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That is really beautiful work!

Thanks to all. I found some 1/48 ones that I may be able to upscale. We'll see!

Probably an odd question but does anyone out there make decent stancil decals for 1/32 Chinese fighters? I'm looking at converting a SU-27 to a J-11 but have no idea if such things exist. I looked over the decals in the Trumpeter J-7 kits and the decals are basic large markings, so not of much use. Thanks, Matt

Yeah, a B-26 would be awesome! I'm trying to imagine a 1/48 B-36; the 1/72 one is a beast!

Apologies, just realized the topic title got clipped.

My wonderful wife bought me the Tamiya early Zero and I would love to display it with a Ki-43 but it seems all of the kits are of the Ki-43-II and not the earlier version. Did anyone ever make a conversion kit or some such? I'm not convinced that I want to make the time to backdate the Hasegawa kit; after a bunch of work redoing a big resin kit I'd kind of like to do a couple OOB builds to recharge! Thanks, Matt

Legend stuff is generally pretty good on the armor side. the main issue that crops up with them is impressive part shrinkage on large parts but I wouldn't think that would be an issue here.

Just as an update, Antares mastered the kit but is not selling it, there were 40 kits made for another person to sell. Reaching out to them to see if any are still available.

Man, i will have to buy that one. I have some of Antares 1/72 stuff (and am eagerly awaiting their 1/48 Su-9 and Ki-201) and while they are a little rough they are symetrical and the shapes are quite good. For a small resin shop those are my priorities, I can sand and fill some pinholes.

Perfect, thank you! Matt

So, I'm whacking away at the Zoukei-Mura Shinden and I'm planning on an in-flight display with that lovely pilot figure they released but am struggling a bit with how to position the various control surfaces for a "breaking hard right" representation. The canards especially are throwing me. Could anyone provide advice on how to position these properly? Thanks! Matt

It's a fair point that wingspan wise it's not quite a B-25 but height wise it's uniformly tall since it's not a tail-sitter. It is an impressive beast! Matt

Wingnuts did put together an outstanding kit but I agree, that area is such a focal point I think it's a piece of aftermarket that will really pay off. Matt

I dunno, after seeing the thing at the NASM a few weeks back it's enormous in comparison to a FW-190D or even the AR-234. It'll take up medium bomber levels of space on the shelf. matt

Nothing. However, assuming this piece is as lovely as the one for the Albatross, the deep hollow and subtle welding really add to the appearance. I tried drilling out the Albtaros one and while it came out OK, it was a real pain in the behind and frankly didn't look as good as the resin one. Matt

Yak-9 would be first choice, a U model slightly preferable to the -D. La-7 would be next. Frankly, between what is reliably upcoming and what is already out, I don't have many 1st tier "must-haves" left! Matt

Flagman Yak-9D? Matt

I suppose them releasing your 1/32 P-52B would be too much to ask for? Well, a guy can dream, right? Matt

All would be nice but I have to go with the La-5/7. The lack of 1/32 injection molded love for the WW2 Soviets planes makes my heart sad. . . Matt

It looks really lovely, the paint shading is very nicely done. Reading of how much the kit has fought you just makes me wish again I hadn't farted around so long to buy a replacement resin P-51B before Mr Rutman stopped making his lovely kit. Well, that and hoping the moving guy who lost/wandered off with the one I'd bought at least built the d**ned thing. Matt

Yeah, it's the Meteor I'm looking forward to. Now, if we could just talk them into a Mk.1 or Mk.3 I'd be in heaven. Matt

I do have to say this set is perfect for me! I plan to do an in-flight diorama with the Shinden being pursued by an XP-55 (loved that plane ever since I assisted a wee bit on her restoration) and this is just ideal. Model Gods are looking out for me today! Matt

Dear God, I'm going to need a bigger house! I want all three but a P-61 is the best of them all, I love that plane and will finally build a 1/32 for my dad, who has it as his favorite plane of all time (and he worked on the F-117 and F-22). Matt

My inherent laziness is kicking in, along with a seeming dearth of good references, and I was wondering if anyone knew of an upcoming conversion kit to backdate the current F-80C kit? Thanks, Matt

I was wondering about that when I got the e-mail. A combined Big Ed set would be nice as it's usually a bit cheaper. Matt