Tnarg

Sad story about the disaster of aeromodl, but I did get a 1/72 737-200 kit on ebay before it all fell apart. I never received the one I pre-ordered. Yes, I know it is not 1/32 scale, but I like the larger scale (1/72) airliners of the 30's and 40's, and this will look interesting next to them. I pulled it off the shelf the other day, but realized I have no instructions. I want to make a plane like the one I flew on in 1975; Western Airlines from Salt Lake City to San Francisco. That connected to a Pan Am 747 to Guatemala City. Vintage Flyer makes a decal sheet for one plane of that era, but it would be nice to use this kit, as I even received the early "pre-advanced" engine set. Thanks for any help you can provide, and sorry to bring up some difficult history. Tnarg

41, 37, 65; all are numbers that I like. I even like 23, but someone else is supposed to make that one and it's Polish instead of Italian. Tnarg

Grail Kit for sure. I have wanted this one since before 1990. Thank you Crazy Cat!!! Tnarg

WNW made what Peter Jackson wanted, and I was lucky enough to have similar desires. Kotare has made some amazing Spitfire kits and I bought some of theirs. Given the statement that they will concentrate on four more 1/32 kits, I will likely be happy to purchase a few more, and in the spirit of the US holiday of Thanksgiving, I thank them for their hard work and creativity. I could list my wants, but they are not likely shared by the guys in NZ (or even too many of the LSP crowd: A-8/10/12 Shrikes, Martin B-10B, Airacuda, X-20, X-24's, M2F2 and HL-10 lifting bodies). To loosely paraphrase Cinderella, "Someday, my kits will come". Tnarg

You have the mono X? It appears that you have had great success with printing. Would you mind sharing any recommended resin and settings you use? I have too many failed prints as I am still learning with mine (also a Photon Mono X). Thanks, Tnarg

By "stretches" do you mean the rigging tie wires that connected the wing, landing gear and fuselage? The Shrike had 7/16" x 20 tie rods in all locations, which were flat rigging wires, at least as far as I can tell. The cross section looked a bit like an flattened oval with a width (full scale) of 0.636" and a thickness of about 0.166", or about 25 mm by 6.5 mm full size. It would be a lot smaller in 1/48 scale, only half a mm or so wide, but could look interesting if you can find any flat wires (likely photo etched, but Williams Brothers kits used to ship some flat clear line in their old kits.) Thanks for letting us watch, Tnarg

I built the Hunley in 1/72, and it is not that small. I can't quite imagine how large this one is. Congrats on an amazing project. Tnarg

Now that is beautiful. Very fine detail. Certainly hoping for this to be available. Tnarg

"the other developing option" intrigues me... "Enquiring minds want to know" as they used to say for that crazy "news" paper. Is someone doing a much better HP 42 kit? (My Precious, need it).

Looks great all together. Any ideas on the colors? I love the blue fuselage with the yellow wings, but if I only had one choice, it would be the Hawaii camo for the A-12 and the war games camo for the A-8. And yes, we need the later Shrike, a Martin B-10B, and an Airacuda in the larger scale. OK, I am probably in fantasy land, but they would be amazing. Tnarg

I would really love to see the Shrikes in 1/32. Your work looks fine and it is the next best thing to a larger one. Thanks for sharing. Tnarg

If you go for the One Man Model kit, remember that he does a 1/48 version as well, if you happen to have a gigantic space. I have the 1/72 kit and it is a filament print with all of the difficulties of that material (lots of smoothing of the lines required). I have been playing with it for quite a while, and it could use some help with the detail parts, but looks nice in shape. The Arctic decal sheet in 1/72 is just beyond spectacular, with super detail for the inside walls and upholstery for the seats. Unfortunately, it makes me want to create photo etched detail parts to match... I have some paper ideas so far, but still in progress. I only wish that I was better at 3D cad and printing to update the engines with the exhaust collectors in front, or maybe create that ladder to the front radio man's door. The detail parts are pretty crude. As for the window difficulties, I bet you would be happy with a foil covering formed with cutouts for the windows, then add a thin sheet of clear plastic under that foil section. As usual, I spend too much time planning, and then start too many interesting projects to actually finish anything. Hope you enjoy doing a bigger Handley Page. Tnarg

Thanks for the view of the book. It seems pretty clear that any attempt to put the older insignia on a 520 would require time travel even if I exerted my best what if effort. Oh well. It is still a very nice looking plane. Tnarg

Thanks for the information.... even if it is truly disappointing. Given the date that the D.520 arrived into Bulgarian hands, it does make sense. I guess I will need to be satisfied with a B.534 or Me109 in those colors, even if I like the 520 better. Tnarg

I have the first volume of this book, but not this one. I wondered if the second volume contains a profile or photo of the D.520 with the older "crossed swords" insignia. I always liked that one very much. I have only seen a rather poor photo of the plane in those colors, but would appreciate knowing more details about it. Thank you, Tnarg