pacificmustang

Ive only built the Trumpeter kit. It does build nicely, but I can only echo what others have said about it being obese Bruce

Damn it. Missed out on a high back so I write this against a background of frustration. This seems like a strange business model to me though. I had hit the "notify me" button, so upon checking my emails upon waking went to the site, and found they had all sold out. So I've hit the 'notify ' button again When I hit a notify button, I don't expect to have to go looking for FB posts or set my alarm for some ridiculous time to get up, and still potentially still miss out. Surely the better way is "print to order" That way the owner of the company is getting far more potential sales. Does anyone else feel this way? Hopefully there is another run coming and he adopts a better business model that will serve us down here in the Southern Hemisphere a bit better Bruce

Can anyone confirm for me the kit includes bomb carriers? cheers Bruce

Put me down too, as hoping they also do a Boston Ill Bruce

Fantastic build Ian. It’s certainly not the easiest kit to build. I wish I had taken as much care with my u/c as you did though Bruce

Absolutely beautiful build. Yes, it may be a scheme many do, and we see a lot, but none of those are sitting in your cabinet! At the end of the day, it’s what scheme you want gracing your shelves Hoss. That’s why I’ll probably be building a few Jolly Rogers jets, despite the internet being littered with them. Lovely job Bruce

Thanks Fellas for all the comments Kev, wish I’d known you were chasing one. Dennis, me neither . Really hoping Revell delivers Regards Bruce

Gday All. My latest LSP off the bench Fly's Hurricane, in this case their IId finished as a Desert Air Force machine from 6 SQN Not the easiest build or best kit, but sadly - given the dearth of 32 scale kits- probably the best available at the moment. In fact after finishing this kit, I sold all the other Fly Hurricanes I had the stash Im really hoping Revell releases their promised IIb Anyway, its finished with SMS paints, all markings are painted on, using masks scanned from the decal sheet. I replaced the kit canopy with a vac form so that it sat properly when slid back. The kit gun barrels were also replaced with brass tube. One good thing is the kit contains parts to enable a MkIV to be built, as well as drop tanks which will come in handy when someone eventually releases a decent IIC Thanks for looking Bruce

I honestly cant remember, Id say a combination of average fit, and my average modelling Thanks for pointing it out though. Id completely missed that, it goes someway towards explaining why its never done any good on the comp. table! Regards Bruce

Absolutely Brilliant. And a build I hope to emulate myself, having bought your conversions. Its amazing how pinker it looks sitting on the vinyl! Lovely build and finish John Bruce

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone Bruce

I’d say you’re correct Kev. Modellers think he would sell heaps ( I like to think he would) but I have no idea of the production costs for such a large aircraft. Interestingly a mate recently met up with a kit producer, not sure if I can mention his name, but he stated one of the largest costs was the actual injection moulding, which kind of surprised me. This producer primarily does 48 scale.

G’day All This one is from a few years ago, but I don’t think I ever posted it here. Its the Kittyhawk P-39Q converted to an RAF Airacobra 1, by way of using Mastercaster fishtail exhausts. I had planned to replace the kit 37mm with a 20mm and leave the gun bay open, but in the end could not satisfy myself with the details The kit had a few issues fit wise, nothing too major, but from memory the wings needed shimming. Markings we’re painted on using a mask set from Maketar for the SH kit. Theres a few flaws in the build, but it remains one of my favourites. thanks for looking Bruce

That finish is spectacular Bruce

I thought they’d already announced the Ju52 just prior to Covid, but then we’ve seen nothing since. I really can’t see the 52 being a big seller to be honest . The 48 scale one didn’t exactly fly off the shelf. I suggested a B26 to a shop owner here in Melbourne who talks to Neil regularly and he actually passed the request on to Neil I got the reply back they wouldn’t be doing one as he would have to do multiple kits due to the differences between the different versions. A strange reason. Why not just pick one, say C/D or G and release that one ? With regard to the British Phantoms, the last heard about those was from Neil himself, again about 3 years ago, saying the project would need to be started from scratch due to the kiwi (you can’t trust ‘em!) CAD designer walking away from the project mid design. For my money I can’t understand the manufacturers seeming disinterest in the B/C Mustang. The recent Airfix videos on kit selection stated the main points were , a gap in the market, ability to produce multiple boxings and of course commercial success. Surely the Marauder and P-51B would fit these criteria? Bruce