Bradleygolding

This is Roden's chance to correct all of the things that are wrong with the Silver Wings kit, and sadly there are quite a few errors. Didn't stop me ordering one when the price was right though. Steve

Mine has a Continental, but Lycoming and Jacobs were fitted as standard too. These are pretty much what you find in them now except that some Lycomings are 300Hp and have CSUs fitted and Jacobs are now 275Hp with CSUs normally. Super Stearmans have Pratt & Whitney 450Hp engines and ailerons on the top wings as well sometimes. The link is at the top of the framenews page Mike. Steve

Yes, Yes, Yes........Continental Engine????? Steve

Looking great. This is really making me think about starting mine as well. Steve

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

I nearly built mine for the recent Group Build, it was opened years ago and the box is warped so not 'mint' in any way. Revell did release a version as I recall, not sure when that was, and maybe they will do another. The Lysander was much mentioned in the build up to Airfix's recent 1/24 release, don't know if some people are 'in the know' or just wishful thinking. Steve

Hearn's Hobbies here in Aus have confirmed AUD$414.99 as the price, and with a code you get 5% off with free delivery. So that's about $390 on the doorstep. I might just have to buy one! Steve

If AD$414 is correct, that makes it cheaper by about AD$15 than the WNW Felixstowe from a dealer here in Aus. As a gauge of pricing for the rest of the world, or just how much we pay through the nose for models here downunder! Steve

Hearns Hobbies are suggesting AD$414 which is about $200 less than I expected! Steve

I too am trying to become an OOB builder, but some of these issues are a bit annoying. If I can get a good price on one here in Aus. I might have a go. Steve

Yes, that does look like a bit of a stuff up on a couple of levels. To me it's no so much the thickness of the wing as the wrong aero foil shape and since the trailing edge looks too high, I would say the incidence of the wing is wrong as well. An absolute pig to fix. AM would have to provide a complete set of new wings, and they're not small at this scale are they? Steve

Always managed to avoid WnW as being the wrong scale for the price, but I am beginning to feel myself being sucked into the vortex aaarrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhh!!!! This is going to be expensive. Steve

Good. Thanks Graham. It's just been bugging me, and I hadn't noticed it on other photos. Steve

Does anyone else think that the top of the fuselage looks too flat? At the joint between the clear and painted section, the formers do not seem to match the the transport joint profile and the whole area seems a little off. Or is it me? Steve

Is there going to be a WIP for this rather impressive build? Steve