Jeff.K Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 @Procopius is that the photoetch? the ones flying my way are overtrees. i'll be doing Yahu panels rather than trying to do what you did with the plastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Jeff.K said: @Procopius is that the photoetch? the ones flying my way are overtrees. i'll be doing Yahu panels rather than trying to do what you did with the plastic... Ah! my mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
304th BRAT Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Hannants have the junior set in stock, just ordered 10 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigos Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 https://imgur.com/gallery/t7RKPDJ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 16 hours ago, 304th BRAT said: Hannants have the junior set in stock, just ordered 10 No point in being half-hearted about these things. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 On 12/11/2018 at 11:32 PM, caughtinthemiddle said: But have you seen the photo of the actual part, or are talking just to talk? The sink mark is rather prominent. And your rant sounds rather surprising given the comments you've made about this kit in the past f.e. on the Arma blog, which would indicate a different approach than described in your post above. My 1st Arma #70020 Model Kit (called "Junior" Hurricane some time ago) has arrived today. And believe me or not (photos can be sent on PM) it's absolutely free of sink marks - both dashboard and coolant radiator do look like they should. I'm totally astonished and delighted with quality of moulds, instructions, decals and even the box. That's the best 1/72 Hurricane on the market by a huge margin! Cheers Michael 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 A bit late to the party perhaps, but I finally picked my "expert" boxing up from the Royal Mail office yesterday. As with Michael and others above, I'm frankly blown away by the quality and detail. Make no bones about it - this kit is Tamiya quality in the box - incredibly crisp, delicate detailing, superb attention to detail (raised "Dunlop" on the tyres, and they've got the offset tailfin right!) and thoughtful engineering. Quite a debut from a "short-run" company! Only two tiny, tiny negatives: it would have been nice to have a poseable rudder, and a bit of tissue paper for the decals (there's some slight chipping on my upperwing roundels where they've stuck to the instructions) Now Mr. Arma...please could you tool 1/72nd kits of every single aircraft type used by the RAF and FAA in WW2, to the same quality? Or failing that, every type conceivably flown by a Polish airman in British service? Thanks... 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Vulcanicity said: Now Mr. Arma...please could you tool 1/72nd kits of every single aircraft type used by the RAF and FAA in WW2, to the same quality? Or failing that, every type conceivably flown by a Polish airman in British service? Thanks... That would include a number of postwar types as well as WWII if you consider Jerzy 'Joe' Kmiecik. Edited January 14, 2019 by JosephLalor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 12 hours ago, JosephLalor said: That would include a number of postwar types as well as WWII if you consider Jerzy 'Joe' Kmiecik. And the great Janusz Żurakowski. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Don't forget about Jan "Donald" Zumbach and his African volunteering... Cheers Michael 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I'd settle for an Il-2 Shturmovik in Polish markings. In 1/72nd scale, of course. Regards, Jason 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Learstang said: I'd settle for an Il-2 Shturmovik in Polish markings. In 1/72nd scale, of course. Regards, Jason Two ways are possible - either backdate the Tamiya kit to the straight wing configuration or make the "arrow" wings for the Academy one :) Academy and Tamiya side by side don't look like siblings, although each of them "solo" looks like genuine Il-2. Cheers Michael 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I've built both of those Il-2 kits, and they're nice kits, but I'd love to see someone do a new-mould of a wooden-winged, straight-winged two-seater. The old Dakoplast kit is also a nice kit, and has the wooden wings, but it's getting hard to find in its original boxing, and its re-boxings, such as Eastern Express, are also somewhat difficult to find. Regards, Jason 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Never mind IL-2s, what the modelling world is really crying out for is a brand new Halifax in 1/72. Or Oxford Or Anson. Or Wellington III. Or...you get the picture! (Yes, an IL-2 would also be welcome!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Given that the recent Revell Hercules Halifax is pretty good, with a few tweaks like the ailerons and the mainwheels, I don't hear any vast outcry. There are more than a few mutterings about a Merlin one... If there is any one type I see more moans about than any other, it's a P-51B. If there's one WW2 type that's really badly represented, it's a Yak 9. If you restrict yourself to important British types, the Manchester. But widening the net, where's the Scimitar? All 1/72, of course. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Looks like DK Decals are to release a couple of decal sheets for the Hurricane I. The first one will have 15 options. No details yet as to which aircraft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Meatbox8 said: Looks like DK Decals are to release a couple of decal sheets for the Hurricane I. The first one will have 15 options. No details yet as to which aircraft. Please be Hurricane I aces. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 On 1/8/2019 at 8:57 PM, Procopius said: Poland to US mail is, regrettably not (or almost never) trackable once it enters this country. I received my kits on the third of this month and have begun building them. UK to US post can be trackable though thanks Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) There are some rumours that next boxing (72021) will be the tropical Mk.I "including some new parts". What parts do you think as the Vokes filter is there on the sprues already? Will it be "Expert Set" or just a "Model Kit"? EDITED: Definitely a "Model Kit" (thus not very expensive) Cheers Michael Edited January 25, 2019 by KRK4m new info added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, KRK4m said: There are some rumours that next boxing (72021) will be the tropical Mk.I "including some new parts". What parts do you think as the Vokes filter is there on the sprues already? Will it be "Expert Set" or just a "Model Kit"? Cheers Michael I'd like to see a Hurricat, complete with a section of the catapult. The kit would need the catapult spools but no arrestor hook since these aircraft were meant to make for the nearest land or ditch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff.K Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, KRK4m said: There are some rumours that next boxing (72021) will be the tropical Mk.I "including some new parts". What parts do you think as the Vokes filter is there on the sprues already? Will it be "Expert Set" or just a "Model Kit"? Cheers Michael rumor has it that tropical mk. 1 will be released in March. source: http://www.armahobby.com/70021-hurricane-mk-i-trop-model-kit.html yesterday i got the overtrees (6) i pre-ordered in December and a second order, made a month later, of 1 expert set hurricane, an expert set PZL. P7, and an expert set PZL. P.11 (expert set's now sold out but i expect they'll do a new boxing in the not too distant future. gorgeous kit really. very impressed that such a small operation can produce such an impressive kit. panel lines are closer to Hasegawa than the deep canals on new tool Airfix (c'mon Airfix, if Arma can get it right, with your resources you can too). Edited January 25, 2019 by Jeff.K i typed "than" 'twice in a row >< 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 DK Decals have announced another two decal sheets for the Hurricane I and Sea Hurricane I. No other details than what can be seen on the headers. One of them shows a Mk I from 17 Squadron with the winged Popeye and an all black Mk I from, I think, 151 Squadron with a Kiwi silver fern motif on the nose. There's also McKnights skeleton artwork from 242 Sqaudrom. Happy days. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Good evening all I received today a message from ArmaHobby confirming that the next boxing will be a Tropicalized Hurricane Patrice 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) Source: http://www.armahobby.com/70021-hurricane-mk-i-trop-model-kit.html Expected in March 2019 - ref. 70021 - Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Trop Quote Set contains Plastic parts Techmod decals - 3 markings options Masks – template for making them yourself from masking tape Markings Hawker Hurricane MkI Trop, P3731/J, 261 Squadron RAF, Malta 1940/41; Hawker Hurricane MkI Trop, V7476, (A60-1), No 1 Communication Unit & Central Flying School, Australia 1942-44; Hawker Hurricane MkI Trop, V7476, (A60-1), Australia 1945-46. Also - ref. 70022 Hurricane Mk.I RN V.P. Edited June 28, 2019 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 Royal Navy Hurricane boxing! http://www.armahobby.com/70022-hurricane-mk-i-navy-colours-model-kit.html?utm_source=armahobbynews&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=Hurricane&utm_term=Tony-Naval-Hurricanes&utm_content=en 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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