stevehnz Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Pat C said: That was precisely my reaction when I read your comment!!! I gave up when I realised I had no idea how deep in the cowling the resin engine was supposed to be mounted nor any discernible way of mounting the undercarriage in the gear bay. Oh and I managed to glue two lower wing halves together - however, I’m prepared to take the blame for that one!! Hmmmm, sounds like now would be a good time to move my Sword FM2 on. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, stevehnz said: Hmmmm, sounds like now would be a good time to move my Sword FM2 on. Steve I thought that too, but I'd be surprised if I got any takers. I was kind of ok with the Sword kit, though call me old fashioned, but I do quite like having locating lugs on my wings and tailplanes. Then I saw the U/C, and the lack of any idea where it all went, and put the thing back in the box. So Arma Hobby are my new best friends at the moment 🙂 Steve Edited January 6, 2020 by fightersweep 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seboo Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 From Arma's newsletter. Tooling: 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Sprues pics Source: http://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2020/04/17/fm-2-wildcat-production-sprues/ V.P. Edited April 18, 2020 by Homebee 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Looks pretty damned good to me! Separate elevators and rudder are a nice little touch. Nicely detailed engine, in fact a good level of detail overall. Bravo Arma!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 +1 on everything Wez said! Looks like those old True Details resin F4F wheel well sets will be of no use on this beauty. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Like Wez said PDG. Cannot see my Sword kit (never built as instructions were not with kit) getting built. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acinonyx Jubatus Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 If this is as good as their recent Hurricanes, and it looks like it will be, I can't wait to get hold of one, or maybe two 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 ARMA seemed to have done a job on those photos, they are terribly pixelated. Scaled then down and then scaled them up before putting there watermark on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioca Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 The Eduard's "72nd scale Revolution" seems passed into the hands of this polish firm. Impressive work. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Are these pics better ? Test: 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCZ Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Wildcat looks simple gorgeous. From pictures simple best 1/72 what i see... I sold all 1/72 kit, but Hurricane Mk. IIC i must have - and Wildcat may be next... Really nice with details as 1/48 kit.... Great... (BARDZO DOBRE) ! (And this later version of Wildcat in dark coat is very elegant.) I must stand up Eduard - in last two years make a complet new MiG-21 "Fishbed" series (with TWO subvariants of MF !), Fokker D.VII, Kuňkadlo (This is impresive small kit -1/72 but in dimensions of 1/144 kit - simple ultra light plane) and in prepare is Z-37 "Čmelák" - and Eduard make a 1/48 kits too, not only 1/72... And is difference when you make a only one scale, or you have multi-scale program.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Oh yes! Come to Daddy! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenshirt Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Acinonyx Jubatus said: If this is as good as their recent Hurricanes, and it looks like it will be, I can't wait to get hold of one, or maybe two ...or 7. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 The update on the Arma site also mentions an F4F-4 due out next year sharing a sprue with the FM-2. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Bravo, Arma hobby! Another one if theirs I'll be buying. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroubos Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 That looks even better than the Hurricane, this company is going from strength to strength. Ten years back you would never have guessed from these sprue shots this is 1/72, You'd think it's 1/48 or even 1/32. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Liking the look of that, I can see a couple at least heading toward the antipodes. Steve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botan Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 New post on blog Photoetched parts and masks for Wildcat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) Techmod is doing already (for Sword kit, originally) sets of decals for FM 2 Edited April 22, 2020 by JWM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 On 4/21/2020 at 5:42 PM, sroubos said: Ten years back you would never have guessed from these sprue shots this is 1/72, You'd think it's 1/48 or even 1/32. Indeed, it's the world we're in. Everything's getting smaller. Except debt and my waist. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelraynz Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 22/04/2020 at 12:47, stevehnz said: Liking the look of that, I can see a couple at least heading toward the antipodes. Steve. hey mate! any recommendations on where to source arma kits down this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Trying to remember where I got my Hurricane from, pretty sure it was MJW models, I've had nothing but great service from them & their postage rates are pretty good but maybe have to wait for this silliness to pass before normal service resumes. @Mikemx should be able to fill in the gaps hopefully. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botan Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 And now, decals schemes: FM-2 Wildcat Expert Set decals 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Whoops. Guess the Airfix Wildcat just got bumped by this one for an FAA build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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