Tbolt Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, IanC said: My eyesight is telling me to do the opposite! Wish all this had happened 20 years ago... 😄 Yeah tell me about it 👁️ 👁️. The room I have to display models means I should buy more 1/72nd scale though 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 4 hours ago, IanC said: My eyesight is telling me to do the opposite! Wish all this had happened 20 years ago... 😄 That’s what an opti-visor is for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, VMA131Marine said: That’s what an opti-visor is for. True. At the moment I'm relying on a desk lamp with a magnifier built in. It's getting a lot of use! 🤓 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/10/2020 at 3:30 PM, VMA131Marine said: That’s what an opti-visor is for. Worth a purchase then? I've been getting rapidly long sighted over the last few years. I've gone from perfect eyesight to needing off the peg jam jar glasses, and I'll be struggling with them before long! Steve 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 On 5/11/2020 at 8:07 PM, fightersweep said: Worth a purchase then? Yes. Mine work best at 2.0 and 2.5 mag, without reading glasses (+1.0 , started needing those last year). Good lighting absolutely helps as well, by the way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 They're on their way! Just had a notification email that the expert set and overtrees have been dispatched 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 On 11/05/2020 at 19:07, fightersweep said: Worth a purchase then? I've been getting rapidly long sighted over the last few years. I've gone from perfect eyesight to needing off the peg jam jar glasses, and I'll be struggling with them before long! Steve I'd say so, I use mine without my reading glasses and have an additional loupe for my weaker right eye. On 12/05/2020 at 22:16, alt-92 said: Yes. Mine work best at 2.0 and 2.5 mag, without reading glasses (+1.0 , started needing those last year). Good lighting absolutely helps as well, by the way. I've mounted an additional head torch on mine but I'm considering more and stronger lighting. 1 hour ago, Dave Swindell said: They're on their way! Just had a notification email that the expert set and overtrees have been dispatched Yay! Me likewise, I wonder how long it'll take 'em to get here from Poland? Looking forward to these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Wez said: I've mounted an additional head torch on mine but I'm considering more and stronger lighting. There's some really simple but effective desk lamps you can fit with LEDs around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, alt-92 said: There's some really simple but effective desk lamps you can fit with LEDs around. Yeah, but it might cause a bit of neckache trying to get up close and personal when using the loupe on close-up detail. I have one of those for lighting up the desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Ah yes, but that's the good part about these. I can adjust it in whatever orientation needed. I do use two to avoid sharp shadows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 9 hours ago, alt-92 said: There's some really simple but effective desk lamps you can fit with LEDs around. Thats the one I have, cant complain but I'm looking for replacement bulbs. Mines a couple of years old now and I worry it’ll go soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 10/05/2020 at 12:01, IanC said: My eyesight is telling me to do the opposite! Wish all this had happened 20 years ago... 😄 Good morning IanC I recommend this https://www.plazajapan.com/4950344062607/?setCurrencyId=3 to you I use it for years and it is really a very good investment .. Best Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilwell Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 > I wonder how long it'll take 'em to get here from Poland? A couple of weeks - mine arrived this morning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Mine arrived Tuesday, neat little package. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Mine arrived Wednesday, started it yesterday... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 New boxing: FAA Wildcat VI pre-order page for Arma Hobby's FAA Wildcat VI kits. https://www.armahobby.com/70032-wildcat-mk-vi-model-kit.html Decals include EDSG/DSG, and BPF Blue versions, once again combo offer for extra sprues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Finally, there is something for me - the basic (though beautiful) FM-2 from USN escort carriers fighting over the Pacific. Although I do not have either the 70031 "expert" or the 70032 "Royal Navy" kit, but in my (70033) manual one thing went wrong. Describing the FM-2 history, someone mistook the engines, saying that thanks to the lighter and more powerful P&W R-1830-86 engine, the 4-gun FM-2 performed much better than earlier Wildcat variants. The truth is the opposite - it was the heavy 14-cylinder P&W R-1830-86 that spoiled the low-level performance of the F4F-4. And so the FM-2 was equipped with a lighter 9-cylinder Wright R-1820-56. Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Released - ref. 70032 - Grumman Wildcat Mk VI https://www.armahobby.com/70032-wildcat-mk-vi-model-kit.html V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 On 9/14/2020 at 9:28 PM, KRK4m said: Finally, there is something for me - the basic (though beautiful) FM-2 from USN escort carriers fighting over the Pacific. Although I do not have either the 70031 "expert" or the 70032 "Royal Navy" kit, but in my (70033) manual one thing went wrong. Describing the FM-2 history, someone mistook the engines, saying that thanks to the lighter and more powerful P&W R-1830-86 engine, the 4-gun FM-2 performed much better than earlier Wildcat variants. The truth is the opposite - it was the heavy 14-cylinder P&W R-1830-86 that spoiled the low-level performance of the F4F-4. And so the FM-2 was equipped with a lighter 9-cylinder Wright R-1820-56. Cheers Michael That's one way of describing things. Alternatively, without the second stage of the supercharger, the FM-2 sacrificed high altitude performance. Which variant was better performing depended upon where you were. Given that the F6F was taking care of any high-level threats (if any) then the USN could afford to use the Wildcat purely at low-level. Whether the cost of development was ever balanced by any greater success, is perhaps open to question. Perhaps tossing Wright a few crumbs was more important? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Graham Boak said: That's one way of describing things. Alternatively, without the second stage of the supercharger, the FM-2 sacrificed high altitude performance. Which variant was better performing depended upon where you were. Given that the F6F was taking care of any high-level threats (if any) then the USN could afford to use the Wildcat purely at low-level. Whether the cost of development was ever balanced by any greater success, is perhaps open to question. Perhaps tossing Wright a few crumbs was more important? Speaking of the WW2 realities you're certainly right. However my complaint is that someone at Arma has mistaken the R-1820 and the R-1830, which - although used alternatively to power several aircraft (DC-3, Martin 167, PBY, Hudson/Lodestar, P-36, Seversky 2PA) - are totally different engines. Pity... Cheers Michael 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 - ref. - Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Source: http://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2020/12/30/arma-hobby-new-kit-announcements-for-2021/ Quote As it was already announced, the Wildcat project is continued. Another plastic frame is ready for tooling in the workshop. It is the F4F-4 with the Martlet Mk II sub-variant (differing in the engine cover). In the future we plan to add a plastic frame with the F4F-3 / Martlet Mk III wings. Sprues design & 3D renders V.P. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 That looks very nice, I can see the odd one or three of these coming this way, Martlets/Wildcats have long been a favourite subject. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Arguably these new ones need their own thread: these new announcements aren't any kind of FM-2 and most of the tooling is different. They are, in substance, new kits, not modifications of the FM-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 21 minutes ago, Work In Progress said: Arguably these new ones need their own thread: these new announcements aren't any kind of FM-2 and most of the tooling is different. They are, in substance, new kits, not modifications of the FM-2 Au contrare - 2 of the 3 plastic sprues are the same. This kit was planned for in the tooling of the FM-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Well at the very least it needs a new title as it is self-evidently grossly misleading now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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