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Don’t forget the scale effect - a full size tank in a satin finish would look matt in a model scale (1:35, 1:48, 1:72).
Cheers,
Nigel
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Interested to hear what you guys use to hold multiple parts while airbrushing.
I've seen a few stands with sticks with croc clips on ebay and amazon but they get mixed reviews. Some say they are great but other say that the base is light and that the sticks are often so loose the part just spins when trying to airbrush.
Cheers,
Nigel
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You can get it (Dambusters Lancaster) for £30 at Hobbycraft.
It’s on offer for £35 and there is a £5 off a £15+ spend voucher code that you can use on top.
Cheers,
Nigel
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Not read the whole thread and I imagine that it has already been said - but I think a lot of it is down to poor social media app grammar and spell checkers.
I quite often find them putting in spurious apostrophes and resist my attempts to correct the mistake.
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1 hour ago, TheKinksFan said:
This is a KP/AZ thread, in no way did anyone suggest that you should be. It still remains a mystery what the uncertainty was here.
Right I appreciate that English may not be your first language, but I think I made myself clear from the start.
I have only expressed interest in the AZ Models version. Then you said that the AZ is the Valom kit with retooled transparencies. I said that I was aware of that which was why I was waiting for the AZ Models re-release. You then said that the AZ Models has had retooled transparencies since its first release in 2016 - but that is pretty moot because you can’t find any of those on the market. Which is why I am waiting for the re-release. The Valom kit is of no interest to me because of the ill-fitting transparencies.
Any way, simply put, I am eagerly awaiting the AZ re-issue.
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1 hour ago, Dave Swindell said:
Valom and AZ are indeed 2 diferent companies, but both have released Hampdens from the same basic tooling.
The tooling originated with Valom who released 5 versions in 2008/2009 with the original clear sprue
AZ susequently released 2 versions using the same tool for the airframe sprues and a revised clear sprue in 2016/2017, with the revised clear sprue being sold separately for those who already had the Valom kit and wished to upgrade their clear parts.
Niether manufacturer has reissued the kit since then, so if your're buying Valom you'll get the original clear sprue and if AZ you'll get the revised sprue (unless you're buying second hand and parts have been swapped!)
Thank you, which is exactly why I am interestedin the AZ Model reissue and not in the slightest interested in the Valom kits.
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8 minutes ago, TheKinksFan said:
I don't entirely understand what you mean. AZ has already re-boxed the original Valom kit in 2016, with re-tooled clear parts. Now they will re-box it again, maybe the PE parts are omitted, and replaced with plastic parts.
AZ used to sell those re-tooled clear parts separately, but they don't seem to be available anymore.
This is getting circular - I don’t understand what you are saying either.
My understand is that Valom and AZ Models are two different companies - maybe that it my misunderstanding.
I think there are AZ Model kits that have always had corrected transparencies and there are Valom kits that don’t have corrected transparencies - have I got that wrong?
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34 minutes ago, TheKinksFan said:
I think AZ model re-boxed the kit already earlier and re-tooled the clear parts.
Are you talking about the Valom or AZ models?
I know that AZ already has re-tooled transparencies but the model is very difficult to find. I didn’t think there had been any update to the Valom models, they are pretty easy to find but I assume that would be with transparencies that don’t fit.
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8 hours ago, VMA131Marine said:
The AZ Hampden is just the Valom Hampden with new clear parts.
I’m aware of that - but it is more than that. It is just a matter that they fix inaccuracies, it is more a case that the Valom transparencies are too big and don’t fit. That is enough to stop me buying the Valom kit - I know that many will say that there are after-market parts but I’m not interested in splashing out on a kit knowing that I have to buy after-market just to make the kit fit together.I’m quite surprised that Valom haven’t made any moves to update their kits with corrected transparencies.
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4 hours ago, Redboost said:
Yes, it is. Look at other companies schedules.
Took me a little while to get this. So I guess what you are saying is that when Airfix drop their Hampden later this year the AZ Hampden might appear around about the same time?-
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Is there a rough schedule for the 2024 releases. Can I expect the Hampden in Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4?
Cheers,
Nigel
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I use Jadlam fairly often but you do need to check prices elsewhere.
Clearances and offers aside, I generally find Jadlam prices a little higher than elsewhere. They are clearly including an element of P&P in the prices.
This is no bad thing, and is fine when buying one item but you need to check when buying multiple items, that the accumulated built-in P&P has not made the total order dearer than you can get elsewhere.
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On 2/19/2024 at 8:48 PM, APA said:
Yeah probably a marketing thing for price point. including the engine as standard probably edges it to close to £100.
The RRP as it stands is £100.
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This place suggests that they have some - never used them before but there ‘about’ has a UK address and telephone number so you could check that they actually have it.
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3 hours ago, Milan Mynar said:
Nice built model in the interesting scale.
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Rubicon kits have great detail given that they are primarily aimed at table top gaming. I really like them.
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On 1/31/2024 at 9:48 AM, APA said:
Bugger that then.
Very!
Andrew
That’s put me off too. Actually having it as an add-on somehow makes it worse. At least if there wasn’t an engine at all I might have respected that decision, but that they have an engine but don’t include seems a bit petty.-
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Will be looking out for the Hampden.
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On 2/15/2024 at 9:09 PM, Circloy said:
Are these in the Lidl warehouse sale where various 'Middle of Lidl' items turn up at reduced (stickered) prices.
No idea, the ones I saw on the shelf were priced at £6.99 - can't tell you whether the price is reduced at the till because I didn't buy any.
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I don't really want to get into the expense of after-market, nor the hassle of trying to track it down.
Would you say that the Valom is bad enough to avoid the kit if I'm not prepared to do much in the way of corrective surgery?
Will probably hang on until the Airfix one comes out and in the meantime keep my eyes open for an AZ Models version.
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Hi,
Fancy doing an HP Hampden an have seen the Valom offerings. But reading up about them suggests that the transparencies are over-sized so don't fit well. I'm aware that AZ Models have taken the Valom model and have improved transparencies but is near impossible to find.
Anyone know the exact issue with the Valom model and how big a problem it is - can it be rectified or does it need replacements.
I've also read that Valom models can be a little challenging to build as they lack locating pins/holes - how big a problem is this?
And, of course, Airfix are releasing their classic model later this year but I hear that although this builds okay, it lacks detail, has overdone rivets, raised panel lines and may also have transparency issues.
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Noticed that some of my AZ Model kits have templates printed on the instructions. So they don’t include ready made masks but provide the means to cut your own. Think this is a nice touch, wish more companies did this.
Obviously companies like Eduard would not want to do this as they want to sell their masks, but companies like Airfix and Revell who are not in the mask business could provide templates on their instructions - certainly for the modern kits that are designed using CAD where the template shapes should be pretty easy to create from the CAD software..
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1 hour ago, Luka said:
Hi,
There's another method that I have seen, and that is re-using the tin-foil wrappers from chocolates. There's a youtube vid here;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrhY6Oixlmc
You'd have to be pretty confident with a sharp blade though, as you have to cut the foil while it's on the canopy. The foil is pretty thin though and should cut easily. Plus, it's also much thinner than paper tape so the paint layer won't "heap up" at the edge.
Hth,
LukaThanks for reminding me, I had seen that one before but had forgotten it - mind you, with the likes of Quality Street switching to paper wrappers mind get harder to find supplies of chocolate foil.
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When I was a kid in the 1970s I built 1:72 aircraft, I would use my pocket money to buy a kit from the village toy shop on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning and I’d build and paint it over the weekend.
Then I would brush paint everything and when it came to canopies I’d hand-paint them off the plane and then stick them on with white PVA glue.
Work and family life pushed my childhood hobby to the side and about 30 years later I returned but focussing on 1:35 armour.
Recently, I returned to 1:72 aircraft and I decided to focus on WWII (and slightly pre-war) British aircraft and have started a new stash. One aspect that that has me a little perplexed is how to deal with canopies.
I use an airbrush these days and I’m aware that it is best practice to fit the transparencies to the model before painting - which means some sort of masking.
My question is, how do go about it …. methods I am aware of are
- attach transparencies, totally mask them off, spray the aircraft, then hand finish the framing
- buy masking sets
- create your own masking with pieces of tape
- create masking with a combination of tape and masking liquid
I’m immediately drawn to ready made masking sets but often put off by the price which can sometimes be as much as the kit.
On the other hand, making your own masks seems viable for single canopies (fighters) but becomes more daunting for bombers with their glass houses and turrets.
Interesting to hear your approaches, especially whether it is a one size fits all or whether you use different approaches for different types.
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I ordered one, they took my money, think it is about £10 cheaper than expected, let's see what happens.
Cheers,
Nigel