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  1. 31 minutes ago, Greif8 said:

    Very well executed and gorgeous build James.  How did you replicate the wood grain on the fuselage if I may ask?

     

    Thanks guys. 

     

    I should've said...the fuselage is finished with Proper Plane's excellent plywood decals. It also has Proper Plane's wooden Axial prop, resin wheels and metal exhaust. 

     

    There are also HGW's wood nail decals on the fuse. I opted to paint the stripes on the tail instead of using the kit decals.

  2. 2 hours ago, Colin said:

    Following someone who's building the HK kit and there seems to be a lot of fit issues and scribing line up especially on the wings, not to mention detail that hasn't been added that ought to be there in 1/32 scale, anyone built one, as the HK price for issues like this seems very high

    If the problems are right about the HK kit I would think a lot of people will wait it out for the WNW kit even if it is more expensive, at least you know by their previous kits the detail and fit will be guaranteed

     

    I built a test shot and had no issue with fit....even the plug-in wings.

  3. 1 hour ago, avro683 said:

    Did you cut the undercarriage locks off?

     

    No. I knew about the 'issue' beforehand but opted to keep them in situ. Maybe the wartime birds had similar struts for maintenance etc?It does make sense. I also thought the extra rigidity they may offer was worth the trade off in keeping them. 

  4. 1 hour ago, TimHepplestone said:

    For what it’s worth I’ve bought the aluminum pencil from AK for wing root chipping on a spit. So far I’m not impressed as it seem to just skip off the surface. In fairness, the model is gloss coated, which tends to make using any pencil difficult. I’ll try again after a couple of coats of flat

     

    Yup, a matt surface is needed. I think they suggest that.

    Even my beloved Prismacolor pencil won't touch a gloss surface.

  5. 48 minutes ago, DeanKB said:

    I must add that, despite my satire, I am amongst the target group for any model related paraphernalia that hits the market. 

     

    My latest purchase was a nail-varnish paint shaker. Perfect for Tamiya paints - I'm surprised that a model company hasn't adopted it yet?

     

    wholesale-nail-polish-shake-paint-shaker

     

    WRONG!!!

     

    Now available at Uschi van der Rosten's web store:

    https://www.uschivdr.com/shopping-categories/shop-tools-hardware/ 

     

     

     

     

  6. 12 minutes ago, timvkampen said:

    Brassin seats I am using for the TF-104G. No problems with fith. Little works of art.

     

    Thanks Tim,

     

    I am using the nozzle and wheels, but they always fit without persuasion. If there are any things to look out for with the CMK stuff, that would be a help. 

  7. I have all the sets, but need to know if there's anything unusual to expect along the way, or stuff that will make fitting them easier.

     

    I don't mind getting my hands dirty, but a tight deadline means that to be forewarned etc...

     

    Got to say they do look great. I have all the sets they make, including the engine, weapons bay, undercarriage, radar, avionics etc. 

  8. Hi,

     

    Has anyone here experience of fitting the various CMK sets to Italeri's F-104G/S?

     

    My plan is to put as much as I can into the plastic kit, but the instructions are sparse regarding fit, regarding thinning plastic etc.

     

    Cheers,

    Jim

  9. 4 minutes ago, Eagle Driver said:

     

    I have no clue. Being told and not doing nothing about it speaks a lot about what kinda company are they. If that is the case: it is bnthig surprisingly new, coming from China.

     

    Do you want to hear my honest opinion? Don't tell anybody! I think the guy that decided on B&W instructions for colored schemes is an IDIOT. 

    The one who designed the PE set is AMATEUR. My very first PE set design was better than this. 

     

     

    I haven't received such an email.

    I am 100% honest. I never, ever leave emails without reply.

    No idea what it said.

    But again, why not in PM in fb? 

    And again, did I have to ask about the involvement? No. If someone feels the need to explain themselves, I am open for a discussion. - please do not take this offensively just as my thoughts.

     

    Again, no email, I would've answered you. Besides I deeply appreciate comments on my reviews. I found quite a few friends that way. All around the world. Good reason to travel :)

     

    Here's an idea!

    Give me your address. /PM or email of course/ I will send you a free sample of our Lancaster masks. You can review them and trash talk them as much as you feel the need to. 

    They might be very bad in the eyes of the modelers. I would love to know. 

    The flaw that you might find, we will try to eliminate. I can guarantee you that.

     

     

    There is a form on your site for feedback. That is what I filled in before the FB post. I presume your software will send out an automatically generated email to you of any contact?

     

    HK is a very small company, and decisions about anything are up to Neil. He is the final arbiter of what is acceptable standard for HKM products. 
    The kit has many flaws, non very critical, such as lack of chutes, dinghy panels on both wings, stabiliser confusion meaning two lower faces are shown as a matching pair, missing cockpit details, postwar/tropical intake filters, maintenance strut on undercarriage etc. In all cases, the first time we were aware of these was when (i) the kit had already been tooled, and (ii) customer feedback through both the HK Fans FB page and Lancaster Assembly Line FB page. Several of these are schoolboy errors

     

    I'll PM you now.

  10. 10 minutes ago, Eagle Driver said:

    Maybe you were involved in the kit and it hurts when someone points out weak points. That is of course, another assumption.

    Were you? Do you know somebody that is? 

     

    Only for external shapes, as I've repeatedly told you. AK were involved too, and as I told you, they had no input on how HK present their model outside of specifics. Decisions such as instructions etc. are HK's prerogative. I don't honestly give a flying one what weak points it has outside of my input. If LSM screwed uo, then yes, that would be on us. 

     

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    If answer to any of those is YES, why wouldn't you spend some time writing to HK Models to advise them that they can improve without much effort, adding a color leaflet?

    Constructive, wouldn't you agree? 

     

    Do you not think this is something that they've been told endless times? Another assumption on my part, maybe.

    Did you email them after your review to tell them of your preference?

     

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    Or maybe next time write me and say: hey I am from LSM we did this and that. How about altering what you wrote?

     

    I did, via your website before the Facebook post exploded. Your call....

     

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    1. The review is not that bad.

     

    Correct. I can agree with that. I was trying to make your review more correct, but I am 'a guy' who criticised you after repeatedly telling you were incorrect about your assumption. 

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