snapper_city Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Shut up and take my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 14 hours ago, snapper_city said: Shut up and take my money. Are you referring to me and my comments? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, LDSModeller said: Are you referring to me and my comments? Not at all. I have been waiting for a Mk.5 for years. My granddad worked on them in North Africa with 95 sqn during the war. I will buy one in a heartbeat when it's released. Keep up the great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 43 minutes ago, snapper_city said: Not at all. I have been waiting for a Mk.5 for years. My granddad worked on them in North Africa with 95 sqn during the war. I will buy one in a heartbeat when it's released. Keep up the great work. No Worries I know SH have not been happy with me, but having said that (just quitely) they did have free access to photos and technical manuals/information, so they should have got it right. I grew up on a Short Sunderland base here in Auckland where my Dad worked on MR5's (post war MkV). I too have been waiting for a Mk V to build my collection -would have been nice to have a shake in the box Sunderland for once Regards Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 At Shizuoka Hobby Show 2017 Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154957440974823&set=pcb.10154724211371973&type=3&theater V.P. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Getting closer Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 And when it comes everybody will ask for a re-tooled Mk. I 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 17 hours ago, dalea said: And when it comes everybody will ask for a re-tooled Mk. I No, we'll want a Sandringham - or a Solent ... or, more betterer yet, both! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) Source: http://www.specialhobby.info/2017/05/172-sunderland-another-tooling-block.html Quote 1/72 Sunderland – another tooling block tested Today, our toolmakers produced several test shots from another tooling block of our 1/72 Sunderland project. We might be tempted to describe this tooling as bringing “smaller parts”, but try to realize that some of these smaller parts are the size of a 1/72 WW2 fighter aircraft wing. V.P. Edited May 25, 2017 by Homebee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Hmmm... comes with top turret, top turret blanked off, beam guns, and beam guns blanked off, plus the two planing steps. So all they need to do is chuck a sprue of Pegasus engines and cowlings in, and everybody's happy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 14 hours ago, Vulcanicity said: So all they need to do is chuck a sprue of Pegasus engines and cowlings in, and everybody's happy! As long as it includes the Sandringham nose and tail fairings ... and the cabin windows ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, Vulcanicity said: Hmmm... comes with top turret, top turret blanked off, beam guns, and beam guns blanked off, plus the two planing steps. So all they need to do is chuck a sprue of Pegasus engines and cowlings in, and everybody's happy! When the Upper Turret was deleted on later Mk III's and Mk V's, the fairing (which it is) had an additional hatch added, the hole was not blanke off. SH really screwed up this one See my comments on Seawings per below link, (save having to type it here again) and scroll down to my comments today SH Sunderland comments Regards Alan Edited May 27, 2017 by LDSModeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Nothing that a good power sander and lots of filler won't cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denford Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 10 hours ago, LDSModeller said: When the Upper Turret was deleted on later Mk III's and Mk V's, the fairing (which it is) had an additional hatch added, the hole was not blanke off. SH really screwed up this one See my comments on Seawings per below link, (save having to type it here again) and scroll down to my comments today SH Sunderland comments Regards Alan My italics, but steady on. This is Czech company (not many flying boats there) and not having English as their mother tongue. I don't know how they research, or what resources they have to do so. Most probably relying on printed matter (not always accurate) and perhaps, perhaps not, ever actually seeing an example in real life. Even then, they would be unlikely to be able to see all of the variants they aspire to model. Let's 'invert' the situation. A New Zealand company modelling a wartime Czech aircraft, for which an example, though not exactly the same variant exists in, say, Slovakia. Any documentation, such as it is, is faded, tattered, in Czech, and nobody around seems to speak English. I think you will get what I'm trying to convey. We should be grateful, most grateful, to those who on probably fairly limited resources, tool subjects that the Mainstream Companies have yet to undertake. The occasional error is to be expected: they are, after all, only human. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Denford said: My italics, but steady on. This is Czech company (not many flying boats there) and not having English as their mother tongue. I don't know how they research, or what resources they have to do so. Most probably relying on printed matter (not always accurate) and perhaps, perhaps not, ever actually seeing an example in real life. Even then, they would be unlikely to be able to see all of the variants they aspire to model. Let's 'invert' the situation. A New Zealand company modelling a wartime Czech aircraft, for which an example, though not exactly the same variant exists in, say, Slovakia. Any documentation, such as it is, is faded, tattered, in Czech, and nobody around seems to speak English. I think you will get what I'm trying to convey. We should be grateful, most grateful, to those who on probably fairly limited resources, tool subjects that the Mainstream Companies have yet to undertake. The occasional error is to be expected: they are, after all, only human. Problem was, they did have access to resources and a real Mk V/MR5 Sunderland flying boat - so I'm not just mouthing off..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 18 hours ago, LDSModeller said: When the Upper Turret was deleted on later Mk III's and Mk V's, the fairing (which it is) had an additional hatch added, the hole was not blanke off. SH really screwed up this one See my comments on Seawings per below link, (save having to type it here again) and scroll down to my comments today SH Sunderland comments Regards Alan And can I ask how many references you supplied to SH regarding the Sunderland. ? Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 (edited) "really screwed up" seems a bit extreme. There's an issue here, people that work on, or have close affinity to a particular aircraft type, know all the details. There are aircraft that I have worked on, where I know that available kits have errors, or compromises for production. But to expect all these details to be incorporated on a kit is just unrealistic. Limited resources (money/time) for research & development, production reasoning, sales forecasts, and final kit retail price will all have their effect on the development of a kit. Those that know can scratch build the details in if needed, or, as long as the whole thing appears like what we as individuals know or see then that is reasonable enough as well. I'm just thankful that there will be a Sunderland MR.5 kit available. Edited May 27, 2017 by 71chally 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 3 hours ago, Ken said: And can I ask how many references you supplied to SH regarding the Sunderland. ? Ken More than you will ever know - how do you think they got a such a interior as they did....... Some of that they used, some they didn't - I'm not fussed about that Yes I am aware of molding restrictions, but that section where the turret was deleted was something simple to do But hey what do I know, like every one else I just wanted a reasonably accurate MkV, even that I could add to my self it becomes disappointing when you do supply accurate information and its ignored. I say no more on this, I'll leave it to you folks like you to discuss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 10 hours ago, LDSModeller said: More than you will ever know - how do you think they got a such a interior as they did....... Some of that they used, some they didn't - I'm not fussed about that Yes I am aware of molding restrictions, but that section where the turret was deleted was something simple to do But hey what do I know, like every one else I just wanted a reasonably accurate MkV, even that I could add to my self it becomes disappointing when you do supply accurate information and its ignored. I say no more on this, I'll leave it to you folks like you to discuss You misinterpreted my response. If you (as did I and many other no doubt) actually supplied references then criticism of how that information is interpreted is justified. The individuals that I object to are those who stand back and complain about so-called 'accuracy' without either being directly involved or use a micrometer or a magnifying glass to justify their opinions without actually buying or building a kit Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Lets get it on the bench first shall we? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Box art - ref. SH 72162 - Short Sunderland MK.V Source: http://www.specialhobby.net/2017/06/sh72162-sunderland-mkv-boxart-od-standy.html V.P. Edited June 16, 2017 by Homebee 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIO Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 I WANT IT NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.SAUNDERS Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 hi all , I was quite pleased to "fondle 'n' chat " to the Sunderland at DUXFORD in May 2014. ....much to the embarise of my Non Everything Modellin' Brother in Law. g.g.m.s. ! Geoff F.T.G. 3156 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Having joined the Coastal Command sig, I think I need one, lovely artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 This is the artwork for the forthcoming Special Hobby (SH72162) 1/72ND Sunderland GR.Mk.V kit, said to be a 2017 release,...... I deffo want one of these!; 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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