LSP_Mike Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 It does. The trumpy P 40 is at best a B team kit. This is looking real nice so far. esarmstrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 11 hours ago, TwoHands said: Lots of detail/cost wasted on stuff that will be forever unseen IMO. Never understood why certain outfits take this approach. A complete waste of plastic which does nothing but increase costs for the consumer. coogrfan, Rick Griewski, MikeMaben and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I think the costs to offer the extra interior detail is much less what with the CAD/CAM abilities of these companies. Some extra time on the computer, hit a button, presto, molds of parts that fit pretty good first time. Extra plastic is pennies, as Jennings says. esarmstrong and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
is it windy yet? Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 21 hours ago, TwoHands said: Lots of detail/cost wasted on stuff that will be forever unseen IMO. To each their own. I can not help but notice your profile pic is P&W radial, which are at least partially visible on models and are always of central importance to overall quality of the model kit. Perhaps they were just trying to share some love to the in-line guys for a change. Personally the engine or radio compartment will not make a difference in whether or not I purchase this kit, either will $20 on the price tag. The build-ability of the kit, plus its overall shape are all that matter to me. esarmstrong and Johnny Cloud 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Quote Still looks a sight better than the Trumpeter kit. Not too high a bar to clear ! esarmstrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 "Lots of detail" is not a bad thing. Radu esarmstrong, chukw, LSP_Ray and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 There 'is' such a thing as too much detail. I like to build models of airplanes, not necessarily a collection of nuts, bolts. wires. tubes, switches, knobs wrapped in an airplane. ivanmoe, coogrfan, Rick Griewski and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 1 hour ago, MikeMaben said: There 'is' such a thing as too much detail. I like to build models of airplanes, not necessarily a collection of nuts, bolts. wires. tubes, switches, knobs wrapped in an airplane. You can build a “simple” model from a very detailed kit. Just do not use some of the parts. Others may want to build a “detailed” model. Others may want to find the “middle ground” with just some panels open. These are options. Offering options and choice is not a bad thing. Radu D.B. Andrus, Grunticus, esarmstrong and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 What I see so far looks good. esarmstrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
is it windy yet? Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 9 hours ago, MikeMaben said: There 'is' such a thing as too much detail. I like to build models of airplanes, not necessarily a collection of nuts, bolts. wires. tubes, switches, knobs wrapped in an airplane. Well I guess you can accept the GWH kit as is, or build the trumpeter kit. Or pass until you get what you want. esarmstrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 10 hours ago, MikeMaben said: There 'is' such a thing as too much detail. I like to build models of airplanes, not necessarily a collection of nuts, bolts. wires. tubes, switches, knobs wrapped in an airplane. You will have two fuselage halves, a engine cowling, four wing parts, flaps tail surfer faces, canopy parts. After that you can leave out anything you want. Someone will probably happily buy the left overs or trade for them. If the exterior shape is good, it will be a nicer kit than the Trumpeter one. There is always the option to simplify an over engineered kit. I am working on a 1/35 Dragon King Tiger for my son as he has discovered German tanks. However, I am looking at photo etch and things that come in and deciding he is not going to care about that stuff, delete. I used the PE grills but skipped a lot of the tiny parts. I got the kit somewhat discounted and the idea is to get it quickly built and painted so I am not hesitating to leave stuff off or out. Same applies here, I know I wont build the engine installed in the plane with all that detail unless like Tamiya they have hidden magnets etc. ASsuming they are not doing that If I do the engine it wlll be a separate piece or I won:t do it at all and someone will want that motor and all the bits that go with it. esarmstrong and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 8:46 AM, is it windy yet? said: Well I guess you can accept the GWH kit as is, or build the trumpeter kit. Or pass until you get what you want. Wow thanks , I had no idea what my options really were. coogrfan, Rick Griewski, Pup7309 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanmoe Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 2:26 AM, Radub said: You can build a “simple” model from a very detailed kit. Just do not use some of the parts. May just be a character defect, but I've never been able to do that. I build in all the guts. Then I close it all up. Absolute madness. John1, D.B. Andrus and Alain Gadbois 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Edited May 2, 2021 by Kaeone57 esarmstrong and D Bellis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanmoe Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) On 4/30/2021 at 10:46 AM, is it windy yet? said: Well I guess you can accept the GWH kit[...] My crystal ball is suggesting that I'm probably gonna accept three of them. Edited May 2, 2021 by ivanmoe added graphic Rick Griewski, nmayhew, LSP_K2 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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