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So... Saturday I went to my local dealer in order to spend some money returned by the taxman earlier this year. High on the wish list and already out of the box and on the bench in my fantasies was (IS) the Tarangus 1/48 Lansen. Boy was I surprised when I got home with the (not so recent any more) Fly 1/32 Tunnan instead! Here is daddy's new toy: And here is Lucky with his new toy: Now let me tell you - I had been warned! Not about this kit in particular but I am still struggling with the 1/32 Hurricanes 32012 & 32017. I knew that since the release in February there has been very little traffic on the subject. @Homebee ZIP Nada Nulli Which is never a good sign. So what's the deal? Sheer size of the fuselage is impressive: But mold quality is so so: That is the afterburner ring behind all flash and those two V shaped things are parts for the front wheel assembly. This is in 1/32, surely we could have been offered resin part and some PE parts for better presentation? The intake is a two part assembly split along the length: That is going to be very difficult to clean and smoothen to acceptable standard. Exhaust is the same. Resin parts: Some are very nice, here the seat: And the cockpit tub: Not really sure how to approach that part, I am considering cutting it in two parts along the middle to allow painting of those very nicely detailed sidewalls. But hey, some of the hawk eyed among you may have already noticed a problem: All of the bigger parts are in the same bag as the VERY tiny bits on the runners above and are off course nocked off, here the debris: The little white pill is for my blood pressure, will probably need to increase the dose slightly. So - I guess this is to some extent to be expected but there are some serious flaws that are just unnecessary. Anyone out there who can share some experience and/or some handy tips and tricks? They would sure come in handy. Lucky - now deeply concerned: Anyway - it is going to be a challenge. Stay sane and Happy Modelling Zack
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Yes I am that idiot and yes I am going to build it. As I'm sure most of you are aware the Hobby Boss 1/48 J-29 Tunnan has come in for a fair amount of stick, mostly because it is fact not 1/48 scale as Hobby Boss made a bit of a boo boo with their calculations which means that it actually comes in at around 1/51 scale which as far as I'm aware is not one which is used a great deal, at least not intentionally. Aside form the scale issue it actually isn't that bad a kit, it is certainly a lot better than the AZ kit and is well engineered and if it's anything like other Hobby Boss kits it should go together with too much trouble. there are other issues such as the intake, which is too large but I am going to live with them, if anyone can point me in the direction of a 100% accurate kit then please feel free to share it. The decals in the kit a bit of a joke as the crowns on the Swedish markings are rounded instead of being poointed and the stencils are written in gibberish so to that end I have bought Moose Republic sheet which also covers camouflaged aircraft which should make painting a bit quicker than a NMF aircraft. Lets have some pictures shall we? Starting with the ubiquitous box lid and untouched sprue shots; And the decals from Moose Republic next to the instruction sheet; And a closer look at one of the fuselage halves which hopefully shows the nice surface detailing of the kit; I'm off to make a start on this one as I'm way behind everyone else's builds and would like to get at least one other project underway. Thanks in advance to anyone who decides to look in on my progress, and all your comments and criticisms will be gratefully received. Craig.
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