Jump to content

dfqweofekwpeweiop4

Frozen
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4,856

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by dfqweofekwpeweiop4

    D4Y 'Judy' Questions

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    10 hours ago, dalea said:

    I think so too. Which boxing do you have? Wikipedia (I know) has a silhouette of the rocket installation which is not in any of my examples.  What, incidentally was their purpose ? Did they function as JATO pods or were they to increase dive speed. (I've seen both explanations.) JATO appears more sensible to me. Also, what  is meant by " semi-recessed" for the 800 Kg. bomb ? Did they just leave the bomb bay doors off, or was the airframe altered? 

    There's no rockets in the pic on the box or rockets in the box. It's got a pic of a Judy flying over an Essex class carrier and has C-8 + also 35130 on the box end. There is no recess in the bomb bay on my kit, so I don't know if it's an external or internal thing - also the cockpit has 2 seats. It literally is the same kit as the D4Y2 but with different nose parts for the radial engine.

     

    thanks

    Mike

    D4Y 'Judy' Questions

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    30 minutes ago, Toryu said:

    I see.

    It‘s Japanese interior green. There are several shades in the market, called Nakajima and Mitsubishi interior green, e.g. from Colourcoats. To make it more interesting you could apply different shades but don’t take a too light, creamy green. Control boxes and instrument panel are a very dark green similar to the exterior Dark Black Green.

     

    To remove the quote, edit your response, place the cursor under the quote and click ‘backspace‘ on the key board, then save.

     

    😉

     

    Thanks.

     

    I've got the Japanese paint sets from AK Interactive and Vallejo, so I can work out which of the two interior colours to use. The Fujimi kit's interior is very basic, so it's just getting a basic paint job.

     

    Still puzzling over the D4Y4 kit, I still think it's really a D4Y3 kit.

     

    thanks

    Mike

    D4Y 'Judy' Questions

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Toryu said:

    The cockpit is pictured in all detail, incl. colours!?

     

    There is neither Aotake nor a silver instrument panel.

     

    Could you please remove the quote in your reply so that my link disappears. Thanks.

     

    I can see there is no Aotake but it doesn't say what the colours are.  I've no idea how to remove that sorry.

     

    thanks

    Mike

    D4Y 'Judy' Questions

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    I have a couple of Fujimi 1/72 Judys to make and would like to double check on a few things before building. I have the D4Y2 and D4Y4 versions.

     

    First is the cockpit colours, the kits say Aotake all over and Silver for the instrument panel. My guess is that the floor and seats etc would be Grey Green, the instrument panel Black and the cockpit walls in Aotake. Any thoughts on this?

     

    I've read that the D4Y4 was the single seat Kamikaze version that had a 800kg part recessed in the bomb bay. The kit however, looks exactly the same as the D4Y2 kit, except with a different nose section for the radial engine. Again any thoughts on this?  The bomb bay for example is just the standard one with the doors moulded closed and it has 2 seats, so I'm thinking it's more like the D4Y3.

     

    thanks

    Mike

     

    IBG 1/700 ships and 1/72 Tanks @ MJW Models

    in MJW Models

    Posted

    We've now stocking IBG Models 1/700 ships and 1/72 tanks.

     

    We've got the 1/700 HMS Ithuriel and ORP Garland for £13.90 each. We can get the Hunts for £11, if anyone wants them.

     

    https://mjwmodels.co.uk/ibg-models--1700--kits-475-c.asp

     

    We're giving the IBG 1/72 kits a try, starting with the new Crusaders (which I think look quite nice!) for £11 each!

     

    https://mjwmodels.co.uk/ibg-models--172--kits-683-c.asp

     

    thanks

    Mike

    US WW2 Olive Drab

    in AFV WWII

    Posted

    Dear admin team - I appeared to have clicked on the wrong WW2 section - please move my post into the WW2 armour section, which is where I meant to put this post!

     

    sorry about that

    thanks

    Mike 

    US WW2 Olive Drab

    in AFV WWII

    Posted

    I've got a load of US Shermans to paint for the Flames of War game and just want to check what Olive Drab base colour to use.

     

    I remember building the Tamiya 1/35 M4 Sherman kit when it came out in the 90's (nice kit too!) and I'm sure it quoted AS06 (spray paint) Olive Drab. I've ran this through the Ultimate Paint Conversion Chart and the closest match in Vallejo (which is what I mostly use) is Brown Violet (RLM81 in the Model Air range). Now Brown Violet or RLM81, does look similar to Tamiya's AS06 if I remember right. What do other people think about US army olive Drab in WW2?

     

    thanks

    Mike

    First look at IBG's new 1/700 HMS Ithuriel and ORP Garland

    in Maritime WWII

    Posted

    Another thought has occurred after seeing the pics of the Ithuriel kit. HMS Ithuriel was not part of the original RN batch of I class, she was one of four being built for Turkey. According to the Wiki entry for the I class, the ships lost a set of TT and had a 3 inch HA gun fitted  (plus other mods). Wiki says the ex Turkish ships were similarly modified but the kit has both sets of TT's, so which is right?  Also note, the second I class they will do is HMS Ilex, which was part of the original RN class, so it'll be interesting to see if there's any differences in that kit.

     

    thanks

    Mike

    First look at IBG's new 1/700 HMS Ithuriel and ORP Garland

    in Maritime WWII

    Posted

    18 hours ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said:

    It looks nice 

     

    It's a pity they're still aiming at coffee coloured MS4 and "light grey green" MS4A. They really do look weird once the real thing has been seen.

     

    Word will filter through to kit manufacturers eventually, I hope.

    Question is though, are the colours they suggest right? By that I mean the names of the colours and not the shade they are on the painting diagram.

     

    thanks

    Mike

    First look at IBG's new 1/700 HMS Ithuriel and ORP Garland

    in Maritime WWII

    Posted

    21 hours ago, MikeR said:

    Hi peeps,

     

    I found an in box review of IBG Models 1/700 HMS Ithuriel: LINK and ORP Garland: LINK. Both are in Polish but the images are nice and clear. From what I can see the mouldings appear finer than IBG's Hunts and like them photoetch comes as standard. Naturally they aren't up to FlyHawk's standard but they should be a good basis for those who want to add more detail.

     

    Mike.:)

     

    We'll have the kits in stock tomorrow and hope to get a few more in for next week.

     

    than

    ks

    Mike

    • Like 1

    Eduard 1/48 Tempest

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    Eduard are very good at replacing missing or broken pieces. With Eduard products I would even suggest ignoring the seller you got the item from and just report it quickly, to Eduard and they'll send replacements out.

     

    thanks

    Mike

    • Like 1

    700 scale County class cruiser kit

    in General Maritime modelling chat

    Posted

    18 hours ago, Oscardog said:

    Hello Everyone

    I have received the Aoshima Dorsetshire. I got the "Bismarck Chase" Special Edition from Hobbysearch Japan. Incidentally arrived almost the same time as a second hand Atlantic HMS Sussex (rare now) so the two are an interesting compare.

    First to note the Dorsetshire is (I think someone has pointed out this before) clearly - without need to measure - out of scale; probably close 1/720.  half a centimetre shorter than the Sussex hull. On the plus side this is a sweet little package and the detail is fair; and also comes with some good extras; Finemolds octuple  pom poms, and a set of  quad .5s . Also you get some fun planes ; a Sunderland, a Wellington and several Swordfishes (some folded wing),as well as a Walrus for the catapult, all of  which will be useful for a Carrier project and the Swordfishes to make float versions for a backdated BB/BC to replace Walruses when time appropriate. I'll use one for my Trumpy Valiant.

    The little stars though are two u boats; a VIIB and VIIC - with photo etch included! Can be done waterline or full hull so great for a little dio. They are super.

    Anyway I have ordered the bespoke Aoshima PE to go with the kit and will build with that OOB.  It is not going to be Flyhawk standard but it will be a good interim option. It is after all the first ever plastic County Class in 1/700 (ish) that I know of.

    About the underscale Dorsetshire, it was mentioned on the Model Warship forum, which confirmed my choice of waiting for the Flyhawk release. Aoshima have done this before with the USS Wasp but at least that's a unique ship, so the issue isn't as bad. I've only just thought to compare my Aoshima Exeter with my Samek York, to see if they have done the same.

     

    thanks

    Mike

    Bargain 1/35 Armour kits @ MJW Models!

    in MJW Models

    Posted

    Over the past few months we've been stocking a few bargain 1/35 kits, including ones from Meng, Miniart and Hobby Boss. We've had both Meng and Hobby Boss King Tigers in stock previously for under £20 each! We've got a few kits in stock right now and we'll get future bargains in stock, if we think there's a good chance of selling them! 

     

    A good example of a bargain is the new Meng Magach 6 with all the extra armour n bits! Most of the offers are 1/3 or more off the UK RRP, some over 1/3 by quite a bit! Here's a link to our homepage https://mjwmodels.co.uk/  . You'll find the bargains by scrolling down the page and more on the second page too!

     

    thanks

    Mike

    New Tool Tamiya 1/72nd Spitfire Mk1

    in The Rumourmonger

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Tbolt said:

    I'm sure sure that doesn't make it a better kit?  (After all it's still a nice build) Just that the newer kits have more detail and are more accurate ( like the Eduard Spit top cowl being done in two halves so it could be more accurate ). Tamiya have overengineer some of their more modern kits anyway and maybe some things could have been done in a better way without added expense. Anyway Eduard said their Spit Mk.I/V will be better detailed and easier to build than their Mk.IX.

    I didn't find the Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX hard to build at all. In fact it went together quite well. The 1/72 Spitfires are a bit trickier in terms of fit but the 1/48 ones are good :)

     

    thanks

    Mike

    • Like 1

    New Tool Tamiya 1/72nd Spitfire Mk1

    in The Rumourmonger

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Tbolt said:

    Yes I have a couple of their 109's but have yet to build them. I was eyeing up the F-14, but I really shouldn't as I've got far too much to build and I just ordered another Eduard 1/72nd scale Spit from you ;) ( well at £1.50, because eBay gave me a £10 off voucher, it was hard to turn down ).

    You can't go wrong with the Eduard Spitfires :). I see which you bought and I commend your choice, Mk VIII's were the best! How did you get that Ebay voucher? I've got a few things in my watch list I could use it on :)

     

    thanks

    Mike

    New Tool Tamiya 1/72nd Spitfire Mk1

    in The Rumourmonger

    Posted

    On ‎3‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 8:51 AM, Tbolt said:

    You need to remember that not everyone is an expert on a type and the majority of modellers are not that worried about a model being super accurate. Tamiya have name for great building experience, this is a hobby after all and a lot of modellers are looking for that. But the fact that their 1/48th Spit Mk.I is pretty accurate tells us that there is no reason ( unless they really screw up ) that this kit won't be accurate besides being a great build. So is it surprising that there's already a lot of people wanting to buy it? Not at all.

     

    You say win for Arma Hobby and loss for Tamiya and Arma steals the shows, but I don't get that. Will the Arma Hurricane sell well, yes but I bet they Tamiya Spit will sell in far greater numbers, so I don't see how that is a loss for Tamiya. If Tamiya had bought out a Hurricane, that would have sold very well, but I bet not as well as this Spit. 

     

    Also don't get caught up too much in this little world of ours - those of us that spend a lot of time in forums like this, reading up on kit, researching types etc, are a small percentage of the model buying public.

     

    If you have a link to the accuracy problem of the Tamiya Bf109G-6 I would be interested to read. I like the Fine Models kit, but I'm not sure I would pick it over the Tamiya kit ( it doesn't help that there is no UK importer so getting the FM kit is expensive ).

     

     

    Tiger Hobbies were importing Fine Molds last year, you'd have to ask them if they still are. It's still cheaper to buy one from HLJ though (inc post) and you won't get stung for import/handling fees as the kit value is less than £15.

     

    thanks

    Mike

    • Thanks 1

    New Tool Tamiya 1/72nd Spitfire Mk1

    in The Rumourmonger

    Posted

    On ‎3‎/‎3‎/‎2019 at 4:15 PM, Jeff.K said:

    It would be good if Scalemates was a bit more like Google Docs so you can see who posted/edited something. Maybe it has a downside in that if you post something like this you'd get inundated by messages. It's entirely possible that this entry is wishful thinking, an assumption based on their new 1/48 Spit (they've scaled kits down before) or a baseless rumor. Scalemates is basically a wiki, any schmoe can edit or add stuff, even me. Ideally another schmoe who's in the know would come along and correct any errors. 

    That said, it's a plausible enough release for them, as their current Spit Mk. I is *not* highly regarded and they can scale down the 1/48 version. 

    Regarding other aircraft mentioned in this thread, I'd love a good P-51B in either 1/72 or 1/32....  Is their 1/48 P-51B any good? It's quite old, isn't it?  My understanding is that KP missed the mark on the 1/72 P_51B a bit, but their wing combined with the Hasegawa fuselage is the current best option.  I'd be quite content if Arma (or a similar small company) went all in on getting the P-51B right in 1/72. 

    Most reviewers were very positive about KP's new-tool Spit Vs, and they have a Vb and Vc. Neither this nor a new-tool, accurate Tamiya will cause me to dump the Sword Vcs in my stash as the shape looks quite good (even if they might turn out to be a bit of a 'short run experience'). I haven't compared the Academy 1/72 Storch to any plans but it looks like a decent kit. 

    I'm also not dumping my Fine Molds BF-109G-6 for the Tamiya so if anyone knows of a tweak list let me know. 

    The Sword Spitfire Vc builds up fine.

     

    thanks

    Mike

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...