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Oh wow. Instant order from me.

All, I have the Border Models Lancaster Nose section kit in the stash and it’s nearing the top of the pile. Never built anything by Border before, how are their Decals in general? 1ManArmy does a mask set but I don’t really want to pay all that money and only use a small portion of it as their sets cater for the whole kit, not just the nose section. On a similar note I contacted Hong Kong Models to see about purchasing Decals for their Nose Art Set and that was £50 with Postage so not really a valid plan either. I like the options in the Border Models Kit too and fancy doing Mickey the Moocher, so curious what the consensus on Border Decals are like to work with and not really wanting to sacrifice any of the kit I do have decals should I require them. Have attempted to use Kits World Decals in the past and will never pay out for a set from their range again so they are a no go, thick, broke up and just behaved poorly and colours not great.

Looking at these myself for a while now as my Lego Collection is rapidly taking over what space I have in the Ikea Billy Bookcases and Besta Cases. Seems to be a lot of wasted space in these Milano and Rudsta Cases though looking at Ikea Spare parts service some of the shelf parts are available so you can add your own but have to source the glass yourself it would seem. No doubt there are other options like there were with other Ikea cases where people 3D Print shelf supports and parts but I’d usually go for the correct option as they were designed to take the strain by the people that sell the case. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/returns-claims/spareparts/ You have to go in to the build instructions to find the part numbers you require.

I’m a frequent customer for my 1/48 Jet stuff. Can highly recommend them and its great they will start to carry 1/32 items.

Managed to eBay off a few kits in time to fund the purchase. Just come home off night shift happy to find a Defiant Kit still available and pulled the trigger.

Good news. Hoping the release coincides with a pay day.

Will there be another run after the first 100 sell out? I really want to get one of these kits but wont be in a position to get one of these first 100 most likely.

Kit does look good. Panel Lines look a little Italeri-ish to my eye but I still purchased several of Italeri Tornado Kits despite them. Has anybody seen who is producing the 3D Printed items? I only ask because I’ve seen some great 3D Printed Cockpit Decals and not so great ones. Same question for the actual Decals, will they be in house or will somebody like Cartograf be printing them? Again not all Decals are created equal. If they choose some schemes that I like and then everything out of the box is good enough to not need Eduard or others to step in and make a replacement then maybe the price isn’t as eye watering as it was initially. As if you think initial kit outlay plus aftermarket for the average release then you’re probably approaching that €340 in total anyway with the way prices are going these days. It’s seemingly across all my hobbies now, Lego included, no I wont be buying a $1000/£800 Death Star Thankyouverymuch everyone seems to be pushing my self imposed purchase limit to the maximum. Whilst I am fortunate enough to be able to afford such things as an extravagance once or twice a year maybe, being able to pay and being willing to pay are 2 very different things in my mind. Anyway, I’d prefer an F-4C and as with a majority of new releases regardless of whether they cost £400 or £40 I like to see some builds online before I buy so someone here better buy some so I can have a watch of the build!

Heroic contribution? Heroic as in valiant but not much good? Fairey Battle it is then.

When younger what was available and what money I had dictated what came home with me from the Model Shop. But I’m with you on wondering how I managed to handle such small parts when I look back at the older kits. I’ve even purchased 1/48 kits where a 1/32 version isn’t available and swiftly moved them on again after realising there’s no way I’m going to not give myself a Migraine and go cross eyed trying to paint these things.

Nope and I’ve tried to push and prod several people in to making some, along with a few bits to make the Tamiya 1/32 P-51s suitable to do an RAF Machine.

I’ll take the wheels however they come as long as they have a flat spot. For the life of me I can never get 2 tyres the same or close enough if I have to do the work myself, even if I tape them together when they meet the sanding block. And no doubt Eduard and all the others will release Resin or 3D print ones within months of release anyway. The mere hint that Kotare are thinking 109E has me considering putting my Dragon/Cyber Hobby/Hobby 2000 kits on eBay (those horrible gear bay inserts and trying to close all the nose panels up gives me shudders).

Pardon my jumping in on someone else’s thread, but would the Pearl Harbour based P-40B’s have had armour prior to the Japanese Attack on December 7th? I have the Great Wall Pearl Harbour boxing in the stash and I’m still hoping seemingly pointlessly now given its been an age since Great Wall released the last P-40 for an RAF Desert based boxing.

I really hope we eventually get the 2 Seater also. But the more I see of this kit the more I’m inclined to get a pair of them.

Not if they are of good quality no. But some companies such as Fantasy Print Shop offer Film Free Decals now and having used some of their Roundels I quite like them so that’s why I was asking plus I find masking National markings tedious so prefer decals making DBMK’s choice of printer quite important as some decals are quite thick and meaning I do have to subject myself to using masks. Also Cartograf are generally accepted to be the best in the business so the news that they will be printing the Sea Fury Decals is great news. Not all Decals are created equal after all.

I’ll be getting at least one kit for sure. It looks great.

I wonder who is printing those decals. Can’t see any printer name on the sheets.

I’ve sprayed over them with Mr Hobby GX Series of Gloss and Matt Coats and the Tamiya LP Gloss/Matt Varnishes with Oil Washes applied before the final Matt/Satin final coat with no ill effects. I’ve used masking fluid to cover the instrument faces. I actually preferred their earlier efforts before they applied a glass effect to the instrument faces and then the modeller applied their own. But that’s just me. I tend to only use their sets here there is no colour matching to be done as their colour choice never matches any available paints I have without mixing to match and that’s just too much effort personally. If there are elements I find useful like control boxes but they have them on a large coloured panel I’ll carefully cut them out to use them.

Wonder if it’s ‘early’ enough to do an Edgar Cobber Kain marked Hurricane. Cant get much more of a Kiwi link. Think they would be 2 bladed props with rag wings though. Either way. I shall buy several. I’m one of those weirdos that prefer the Hurricane to the Spitfire.

Will the Defiant be a limited run thing or will it be something available on request or short runs after the initial run? I want one but not in a position to purchase right this moment. Also, Typhoon voted for. I like a brutish Airframe.

Still no conversions for Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Corsairs either (no underwing Rocket Stubs or strengthening plates for them, a few scoops and vents and of course the wing tips). I’ve given up on Tamiya releasing one.

Is this the F-16 from the almost first AMRAAM Kill?

1/32 Decals for Spitfire Mk.VIII, A6M2 & A6M5 would be a nice.

Quite probably that. It’s not really an issue now I’ve found that the Rubberised Super Glues don’t cause a reaction like someone has set a Tear Gas Grenade off in my modelling space.

I’m fine with using Super Glues and Epoxies but I only asked because I thought I’d seen something somewhere with someone using Tamiya Extra Thin because of the type of Resin they had printed their parts with it was compatible with Tamiya Extra Thin. Of course I may have imagined this or it may have been something completely different.