Iain Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Has made an old little boy very happy... When can I order? 😇 Iain mozart, dennismcc, wunwinglow and 3 others 5 1
Tissue and Dope Posted January 5 Posted January 5 More than 60 years ago I had a bagged Airfix BPD and iirc I was quite upset by being over generous with a tube of plastic cement and inadvertently managed to ‘set’ the turret in some strange position ……… ……. time to make amends with this 1/32 kit . mozart, hurribomber, williamj and 2 others 5
Artful69 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 The best thing about this medium is ... for the most part it can be made to order. With IM you need to have a fairly large numbered production run for the medium to be efficient enough to be profitable. But with this? ... Cost of materials + hours of production on a machine. No 500+ kits sitting on a shelf somewhere waiting to be sold. OK ... so there's a little mass production quotient in there - the decals, photo etch (if any) and instructions may have to be done in batches. Definitely Master brass for those Brownings. Rog airscale and monthebiff 2
Will Hunter Posted January 6 Posted January 6 I'm very impressed by this project. I want one in 1/32 scale. Landrotten Highlander, hurribomber, vvwse4 and 9 others 11 1
crobinsonh Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Wow what an event this will be -between a 1/32nd or 1/24th Westland Wasp now to a 1/32nd (and really hoping) 1/24th Defiant. As soon as you put up a pre-order page you will get my order. williamj and airscale 2
Breaker Posted January 7 Posted January 7 @airscale Peter with regards to the canopy, is this something you could partner with Ali at Aerocraft for? His current clear resin products are excellent and a 3DP master would probably work as long as it has the casting lines polished out. williamj and airscale 2
airscale Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 thanks everyone, how encouraging On 1/5/2025 at 1:18 AM, Alex said: I'll bet you could get an Eduard or ResKit interested in collaborating on something like this. Indeed, I have had some interest from commercial ventures and might look to collaborate On 1/5/2025 at 11:55 AM, mozart said: I’ll be building a Defiant for sure, but I’m utterly undecided whether to go for the classic day fighter scheme during the brief halcyon days in early 1940: More research will be needed, that’s a certainty. Indeed Max, I want both versions in the kit and we have spoken about that research Also have literally the world's best digital artist, a good friend of mine lined up to help with the box art On 1/5/2025 at 1:51 PM, Iain said: When can I order? 😇 Iain Unknown Iain - I have lots to sort out before I would allow that, not least of which are the transparencies - but I think I may have options there On 1/5/2025 at 10:18 PM, Artful69 said: Definitely Master brass for those Brownings. Rog I thought that too Rog, but having spent £26 with my trade discount at hannants on a set of 4 I am not convinced - they seem a little underscale to me - plus they add a big cost to the final kit (if it happens...) On 1/7/2025 at 10:09 AM, Breaker said: @airscale Peter with regards to the canopy, is this something you could partner with Ali at Aerocraft for? His current clear resin products are excellent and a 3DP master would probably work as long as it has the casting lines polished out. Yes, I have spoken to Ali about it and while he could definitely do it, it's a big ask and a lot of work. I would rather IM In other news, the gear bays are done and the wing surfaces mostly done... TTFN Peter Westland WhirlWill, kkarlsen, geedubelyer and 26 others 29
Iain Posted January 8 Posted January 8 13 minutes ago, airscale said: Unknown Iain - I have lots to sort out before I would allow that, not least of which are the transparencies - but I think I may have options there TTFN Peter I'm probably alone - but good quality vacs in PETG would be more than adequate IMHO. Or just the plugs so I can vac my own... Although I do understand that many are wary of vacced parts. Iain monthebiff, williamj, Trak-Tor and 3 others 6
williamj Posted January 8 Posted January 8 On 1/5/2025 at 4:36 PM, Will Hunter said: I'm very impressed by this project. I want one in 1/32 scale. Wonderful pics, to fire up the imagination and anticipation. JayW and airscale 2
JayW Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Nice Peter. That is Rhino you are designing in, is it not? How do you get that interesting rendering? williamj and airscale 2
monthebiff Posted January 8 Posted January 8 5 hours ago, Iain said: I'm probably alone - but good quality vacs in PETG would be more than adequate IMHO. Or just the plugs so I can vac my own... Although I do understand that many are wary of vacced parts. Iain I'm with your here Iain, some good quality vac parts are perfect for this possible kit but as you say they do put many people off. Just waiting for a pre-order price Peter, we need this kit in our lives Regards. Andy williamj and airscale 2
ade rowlands Posted January 9 Posted January 9 I could be tempted in to purchasing one as its such an interesting aircraft. I’ve never yet worked with 3D Printed stuff despite having some Laminar Flow conversions in the stash. Would normal Tamiya Thin Glue (other brands are available) or Super Glue be the weapon of choice for this project? As for canopies I’ll admit to not being the worlds biggest fan of Vac form but if that’s what was provided then as long as there’s some spares and some clearly defined cut lines it wouldn’t put me off purchasing. airscale 1
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