Dennis7423

Mine still shows "shipment cancelled" from right after the label was created :-/ - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

I think the first 2,000 produced have the clear fuselage. Since it is sans surface details, they only ran 2,000 copies before upgrading the molds to produce the standard styrene ones with surface texture, I presume. I'm sure they will produce, and sell, more than 2,000 of these. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

Turns out I was following a tracking number for a different package :-/ Checked my order for this beastie, and it shows "order cancelled." Looks like they created labels for all of us, and then "cancelled" the shipments into more of a pending cue. Who knows when these will arrive. Hoping they get here before Christmas! I wonder what we'll see first... this, or the B-24J. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

Can't help but wish they would have gone the route of Hasegawa with their 1/72 line... 10070130z4 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr Here's to hoping we get some replacements in the not too distant future. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

Turns out, mine might actually arrive today. Doing a little bit of a giddy, happy dance over here. But you all aren't allowed to see it. Just imagine it. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

I think they have begun shipping. Mine showed an expected delivery this coming Thursday. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

While looking at the top turret, I wondered how it might look with the molded on metal straps sanded off and polished to create the smooth, earlier dome. Might be more passable. Thoughts? - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

One impressive beastie, that's for sure. When I first heard it announced, I thought, "no way, not gonna do it. One big Lancaster is enough for me." I have an HK one that I'm definitely building, but turns out, she's earmarked for a museum at this point. As I thought more about this kit, I think it might fall under those "once in a lifetime" builds. I've got several others in that category... Trumpeter 1/16 King Tiger with upgrades, Trumpeter 1/200 USS Hornet, 1/6 Hasegawa Se.5a, and 1/96 wooden USS Constitution. Seeing these images probably sealed the deal. I'd love to have one in my display case for myself and others to enjoy. She's tastefully beautiful. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

Alas, the turrets are split right down the middle :-( those are going to need a rescue. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

Strangely, they haven't done the Tie Bomber yet. Can't be too far off I think. Those Bandai kits really are spectacular kits. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

Always holding out hope for either one of two late war gems, a Fokker D.VIII or a Siemens Schuckert D.III. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

Just received their email newsletter, and they will have a Lancaster test shot, as well as a brand new release (to be revealed on Sunday) at Telford this coming weekend. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

HGW also sell strips of their raised rivets in various scales, so for the dedicated, you could easily do it yourself. I used them to replace raised rivets lost on a 1/48 Hasegawa AH-64D build during sanding work, and they worked great. You don't really need a dedicated set to accomplish what you wish. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

All- For those who may be interested, Sprue Brothers has the Kitty Hawk 1/32 F-5E Tiger II for $65 (down from $103) and the F-86D for $65 (down from $88) on today's "Deal of the Day". They should be there today and tomorrow. http://store.spruebrothers.com/dealoftheday.asp Happy shopping! - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA

Would really like to peruse the instructions for this one. Been checking HobbySearch daily; nothing posted there as of yet. Nice to see several marking options in the box! - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA