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Allright, finnished s build yesterday First Timer Modelship So now continue with the Maritime theme, Modelkit, well picture needs no presentation, got it second hand on eBay, part sealed in bags. Will use AM this time wich i do not do often at all, so this time go all in with AM, all isnignias and markings will be painted, also some scratch. Yes....here it is and here goes. First things first reset the workplace. Nice boxart. Some reference books and all AM that ill use. And the build officially have started

Evening all. Looks like the Stuka is going on hold again! Without over dramatising, this will probably be the most important build of my life. Everybody in modelling, I think, keenly felt the tragic loss of Sqn. Ldr. Mark Long in May of 2024, shortly after take off in MK356, a mk.IXe. Three weeks before, I'd taken my finished model of MK356 down to BBMF for them to auction, sell, keep, chuck in a bin. Little knowing the tragic events that were to happen a few short weeks later. Mark's widow Beth has started a trust in Mark's name to keep his memory alive and to act as his legacy. The Mark Long Trust will provide flying scholarships to disabled people and "goes live" in 2026. Their inaugural dinner and charity auction is in January and they've asked me to produce a model of BBMFs TE 311, a mk. XVIe, and the aircraft most associated with Mark, to be auctioned on the night. To say I'm honoured is an understatement. To say I'm terrified a bigger one. Terrified because 35 ground crew and 2 pilots will be poring over every detail of what I turn out and, I have a scant two months to do it. They've graciously said that whatever I can turn out would be fine but bugger that, it needs to be all singing all dancing I think, to raise as much money as possible. There's no 1:24 mk.XVIe bubble so I'm going with Tamiya's 1:32. Jadlam Models have been incredibly kind in donating the kit for free so it's all hands to the pumps. I'm doing a simple diorama based on this photo of TE 311 outside the hanger at Coningsby Bins may be included! I'm lighting it, just nav and cockpit light, adding a motor for a spinning prop and a variety of Merlin 66 sounds, startup, idle, rev and shutdown. I'm hoping I can drill out all the exhaust stubs and add a 1mm SMD in each one which will flash for 10 seconds on startup to simulate unburnt fuel flaming. To control it all , I'm having my first go at programming an Arduino nano microprocessor to do it. Aftermarket wise, a new seat, wheels and tyres, control column, from Barracuda Studios, engine upgrade stick on bits from Eduard and, for the first time ever, an IP from Yahu since Peter at Airscale doesn't do one in 1:32. I'm using his prop and engine logos though. I was hoping to make this my first foray into YouTube but I just don't think I'll have time to learn and produce something decent with only a two month window to complete. I will post as much as I can here though. It might be a bit garbled due to sleep deprivation.

A new post on a fairly long running topic by Peter @airscale over on LSP If you've been following his post (and who the hell in their right mind wouldn't?) You'll see he's now he's produced the most exquisite engine and prop build in 3d for his Do17Z project. He even put two test carts in there, one for the engine and another for the prop. We'll I was b*****ed by a French Horn when he asked if I'd build and paint the prototype for display at Telford 🫢 So here we go with my average photography skills. If you're going to Telford, you MUST go and see it in the flesh. The detailing in the printing is just gorgeous. Much better than my dodgy David Bailey impressions can do justice to. Peter sent me the bits cleaned up with his ultrasonic knife (sounds very nasty) and ready primed so the carts were printed as one piece. I'm imagining this as an older engine going into the workshop for an overhaul and a new prp fitting and balancing. The workshop's been busy and the carts have seen some hammer! Just a standard job of silver, chipping fluid (or if you're a devout Yorkshireman, hairspray) and chip away. The little boxes on the engine cart I smartened up with some labels and a few small gauges from the decal box. The prop stand was just beaten up a bit If you look at Peter's original renderings, you'll see how it all goes together but these are the side flaps of the engine cowlings which sit open, gull wing fashion on the finished piece. Again, old engine so I've layered aluminium base metal, overpainted with RLM02 and well worn off. Then oil from leaks etc. Some sooty stains will be going on last. Same with the engine casing which will hold the block and oil cooler Early days with the engine itself. Normally on a radial, I paint it steel and then flood with wash to get the fins showing. This time because of the makeup and detail of the piece, I went the other way. paint black then drybrush the silver over. The detail is so fine it's possible. The fuel lines are the pain in the bottom to hand paint yellow, oil lines brown. It's had a sheen of engine oil but is only test fitted together at the minute. The rear in particular needs more work and I'm struggling for good reference pics for whats black, silver etc. so if anyone can help PLEEEZE do. More to come tomorrow hopefully. Peter need it for telford so I'd better get cracking😰

Good evening all, I've been given the go ahead to release images of my most recent completion which is Revell's new 32nd Sea Hurricane Mk.IIC! The kit is comprised mostly of the existing tooling of the standard Hurricane Mk.IIB, however, it now utilises a new set of wings to add the canon armament! The scheme shown is one of three choices in the box, with the other two (really nice schemes!!!) to be announced soon. It was a privilege to build this for Revell again and is now in Luke's safe hands to be photographed for the back of the box! I kept the build clean with a small amount of exhaust and gun stains to roughly simulate a few sorties, she was finished in Hataka Orange Line paints. Sea Hurricane Mk.IIC, NF699, "Libby". More to come soon here --> https://www.facebook.com/jamesbuildsandmore

Four months on-and-off to get here ! I'm an unapologetic Hasegawa 'fan boy' and this is a great kit even by their own high standard. Pretty much effortless build, only additions were the Quickboost resin gun barrels & Eduard etch cockpit set , the plastic is what comes from the box. Painted with Tamiya & Mr Color lacquers (there's any number of greens in this, you'd have to see it 'in person' to get the full effect - and no I'm not buying any plane tickets !). The paint-fading, aside from some subtle pre & post-shading is all W&N oils, some applied raw and blended, some blended with odourless thinner. Streaks stains and exhaust plumes, again all with oil paints. Chipping is Vallejo Dark Aluminum applied by sponge with each panel carefully masked to try and imply variations in wear on different ones (some not chipped at all, some heavy etc.) Is it perfect, no of-course it isn't but it's unlikely to go near any competitions, and looks great in the cabinet. As ever C C & Q's welcomed. Cheers from a bright & breezy NZ. Ian.

Hi all, I can finally reveal the first full build of the brand new Revell 32nd Meteor! As she has now debut displayed at the IPMS Avon Model Show, I have been given the go ahead by Luke to share my images of my build. ***Please remember that this is a pre-production, prototype kit using prototype decals, meaning the full release is subject to change.*** This was an amazing kit to build and also a challenge due to the tight time constraints on such a complex, but detailed kit. I thoroughly enjoyed the build, even with the tight 14 days I had to complete it. I had the delightful job of executing the FR.9 variant in this brilliant colour scheme with those awesome Suez stripes. I shall post up more images in the coming week or so, but please ask me any questions about this kit and I'm more than happy to answer honestly, maybe even with some more pictures to help illustrate! Please enjoy this small selection of images for now.

Hi all, I've now been given the go ahead by Luke to be able to share images of my current build of the above mentioned. ***Please note, this is a prototype test shot and so anything you see posted is subject to potential change before final release.*** For now, here is an overview of my progress after around 8hours of work with the cockpit built up along with most of the wing and fuselage sections ready to go. This kit is amazingly detailed, fits beautifully and I have had zero issues so far. I will post updates as and when necessary, mainly sticking to major milestones. I will not do the final reveal until after the IPMS Avon Show at Thornbury on 03/08/2025 so if you wish to see it, please come to the show and view it on the Revell stand. I shall reveal it here at an unspecified date there after. See you all soon for another update!

I'm about to embark on a journey I have not been in a very long time. My last attempt at any kind of a flying thingy was in late 90's and I've never done anything bigger than 1/48, so this will be the first time I dip my toes in big boys plane club. Why Spitfire you may ask? Two reasons really. Firstly I have received this kit as a freebie with another purchase, so it cost me nothing which makes it a great kit to test my skills. Secondly, it is a subject that's probably been done to death, so there is a lot of information available here on BM and on other forums. It will also be easy for me to find someone who had done this kit and compare the results. One important thing however that I would like to put it out there as a disclaimer is that I will not be looking for a full historical accuracy. Not on this attempt at least. So I'm not bothered if the body is a couple of mm too wide, if some of the features do not match the version, or if it has the 'wrong' type of rivets, etc. I know that some here may take my approach as heresy, but with all the respect I do not care about it. This project is for me to get more familiar in building process and improve my skills rather than going down the rabbit hole with the rivet count and other features. If I do something wrong in terms of assembly, weathering and maybe colour choice, please tell me, as I'm here to learn and improve. But please do not list the physical inaccuracies. I've see the BM threads about them, so I'm fully aware, but not interested in fixing them on this project. Finally the kit itself. Looks quite decent although there is a bit of flash on some of the parts, so I don't expect it to be a walk in the park assembly like for example Tamiya. The only downside to this particular kit is that I'm missing the decal sheet. Good reason to shop around to find a suitable one. This however may delay cockpit assembly, as I think there was one decal with the instrument panel. I'm considering to try to freehand it or buy a ready made one, like the one from Yahu models. Not sure which one yet. Enough rambling, time to get on with the job.

Hi everyone, With Nuremberg Toy Fair officially underway, I've been given the go ahead by Luke at Revell to share this top secret project! I was honoured to be given the opportunity by Luke, to build the very first test build of the new Meteor in 32nd by Revell. This is the first full 3D printed build up of what will become the kit later in the year, hence why the surface may look a little rough, as it is 3D printed and not plastic injection moulded yet. Luke was over the moon when he collected it as this is the culmination of hundreds, if not thousands of hours of work, to finally be able to see it built up for the first time. This is now on display at Nuremberg Toy Festival over the next few days for the modelling world's eyes to view. I'll post some more detailed photos in the coming days on my Facebook page linked below so that people can see the amazing detail on the engine, wheels bays and more. Thanks again to Luke and Revell for this and I can't wait to crack on with the other builds that will soon fly my way! Disclaimer - This is as finished as Revell wanted it... in Primer to show overall shape, size and details only. This is the very first full 3D print with no plastic parts and so surface detail is not final. https://www.facebook.com/jamesbuildsandmore/

Hi everyone, Since last week I've been toying with an idea of dipping my toes into the world of 1/32 planes. I've seen a few really nice examples at Hinckley model show last week and I've developed an itch that I need to scratch. However as I've not built any aircraft type models since late 90's I have absolutely no clue what I'm getting myself into, hence why I would like for some advice from more experienced aircraft wizards on here. Because my interests are predominantly in the WW2 period I was contemplating getting one of the Kotare Spitfires (most likely Mk. Va), but would this be a bit too much too soon? Are Kotare models easy to build? Or shall I start on Revel, Hobby 2000 or Eduard? Also what are the do's and don'ts when it comes to big boy planes? Any tips are much appreciated.

Hi Modellers, I would like to present my 1:32 scale Lockheed YF-12A build. I've put together some initial photos of the full aircraft and a few detail shots. Please note, the engine model is not yet finished. I plan to add more photos to this post once the engines are complete. You can find WIP here: Hope you enjoy the preview! Cheers, Serkan

Hi everyone, Since couple of months I have received many questions whether there is going to be any fully 3d printed Blackbird in 1:32 scale. I decided to give a try if this achievable with my current toolset and created 3d models. I have launched already a topic in another modelers forum (LSP) but I would like to share my progress here as well because all these Oxcart/Blackbird modeling works have been reported in detail in this forum. At the beginning I was not sure which aircraft I am going to build. To have an idea how big the parts going to be and which one is to be built, I have printed the nose cones of YF-12A, A-12 and SR-71A: I decided to build YF-12A because SR-71A's cockpit details and seats have not been modeled yet and I have some 1:48 A-12 derivatives in progress. I have started first printing the relatively smaller parts using my Elegoo Mars 3 printer. The cockpit parts, main and nose wheels and hubs were printed. Next parts are the wheel bays and struts. Serkan

Hi everyone, This build has been a long, long, time coming but what better time to start it than after a first COVID vaccination! To cut a long story short, over the years I've often seen the helicopters of the Midlands Air Ambulance charity flying over- whether it's coming into the QE Hospital in Birmingham, flying over our home now and again, returning to Cosford, or even while out and about. They do remarkable work and it's only right that I have a go at modelling such a fantastic machine. My previous foray into a 1:72 G-OMAA can be found here, but this time I will have to make my own decals and have a much better go at the interior. Here's the base kit: Colour scheme-wise, there are a few variations when it comes to decals. Although the 2 photos (from Cosford 2019) shown below would be good to use, I also have other reference material with the "Babcock" logo replaced by the "Bond" logo- it's a minor point, but I think the white lettering makes for a slightly more aesthetically interesting model. As you can see from the above, there are a lot of decals to try and replicate. Let's get cracking! All the best, Sam

Just realised I've failed to post my build from 2020 of the old Revell 1:32 He 111 P-1. There's no build doc unfortunately but thanks for looking. I've painted it in the kit given KG54 Totenkopf-Geschwader and imagined it having just landed from a bombing raid over England in 1940 and waiting for a reload and a refuel. Not much time for cleaning down so it's a tad mucky. I've used the Eduard interior and exterior PE kits and HGW seatbelts as well as the Profimodeller oxygen system (never again!) Many thanks for having a peek.

Hi all Here is my first post in this section of BM. This is probably only the 3rd vehicle I’ve ever built and the first for around 25 years. I brought this Airfix 1:32 Mini Cooper S a couple of years ago and did start it at the beginning of 2024 but quickly lost interest as really not my modelling genra. Anyway with Christmas over I decided to get back down off the shelf of doom and on to the bench and finish it! Tamiya paints used for the yellow,white and black for the main colours and MR Hobby MR Colour super fine silver for the wheel hubs. Thanks for looking and Happy Modelling Now the pics.

Announced (sort of) on their FB page. https://www.facebook.com/Hong-Kong-Models-Co-Ltd-1375731456009809/timeline/ Cheers, Andrew

Hello everyone. Been a while since I got anything finished - started a few, but only finished this !. There's been some discussion on various FB pages and other modelling sites as to the validity of the markings, and I acknowledge that. But here she is all done with no photo trickery other than editing the size & shapes of the pics. All Tamiya acrylics & Mr Color lacquers with decals from various Eagle Cal sheets and a couple from the kit. As ever, please feel free to make any comments, criticisms or ask any Q's. Cheers from New Zealand. Ian.

Well this will be something very different and an extended WIP... The kit is the latest creation from Flying Start Models, AKA Tim Perry. It truly is a work of art as is reflected in the price😬, but where else are you going to find a 1:32 Mk3?😉 I'm sure this kit will be of interest to anyone who came through the ATC(Air Cadet) system in the 50s-80s and will bring back many memories! I first bumped into Tim at 621 VGS based at Hullavington at the time. I'm a member of the Historic Flight and we have a fleet of ex ATC gliders ranging from a Grasshopper through the Mk3, Sedbergh, Prefect, Swallow and a Clockwork Mouse, the Venture! Tim arrived for a flight on his motorbike and as I was there with mine too we immediately got into conversation. I took some pics of his flight in the Mk3(AKA Slingsby T.31) and things progressed from there via Facebook. Fast forward a few years and he announced he was making a kit of the Mk3, and not just any Mk3, but our aircraft😍. So of course I had to have one... It took until march to come onto the market but it's available now: http://flyingstartmodels.com/Flying-Start-Models-Collection.html Tim is actually improving things all the time and a new tailplane and harness set are now available and the latest version of the instructions/paint schemes are currently being updated as I write. The kit is available with decals to enable you to model ANY of the aircraft that were produced for the ATC, so you can make your very own personalised version😀, with colour charts for the old silver and yellow training scheme and the later red/white/black colours. If you click on the link above you'll find a link in the text to download the instructions including the colour options. The main 'problem' wit this kit is that it's in resin not 'plastic' however Tim has done his absolute best to make everything fit perfectly and look as close to the original as possible. All parts come still attached to the 3D printing webs which resemble the scaffolding for a roller coaster! The amount of work to get all this to work is mind boggling... The instructions include comprehensive hints and tips for those of us who've never built a resin kit before, so don't feel too intimidated. You DO have to be very careful though as the resin is extremely brittle, but Tim assures me that if you break anything he'll replace it. Anyway, enough rambling and to work... The kit comes in a surprisingly small but perfectly packed flip top cardboard box with plenty of bubble wrap. I started with the fuselage which comes as previously described with its own rollercoaster frame which has to be clipped away bit by bit. Very sharp nippers are a must and leaving a little nub on the surface of the model seems to work best rather than cutting right down to the skin so to speak. The frame is 3D unlike a 'normal' sprue which is basically flat so this requires a bit of thinking as to where to start and which bits to cut next, but you'll get the hang of it😉 Actually the first bit of modelling starts with the cockpit. This is basically the same principle as any aircraft model; You start with the cockpit floor and work up. Individual parts for the seat bases, sticks, bulkheads, seat straps, and instrument panels are provided. There are even instrument(such as they are in a Mk3😁) decals and cockpit placards! The decals seem of extremely good quality. I'm still getting the hang of superglue and I suspect I need to invest in some proper modelling stuff rather than the stuff you buy in the DIY shop; It's all a steep learning curve for me! I managed to snap off the joining bar between the front rudder pedals bit got them to stick in the right position anyway🙄

It's been a while since the last post I made on the workshop but I finally managed to complete the model of the Fiat CR.42 "Falco" and presents the machine CR. 42 Falco, 83 So., 18 Gruppo, 56 Stormo C.T., Ursel, Belgium, November 1940.I added extras from EDUARD, YAHU MODELS and CMK to the model. I also did the riveting based on the drawings posted in KAGERO. Enjoy watching. You can also see something in the cabin. A close-up of the engine. And a close-up of the riveting.

Hello! Here is another model that landed in my workshop, the first one because in such a large for me scale 1:32. And the hero that landed in the workshop is Fiat CR.42 "Falco" in the already mentioned scale 1:32 from the company ICM. 32020. In the box we find 6 frames of grey plastic and one transparent, a decal and a manual with two variants of camouflage. On the frames the manufacturer has placed a whole range of accessories for building various versions of the "Falco", which is included in the ICM offer. Returning to the mouldings, ICM has included different surfaces on the model, so where the surface is covered with sheet metal it is smooth, and where it is covered with canvas, apart from the realistic reflection of the canvas deflection it also has a different surface texture corresponding to that of the canvas. ICM has also included in the instructions a template for making masks for the windshield, but I will write about it later when I am at that stage of building the Fiat. ICM has also released a very nice supplement not only for "Falco" in the form of a set of Italian pilot figures, which will also fit other models of Italian aviation. I'm going to use following extras while building my model: Eduard 33979 Eduard 33271 seatbelts. Yahu models YMA3267 instrument panel CMK 5141 main wheels - ordered and waiting for delivery. KAGERO TOPDRAWINGS 102 Fiat CR.42

LUBLIN R.XIII D 1:32 LUKGRAPH It was supposed to be from FLY both "Tunnan" but life has verified the plans as always. As a tribute to the fallen crew there is Lublin R.XIII D in 1:32 from LUKGRAPH. The model will be built in the colours of the 1st Platoon 26 EO (observation squadron) of the 2nd Air Regiment Cracow. The probable designation of the aeroplane is the letter E on the fuselage, the military number of the aeroplane is 56-126 and the under wing number is 16 K. The crew consisted of Lt. obs. Leon Wrzeszcz and Staff Sergeant Pilot Adam Baran. On 1.09.1039 the aircraft was shot down by ground fire and crashed in the village of Piasek near Strzebinia / Lubliniec, the crew died. The deadline for making the model is very short, because I want to make it in time for the unveiling of the newly-made memorial at the site of the plane crash. So much for the story, and now for the model; in the box we have everything we need to build it. From the extras there is an instrument panel available for it in the company YAHU MODELS YMA3231, which I will use in the model. Thanks to the companies LUKGRAPH and YAHU MODELS for their help. ps. There will be a little surprise in the next post.

Good evening everyone, I thought it might be worth shifting my attempt at the RAF Centenary Groupbuild to the WIP area, seeing as I never had chance of meeting the deadline! (The build can be found by clicking here) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So, To bring everyone up to speed: -I plan to build a representation of the Panavia Tornado ZA326 in its iconic raspberry ripple colours. I'll be using the 1:32 Tornado GR1 kit from Revell and an abundance of plasticard, to model her with a plethora of panels open (nose, side electronics bays, ground equipment connection points, the spine, and maybe even an open engine bay!) Here are a few select images which visually describe the process so far: (Note that the paintwork on bits and bobs has been tidied up since these images were taken) What's the plan of action going forward, then? -Nose electronics bay -Nose hinge and detailing -Cockpit wiring -Fuselage panels and internal gubbins -Fuselage rescribing (+rivets, should they be required) -Engine bay (there might be a bit of a surprise in that regard, stay tuned!) -Wings -Other (landing gear, etc) It will be a slow (I've got a summer placement in a research lab at my university) but hopefully steady project. As for references that I'll be using: The good General's own Tornado build The Tornado SIG The ZA326 group's Flickr Stay tuned for more! Best wishes, Sam

Now that I have got my Defiant completed I'm trying to tackle a few models I've had on the go for a while and this Hawker Hunter has been crying for attention for a while now so I decided to crack on with it. Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr I purchased it one Christmas from Modelzone for about £10 in the sale and is one of the best bargains I ever had and is definitely one of Revell's best kits in my opinion. I ended up getting the True Details cockpit for this one. In all honesty I don't think the cockpit tub and instrument panel offer much difference over the kit parts. Especially as everything is black inside the cockpit. Where this set adds value to the model is in the ejection seat. It is a stunning piece of resin and to date is probably the best after market resin ejection seat I've ever used. The sidewall detail is also very nice. The photos below show the improvements I made to the sidewall detail. Although resin sidewall detail looks nice as a stand alone part if it is fairly thick and is stuck onto the inside of the fuselage it can make the fuselage even thicker and look like a detailed part that was stuck on as opposed to part of the fuselage. I decided to sand the part down and get it as thin as I could and in the end I was just left with the detail part of the sidewall and managed to sand away all the backing completely. A couple of smaller boxes and wires were lost but these were easily replaced or reattached to the side of the fuselage. I wished I had taken a pic before I sanded them down to show the difference. Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr Here is the unpainted cockpit tub with the kit rudder pedals. Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr Here is the painted cockpit. First off I sprayed the Interior Alclad black primer. I then made a couple of mixes of HU33 Black and HU67 Grey to add some shading. I then painted all the switches in gloss black to make them stand out. The Instruments were also painted gloss black and had the dial detail dry brushed in white. Paint chipping was added using a silver pencil. The floor near the rudder pedals also had some zinc chromate primer painted round the silver but needs further black painting over and around it to blend it in. Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr The ejection seat was almost perfect from the box. The only detail required was the ejection handles and an arming pin made out of a plastic disk and a piece of wire. Revell 1:32 Hawker Hunter by Marks CVS, on Flickr The cockpit needs a few touch ups before I can close up the fuselage but overall I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Thanks for looking.

Hi all, I've finally finished replicating the only existing Ho-229 V3 in the world that was previously being restored at Smithsonian museum and I'm quite happy with what I ended up with. The reference photo I used from Smithsonian air-space magazine is here:

Hello fellow friends from britmodeller! It's my first time ever posting here and I'm planning on building a Ho-229 by Zoukei Mura as a start. These late ww2 doomsday wunderwaffes wielded by the axis never cease to fascinate me. Maybe it's true that they were rushed by the desperate engineers who attempted a last ditch effort at turning the tide of the war, that they either came too late to do anything useful or cost questionable amount of resources, but the concepts behind them are still quite imaginative even in today's standards. I'm planning on making this post as episode one of my wunderwaffe series including stuff like V2, Ho-229, Me-163, Me-262, Mammut tank, Kikka and more, starting from Ho-229 for its appearance in Wolfenstein: The New Order. Now that the kit has finally been restocked thanks to Volks USA, I grabbed two of them as soon as I can while they're still there. My plan is to build a heavily weathered Ho-229 like the one being restored in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum because... I love chipping paint with hair gel. So here we are, admiring the box art of a Ho-229 that just scored a Lancaster kill in an interception: (Let's just ignore my messy workbench for once) Interestingly enough, the box is a hybrid of top opener and side opener. Something I've only seen in Zvezda kits. Instruction manuals from Zoukei Mura are really something else. Having this Bauanleitung laid on my workbench really makes me feel like a German aviation engineer in late April 1945, wondering how to get my job done while being bombarded by both B-17s during the day and Lancasters at night. It's by far the most comprehensive, detailed, unambiguous instruction I've ever seen in my short model life... Or am I not supposed to disclose this STRENG GEHEIM Nur Für den Dienstgebrauch material here? Maybe I should remove this post before any Gestapos show up? Since it's easy to find out-of-the-box sprue reviews and build reviews for this kit pretty much everywhere now, I won't be posting photos of all the sprues in the box. I'll show them when this build unfolds, of course.