IanHx Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Right, for the less-than-a-tenner group build I'd like to submit the Revell An-225 - wait, just kidding At the back of the stash I found this little beasty lurking : Bought it many years ago from the Big H for substantially less than a tenner. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHx Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Having worked on it this afternoon, all I can say is.... you get what you pay for. Detail. Fit. Finish. Accuracy. None of these words are in the vocabulary of the manufacturer of this kit ! Extra care has been taken to position the ejector pin marks in the most noticeable and awkward positions. Comes with a nice stand though ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 1 hour ago, IanHx said: Having worked on it this afternoon, all I can say is.... you get what you pay for. Detail. Fit. Finish. Accuracy. None of these words are in the vocabulary of the manufacturer of this kit ! Extra care has been taken to position the ejector pin marks in the most noticeable and awkward positions. Comes with a nice stand though ! I believe Contrail did a Vacform version in 1/72, might be easier Good luck with this one. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 7 hours ago, IanHx said: Comes with a nice stand though ! Because there's no undercart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Hi Ian. Great to see you here with what sounds like an............'interesting...?' kit! Sounds like you'll have your work cut out! Good luck! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHx Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 19 hours ago, Rob G said: Because there's no undercart? There's an undercart and round wheel-like things. The bit causing consternation at the moment is the nose. Whoever designed that bit had clearly been watching a bit too much Space:1999, as there is more than a whiff of Eagle cockpit to it ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Hm, this one has a strange history, https://www.scalemates.com/kits/sunny-bp-8-north-american-xb-70-valkyrie--179056 Good luck! It was quite a striking aircraft IRL, overtaken by technology and the stupidity of a photo op... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHx Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) Many months later........ It's finally finished. In 2022..... Edited January 7, 2022 by IanHx 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Oh man, that's gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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