johncrow

Not wild about sending cash to russia right now.  Don't care how nice the landing gear is.

A couple of shots from a week or so back.
 



 
 
 
 

Zotz decals is now preparing five sets of 5 profiles ea. for the Red Pill F-4B/N new kit. 
Also, another set for the RF-4C in the Vietnam war.
We are finishing a set of B-26 B/C Marauders for the 1/48 ICM kit. (Wanted a 1/32 kit, maybe coming later?)
Good times (hopefully) coming soon.
Thanks

FYI - Heard from Ernie on LSM and Bev on FB that Harv has had a setback. He had gall bladder surgery yesterday, which went fine, but then something went wrong afterward and he coded. They got him back but he had a seizure and is now in a coma as of the last info. 
 
Tim

d Sea but I’m not seeing any problems.
 
Kin  egards
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hope you like it
Karl
 
 
 
 

Did a say something funny? I wish you not to losesense of humor when russian horde comes to you land and ruins your life...

What's the point of making modern Nazi planes???

Look for LG set availability on the Vendors Board. Announcement will be made there when any sets are ready for purchase.
 
Best Regards,
Damian

Only in the Americas.....  
 
 
Stefan 

Never could get into guns, never will

If I was confronted with all those issues I'd be inclined to run to the hills, but I think you have got the number of this beast ...
 
... I'll get my coat.
Looking forward to seeing it finished, and I'm sure you'll prevail.

So, 3 years on and this "quick build" has just been dragged off my SoD and onto the workbench, as the next in my series of airliner builds that I started but never progressed with (that said, I have at least finished the Electra, MD-80 and DC-4 builds, with a bonus YS-11 for good measure). It's sad to see that this one has been sidelined so long that we lost mpk in that time. So, I'll endeavour to complete this build in his memory.
 
It'll be bumpy ride, however, as this is one of Minicraft's worst kits, so stay tuned!
 
Kev

For those of you who don't already know, in June of 2023, we purchased all of the AMS Resin molds and product line from Harold Offield, in an effort to keep his great products available for those who want them, and as a creative outlet for some of my own designs. It's very much a side hustle for us as we are both employed with regular jobs, but if there is anything you should want from the AMS Resin line of products, please email at bnresindesign@gmail.com, and I'll do my best to get you what you need. We've kept the prices the same as Harold had them, and have already added some new products to the line, as well as remastered a couple of older products using 3D printing. I've also begun 3D printing some things on contract for a few people, so if there is something you'd like to have printed and shipped to you, let me know. 
 
I plan to use this forum to post new products, or showcase some old ones that you might have forgotten about, so please stay tuned! 
 
Thanks much,
Tim Biggers

I printed the six gun nose for my HK A-26 and it looked like it will fit okay. Hopefully its okay to show link to where I posted this. Further down the page are some 500 and 1000 pound bombs for my A-26 and B-25 load outs.
https://modelersalliance.org/threads/new-for-dec-23-part-two.157088/#post-389016
James Knaus

Guess what was waiting on my front porch when I cam back from breakfast? And it looks WONDERFUL.
 
This one's for my mormor, Tack för allt du gjort för familjen i Amerika och i Sverige.
 
My grandmother came here all by herself in 1904, and her story is sad and inspiring both.

First off, a bigg "THANKS" to  BiggTim for printing this part! This is the B-26 nose from Cults in 1/32. 

Not sure if anyone else has tried this yet, but here's what I've found. I'm trying to gather as much as I can for a B-26K build using the Hobbyboss kit.  Disclaimer- I cannot comment on overall accuracy of the Cult part, but I suspect it is more accurate than the Hobbyboss kit, given its reputation. I do know that the gun ports on the Cult part are very much more accurately placed than on the kit part. 

I know there's a B-26K thread or two here on LSP somewhere. If this more appropriately belongs in one of those, or anywhere else, mods, fire away. 
 
The new nose is pretty close in height and width. The portion that mates to the fuselage is a sort of rounded-off square. The kit part is shaped....differently. New nose on left, kit nose on right. 
 

 
Here's the new nose on the left, kit nose on the right. (Please excuse the upper left corner of the new nose...in my haste cleaning up the part, I managed to damage the resin... not a big deal, easily fixed.)
 

 

 
Here it is butt-fitted to the fuselage. The fuselage is angled; you can see the shadows at the top and bottom of the joint, indicating the shape difference. 
 
 
 

 
Here's the kit nose matched to the new nose, mating surface to mating surface. Kit part on top, facing camera. You can see the portions of the new nose that will need to be modified to get it to fit the kit fuselage. For me, this will be a better route by far than trying to reposition those gun ports on the kit nose. If they are not perfectly placed in relation to one another, it will look terrible. Again, I can't comment on the overall accuracy of this approach, but it'll work for me. 
 
Hope it helps someone. 
 
John

Marc
we understand the moves,what bothers us-the people who
preordered/ordered stuff is lack of communication
a simple email or at least a note on the website would've settled the
matters-we are mostly reasonable people and can wait(whoever can't-should've been
refunded)
 

I am John - I'm really pleased with it, and thank you for the kind words. It's absolutely not perfect, but I've managed to improve on a few things since the last one, which is what I strive for!

I like that kit, built a couple, and if they'd have turned out as well as yours, I'd be proud. Hope you're proud. 
 
John

I like that kit, built a couple, and if they'd have turned out as well as yours, I'd be proud. Hope you're proud. 
 
John

Noxie night-fighter and Wild Sow subjects interest me (in a technological way, as a student of electronic warfare) but, unlike the Gustav, the K was a standardised day machine built mostly by slave labour, so I'll pass. 
 
Waiting for a Beaufighter VI.f once they're in their stride. So, I'll buy a Spitfire "to do my bit".
 
Tony  

Yep…..100%! 

A lot of people will be really pleased by this choice of subject, I am pleased as it saves me money as I will not be buying it.
I am not a Luftwaffe fan I just do not find the subjects attractive at all, I will build one now and again just for a relaxing no stress build as with them I do not worry about accuracy too much.
But I am happy for you Lufwaffe fans and hope it is a success for Kotare as they might just go on to make kits of subjects that I would like.
 
Cheers
 
Dennis

Groan!