gamevender Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Where to begin with this kit. Let's start with the pluses. - The molding is pretty good - There is a PE fret with seat belts antennae and some interior bits on it included. - There is a nice interior. - Clear parts are well done. - Decals are opaque, sturdy and snuggle down well. - Included painting guides are nicely done in full color. Now the minuses - Fit overall is iffy at best - In every kit I've seen or heard about, the rear wing fillet is damaged or missing. - The engines don't fit in the cowlings - The wheel mounts are too short so the wheel hubs can't meet them to secure the wheels. - The wings and tails are butt jointed to fuselage, making for a joint that needs some work to fill in and great care on dihedral. - The windows only sort of fit. - The locators for the landing gear V struts are mis-located. They are too far forward. - The cowls are not "keyed', so you don't know where to put the exhaust stacks. - The instructions are of the "part flying into a sort of location" type. - The support struts on the tail, while all the same length, for some reason all need to be trimmed to fit in each location. So, with all that said, here it is. 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 You’ve done a stellar job of correcting the many kit flaws listed in your post. Very nice build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Nice result and thanks for small review! - important for future use, since the kit is waiting in stash Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Squid Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 That’s a great build of an unusual aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 looks great to me , fine job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 You’ve certainly made a great job of a pig of a kit there - well done I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Amazing model! I love the look of this aircraft. Would be nice to see a more mainstream kit of it but I doubt that will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Great job on a challenging kit, unusual subject too. Nice One ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Oh well done. Very nicely built and finished.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Beautiful build of a rarely-seen type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I’ve got this in the stash so can only hope to get it anywhere near the standard you’ve achieved here. Looks gorgeous in silver too, first one I’ve seen finished that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Fantastic build and finish, I’m waiting for the HobbyBoss version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 You should have used the Contrail vac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Having got/had the Valom and Contrail Harrow, this is the least convincing argument I've heard since (censored) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I'm impressed. With the model, and your tenacity. Love your description of the instructions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 This unusual model looks excellent. You made a good job of the masking of that complex nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 A really beautiful build. Love the Bombay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 That's quite a nice build. Thanks for the list of minor deficiencies which it looks as though you overcame fairly easily. I am told the main problem in fit is the necessity to correct the slope of the cabin floor. It looks like having good references is a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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