Royboy

The Takom kit is great for ultra detail and small part enthusiasts. The instruction booklet is confusing at best but if you reference parts construction further along most answers are there. Beware of the dog legged arrows that crossover many of the directions given to where they are supposed to be placed. The kit itself will reward your much needed patience but don't expect a quick build. I would advise that you purchase the Reskit Main Rotor Stem and Rear Rotor blades for this kit as the assemb!y of them might cause you severe mental harm if your not prepared for the experience!! Apart from that the kit looks extremely good when done! However, I haven't built the Meng kit so couldn't comment other than it sounds like good advice if they've built both. Have fun anyway!

I like their releases of very often long out of production Hasegawa kits too. I often wonder why they haven't managed to release their P-40K/M kit? It's like rocking horse doo doo now and I'd love to get my hands on at least a couple of them. Anyway, I'm grateful for whatever they can get back into the market but that one continues to remains on my most wanted list!

Good advice from Tom on this one. Plastic can be bullied back into shape with the right techniques. I have used boiling water to heat up the material before setting as well. It works with resin a lot better but if you get a certain plastic that might work for you as well. Trial and error here but sometimes you have to take a deep breath and just get on with playing the cards you have been dealt! Good luck!

Always in the market for nice interesting and pretty decal schemes in 1/32 scale! Good luck with your projects and please keep us all up to date! Thanks.

Very nice! But I'd be more interested in an RF-4E Conversion right now!

If you wish to upgrade the cockpit could I recommend the Airscale products which I purchased for this very kit! You won't be disappointed! Yes the engine could be transplanted but as has been identified already by these other distinguished modellers on here it will require only some research and some moderate modelling skills. Enjoy!😎

I did J-RP last year and took it to Telford on a diorama with a couple of figures and it drew a lot of interest from the faithful. I have to say the DK decals went on very well with no problems at all. Well worth getting if you can draw enough strength to do the old matchbox kit as it needs a lot of love and attention! Come on ICM you know you want to do it??!!😎

I spoke to another manufacturer about doing a 1/32 Lysander, as a new tool of it is sorely needed! I do agree that this aircraft is indeed ICM territory based on previous releases. You never know, sow enough seeds and one day and they could fall on fertile ground and grow? I keep trying!

This is often missed by the modeller. I can think of several particular aircraft I've modelled that have the 'sit' position dictated by the very things that you've mentioned here. I always say keep checking those reference photos as they are invaluable when it comes to getting it the way you want it to look!

I've often thought that helicopters are less favoured because of the spread of the rotor blades being hard to fit within display cabinets or on shelves? Perhaps a 3D print of those blades ready folded that you could just pop onto the top of the fuselage might encourage more people to buy them? Just a thought here, further comments welcome on this one!

Hi Folks, Just a quick thank you to all of the LSP members who turned up at the stand for the meet up and speaking to us on the stand too! Nice to see some new faces as well as all of the established ones. I got to chat to several and we gained at least six other member enquiries for the 1/32 SIG which was great! Next year's theme will be 'Commemorating the end of WWII'. I intend to present a diorama for VJ Day and I hope everyone will enjoy seeing that one there. Just a reminder that as this year, we will be expanding the 1/24 scale exhibits due to the enormous interest from members and the general public shown for just the few that were present on the stand this time around. This took us by surprise so maybe that scale is showing us it's well under represented by modellers at shows? I will apply for twenty four feet of display space again and with any luck we might get it! Well that's it for another year, let's hope Santa delivers some nice top class models for us all! Have fun and Happy Modelling! Roy. (32SIG Leader).

Hi Guys, Well Telford 2024 is now a!most upon us and any members on here that wishes to display any models should let me know via the PM how many you would like to bring along plus it they are very large please let me know what it is in particular B-17/Lancaster that sort of size. We have twenty four feet or eight metres display space this year. The theme is D-Day 80 and anything with stripes is welcome! Last notification date is 7th November so please make sure it's no later as it'll be too late by then!😉 Please stop and say hello if your passing and use your LSP name as well as your normal name when you introduce yourself. I'm Roy and I'll be with Mike and Dave on the stand over the weekend. Until then have fun and if your attending we look forward to seeing you all in due course!😁 Regards.

New 1/32 scale model aircraft kits are always welcome regardless of the manufacturer! If you consider yourself to be a modeller and not just an assembler then I'm sure you'll enjoy the challenge of these kits. I love trying to get the best out of them but then I am an 'old schooler' when back in the day you were grateful for even a vacform of the subject and these are so much easier in comparison! Perhaps we are spoilt with our choices these days but these kits are very entertaining and maybe you should challenge yourself more often as they do improve your problem solving skills with other models too! I have to add if the Tigercat had been in 1/32 then I would have got very excited indeed!! Just saying!!! Happy modelling!

I'm waiting for the Vc version and hopefully a series of Hurricanes to the same quality! Well, you never know?

This must affect his business quite a bit but understandable. Like most people I've bought a lot of his stuff which is top notch and I'm very sad he can't do it any longer. Anyway, I still have stuff in stock to use in the future and will remember with great appreciation his skills and top level services to his customers outside of the E.U. Thanks Maurizio!

I think the designer of the Italeri Mirage III was on something when it was done. I rate this model as one of the worst designs ever made in model manufacturing! Terrible doesn't even start to describe the thinking behind it. NOT for beginners by any means! I hope one day a model company will tool this properly and save us all a heap of time rectifying all the errors within the build process. If you have one in your stash and you plan to build it ...... be very afraid!

I'm so pleased this lovely aircraft model has finally arrived! I've now placed my order and even with the understandable price increase I think the model is good value! I want to do a Tiger Meet aircraft if the decals are ever done but there are so many other tempting schemes to consider as well! Well done to Daco for getting it out to market at last!

How about two seaters? This covers a very wide area of all types and eras. I think it would make a very interesting GB.

I sent a message to Reskit urging them to do a two seater Hawker Hunter too! If you would like to see one from them please write to them and give this message some support! Regarding the TA-7 it's a great choice and I'll certainly be getting a couple of them for sure!! The two seat Hunter is long overdue and so is the two seat E.E. Lightning!!

It wouldn't surprise me if Xtradecal from Hannants in the U.K come up with them at some point. Keep an eye out on their website as this is where not unsurprisingly you'll find it on their Future Releases section. The next RAF subject from them in 1/32 scale will be for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft known as Moggie. Just in case you didn't know they also produce some great decals for the Eagles based at Lakenheath. Btw, I'm also waiting for those too!

Same here! I know that as I'm being carried out into the churchyard a good friend will whisper through the box hey you'd never guess this one they've just released a 1/32 scale Blackburn Buccaneer and Sepecat Jaguar! C'est la vie!! If I'm lucky I might actually see the Sea Fury though?

It seems the AM boys have yet to catch up with all the upgrades for these kits. I'll mention Airscale in the U.K here as they do some very nice upgrade sets for this scale. I bought the Fw190 A-8 Cockpit Set and it's well worth buying! As yet not much for the Harrier except what's been mentioned already but things are improving. This scale is probably where 1/24 was twenty years ago, stuff is emerging slowly though!

Grain of wheat bulbs and some wire and so!der and your done! You can get it all off the internet if your inclined? Just saying, and hope that's helpful for you?

All is not what it seems.

Having bought some of their kits which are superb btw I have to say that at my age long waits are out of the question now! We are talking many many months and if you don't mind that then I do recommend their products. However I have no shortage of projects in the stash that I can do whenever I want and I'm happy with that now!