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'I would be esp keen to hear from people who have made a big tail 190 - is it pretty straight forward?' A look at the instructions show 3 options to be decided upon: 1. normal or large tail; 2. flat or blown canopy; and 3. painting options. Thierry Laurent wrote a tweek of a Hasegawa kit in Marketplace. I don't know if it is one and the same with the Revell kit. Someone with more knowledge will need to add on. Jerry Crandall wrote a builders review. It's dated 2003. This article can be found in Reviews, Kits, WWII Aviation, 'Hasegawa FW 190D-9. I tried to link them both but something went awry. Anyway, hope this helps. Sincerely, Mark

Jeff, Nice airplane. That is the best well photo I have ever seen. I just finished Dragons' kit and I scoured for a well image that good and came up short. Which is OK, because the finished product came up short. Sometimes it's like that. Anyway. Great photo. Sincerely, Mark

Loic, I, as well as many others I'm sure, observed, in awe, this build over the past months. I can't tell you how I marvelled each time I opened your thread. The problems you faced and solved were extraordinary. I learned a great deal tracking your superlative effort to transform a Zero into a Kate! You did a great, great, job. Many thanks for sharing. Sincerely, Mark

Very tight. I look forward to this build as much as I looked forward to your previous builds. Sincerely, Mark

B- I tried to upload some photos from a copy of Schiffer Military History Messerschmitt Bf109 F, G, & K Series by Prien & Rodeike that I have but the scans are too big and they failed to attach. The only photo that is light enough to scan (although there are other photos, but the lower wing is very dark and probably would not scan well) of an F-2 that shows the wheel well shows the well as round. All photos showing the wells of F-4's are round save for one. This one is an F-4 trop of 8./JG27 at El Asaba airfield in North Africa, July 1942 with squared off wheel wells. Kevin, Troy, you dogged me! If you'd like, I can e-mail them to you. Just let me know. Thanks for the correction. Sincerely, Mark

Brother, I must apologize for disagreeing with you. The wheel opening on the -F is a circle, not as the shape on your craft. Sincerely, Mark

Erwin, I calculated the total price at $90.657USD, without shipping. Rufe conversion calculates as $32.95+-USD, from MDC website. Tamiya A6M2 can be $110.00USD To me, it is not a bad price. You are getting the conversion for free. But what is shipping to Belguim? That may put the price over the edge. If you buy each item separately they may cost more. I have a Swallow A6M2 and a resin cockpit and Rufe resin conversion I picked up years ago made by Pascal Huguet. http://www.largescaleplanes.com/Works/hugu.../Rufe/Rufe.html and http://www.largescaleplanes.com/lane/Huguet.html I'm happy with the quality of the Swallow kit. Some may not be. The Swallow kit is not a competition piece. Tamiya's kit is a competition piece. The Swallow kit doesn't have the niceties of the Tamiya kit. All flaps, etc. are molded in. It would take surgery and scratching to relocate them. The engine doesn't compare. The surface is scribed and riveted, though, and is really rather good. I don't recall if the cockpit glazing is 1 piece or 3. It's probably a 1 piece. It is by far less expensive than Tamiya's kit. Pascals cockpit compares with Tamiya's. I don't recall if Pascal offered a Beaching Dolly. Do you want to make a non-competition Rufe or a competition Rufe? If you buy it, and don't like it, I'm sure someone would buy it from you. I hope this helps. Sincerely, Mark

Ju88A1, These are fantastic images. Keep up the good work. Many thanks. Sincerely, Mark