Mikester
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4 hours ago, Lothar said:
You'll run into a fit problem if you try to place the cowling over the engine, you need
to sand down the engine "rocker covers?" or thin the inside of the cowling to get a
good fit. I think Revell's original idea was to display the engine open. As chrish said,
once the cooling fan is installed there's almost nothing to see inside. So I think the
Hasegawa solution makes more sense and saves you some headache.
Lothar
I've got five Revell F-8s and two A-8/R2s in the stash so I need to come up with a solution. May just make a resin copy of the Hasegawa engine plug and see how well that works. I'll post it if I come up with something that works.
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Has anyone tried simplifying the Revell build? I was considering trying to build up the whole cowling assembly and then cutting a round piece of styrene to mount the engine to and insert it. In essence this would be very similar to the Hasegawa design of an engine plug.
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FWIW, had an extensive discussion on 109 slats on another forum many years ago. It was noted that when Gunther Rall was still alive and asked by someone whether the slats were normally open or closed on the ground he stated that the ground crew usually pushed them shut to prevent any build up of debris. I've modeled mine both ways.
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5 hours ago, thierry laurent said:
My question may look weird but why not getting the Hasegawa kit?
Oh I have about 10 Hasegawa 190's in the stash and I love them, but I got a REALLY good deal on the Revell F-8s ($6 each) so I just couldn't pass them up.
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Great to see an IM 1/32 CR. 42 but still a little baffled by the lack a Macchi 202 in 1/32. Maybe Kitlinx will release the old PCM version but come on, beautiful aircraft with tons of great paint schemes and markings. Seems like a no brainer.
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2 hours ago, Dave Williams said:
Can’t speak to what the European prices used to be, but Revell Germany kits were cheaper in the US before the demise of Hobbico. Now that’s over, the prices of RoG kits sold in the US has risen. The P-51D used to be about $25 street price in the US. Now those few companies that have gotten restocks of the kit post-bankruptcy are showing prices of $35-$40.
Sad but true. I don't think we'll see those prices any more, mid $20's for the 109s and P-51s was a great price.
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On 7/17/2019 at 5:50 AM, Paul2660 said:
I just noticed that Freetime hobbies has in stock most the recent Revell releases. Example the 1/32 Me-110. Hopefully they will get this kit in also
Their pricing on the kits is very reasonable.
Paul C
I don't see anything there that wasn't available before Revell had all their financial difficulties and their US distribution went belly up. Nothing recent like their Fw 190A-8/R2.
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That's good news, Radu, thanks!
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On 5/24/2019 at 2:28 PM, nmayhew said:
they still have sour grapes over the reception their 109 got... too scared to release anything new
same in 1/35 with their Hetzer
Curious since their "1/43" 109G-6 was absolutely crucified (justifiably so) and they want back and actually re-did it. Their Emil is not perfect but it's still a decent kit. They could upscale their current line of 109s up to 1/32 and it would be a license to print money, really don't understand why they have a such a tough time with 1/32.
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I think it will be a good kit. Of course if I can't buy it from a US distributor at a reasonable price, it's a moot point. Beginning to think Revell is never going to get their US distribution problems solved and I'm not going to pony up shipping charges from Europe unless it's something I really, really want. With six Me 262s already in the stash this kit doesn't qualify as "must have" for me.
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I'm sure the Revell 262 single seater will be a great kit, just like the two seater. As mentioned before, those of us in the US may never see it at a reasonable price over here though.
I've got three Trumpeter single seaters and a two seater and they're great kits, and reasonably priced for what you get. I don't mind the rivets at all.
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If you take the kit as a whole, the Hasegawa 109Gs are the best Gustavs available as well as being the only option for the Friedrich. The G suffers from some errors but makes up for it in terms of superb engineering and fit. It's a model so how it goes together should count as well. Still the king IMHO (and I've built a lot of 109s).
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1/32 P-38....from a reliable source.
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Be interested to see the price. Eduard has discontinued their E-7 and Dragon Emils in general have become somewhat difficult to find. Trumpeter's E-7 is really not an option for me unless I become really desperate.
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On 1/30/2019 at 12:01 AM, Kagemusha said:
Afraid not, pity as there's a very nice Ultracast figure.
Ah OK, now I remember. Kommodore of JG 51, but not Molders.
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6 hours ago, Dainis said:
Thanks for all the help from everyone. And thanks TAG for the photographic links, nice to see the real thing. I'm going to break out the sprue cutters tomorrow and start while I finish weathering my Spit mk ixc. Oh by the way, the kit is missing one exhaust stack. Is there a resin replacement for the Hasegawa stacks( a short search came up empty) or am I scratch building one? Just wondering.
Quickboost and Eduard both make exhausts for the 109, they may be listed for a "G" but are also appropriate for an "F".
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16 hours ago, Dainis said:
I looked up a photograph and it is in fact von Boremki's plane of 9./JG3, not JG 27.The EaglCals reference the aircraft as JG27. It would seem to be an error on their part? Nonetheless, the paint scheme is the same, with the strange asymmetrical delineation. Various other sources seem to back this up. Was this a one off or were there others with similar type overpaint in the same JG?
It appears the whole Staffel received this paint scheme. These aircraft were originally destined for North Africa and were delivered in overall RLM 79. After being diverted to 9./JG 3 they received the RLM 75 and 70 to make the camo more suitable for the Eastern Front.
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Doesn't the Hasegawa 1/32 F-2 come with these decals? The one with Assi Hahn's ride on the box art.
1:32 Douglas A-26 Invader from Trumpeter/Hobbyboss?
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I'm holding out for the 1/32 Tamiya rendition of this one, as well as the B-24.