Tench Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Can anyone tell me if CMK's P-39 wheel bays/undercarriage set ( for the Special Hobby kit) offer any edge over applying Eduard's PE undercarriage set to the original kit bays? I haven't really heard anything about these, so any info is appreciated. Happy Holidays, TENCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tench Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Hello? Anyone out there? Any info on the above mentioned set? Uh, Merry Christmas even. Cheers, TENCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Creosote Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 OK. I don't have an answer for your question,but I have read it. Let me ask you this: which are you more comfortable working with resin or photoetch? Or,not to be a smart ass, but you could build your P-39 just out of the box. That's sort of my plan with the two I have. But if I had to choose between the two,I think I'd go with the photo etch. RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tench Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 OK. I don't have an answer for your question,but I have read it. Let me ask you this: which are you more comfortable working with resin or photoetch? Or,not to be a smart ass, but you could build your P-39 just out of the box. That's sort of my plan with the two I have. But if I had to choose between the two,I think I'd go with the photo etch. RD Sooo...There is a Santa out there! Thanks RD. I was just wondering if something was terribly wrong with the kit bays since CMK made complete resin ones. If they're basically okay I'll take your advice and spruce up the kit ones with PE. Thanks, TENCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Hi! I purchased the Big Ed set and looked at the CMK resin wells some weeks ago. Frankly, they do not offer more details than the plastic with photoetched add-ons combo. The only benefit I'd see would be the quicker assembly time. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Another factor to consider is that the Eduard set contains stuff for the nose gear bay, plus the main and nose gear doors. In fact, only a small part of the Eduard set is for the MLG bay itself. The CMK set contains parts for the MLG bay only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tench Posted December 25, 2008 Author Share Posted December 25, 2008 Thanks guys. Always appreciate the info. Sounds like the PE onto the stock wheel bays is going to be my best bet ( and cheaper). Dave, you are right about only getting the MLG in the CMK set. Looks like you've got to buy CMK's armament set to get the nose wheel bay. Thanks for all the responses. Everyone have a Merry Christmas!! Cheers and good will, TENCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Herne Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I just finished building the SH P-39, and I wasn't impressed with the nose-gear bay or gear assembly. I built the bay according to the instructions. You build a box, then insert it into the fuselage halves. What I found was that the gear-bay "box" was too narrow, despite it being assembled with the side panels on the outside edges of the box sides to increase the width. This messes up the assembly of the center brace support in the well, which connects the PE strut hinges and shock absorber. So if someone makes a resin drop-in replacement, I'd say go for it. Had I known they existed prior to starting, I'd have gotten them. The remainder of the gear assembly is pretty basic, there's not a ton of detail in the wells, but the PE sets can go a long way. The adhesive cockpit set is amazing, and thankfully the P-39 has a pretty open cockpit structure so you can see everything inside. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tench Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Jeff, thanks for the heads up on the nose wheel bay assembly. Hopefully I can manage to correct and make the kit bay work with your info. TENCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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