Homebee Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) Source: https://www.facebook.com/Zvezda.ModelKits/posts/3410297102406403 V.P. Edited June 19, 2021 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Russian decals, great news ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 3:44 PM, Piotr Mikolajski said: BTW, price in Poland will be around 30 PLN, roughly €7 or £6. Hurricane I from Airfix (01010A) costs 33 PLN. It's even cheaper. At my LHS the price is 27 PLN, so €6.00 or £5.10 Cheers Michael 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) Sprues https://en.zvezda.org.ru/catalog/sbornye-modeli/aviatsiya/vtoraya-mirovaya-voyna/HawkerIIC_31057/ https://vk.com/zvezdamodels?w=wall-29859496_2652982 https://www.facebook.com/Zvezda.ModelKits/photos/pcb.3446066765496103/3446059178830195/ V.P. Edited July 16, 2021 by Homebee 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 6/18/2021 at 1:18 PM, Wulfman said: Hi Graham, if the Aoshima Hurricane was anything like their other kits of the time, it was a load of carp . Did you have the Kiel-Kraft Iic ? Wulfman Yes, twice. Although I never had the 1/96 Eagle Hurricane, so that's one I missed. I did have their Me163 and Gloster Whittle, plus their Spitfire in its Vulcan release. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Nichols Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 From this post down about the disadvantages of the Zvezda model. Sorry, but I'll have to use a translator: http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_p_1694384.html#1694384 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I tried to post a link to the Google version of a translation, but something's not working, so you're on your own, I'm afraid. If you read a bit further on to the next page, it turns out that the reference to "hellish fenders" is how Google translates "(hellish) sink marks". It's not a reference to Ted Nugent's guitar playing. I definitely agree that sink marks are a problem with the Zvezda Yak-3's wings, as is mentioned on page 17, although I never thought of them as "hellish", but that is rather good. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 7:02 AM, Nick Nichols said: From this post down about the disadvantages of the Zvezda model. Sorry, but I'll have to use a translator: http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_p_1694384.html#1694384 My Russian is a little bit rusty so I'll not translate whole comment but the most substantial notes. Compared to other kits: Better than Revell, because Zvezda has correct fabric areas on fuselage and length of Zvezda is same as Mk.II, but Revell is as short as Mk.I. Better than Academy, because Zvezda has correct width of the fuselage, Academy is skinny. More important / harder to fix geometry issues: Tail cross-sections "with deviations to minus" - without the kit it's hard to say what he meant. "The cockpit canopy is not wedge-shaped as it should be, but with parallel edges." Less important / easier to fix geometry issues: Wrongly shaped propeller spinner. "Unusual propeller blades." Incorrect wingtips. Narrow water radiator. Intake from Mk.I Too pronounced two protruding ribs on the fuselage. Too thick keel. Strong points: Sits well in the scale plans (minus the above-mentioned flaws) - unfortunately there is no info, what scale plans he refers to. Correct panel lines. No dents in the plastic. "Model is very well technologically divided - despite ugly snap-kit technology, it didn't affect its surfaces. I.e. there are no ugly dints on wings like on Yak-3 and Bf 109F". My personal disclaimer: without mentioning the name / source of the plans on which the above comments were made, this description must be treated with caution. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Thanks, Piotr! I liked "hellish fenders" better, though. John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 They've included poseable pilot figures. One Soviet and one British. A nice touch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 As you have pointed out my Revell Mk.II’s are the wrong length, I will have plenty of spares to make corrections ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Released https://zvezda.org.ru/catalog/sbornye_modeli/aviatsiya/vtoraya_mirovaya_voyna_aviation/britanskiy_istrebitel_khouker_kharrikeyn_iic_30903/ https://www.aviationmegastore.com/hawker-hurricane-mkiic-zvezda-7322-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=181184 In-box reviews: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/FirstLook/Zvezda/Hawker_Hurricane_MkIIC/Zvezda_7322_Hawker_Hurricane_MkIIC.html V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 In-box review in your favourite forum Source: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235097576-hawker-hurricane-iic-british-fighter-7322-172 zvezda-hobbypro-marketing/ V.P. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Less than a tenner in uk .. given I have a spare spinner and prop I might give one a whirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I’d hoped that this might be a cheapish way of getting a serviceable IIc. I’m more of a colours and markings kind of guy, but I do like the base kit to be reasonably accurate. I’ll be giving this one a miss. It’s hard to imagine how companies can stuff up a kit so badly in this day and age, but it keeps on happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dick Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) First time I have noticed - the kit has 2 pilot figures, one wearing goggles over eyes other with goggles on forehead cap, some other differences as well between the figures... The figures could be separate styled British and Soviet pilots / uniform flying suite and garb as kit gives decals for both nations? Hard to tell as I do not have the kit in my hands... Edited October 31, 2021 by Uncle Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Uncle Dick said: The figures could be separate styled British and Soviet pilots / uniform flying suite and garb as kit gives decals for both nations? Yes. Was commented on at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Just building this kit at the moment and it is pretty darned good. It is more accurate than the Revell kit and they have reproduced the fuselage ribbing really well, certainly better than the Academy one and hugely better than the Hasegawa one which, in my opinion, is pretty poor in this area. I only have the Osprey plans of the type and it matches up almost exactly. I don't think 'serious' modellers will build it without using glue, however. The tolerances are pretty tight but the lower/upper wing fit defintely benefits from being glued. The ony critcism I have is that the upper/lower wing joint bisects the flaps, rather oddly, and is difficult to hide. A couple of minutes with sand paper made the spinner much more realistic looking. On the whole a really excellent kit. Probably the only other kit which is better is the Arma one but they have set the bar very high indeed. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Just an addendum , one other criticism I would have is the Hispano cannons, which are rather indistinct and shapeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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