Guest Peterpools Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Ron Is it that European kits manufactures are not allowed by law to include Swastikas in their kits? never was really quite sure about that. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Ron Is it that European kits manufactures are not allowed by law to include Swastikas in their kits? never was really quite sure about that. Peter If they want to sell the kit in Europe, they can't provide them. Some of the manufacturers provide them on separate sheets, or just leave them off, to avoid the legal trouble. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Thanks Matt for the explaination. Are AF decals with Swastikas allowed to be sold or is it also against the law? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTR Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Thanks Matt for the explaination. Are AF decals with Swastikas allowed to be sold or is it also against the law? Peter My guess is it would fall under the same regulations. Finish roundels with the blue Swastikas for example are as well to be avoided. Though I don't know if this applies to the whole of Europe (I always thought the UK was pretty liberal in this), or if the manufacturers treat Europe as one market, without caring about the different laws, for simplicities sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) Still sounds confusing. What do the guy do who live in Europe? Peter Edited August 13, 2011 by Peterpools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTR Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 - Leave them off, knowing they should be there. - Make your own masks. - Import them yourself. Its rather unlikey that customs are going to pull an envelope with one or two decal sheets - Have some luck: I bought a Bf-109 sheet of Eagle Strike, and the dealer complied to the laws by placing stickers over the Swastikas on decals, cover sheet and instructions. And I could peel of the sticker without damaging the decals. In earlier years, the same dealer was known to handle the problem with a pair of scissors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Time for an update. I really don't have any build tips, from here on in I just glued bits on following the instructions. There are still a few things to add yet and this is done. Overall I am very happy with this kit. I attribute the problems encountered in building it with the cowl closed to crappy instructions. The person who writes Dragon instructions doesn't build models, that I am certain. They have a lot of silly steps like gluing the exhaust manifolds to the cowl when there are no locator taps on the cowl, they are on the engine! or gluing the head armor to the fuse sides rather than the canopy. The instructions have a lousy build sequence and can lead anyone from the novice to expert builder into trouble if followed. That's a shame if you ask me.... same deal with their 110 kit. Great kit, crappy instructions. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Yep...She's a keeper! Well done. Love the scheme ......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 In my best Ed McMahon impersonation...."YES!!!" This turned out great, Ron! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Thanks guys, all done now. I'll get some finished pics done in the next week. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Nice build! I like that kit. Very fine rendition of the Emil. About that swatika issue: They are prohibited by German law. You are allowed to own them inside your home, but it is prohibited to show Nazi symbols in the public. Only exception is for educational use. So the Luftwaffen museum at Berlin-Gatow is allowed to exhibit its German WW2 warplanes with full markings, swastikas included, while the IPMS Germany holding it's annual convention inside the same hangar is not. This also expands to Finnish hakaristis (blue swastikas) and - because of the less known difference - to German WW1 airplanes (because its German, so to say) and the latvian ungustkrusts (red swastikas) too. Latvia was a free and democratic country between the great wars, but try to explain this to an average police officer. A few years ago a German modeler made it to the court to tell them that modelling is some kind of education about history too, but he lost the case. So everybody showing German WW2 airplanes in Germany has to leave off the swastikas or to hide them proper. I. e. to avoid hassle with the custom officials swastikas are left off within any kit for the German market or just for whole Europa. And because Revell of Germany is a German company there are never swastikas inside Revell kits. Regards! - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneBramage Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 That's a gorgeous Emil LSP_Ron!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big matt Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Great work Ron. I really like the colors on the wings and the sharp demarcation. Great paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Hi Ron, Very nice workmanship on your bird, paint job is also sharp Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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