stevej60 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Hi folk's had to finally have a go at building this kit so good old King Kit to the rescue should be here later this week then I'll post the sprue's. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 That's an unusual one Steve. Does it have a whopping great decal sheet or will you be in masking mode for a good long time ? Good luck Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Lovely. I built one of these in "The Kit You Built As A Kid" GB a couple of years ago and it was every bit as much fun as it was back in the mid-1970s, except for the decals. I think I ended up with about half of them usable. Sadly alternative markings aren't common. Maybe someone might have spares from a later boxing or the Platz kit if it becomes an issue? J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: That's an unusual one Steve. Does it have a whopping great decal sheet or will you be in masking mode for a good long time ? Good luck Cheers Pat Thank's Pat,no decal's just loads of masking! 2 hours ago, John said: Lovely. I built one of these in "The Kit You Built As A Kid" GB a couple of years ago and it was every bit as much fun as it was back in the mid-1970s, except for the decals. I think I ended up with about half of them usable. Sadly alternative markings aren't common. Maybe someone might have spares from a later boxing or the Platz kit if it becomes an issue? J Always a worry John but rare from King kit so hopefully all will be fine. I do like e-bay for being able to see in the box for such issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Looking forward to this Steve, it’s certainly a great choice for this “All Japan” GB and might even be a good match for my (soon to be unveiled) proposed build. Now doubt, you will probably tempt me to add one of these to my growing stash. Cheers and all the best.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Rabbit Leader said: Looking forward to this Steve, it’s certainly a great choice for this “All Japan” GB and might even be a good match for my (soon to be unveiled) proposed build. Now doubt, you will probably tempt me to add one of these to my growing stash. Cheers and all the best.. Dave Thank's Dave look forward to whatever you have in the pipeline! Never built or seen this kit but for year's come close to buying or bidding on one so really looking forward to it's arrival. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 Hi folk's well it had to happen,never had a problem ever with KK and I know they do state sometimes the boxing can be different but what arrived was a very ancient issue in poor condition shot decals and a pebbled canopy not worth wasting time on really so I'll keep the thread and look for a replacement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 That’s a shame Steve, I was really looking forward to seeing this kit take shape on here. Hopefully you can source another better example soon enough. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Hi folk's unexpected return of this build,Luke to soften the blow of more lifts into work bought me a later boxing with happy to say a much improved canopy and a superb decal sheet I'll post a couple of pictures later today. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 That looks much better. I wish I'd had that sheet when I built mine. I think it also got a bit of a retool at some point, adding more detail to the cockpit area. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 That does look great Steve, definitely the boxing go look out for. Looking forward to seeing this take shape. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 7 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: That does look great Steve, definitely the boxing go look out for. Looking forward to seeing this take shape. Cheers.. Dave Much better Dave the kits the same and I think Johns correct about the cockpit,the decals will be challenging l think sand off the panel lines in order especially with the smooth finish of the real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Great to see this live again Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Grandboof said: Great to see this live again Martin H Thanks Martin decals shoud be a challenge mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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