Homebee Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Sprues V.P. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Ooh lovely - can't wait for this, I'm already thinking of folding the wings - am I a masochist!? TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 Released - ref. AVI72011 - de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth over Europe - https://www.avimodels.com/index.php?id_product=34&controller=product&id_lang=1 - ref. AVI72013 - de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth over Asia - https://www.avimodels.com/index.php?id_product=41&controller=product&id_lang=1 - ref. AVI72014 - de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth - Floating & Skiing - https://www.avimodels.com/index.php?id_product=42&controller=product&id_lang=1 V.P. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew.S Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) There are photos of mine Edited May 13, 2020 by Andrew.S New photo 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 That looks very nice, I will probably get the Commonwealth service boxing. The wing detail looks nicer than that on the DH83. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Need! Haven’t seen it released in uk yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 16 hours ago, TEXANTOMCAT said: Need! Haven’t seen it released in uk yet? Not yet, but it is in future releases at Hannants, at least. Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Got my first one a couple days ago. I like it but not a lot in the box. Found some pics on line that shows a kind of push rod coming from near the wind screen/ side window and attached to the launding gear strut. Apparently this was to rotate the aerofoil section of the leg flat against the airflow and acted as an airbrake for landing. Also it seems that a mod to the production was an enlarged tail fin/ rudder and an additional strut from the wing to rear attachment point due to wing fluttter causing some mishaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Yep I’ve received mine from Hannants now. I agree not much in the box. Not as impressed as I was with their Fox Moth which I enjoyed building very much. The instructions are rudimentary, the British civilian reg letters are in the wrong font and I’m not sure about those for the ‘advertising’option. They even skimped on the box art. Still, been looking forward to it and the Fox built up beautifully so the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. The detachable trailing edge parts mean that you should be able to fold the wings easier at least... TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Got mine today. Lovely transperiences and much better wing detail compared to the Fox Moth, but the thickness of the tailplane trailing edge is disappointing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Mr T said: but the thickness of the tailplane trailing edge is disappointing. Yes; that was very apparent in the photos of the built example in the RFI section a few weeks ago. Also, the sides of the engine cowl are too flat and not bulged outwards enough and the oil tank is squashed at it's forward end, which all makes the cowl area look too narrow. Finally, they got the wheel sizes mixed up and put the later fat low pressure tyres on the larger wheels, which should have the narrow high pressure tyres..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 A little niggle about the decals is, there are two tiny red emblems for the tail fin. These are supposed to be the Tiger Club emblem that are black white and yellow and not red as on the sheet. I agree about the other problems mentioned abut the tail trailing edges, cowling and oil tank. But oberall a nice endition of a much sought after subject by me for years. Will we get a Leopard Moth with the longer undercarriage leg??? And Hornet Moth too!!??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Might be of use to some, Air Britain Puss Moth Histories https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh80.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) New boxing: box art, schemes & decals - ref. AVI72015 - de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth "in WWII service" Source: https://www.avimodels.com/index.php?id_product=50&controller=product&id_lang=1 - ref. AVI72016 - de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth "on the floats" Source: https://www.avimodels.com/index.php?id_product=49&controller=product&id_lang=1 - ref. AVI72017 - de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth "on the skis" Source: https://www.avimodels.com/index.php?id_product=51&controller=product&id_lang=1 V.P. Edited October 23, 2023 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) New boxing by LF Models - ref. PE7268 - de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth - Civilian users: 1xUK, Czech, Spain, Austria Sources: https://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_26_86&products_id=4198 https://www.mn-modelar.com/128972 V.P. Edited January 25 by Homebee 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 26/02/2020 at 19:11, JWM said: It is not a problem to replace wheels, but on this drawings wheels are big but on photos are much smaller However fast googling reveals one with bigger wheels So maybe it was easy-bush-landing modification of single machine? Cheers J-W The photo clearly shows the slightly bulged engine covers whereas the drawing above and the kit parts the cowls are very flat making it look too skinny. I rectified this on my build. As for the wheels they are large diameter for easy ones and the smaller ones for probably later production Not really a major issue modelling wise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKinksFan Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Does anyone have information about what that green colour of the Bata aircraft was like? The instructions call for Vallejo 70.850 Medium Olive. There seems to be two kinds of bottles, one has ANA 611 on the label, the other fs 34151. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Jernfors Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Unfortunately LF got the order of the red and blue in a wrong way in the King's Flight G-ABBS scheme, they should be opposite. Oxford made the same mistake with their diecast model. Yes, the existing b/w photos show a darker lower half of the fuselage and lighter upper half, giving easily a false association of blue lower and red upper colours. This is a common mistake for people who are not familiar how the colours behave on ortho- and panchromatic b/w films. On ortho films the red colour shows like black and blue colour a bit (or more) lighter. G-ABBS (as well as G-ABFV and G-ABNN) had blue upper half and red lower half of the fuselage, and the vertical tail was blue with a red center bar. Fortunately this does not affect on the decals of that scheme. Regards, Mika 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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