Tbolt

How strange the picture I posted the link of the side view of the Airfix kit has turned into a shot on the flight deck of a 747

Your probably right about paying more attention to the enthusiast, but I think that's what Airfix have been doing the last few years anyway. Remember a few years back when Airfix bought out the new 1/48th scale Mk.IX? To the average Airfix modeller that was probably a fine kit, but to us it looked like Airfix weren't that interested any more, lucky a change of ownership and direction has bought us the great kits we are getting now.

I personally love seeing these rarer aircraft kitted. Sure I would love a 1/72 Canberra but would prefer that in plastic - but like Steve says leave the resin companies to do the rarer types.

I think that just shows you how the average Airfix modeller isn't that worried about accuracy like us lot and is more interested in chunkier parts that won't break as easily (I'm not sure they are talking about the softness) and a kit that's easy to build. That fact that the kit is more accurate and detailed doesn't seem to matter.

Yes hopefully we will get an earlier version and it would be great to get an F at some point as well. I distance between the elevator and the large main window on the tail position on the box art I still think might be a little short, not that it matters that much - I only looked close because you questioned it

So what's wrong with the tail end on the artwork? Is it that it looks a little short? Looks OK to my untrained eye on the model.

That is really impressive, great work

Thanks Graham, I can't find any decals or masks at the moment for a high demarcation one, but if I can find pictures of an airframe with only standard markings, then it obviously won't be a problem.

Thanks Troy, I guess I'll have to go with the standard Sea Hurricane scheme then.

While we are talking about such things, do you know if the oil ring was fitted on all Sea Hurricane Mk.I's or did the early ones not have it?

I would go for the Airfix kit, I don't know when they are bringing out the Sea Hurricane boxing, but like 85sqn says the oil ring and headrest are easy enough to scratch build and then you just need some decals or masks, if you don't want to wait. I fancy doing this top aircraft.

If you've already got the kit, then I would build it, since the Airfix kit is the later "G" and we don't know if they will do an earlier "G" with unstaggered waist windows yet.

Really nice job, she looks fantastic.

Superb looking B-17, makes me want to start one right now!

So does it look like they have taken measurements from a drawing and not taken into account that the fins are longer because of the angle they sit at?

Really like that, well done.

Not always, some Groups over painted them, though I haven't noticed that on 56th FG aircraft.

Amazing work, love it. I wish AMK would scale this kit down to 1/72nd, as 1/48th is too big for me, though I am very tempted now seeing your great model.

That looks really nice, well done. My only critique would be you could do with a better camera to do justice to that lovely work.

Just seen the reissue of Hasegawa 1/72 X-29 is retailing at £44.99! At first I thought it must be two kits in the box, but it's not. The reissue of their 1/48th Draken is only £42.99, so what makes the X-29, which is quite a basic kit worth so much?

I guess they can, otherwise the price would have to drop to sell them. I've only bought one Hasegawa kit's in the last few years at full price, the rest when they were on sale, but I did stock up several years back when they were still a sensible price. If Hasegawa came out with a new tooled kit, that was a type I was really after and there wasn't any good competition out there (1/48th Hornet, MS.406, Spitfire Mk.XIV & Mk.XI, Beaufort, Yak-9, Welkin, P-47N , P-40F/L for example) then I would pay the price, as it's still cheap compared to other forms of entertainment (especially the speed I build at!) and people are willing to high prices for resin kit (which of course have high manufacturing prices) when there is no descent competition.

Would really love to see some Canberra's in 1/72 scale and also would love to see the Javelin scaled down to 1/72 scale.

Yep, that's why I posted the link

Good point about the home market, but it's they are not cheap compared to my income, but to other kits, here in the UK anyway. AMK are producing their F-14 with two sets of wings, one with the flaps and slats out and one a clean wing and Airfix produced their Seafire with two sets of wings, one for a folded wing and one extended, both require a fair bit of extra tooling, both at competitively priced. After some of the detailed work in some of Zvezda's other kits, it doesn't seem like it would be a stretch to add the flaps.

Of course it does but obviously the retail cost of the folding wing kit would be more - if people are willing to buy the AM resin, which also cost quite a bit to produce, then they would be willing to pay this extra cost. And lets face it Zvezda kit are pretty cheap to start with.