Kenneth
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Well, that‘s really great
So this is the latest in a range of four kits, none of which are available yet? 
- MikeMaben, Paul in Napier, CRAZY IVAN5 and 1 other
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I have been interested in their 1/32 DH.89 Dragon Rapide. I have only found three completed builds on the Internet, and they were also accompanied by pictures of the building process. All three noted too short struts between the engine nacelles and the fuselage, various wrong or missing details and quite a few other issues. Not for me, is my decision…
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There is a corrected seat with armour plate from Barracuda, only I haven‘t found it in stock with any European online dealers…
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4 hours ago, Tony T said:
Amen to that. The designer clearly pitched a WW2 era version, of retrograde interest to many after the HKM F.4, whereas I'd buy at least one post-war example, such as an F.8 or T.7 — or NF of any mark. I loathe Type C roundels on jets and want to model Type D roundels over glossy finishes.
Yes, we need to see what's in the box and if the F.3 may be redeemed with conversion sets to create the more desirable variants. And, indeed, if it's compatible with old Fisher sets as it's likely to offer a higher level of detail than the very vanilla HKM F.4, very likely with in-situ Derwent(s), anti-icing ducting and whot-not.
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Converting an F.3 into any later marks seems to me basically amount to a new kit; there are so many differences. I see some reasoning in Revell not doing an F.4, as it already exists from HKM, but an F.8 would have the potential to be developed into an NF Mk. 11, which in turn, with a few extra parts, could also result in a TT Mk. 20. These aircraft were used by dozens of air forces around the world, and a number of civilian companies as well (e.g. Svensk Flygtjänst for the TT Mk. 20).
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16 hours ago, Furie said:
What about Revell's Spit Mk IX?
I imagine it's light years behind the superb Tamiya kit, but is it a decent kit?
I haven‘t built mine yet, but have had many close looks at the kit, and from memory (haven‘t got it at hand right now):
+ Readily available for less than a 1/4 of the Tamiya Mk IX+ Very detailed, and shape and dimensions seem accurate
+ Clipped or pointed wingtips, large and small rudders included
- The seat is quite inaccurate, particularly the seat back cushion/padding
- The lower armour plate behind the seat is not included, and it looks as if it could be difficult to add as the seat mounting arrangement to the bulkhead is not reproduced correctly- Raised Dzus fasteners on the engine cowling panels
- Some heavy raised rivets here and there
- Rudder ribs and rib stitching rater overdone- No engine (which is not a concern for me)
I think it‘s a great buy for that price, and am looking forward to doing mine. I intend to convert it into a Mk. IXe, using a conversion kit designed for the Tamiya kit, which seems to fit very well to the Revell kit as well. -
5 hours ago, Zola25 said:
Maybe ZIMI Models bought the rights to the name..
The kits I have seen are identical to the Kitty Hawk releases except for one thing. The plastic is different. It is darker but still quite soft.
Godt tip, tak! Good hint, thanks!
4 hours ago, Rick Griewski said:The Kingfisher kit took a lot of flak. Knowing the few issues in advance my only hammer smasher was the engine. But that was poor kit design. The “pick two” (3 stooges) goes out to the people that did the instructions.
I just bought a 3D printed engine for it. Oh baby it is nice little jewel. My second kit may just get built. Maybe an AM float for the Arizona based aircraft will show up.
Yes, I read up on the kit before buying it, and in some respects it looks like an overengineered nightmare, particularly the engine. But ever since taking up modelling again a couple of years ago, I‘ve always wanted one and it hasn’t been available through my usual sources until now, so I‘m very pleased to have secured one. Particularly as my vendor (Super Hobby in Poland) only now, a couple of days later, has no more in stock.- chukw and SimonCornes
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If they are repops, why are they presented as Kitty Hawk kits? And by whom? Received a Kingfisher from Super Hobby yesterday, and the box, instructions, decals and everything else are 100% identical to the presentation of that kit on e.g. Scalemates.
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Super Hobby (very reliable and swift) still has a fair selection of helicopters, and also fixed-wing Kitty Hawk 1/32 kits: T-28, F-86D, F-86K, Bronco, T-6 and RF-5E. They also had Vought Kingfishers, ordered one last Saturday (got it yesterday/Wednesday here in Germany), there were no more left by Monday.
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Revell published their new releases for January-April 2024, and the only 1/32 aircraft are reissues of the Alouette II helicopter and an ancient F-16A. There were four years between the releases of their 1/32 P-51D „early“ and „late“ versions…
- Rick Griewski and CRAZY IVAN5
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Anybody knows what their decals are like in general? I‘d really like to see them before taking the plunge. I‘m only interested in a Danish version, and kit manufacturers usually get them wrong, in particular the proprietary font for serial number. At that price, I‘d want a kit which complete and correct… but maybe I‘m being naïve here…
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Seems to me that they are painting themselves in a corner, modularity-wise, with an F.3. Beyond an F.4 (which HK has already done) and possibly a T. Mk. 7 (with a new forward fuselage), all subsequent variants will have to have completely new fuselages (and some possibly changes to the wings and engine nacelles as well, IIRC). Much more would have been possible with an F.8.
- MikeC, CRAZY IVAN5, thierry laurent and 1 other
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Definitely a P&W R-985 Wasp Junior…
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On 1/26/2022 at 5:08 PM, Dave Williams said:
Has Hasegawa ever sold their molds to anyone? Besides, there’s no indication they are out of business as they are still releasing kits, including new stuff, just not in our scale/area of interest.
Don‘t know whether the moulds were sold to them, but Revell has in the recent past reissued the Hasegawa 1/32 Storch, 1/32 F-5E, 1/48 Citation and (if I recall correctly:) 1/48 Learjet and 1/48 Falcon. -
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7 hours ago, thierry laurent said:
I have yet to understand why HK chose that version and only released that one whereas other versions of that plane saw action during WW2, the Korean War, Middle East War and so on ... Weird to me!
Agreed to some extent; wouldn‘t have taken much effort to make a T. Mk. 7 and an F.8 as well. An NF.11 would also have been nice…
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Maybe I‘m biased because I‘m Danish (one of the export countries), but I personally find the F.4 historically much more significant, considering the number produced and the countries that used it, for many the first jet fighter. It‘s also prettier than the earlier marks, I think…. Have coincidentally just bought this kit, and found a set of Danish decals too…
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On 11/3/2021 at 12:08 PM, Kenneth said:
It‘s the Piper PA-18 with phantasy decals based on (kids?) drawings submitted in an online competition a while ago. It was on their Facebook page some months ago. Nothing that the even slightly serious modeller would even remotely consider, and I frankly wonder about the point of reissuing a fairly complex, non-fighter-jet kit with cr*p decals…
Preview now available on their homepage: https://www.revell.de/neuheiten-revell/sports-plane-builder-s-choice.htmlIt‘s the otherwise great Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub (with wheel u/c), with phantasy decals „designed by the Revell community“ , according to the blurb. Whereby it‘s actually just called „Sports Plane“?
Well, they‘re useless „what if“ decals, in particular as the „D-PCUB“ registration is completely off; all German single-engine aircraft under 2000 kg are registered in the „D-E…“ range. Which they should know very well from the initial release of the PA-18-90, which had very accurate decals for a German aircraft.
So which „person on the street“ buys a not cheap kit of a mostly unknown aircraft type, which is not that simple to assemble?
Or is it just me?
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With one exception (the Harrier), Airfix‘ 1/24 kits have been well-known WW2 aircraft. The German ones have been done, most of the British ones too. The two US aircraft (P-51D and F6F) were types that were also used in the UK. My guesses would be
Grumman F4F Wildcat/Martlet
Hawker Tempest Mk. II
Vought F4U Corsair
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6 hours ago, Paramedic said:
Revell are atleast pretty good at sending replacements. But I guess maybe not as good at actually checking those replacements too.. But I would not worry too much about the canopy unless you want to start using that as soon as you get home.
But it is a shame about the quality control..
A photo-recce would be nice too but not sure Revell would make a separate box for that? Cannot see it sell good enough for quite a "obscure" variant? But what do I know..
Though I think it would have been smarter for them to include those parts like Tamiya did..?
That‘s what I hear too (service-mindedness). But will they have enough non-damaged ones in stock? -
spoke to Airfix yesterday..
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P-40 or Grumman Wildcat/Martlet would be my bets, if they were to do a new 1/24 scale kit…