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Not y Nothing yet but I have already placed a preorder. It would be nice to compare it to Airfix's upcoming release. Regards,

Curtiss P-40C (Hawk 81-A2) Fighter AVG "Flying Tigers" for June US release! Kit 04006 MSRP - $49.99USD In 1937 Curtiss put an Allison V-1710-19 liquid cooled engine into a p36 fighter. The plane was the military project code XP-40. The aircraft first flew successfully in October of the following year and reached a maximum speed of 587 km. In April 1939, the U.S. Army ordered the P-40A to start production and type B and C followed over the years. The P-40C (Hawk81 A-2) improved the self sealing fuel tank from type B, effectively improving the comprehensive protection of the fuel system. At the same time it also increased the Ground Weapons. Two weapons including a 12.7 mm machine gun and 4 wing was on a 7.62 mm gun. After the outbreak of World War II, the British government purchased a large number of military aircraft from the United States, including 930 P-40C, called the Tomahawk MK.IIB. The United States Army Air force was also equipped with 193 P-40C aircraft. In early 1941 the Chinese Air Force purchased 100 aircraft from the British production of the Tomahawk MK.IIB, and all equipped the American Volunteer Group, known as the "Flying Tigers". Regards,

I will forward it to the owners. You picked up some of what I saw and the rear fuselage may be separate indicating that the M3 may be on the horizon as well. This would be part of the sprue tree design which comes later as there is still a bit missing (such as canopy details). Regards,

They are asking for input, perhaps they will make changes? Regards,

I've written thousands of product reviews and many times parts were warped. This is why I created the tutorial in the link above. Regards,

I would simply use very hot water, almost boiling, to soften the resin and let it relax. Resin has memory and should return to the state it was in the mold. This memory is far better at reparation than manual prodding. Here is a link to a tutorial: http://planetarmor.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4104 Yes, it is armor related but the technique is the same. Regards,

Quite nice! I received my kit which is the earlier T-44. Now to get the T-44M! Regards,

I don't see a transmission, only a motor... My kit is on its way so thanks for the build. Regards,

Please note that the reference Friul tracks are for the PzKpfw V Ausf. D. Regards,

Which Tamiya Panther A? If it is the original one prior to their later PzKpfw V Ausführung G, you may have a problem with tracks as it wasn't exactly 1/35th scale. Your best bet is the then the ATL-08 tracks with their AW-13 replacement sprockets to ensure they fit. Regards,

I'm not aware of any new Tamiya Tigers from this decade. Which one is it (that isn't a re-release)? Regards,

I prefer resin tracks from MasterClub as they are the most accurate and have the proper look to them. I only buy the pinned series. MasterClub are now releasing them in metal. LionMarc Model Designs (LMD) had a resin set but it is now out of production. Also out of Production but extremely nice (and a great value if bought as part of their detail set) were Anvil Miniatures resin tracks. They re-appeared as WW2 Productions but are gone again. Friulmodelismo makes metal tracks but they are too thick and it becomes obvious when comparing to actual photographs. Metal tracks are also available from Spade Ace and Karaya. Avoid the latter. Polystyrene tracks are available from AFV Club, ModelKasten and one more but I only have experience with the named products. The AFC Club tracks are delicate but assemble easily while the ModelKasten has you adding the teeth separately. Well, I stated I have build Academy, AFV Club, Dragon, Idea (a poor copy of the Tamiya kit), Italeri, Rye Field Model, and Tamiya. I have also had the opportunity to use many of the aftermarket items such as barrels, tracks, detail sets, design for each of the kits. If you stated a subject tank, then we can narrow the options to something less than three. Mention a budget and we can then discuss what detail sets, if any, to use. Regards,

There are many good kits to choose from (AFV Club being one not mentioned). Look at the comparisons here: http://perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/subject/tiger.htm I've had the pleasure to build all. Feel free to ask. Regards,

English is not my first language. I don't get the point alluded to here. I am quite passionate about my shark mouth schemes so this was a needed purchase. I bought it, shared image of it to garner information on what needs to be done to improve it since I do not mind using some old fashioned modeling skills. The fact anyone doesn't like the errors inherent to the model doesn't mean that they tell me my "kit is candidate to bin with sorted waste." That is insulting to me personally as I bought the model, took the time to share images of my kit, and then I have someone dictate to me their opinion as to what to do with my kit. The opinion of why the subject is not up to their standards is not covered, only that the model is garbage and a caricature. Basically, that person can't or won't put any effort into old fashioned modeling skills and would rather just assemble kits. This is fine but it does not help me with the kit subject posted. Telling me to build other models is not helpful either as I may not be interested in recommended models or I have already bought and/or build them. Thank goodness for the block function! Regards,

And there ^ is the proof of what I wrote. Here is someone telling me to throw a kit into a bin which I paid for (and I work pretty hard to have the disposable income to buy it). Where is it constructive? By telling me to buy other kits whose subjects don't interest me (Foxhound & Su-33) or I already have? Is this person implying I am stupid to buy the kit as it obviously doesn't meet his/her standards? Or is he/she stating they can't be bothered to use modeling skills to correct it (something which I enjoy doing)? So, his/her way of modeling (simply assembling) is better than my old fashion way of correcting it? He/she makes a decision for me as to what I should buy or toss out? As I wrote before, The difference between constructive criticism about the subject offered and whining over the company who made it is lost on some. Sad really (and the reason I haven't posted any sprue shots of my latest acquisitions),

I am sure you could also fix the lower airbrakes very easily. Glue shut. Use stretched sprue tree to fill the side which is too long, sand, polish, scribe in the correct outline and done! Regards,

Well, it certainly challenges one but the end result is something to be proud of! Regards,

Andy, when you start your Cold War GB build and ask for assistance, I will if I have any to offer. This is open to anyone who would want more detailed information for their build. I only ask to see the information put to use. As for the links that I sent via PM to the two who requested the information, they were easy to find in a web search. My only advantage (over those I sent them to) is that I knew of the existence and location of the information. When Procopius and Neu start their builds, they can share what was PMed to them as it is readily available via web searches. I will then offer them what I may have (for example, I took many photos and measurements plus kept manuals of Russian vehicles from my time at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds FMIB motor pool). Regards,

He asked for them, I offered them to him. That simple. I also stated, as seen below, that I don't want others to be turned off due to my AMS. Since I offered, and sent, information to the two people asking for it (one on the T-62 and the other on the T-55), they can post what I sent them or keep it to themselves. Hopefully, they've noticed that I didn't link to any of my product reviews related to the subjects although they would not be hard to find. Regards,

Did you get it? If so, which one? Agreed except that the SS-23 is from Hobby Boss (Trumpeter R & D though). All three are expensive too yet worth it to me. Regards,

Radleigh, I have all the flogger kits (I am the one who posted images on another site where people pointed out that the production kit needs a nose job). Shape wise, the fighters are quite good. As Harvy5 stated, Ciro Models have some updates but only the canopy will be my repeat purchase (I bought two of their 'Big Set's). The Big Set includes the vacuum-formed canopy which corrects the windscreen. It also includes resin replacement intakes which correct the upper outer radius which was too small (too sharp a corner) and also hollows out the landing lights and correctly thickens the lower surface of the intakes. By the way, Aires (under Quickboost) also produces the replacement intakes with the added benefit of the landing light lenses. The third part of the big set is a replacement lower rear fuselage to correct the outline of the lower airbrakes in the closed position. To use this set, one must cut the kit fuselage and mate the resin item. Also included is a replacement parachute housing bullet as the one in the kit is too rounded. Both of these last two corrections are not difficult to do oneself. Hope this helps,

Thanks Ken! Regards,

Ken, since you built your J-15 on the deck, I didn't build mine. Would I be able to just use the J-15 and make the small changes to it for an Su-33? Or are the carrier blast shields too different? As for deck crew, I don't think anyone will notice the race change. Regards,

I sold off my KP kit since I knew this kit was coming. There are more discrepancies than just the nose and large amounts of photos and measurements provided to Trumpeter were in the specific problem areas such as the engine section shape, nose, etcetera. Thanks for illustrating the nose issue with a comparison of the kit offering to the real item. Me too, but knowing it is Hobby Boss releasing it when the information was sent to the Trumpeter contacts makes me worried as I have no idea what they have done with the research provided to them by me and other enthusiasts. Jeroen, while I understand your stance, it looks like you're trying to silence Laurent. As you can see above, he offered constructive criticism by showing the available kit and what it should look like. unlike some that simply bash the company and offer nothing other than to say you should bury the model, his sharp eye for shapes makes Laurent's posts something I look forward to. Feel free to look at some of the posts I started (with sprue shots) so you can see the difference between constructive and divisive criticism. The latter does nothing but alienate people against the brand instead of staying on the kit subject at hand. In anticipation of this kit, I sold my KP kit with the extremely rare The New Tiger Models flaps and slats sets. Now I see it will be in a Hobby Boss box. The last time this happened to me was with the Cadillac Gage Commando armored cars. The information I sent was accepted and then silence. The kit comes out from Hobby Boss with errors which would have been avoided had the CAD development team shared with those that provided the research material. After all, once the material was accepted, is it not obvious that the kit is in development? So why not share the CAD images? Instead, we end up with error which could have been avoided. Based on this experience, I do not know how these Fitters will come out. Regards,

I am not surprised: http://www.arcforums...dpost&p=2650116 Regards,