137 editions for £5.99 each. a mere £825 in the end.

    The magazine for edition 1 covers construction of the balsa parts supplied, 6 pages on the building of hood and then 4 pages on modern naval warfare. Edition 1 is certainly worth 50p!!

    HMS Repulse - advice required

    in Maritime WWII

    Posted · Edited by Tomcat Alley

    Thanks for your advice Andy, but have decided that it is beyond my skills to repair her, so have put her up for sale in the sale section. I will look to purchase a new one and start from scratch, looking at those detailing parts for that. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my question.

    Daryl

    HMS Repulse - advice required

    in Maritime WWII

    Posted

    Well looking at that id say the model is salvage-able if your willing to spend a little money

    first thing u wanna do is order up a Wood Deck (id advice the KA Wooden deck which i used on my Repule) and the Admiralty works rear superstructure (since the kit one is inaccurate anyway)

    i wouldnt worry about the deck at all, you need to remove the superstructure as crefully as you can, then sane the deck back down to its smooth (where the glue has been laid, keep the kit deck detail) the wood decks will just sit over the damage and you'll never know what a mess it was below

    also if you remove the superstructure you should be able to re-assemble it without the gaps ( i have no idea what the guy was doing to get a gap like that! mine went together pretty seemlessly)

    hope that helps, if u have any questions just ask away :)

    :hobbyhorse:

    Many thanks for the reply, I will have a look at those detailing parts and let you know how it all goes. I wanted to save her as I didnt want to spend out again. Some bits of the superstructure will come off easy enough but others will be a bit tricky, but I can only give it a go.

    Thanks again

    Daryl

    HMS Repulse - advice required

    in Maritime WWII

    Posted

    I have just got hold of a Trumpeter HMS Repulse. The hull, deck and rear platform superstructure have been built. My issue is that there is glue over the deck and in places the glue has eaten at the plastic. The superstructure has large gaps in it, which even filled would look wrong.

    My question is, can I use wood decking to cover the glue issues? Should I attempt to remove the superstructure or will that cause to much damage. Or am I scuppered and should just use it as a test build for trying different paint techniques.

    www.scalemodellingnow.com - launch!

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    Hi Geoff

    I have had a good look at the website and to be honest I think you are on a hiding to nothing here. There are so many forums and sites out there that offer FREE advice, FREE pictures of builds, FREE reviews of new models and FREE MEMBERSHIP. I know that there is talk of papers going down the fee route but again, why pay when you can get it free. Magazines and book sellers have already been hit hard by this and unfortunately if you go with the prices quoted, I think you will struggle for membership. May be if you look at other clubs, organisations and checked their fees, you would see how much more you are charging. I think you really need to look at a price to entice people to you, escpecially at the start of your new service. I would also review your decision to offer free adverts for traders and suppliers - do magazines and websites do this - No.

    I hope it does work out for you but at the current price I would not consider it.

    Regards

    Daryl

    Tomcat Alley's Photos

    in Aviation Photography

    Posted

    Thanks for the replys. We were told on the flight out that it was going to be the first Typhoon escort out of the Falkland Islands by the Captain but was suprised to see the Tornado come through the clouds and sit on the wing of the Boeing 767. It was however really good to capture a bit of history.

    Tomcat Alley's Photos

    in Aviation Photography

    Posted · Edited by Tomcat Alley

    Hi All

    Below are a couple of photos of one of the last Tornado escorts from the Falkland Islands in September 2009. The Tornados are probably all in boxes now for shipping back, as the Typhoon has taken over its role.

    IMG_1360.jpg

    IMG_1362.jpg

    Daryl

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