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  1. Kevin, May I ask where you found one? I'd like to get my hands on one, too. Thanks! -Daniel
  2. Yes, Alley Cat Resin made a conversion at one time, and it looks like they may still be available on their website (below). It was made specifically for the Eduard 109 to make a D-model, but most of the parts could be probably be tailored to modify the CyberHobby 109E (which is certainly a superior kit, and often doesn't get the praise it deserves). Best of luck, the Swiss 109 sure looks great! https://www.alleycatmodels.co.uk/alleycat-aircraft-sets-132-scale-325-c.asp
  3. I'm beginning to wonder if this will be entirely new-tool, or just conversion parts for existing Revell parts...
  4. How on earth am I the first person to post this? I saw on Facebook, in the "Phantom Phreaks" page, a user posted sprue shots from a new manufacturer called "Red Pills Models" who are releasing a new-tool F-4B, which is apparently the long-rumored cooperation project with SprueBrothers. The poster's name is Ed Okun, so if he's a member here, perhaps he can post the sprue shots here as well. I will attempt to upload them myself so we can all have a gander and begin the speculation. Hopefully this is the real deal! If these sprue shots are real, the initial detail looks good, but I would say it lands somewhere between Tamiya and Revell. Let the games begin! **EDIT** Photos added below. -Daniel S. Arvada, CO
  5. From looking at the sprue layouts, it appears they kept the same issue present on their B-25 series, specifically the four sets of pushrods when there should only be two (front of the engine assembly visible through the cowling, and rear of the engine assembly visible through the cowl flaps). The B-25 kit had a set of pushrods on both sides of each bank of cylinders, but the solution was as simple as cutting the rods off the center ring and installing only the ring to have the correct engine spacing. Not the end of the world, but apparently a correction that didn't occur. Won't know for sure until we see instructions, but the sprue layouts suggest this is the case.
  6. These only came out because I finished my RF-4C with the garbage GT Resin seats! Those are seriously nice...
  7. You're not wrong, but they can be found from time to time. I snagged three of them within the last year without too much trouble. They're out there, but sadly not in production. Avionix stuff was really quite nice.
  8. I can tell you from experience that the Avionix resin cockpit for the Hasegawa P-40 will fit into the Trumpeter kit with very little difficulty, and only slight modifications (I've done it twice now, one for an F and another for an L). Feel free to PM me and I can give you some pointers and photos of my builds. Add in a new prop, some resin wheels, and suddenly you have a very respectable P-40 on your shelf. Are they as accurate as the Hasegawa kit? No, but they sure build easier. HTH. -Daniel S. Arvada, CO
  9. If you go on the Hannant's website, ICM lists a future release in which they box both the Stearman and Tiger Moth as an "English Patient" boxing.
  10. Did you use the red nose art, too? Because if you did, apparently we're both wrong, as it was blue on the real Mccoy.
  11. Thanks guys! Seeing this one completed (even though I finished it in 2020) makes me want to pick up another one and build it in natural metal. I have some sweet Kagero decals that would do the trick, too. . .Now, where did I plant that money tree?
  12. Definitely not easy, and I've still not quite learned how to shoot them without some issue. I'm using an Iwata Eclipse airbrush, and airbrushing in a room with an open-air filtration system for a 108-gallon saltwater fish tank, which I'm learning is a must to airbrush Model Air: humidity. I've never been able to shoot them straight out of the bottle like they advertise, but having the humidity inside the house definitely helps versus shooting outdoors in the dry Colorado air. I usually thin them 4:1 with Vallejo thinner, and even then they still clog the airbrush.
  13. I didn't take any of the cockpit here before I sealed it up, but I will on my next build. It depicts a bird flying out of Wright-Patt in Dayton, Ohio.
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