Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 19 hours ago, triumphfan said: Oops, sadly not Jon. I ran out of wheel rim on the fifth hole. Still, I will be doing several more so practice will make perfect. 😎 (plus using a slightly smaller drill bit, lol) Atb, Steve. Mum's the word- you are safe on here as no one reads it much anyway LOL ! Jonners PS It must be said that the lack of interior detail to any of the gear doors is a bit of a mystery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Jon Kunac-Tabinor said: PS It must be said that the lack of interior detail to any of the gear doors is a bit of a mystery. Why? Tommo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 20 hours ago, The Tomohawk Kid said: Why? Tommo. Well - they managed to put a lot of detail into the interior of the wheel wells, but the insides of the doors are pretty blank. A cursory glance at the references or a quick Google will reveal the inner faces of the doors have some detail that would be no harder to reproduce than the detail inside the UC bays. Does that suitably explain "why" I find it a mystery for you? Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 The Academy kit has nice raised rivet detail on the inside of the doors but on both the ones I built deep injector pin marks meant much of the detail was at risk of loss. Doesn't explain why Airfix did not mould it but my one concern with their recent releases is the placement of the knock out pins in the mould and how deep some of the marks are in very awkward places to fill ( sidewall inserts of the P-40, wheel wells of the PO being recent examples). For some reason Airfix does not use the methods of some other manufacturers such as Hasegawa who design some of these in " off" the part and joined to the part by a normal thin sprue gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 29/01/2019 at 16:43, Jon Kunac-Tabinor said: Does that suitably explain "why" I find it a mystery for you? Jonny Ta Dude, No need to be so high handed in your reply it was a honset question. Tommo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Hi all, Why there is no kit review in Britmodeller yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, Rui Silva said: Hi all, Why there is no kit review in Britmodeller yet? Well, there's this thread which you could perhaps see as a review? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayprit Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Rui Silva said: Hi all, Why there is no kit review in Britmodeller yet? I would look on this kit as a review, theres plenty of guys on this thread complementing how good it is, how brilliant, superb, best kit ever, then proceed to knock holes in it(as an afterthought.) I have found that to come right out with faults with a brand new kit, that all other Britmodellers pile into them and asking the modeller to give the kit a chance as its only recently hit the shelves(relates to all new kit releases - not just the Hunter)..………. they find its far easier(or in a round about way)to preferably complement the kit FIRST then add what really they wanted to say about in the first place...….small errors found on the kit which in their minds, proper research could have avoided, doesn't take long for a few others to join in with a complement or two then add an error they just happened to find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkp Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rui Silva said: Hi all, Why there is no kit review in Britmodeller yet? For what it's worth, I've had mine for a week or two now and my view (though to be fair, I haven't built it yet) would be that it's a mix of very good and slightly disappointing. Highlights would be the intake design, the wheel wells, the overall outline and the decal sheet, but the cockpit is only average and the flaps (completely devoid of any detail whatsoever), nosewheel (plain hub with no detail) and undercarriage doors (no detail at all on inner surfaces) would all, I think, be considered 'fails'. However, the aftermarket will probably take care of all of these shortcomings eventually. For anyone who might be interested, I tried the Aires cockpit designed for the Academy kit and it actually seems to fit the new Airfix kit quite well. In summary, even though I thought I'd be throwing my Academy one (and all the associated aftermarket) out, I now think I'll probably keep it. The final point I'd make - though maybe it's generalising a bit too much - is that there seems to me to be a 'prop team' and a 'jet team' at Airfix and the former seems to be better than the latter. The Blenheim, for instance (e.g., cockpit, engines, wheel wells, flaps) to me seems more/better detailed than the Hunter. Not trying to have a go at Airfix (any new 'Cold War' jet is very welcome), just my tuppence worth. Donning tin hat now and running for the dugout! Edited January 30, 2019 by hopkp Grammar! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, The Tomohawk Kid said: Ta Dude, No need to be so high handed in your reply it was a honset question. Tommo. Well, when people ask monosyllabic questions, that lack any hint of politeness, I tend to answer in a manner I find appropriate. Perhaps you might consider that next time you ask a question. Regards Jonners Edited January 30, 2019 by Jon Kunac-Tabinor Typo 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 30/01/2019 at 22:39, Jon Kunac-Tabinor said: Well, when people ask monosyllabic questions, that lack any hint of politeness, I tend to answer in a manner I find appropriate. Perhaps you might consider that next time you ask a question. Regards Jonners Jon Kunac-Tabinor, the epitome of politeness? Look into that mirror dude. Tommo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Tommo and Jonners: Take your quarral into a privat chat room and let the rest of us stay on topic/target please. The rest of us is not interested in your stone throwing. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Better yet, and this is the official line, both of you calm down. There's absolutely no need to get shirty about this. It all escalated to handbags rather too quickly. Not good Any more shenanigans and there will be holidays 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Mike said: Better yet, and this is the official line, both of you calm down. There's absolutely no need to get shirty about this. It all escalated to handbags rather too quickly. Not good Any more shenanigans and there will be holidays Sorry Boss.. I'd stopped worrying about this with my last reply 8 days or so ago. From my my perspective it was all said and done. Cheers Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jon Kunac-Tabinor said: Sorry Boss Thank you. The report came in today, and it couldn't really go unremarked upon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Mike said: Any more shenanigans Hi Mike! That word... I was at an Irish shindig during last St. Patrick Day. We had a lot of brews and soon all hell broke loose, when someone started some sort of a mosh in the living room. I sudenly went through a window and landed before a couple of levely garden dwarves who seemed to be staring at me. First thought crossing my mind was the these two were the Shenanigans... Cheers, Unc2 PS: Jonners is my mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Uncle Uncool said: PS: Jonners is my mate. Jolly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 @Jon Kunac-Tabinor I took these at Cosford the other year, I knew there was a reason for it. More pics in the Hunter walkaround; Julien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hi all, Eduard has announced 6 sets for the Airfix Hunter kit, available in April according with the Hannants website. Bought two of them this Friday at the LHS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Xtradecal future sheet - ref. X48203 - Hawker Hunters International Operators https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X48203 Hawker Hunter F.56 - BA360A - 20 Sqn/Target Towing Flight Indian Air Force - Kalaikunda AB India 1972; Hawker Hunter F.6 - 660 - 4 Sqn Iraq Air Force - H-3 Air Base during ‘Operation Moked’ Iraq 1967; Hawker Hunter FGA.70 - L175 - Lebanese Air Force during ‘Operation Moked’ Iraq 1967; Hawker Hunter F.6 - 60-602 - 5 Sqn Royal Saudi Air Force 1969; Hawker Hunter FGA.9 - RRAF121 - 1 Sqn Royal Rhodesian Air Force - Thornhill AB Rhodesia 1967; Hawker Hunter FGA.9 - R1821 - 1 Sqn Royal Rhodesian Air Force - Thornhill AB Rhodesia 1972. V.P. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Just watching the build of the Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter kit on YouTube when I spotted this: Are the main landing gear legs that fragile on the Airfix Hunter kit...? Cheers, Unc2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Nah, @Uncle Uncool what your seeing as U/C braces are actually the tank fins! Go back and have another look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinistervampire319 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 15 minutes ago, Uncle Uncool said: Just watching the build of the Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter kit on YouTube when I spotted this: Are the main landing gear legs that fragile on the Airfix Hunter kit...? Cheers, Unc2 Looks to me like the main wheels weren't glued on straight. The nose gear is slightly mounted off to the right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 46 minutes ago, PhoenixII said: Go back and have another look... Just did, and that right tyre is still looking awfully awry. Check the left one; it's starting to twist. 49 minutes ago, sinistervampire319 said: Looks to me like the main wheels weren't glued on straight. The nose gear is slightly mounted off to the right. What does the axle look like on the kit main landing gear legs? Are they short? Round? Square? Me's worried now... Yeh, me is. Still don't have "they're" kit, y'know. Cheers, Unc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Acksherly... that kit look's like I've built it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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