thierry laurent Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Ditto for the Defiant! Alburymodeler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Albury Modeller, care to elaborate here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryWilliams Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I would love a Westland Whirlwind but Special Hobby are not for me. I know some people love to knock badly fitting and engineered kits into shape but that is not what I like to do as I just find it frustrating and annoying. Work is enough stress for me without a fight with a kit. I do look forward to seeing build threads of this kit though and admire your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Barry, It is clear you never had the Yak or the Tempest in your hands. Current Special Hobby kits are as easy to assemble as any Japanese or Chinese kit. The H75 or Buffalo are belonging to another era. Fortunately! T. Rick Griewski, MikeMaben and Phartycr0c 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade rowlands Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I was initially underwhelmed by the news of this release but I have to admit, it has grown on me. I will more than likely add one to the stash. Rick Griewski and Phartycr0c 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I think he means the wing gusset is part of the fuselage, should have been a seperate piece to maximise the fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) The Seven Stages of Kit Criticism: Criticise actual kit parts Criticise pictures of actual kit parts Criticise test shot model Criticise pictures of test shot model Criticise CAD drawings Criticise pictures of the moulds Criticise subject choice Edited March 1, 2018 by vince14 wunwinglow, williamj and thierry laurent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Albury Modeller, care to elaborate here? There is no fairing as such where the rear wing joins the fuselage, the fuselage just drops down and joins the upper wing at close to a right angle. The fuselage section then transforms to an oval shape at the transport break a bit further aft. They appear to have made a nice typical curved out fairing, as have all kits previously. I am happy to be proven wrong . Cees Broere and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I am just damn happy to have gotten back into the hobby in 2003 and that we are being blessed with so many new and exotic subjects in our preferred scale!! This will be a big bird when all built up! Apropos twin engines... I just hope that we will be blessed with an IM 1/32 Me 410 at some point... Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Oh yes!!! Am just curious, would those bombs have been greenbronze with a yellow or white forward section?? They seem pretty beat up actually! Are they 500lbs RAF standard bombs? The reason I am asking, I want to expand my weathering skills soon on some RAF bombs for a small display and since I know next to nothing about RAF ordnance I thought I would ask.... the bombs seem to be a perfect canvas to expand weathering skills... Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I for one cannot wait to get my hands on the Whirlwind. Special Hobby has made some great steps in their quality ( I have built the Buffalo ) and the Tempest is a whole different ballgame. alaninaustria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Python Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Spend a lot of time holidaying in Dorset especially at a place called Moreton. This is just down the road from where RAF Warmwell was. This was at one time, the home of 263sq. Next door to the caravan site we stay at, is a pub which has photos on the walls of the Whirlwinds and Typhoons that were based there. After seeing these photos for the first time, I've wanted to build a 32 scale Whirlwind and a car door Tiffie. Looks like Special Hobby is going to grant me my wish. Kagemusha, MikeC, Iain and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryWilliams Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Barry, It is clear you never had the Yak or the Tempest in your hands. Current Special Hobby kits are as easy to assemble as any Japanese or Chinese kit. The H75 or Buffalo are belonging to another era. Fortunately! T. I did actually build the Yak. I found a lot of fit problems and spent more time sanding and scraping that kit than all my previous 10 builds combined (Tamiya, HKM and Trumpeter - all 1/32). I did not enjoy the experience at all. My previous SH kits were the Aircobra and Fiat G50bis. The latter was the best of the three but I did not enjoy even that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Too bad Barry. It looks like you got a Monday morning production kit! :-( The Airacobra is not easy to build and has far too thick wing trailing edges if you do not sand them. Note the KH P-39 option is unfortunately not easier to assemble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Hi All this waiting is painful i keep getting regular reminders that i have one pre ordered at hannants cheers jerry Alburymodeler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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