mattlow

Very nice 388 Wouter! All that effort has really paid off. Matt

Iain, shame you won't be there... I shall have something ready (barring disasters)... #1 Phartycr0c Tornado GR4 Op Telic #2 Phartycr0c Tornado F3 11 Sqdn #3 Phartycr0c EE Lightning F3 29 Sqdn #4 Phartycr0c Harrier GR7 #5 Phartycr0c Mosquito HK #6 Phartycr0c Hawker Hurricane 2B #7 Phartycr0c BAE display Hawk #8 Phartycr0c BAE display Hawk #9 Phartycr0c Lancaster? #10 Phartycr0c Tiger Moth trainer #11 Radders Lockheed Hudson 'Tigger Vac' #12 Radders Harrier GR.3 Revell kit converted. #13 Mike Tayt 1/24 scale Typhoon (Bubble Top) #14 Mike Tayt 1/24 scale Mosquito #15 Mike Tayt 1/24 scale Spitfire Mk V (Europe) #16 Mike Tayt 1/32 scale Hurricane Mk1 (Malta) #17 Mike Tayt 1/32 scale Hawker Hunter (RAE) #18 RoyBoy 1/24 scale Spitfire Mk V (Desert) #19 RoyBoy 1/24 scale Hurricane Mk IID (Desert) #20 RoyBoy 1/24 scale Typhoon (Car Door) #21 RoyBoy 1/32 scale B -17 Mk II 100 Group (Special Mission) #22 RoyBoy 1/32 scale Tornado GR1 (RAE) #23 RoyBoy 1/32 Meteor T7 #24 RoyBoy 1/32 scale Westland Lysander. #25 Lothar Bristol Fighter (Post War) #26 Phartycr0c 1/32 Spitfire Mkv (1944) #27 Lothar Bristol F.2.B #28 Mozart Avro Anson #29 Mozart Fairchild Cornell #30 Mozart Harvard #31 Elric Spitfire Mk XI pink [done] #32 Elric Spitfire Mk IX beer run [done] #33 Elric Spitfire Mk XVI [done] #34 Elric Wessex Hc2 18 Sqn [in progress] #35 Elric Hawker Fury I or II #36 Elric Harrier Gr3 #37 TomProbert Handley Page Halifax #38 MikeC Hawk T1 ETPS #39 Matt Low Hawker Hunter F Mk5 Suez WP130 Matt

Yep, that's what I meant . The New Ray has been used to create a resin kit... The detail's not bad, just a shame about the scale... Matt

I recall a toy-like Sea King, sold as a model railway prop or similar. I wonder if this is a detailed up version of that? Maybe by Newray (saw one on eBay once)... Aha... an interesting article... https://designer.home.xs4all.nl/models/s62-32/s62-1.htm Matt

Apart from the wing racks, you can get all these components elsewhere (AM or raiding other kits)... So, it depends on how good the racks are? Are they included in any of the Trumpeter Ju 87 boxings? Matt

I think most of the tail is wood. There was also a metal version (differentiate by lack of panel lines on the wooden one). The MW 50 access panel could be wood. Not sure about the landing flaps, we know the D-9 could have wooden landing flaps but they weren't liked and warped under field use... Instrument panel and side consoles could be wood. Maybe the large panel covering the fuel tanks beneath the cockpit. Matt

I'd be very cautious about vacforms... I reckon there are less folk than ever actually willing to do these. If you did, they'd have to be really good, I mean Dynavector good+. Peoples' expectations are much higher these days - though I suppose it depends how many you'd want/expect to sell. I think vehicles would be potentially more lucrative. Things like the Jeep, Austin Tilly, the little fordson (?) tractor that pulls aircraft and ordnance around airfields in WW2, similar equipment for Luftwaffe. I can see the appeal of classic aircraft/car combos, but I think a range of airfield vehicles would have much wider appeal.. whether that floats your boat to actually master and produce is, of course, a different matter... Matt

Yes, do an A-4 from the A-4 kit and an A-5 from the A-5 kit... sorta makes sense... Matt

Yes, its just a bit of a jumble of CAD bits and bobs.... I think they do no favours to themselves calling it an A-5 and showing this 'hybrid mix' but it shouldn't be considered as representing what they'd put in a box and call an A-5... It's just another placeholder... It's possible that KH needs a big volume selling kit to help fund the more esoteric kits they produce.

Most of this conversation is from 2010! AFAIK, Paragon hasn't re-emerged from hibernation... always hope.. Matt

Different Derek Maru.. This Mustang conversion is Derek Buckmaster's work. Interesting project Derek, interesting website as well... Matt

Nice. Great effect. matt

Great build and result. The PDFs on your website are really very useful. Will your other builds feature these or will it just be a feature of subsequent builds? Cheers Matt

Very, very nice... Are you going to show the prop spinning (or whatever those wires power up?) Nice. Matt

Excellent build, you are getting the measure of these WWI kites.... what's next in the Great War theme from you? Matt