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Thanks Iain re Novus, do you go through all three grades, or just use the finest grade?

is this what Jennings is having a world of trouble with?

Oh no sorry to hear that Jennings

soooo...Hobbyboss have sent replacement turrets out to retailers it seems i have just had a message on FB from the Model Kits for Less FB group of which I am a member, and from whom I bought my B-24 They have them in stock and are shipping to those who purchased the kit originally I asked them to post pics but not sure if they are going to that is literally all i know

i'm only interested in the WWII version, but service was rather limited and so are photos...would be grateful if anyone who is like minded could post some WWII A-26 pics on this thread...

that was my first thought too!

wow this is hard core stuff i admire your confidence and resilience as much as your modelling skill thanks for sharing

beautiful NMF finish - looks exactly like it's come in a time machine straight from WWII!

simply stunning!

the decals look stunning - I always wondered what this scheme would like in the flesh i am still trying to work out how to model these NMF birds and get the right level of realism in the finish, but just to my mind however the finish looks a little too clean if something was really beaten up it's almost easier - you just go to town, but when the aircraft were new NMF and probably very well looked after, I am still looking for the best way to replicate what we see thanks again for sharing I have a few of these Trumpy kits and this certainly makes me want to build mine!

and yet Graham at Iconicair says exactly the opposite ie it doesn't necessarily *have* to be like this with resin kits.... I have read enough on here to know that irrespective of the subject, I would never touch a HPH resin kit; I'm not that good a modeller, and my life is too short and I have too many kits that I really want to build. I am open minded about HPH's foray into the injection moulded world, but am hoping for something better than Fly's Hurricane for instance (again, life too short etc etc).

that's a beautiful finish!

hopefully we will see some more close-up pics of the Helldiver so we can make a better assessment

It's a 'meh' from me on the Gator stuff - it really has no ability to hold anything that 'doesn't want to be held' so if something fits perfectly, yes it will stop it falling off (providing it weighs less than a gram or two, but that's fair enough), but if you want a positive hold look elsewhere just my 2p

i love this thread - so many funny comments Dean, where do / did you get all the Rexx exhausts? I thought they weren't actually around yet...I have never seen any 'in the flesh' / in a proper review etc