dpastern Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 http://www.aires.cz/cz/katalog/?filter=1&filterKit=Meng hph makes new canopy and bullet proof glass http://www.hphmodels.cz/index.php/cz/shop/produkty-hph-models/doplnky-a-chemie/kabina-me-163-pro-stavebnici-meng-1-32-detail Thanks for these links! I have this kit in my stash. Dave Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hworth18 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Hmmmmmm.. This is interesting.. I bought the Meng kit because of all the positive reviews. Now I may have to rethink this and do some more investigating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 http://www.aires.cz/cz/katalog/?filter=1&filterKit=Meng hph makes new canopy and bullet proof glass http://www.hphmodels.cz/index.php/cz/shop/produkty-hph-models/doplnky-a-chemie/kabina-me-163-pro-stavebnici-meng-1-32-detail Thanks for these links! I have this kit in my stash. Dave Alley Cat also makes a very nice replacement canopy set, that also comes with masks: http://www.alleycatmodels.co.uk/messerschmitt-me-163b-one-piece-canopy-and-mask-set-meng-6375-p.asp I have this particular set, and was very please with it. Considering that my Me-163 canopy will be wide open as in right after it comes to a stop from skidding in on a landing, I think I will also invest in that very nice looking Aires pit set as well. dpastern and Vandy 1 VX 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Hmmmmmm.. This is interesting.. I bought the Meng kit because of all the positive reviews. Now I may have to rethink this and do some more investigating. Keep in mind that most of the reviewers rarely assemble a kit when they make a review...! hworth18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hworth18 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Ooops.. I meant build reviews where folks have actually built the model and gave their input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Your problem is Tamiyarism. You build the best 1/32 kits in the world - Wingnut Wings are the only other manufacturer with the same standards - and then you turn to a "normal" manufacturer, in Meng. Try building a few nice Hasegawa kit's, maybe a Special Hobby - then turn to a Meng kit & it may not look so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) But back on track, the Meng kit CAN be made to fit better than it would normally be, and there are some nice sets out there for it too. I intend to start building another soon, along with the schlepper. Edited October 31, 2015 by LSP_Ron Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Interesting thread. I looked through reviews and builds of the kit on line including the very nice one shown earlier in this thread before I bought the kit. None of the builders pulled out any hair during the build. I built the Hasagawa kit years ago and had fun. I have a 263 conversion started some where (opportunity for upgrade from the old Horizon vac set?). I bet I will have a good time with the Meng kit. I appreciate the new options to display the innards. I am a resin junkie so this settles any cockpit issues for me etc. My thanks to the original photographer that was generous with his walk around photos. Well it's off to SB or other sites to shop for resin. Keep having fun. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Your problem is Tamiyarism. You build the best 1/32 kits in the world - Wingnut Wings are the only other manufacturer with the same standards - and then you turn to a "normal" manufacturer, in Meng. Try building a few nice Hasegawa kit's, maybe a Special Hobby - then turn to a Meng kit & it may not look so bad. Never a truer word spoken, I rarely build 1/32 Tamiya kits although I have a couple in the stash mainly because there are so many interesting subjects to build out there away from the world of Tamiya, also I find that by building these not so perfect kits from other manufacturers it also helps me improve my modelling skills along the way. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I know its a bit of a tac change, but I just purchased the VERY nice Rocketeer Me-163 decals witch have 17 different aricraft markings on them................I just dropped some cash on the sheet, but will likely be only using 1 aircraft from it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131200157796 Anyone want to go in on the rest of the sheet? Id prolly sell it cheap after using what I need for my dio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 All, I hid the posts on the photo credits. If you guys want to squabble about whether credit was given or not on photos that are not even on this site then please do it somewhere else. Thanks for your understanding Ron DougN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 All, I hid the posts on the photo credits. If you guys want to squabble about whether credit was given or not on photos that are not even on this site then please do it somewhere else. Thanks for your understanding Ron Thank you Ron ! Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzacher Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Thank you, Ron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroenpeters Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Thank you, Ron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Thanks for your understanding guys, much appreciated Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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