OldTroll

Wow! Who would have thought that clunky Tamiya kit could be made to look so good? Joke, just a joke... Seriously, that is a gorgeous end result with a beautiful (understated) weathered finish. Bravo Zulu!

You could do the "paper-to-plastic" challenge with Skyline Paper Models F2H-3.

The resin wicker seat may be a Pheon product?

Silver Wings

Thanks, DaneBramage - there is no such thing as too much cowbell and too many B-25 threads!

Oh, that weathering is so fine! In a world of over-weathered and over-presprayed panels this model shines like the sun.

Check out eCardmodels for some 1:48 scale F3H models. I recommend them not because they are card models but because one may be helpful in determining cross-sections. If you enlarged them by 150% and substituted styrene sheet they might make a good "foundation" for a more detailed rendering of the aircraft.

Beautiful model, stunning photos.

I concur with Stephen - the subject of WWI colors has been researched, re-researched and over-researched on specialist sites like The Aerodrome and the discussions there can be "warm" to say the least. I am familiar with the WNW, Pheon and Roden decals and find that they are all within my acceptable range, especially when given a very light "dusting" of anything in the pale brown to pale grey range. I respect the research done by Pheon and WNW and can certainly find no fault with their products. I am not familiar with the other brands mentioned. Of equal importance in the proper appearance of WWI German aircraft with the polygon camouflage fabric is getting the orientation of the "fabric" correct - some were applied chordwise, some spanwise and some at a diagonal across the surface. Rib tape application and color is also important. As always, it is best to work from photos of the subject whenever possible.

Thanks for the posting! The downed SE5a diorama gets my vote...

Rowan has not posted on Britmodeler page since September of last year. There are several decal products that were slated for release last year that have not yet appeared. My last contact with Pheon was in later August 2011 when I confirmed that several pre-orders were still waiting for finished product.

The painting and weathering is absolute perfection. Bravo!

Being primarily a WW1 devotee I will wait until (IF!) the various B-25s are actually in someone's shop and have an actual price before making a final decision. I wish all parties involved good luck and many (profitable) sales but based on the negative comments about the pricing of recent 1/32 single-engine models I am afraid that the actual sales of the announced 1/32 twins (let alone the 4-engined bombers) are likely to fall far short of the number needed to make such projects worthwhile for a manufacturer in the future.

Where is a sensible moderator with "thread lock" power so we can end this pointless flame fest?

Thanks for the "heads up" - I just ordered it!

By now OT's offensive remarks should have been removed by cooler heads (page back to check that...) Old Troll has promised to refrain from further insensitive postings until he records his vote for the KOTY in the "We Welcome Mediums Other Than Plastic/Resin" category. Posted by Old Troll's mommy - "I taught him better!" PS - he also apologizes to this thread's author for diverting attention away from the subject (soon to be released???) model.

1:33 versions of the B-17 and the Lancaster have been available for some time in a medium other than plastic/resin. Also several versions of the B-25, B-26, A-26, P-61, Meteor, Kate, Val, Betty, Dinah, etc., etc., etc. are currently available in 1:33 or 1:32 scale. Paper/card models cost a fraction of the plastic/resin ones and offer as much (or more) satisfaction in construction. The downside for many is that one must actually cut out parts and shape them thus moving oneself from the "assembler" category to the "modeller" category. Instead of speculating/whining/complaining about vaporware plastic/resin kits that may never get produced, just try an existing paper model - you might actually like it. This announcement brought to by LSAM (Large Scale Any Medium.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The post above has been removed by the originator. He had over-medicated with craft glue and let his overly sarcastic fingers run away with him. In attempting to promote paper/card as a legitimate modeling medium he used the term "assembler" in describing those who take precast or pre-molded pieces and connect them to one another with adhesive in order to achieve a whole representative of a larger object. He should have used the term "put-together-guys-or-gals" which his sensitivity coaches have assured him is less demeaning. He would have apologized in person but he is still obsessively searching the KOTY candidates for the several dozen non-resin/plastic candidates that were released/published in 2011. Posted on behalf of OT, Balthazar "Lego Master" Grumbacher Chairman, We Don' Need No Steenkin' Glue Guild

LOL - if anything it just adds more realism to the model. Those are obviously field repairs after a skirmish with the enemy! Great build - I look forward to the remainder.

Setting aside the racial/ethnic sniping - here is their website - HK Models

Try anything from Wingnut Wings - you might like it.

Don't count chickens (of any scale) until they are hatched. Corollary 1: Don't worry about the price until it's actually for sale. Corollary 2: A model isn't real until there are third party "improvements" on the hobby shop shelf. Final advice from the Old (Grumpy) Troll - spend time building the kits you have instead of spending money on more kits that won't get built. We now return you to this edition of LSP Radio's "Speculation - What's It Good For?"

Of course there were many more 1:32 and 1:33 models released in 2011 in mediums other than plastic or resin - but we aren't quite ready to include them in such polls. Perhaps we modellers will someday realize that it's the models and the modelling that is important and not the medium. <<Tongue in cheek and with no ill will.>>

That is a gorgeous model! Just goes to show that in the hands of a master even a Tamiya product can look good. (It's a joke - lighten up, you guys.)

WNW FE2b, of course. Don't own any of the Limited Run Multi-media so I tried not to vote in that category (seemed silly to vote on something I have no experience with) but ended up with the Nate just to get my real votes counted. Silver Wings Fairey Flycatcher, of course. Please consider an honor system "vote only if you own it" method of voting next year.

Good show - full speed ahead!