Kenneth

In this review of the new P-51D „late“, all three canopies were damaged. I think I‘ll get mine from a shop were I can check them in advance.. https://www.kitreviewsonline.de/p-51d-mustang-late-in-132-von-revell-03838/

https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/Flugzeuge/Flugzeuge-1-24-1-32/Alliierte-Flugzeuge-WK-II-1-24-1-32/Royal-AF-Commonw-AF-Flugzeuge-WK-II-1-24-1-32/Avro-Lancaster-B-Mk-I-III-with-full-Interior

Did you read my earlier post? Obviously not. There are no rights, particularly regarding the parts breakdown, moulds and assembly methods, unless corresponding applications have been filed and granted.

Depends on what has been registered as a trademark/design. Is it the object/shape, or are we only talking about a name and a logo? Ferrari had protected the 250 GTO but somebody contested it, and its scope of protection was reduced in Europe to model/toy cars only, due to long-term non-use for „real“ cars. But again: Protection has had to have been actively sought and granted, and whoever has whatever rights has to litigate themselves, nobody will do it for them.

If I‘m not mistaken, the DC-3 had a single door on the right-hand side, and the C-47/-53 and R4D had a double door on the left-hand side. So you can‘t make a post-war, civilianized C-47 OOB from this kit. Seems like a missed opportunity?

1) If there are any intellectual property rights involved here, then it can only be trademarks/designs or patents, which would have had to be applied for and granted in all of the countries, where legal action is threatened. This obviously includes China, where litigation is notoriously difficult, as already mentioned. Moreover, I only see potential for such IP rights in the design/engineering of the kit as such, or in the mould as such. Do any model kit designers/manufacturers do this? In all the jurisdictions where they want to sell their models? 2) „Automatic“ IP rights, without an active application and processing, in my understanding only applies to artistic/literature work, such as books, under the Berne Convention. Even if it would apply to a Lancaster as a 3D-object, then the rights would belong to Avro‘s successors. It would definitely never apply to the moulds. 3) As also mentioned earlier, the core of this dispute will lie in the wording of the contract with the mold manufacturer. Whatever design work went into designing the kit only has a bearing on the conflict, if it is reflected correspondingly in that contract. If the contract was signed with legal effect in China, well, then good luck in going to court there… 4) Modellbau König in Germany still has it on their website.

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…

Hoping for a correctly done Danish one, and preferably in F-, RF- and TF-35 versions, but am not holding my breath. Most manufacturers always get the Danish decals wrong, in particular the unique RDAF font for the letters and numbers…

@Paramedic An -F (dog teeth visible on box art) and a -B in Congo colours, according to their website…

Many thanks, då kommar jag tilbaks :)

At least in Europe, Revell kits tend to become available at very reduced prices not very long after launch. Currently retailing at €45,- , I don‘t think it‘ll be long until you can get it for around €30,-. Never seen such deals with Tamiya, their P-51D is only available for around € 120,- . So with my ambitions and skills, it‘s a no-brainer, and I‘ll be getting one to make a Swedish J26 out of it

I have this kit too, have done a great deal of research, including studying the real thing up close, in preparation for building it as a Danish example, so maybe this could be of help too: - Early F-84G‘s actually had the slotted airbrake of the E-model (until Block 15, IIRC) and some didn‘t have the auxiliary air intakes either (until Block 20, IIRC). The one I intend to build falls in these categories. - The elaborate reinforcement on the canopy glazing consists of white glassfibre strips, bonded to the inside and the outside of the canopy glazing. Haven‘t got the kit with me now, but seem to recall that these strips are provided with rivets, which would then need to be filled. - The MLG tyres look odd, but I‘ve actually seen a photo of an F-84 with such tyres. - The kit decals have far too few stencils, the real thing is littered with them

Cessna 172 (N or P) - the world‘s most produced aircraft and there‘s not a single, decent kit around in any scale..! Reissues that I‘d really love: Nichimo Cessna 172 and Fuji FA200 in 1/20 Hasegawa Boeing P-12, F4B and P-26 in 1/32

See also my build thread here: https://www.flugzeugforum.de/threads/wb2021bb-mirage-iiie-50-ans-ec-3-3-ardennes-revell-1-32.96796/ In German, but the photos illustrate the points I made above.

I‘m currently building the Revell (Italeri without the PE parts, and with different decals) Mirage IIIE, and this is what I‘ve found so far: Positive: - very good level of detail - captures the look of a Mirage very well - great decals - often available cheaply; got mine off Amazon for €40,-, retail is €80,- and Italeri‘s is around €100,- Negative: - poor fit of almost all parts. Lots and lots of sanding required - very tricky wing fit, see above. Lots of care required to ensure that they have the correct, slight anhedral - nose wheel retraction strut is too long, the instructions tells you to cut it in two and shorten it by 4.5 (!) mm and butt-join the parts again; not so sure how well this is going to work - tricky engine fit; align and glue it in place on its bulkhead before closing up the fuselage (contrary to the instructions) Conclusion: A large, impressive, and good-looking model; so I‘m pleased with it and can live with the above issues for the €40,- I paid. I would have been furious if I had paid more.