Ads Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) A real miss there are no off the shelf RAF decals for this out there - i know Luuk Boerman has some very nice Dutch ones from Dutch Decal - and there are some danish ones - but no RAF aftermarket means no one expected it so soon i suppose.http://www.dutchdecal.nl/blogAds Edited December 9, 2013 by Ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I think Dutch Decals are going to be releasing an RAF sheet - they had the work on one all done under their Kits At War offshoot http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/50367-32nd-mainstream-meteor-f4/ - and possibly a Belgian sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnarg Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Danish decals? are those on the Dutch Decal list or otherwise? (Love those Scandinavian planes) Thanks, Tnarg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Stoppel make the Danish set, no image, but no doubt the same as their 1/72 offering http://www.stoppel.dk/shop/search-2.html?keyword=meteor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferry NL Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Kev Thanks for posting, as the Meteor looks great. Absolutely looks like the secret modeling fund is going to be stretched to the limit very early this coming year Peter Ha ha.... same here. But on top of that... I have limited space in my "hanger" so with that B-17 still spread out across all available flat surfaces...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnarg Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Stoppel make the Danish set, no image, but no doubt the same as their 1/72 offering http://www.stoppel.dk/shop/search-2.html?keyword=meteor Thanks for the link, I forgot about them. They have quite a few interesting subjects in 1/32, and that multi-color camo would look pretty nice on a Meteor. Tnarg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Nice review Kev, and I agree completely that HK has struck a healthy balance between detail and simplicity. I like also that this kits definitely fills a niche in our aviation history. The Aussies were allowed to fly these right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Colvin Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 What is the US msrp...does anyone know? Thanks, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 What is the US msrp...does anyone know? Thanks, Rob To the best of my knowledge the price hasn't been set yet Rob. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 What is the US msrp...does anyone know? Thanks, Rob Last I had heard, probably around $80-90USD once it's released. So a pretty good deal for a 1/32 Meteor. Got to check out a test shot earlier in the month, and it looks great. Interior could use some detail, but should be fine painted black. The surface detail is very good, and should look great when painted up. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Well the first of the aftermarket products have been announced... http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X32051 RAF decals from Hannants .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Well that's a must, my father was an RAF Instrument Fitter and spent some time at Horsham St Faith. Which reminds me Peter, that compass..... Tim airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 More pix here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.784524068228209.1073741845.500128453334440&type=1 Looks good to me - and I'm not even a fan of the Meteor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 Just received the latest parts update from HK Models, so I thought I'd share a few photos with you. Firstly here's the updated belly tank: Old one on the left, revised one on the right. A significant difference! Here's the small extra sprue for the wing nacelle inserts: A couple of antennas are also included, though I can't tell you what exactly they're for. There's also a revised clear parts sprue: The shape of the windscreen has been subtly modified (new part on top): The top frame is also much more clearly defined. Old: New: Lastly, here's a photo of the 1/144 bonus Meteor that comes with the kit: How cute is that? I don't know if decals will be supplied for it, or if anything suitable is available in the aftermarket, but it's a nice little addition nonetheless. I plan to start a build thread on the kit soon. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Love that baby Meteor! Very nice touch by HKM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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