Astro32 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Thank goodness for Sprue Bros! When I was working up an order with them the other day, I noticed they had Z-M's Ho-229 in stock which had been a fly in my ear for quite awhile. Couldn't resist. Besides, I'm hoping that when it shows up, I'll be called back to work! Sometimes fooling the gods works. I've looked at some of the build threads here and it looks like a good challenge. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32scalelover Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I saw SB got in the 1/48 Ho-229. You must have got the last 1/32 one as they show out of stock now. Astro32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro32 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 37 minutes ago, 32scalelover said: You must have got the last 1/32 one as they show out of stock now. Likely! Glad I pulled the trigger when I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hworth18 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Astro32 said: Thank goodness for Sprue Bros! When I was working up an order with them the other day, I noticed they had Z-M's Ho-229 in stock which had been a fly in my ear for quite awhile. Couldn't resist. Besides, I'm hoping that when it shows up, I'll be called back to work! Sometimes fooling the gods works. I've looked at some of the build threads here and it looks like a good challenge. Congrats if you got the last one, those are HTF.. Edited March 29, 2020 by hworth18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro32 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Double-checked my order...... I hope one of their smaller scale versions wasn't in the 32nd scale bin........ Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32scalelover Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) The $100 price difference in price between the two will tell you which one they sent on the invoice. Edited March 29, 2020 by 32scalelover Astro32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro32 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, 32scalelover said: The $100 price difference in price between the two will tell you which one they sent on the invoice. It's definitely the 32nd version I ordered, both by price ($152) and by description. What I actually receive? That's another story, but I'll know in a few more days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32scalelover Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I have never had SB make a mistake on an order, so you should be good to go with a great kit to work on. Astro32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro32 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Received my order today. Even after reviewing the builds here, all I can say is, Holy flying wing, Batman! I thought Tamiya's Corsair was insane. It might as well be a 50s Aurora kit by comparison. A different league altogether. Looking forward to this one. dpastern and D Bellis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32scalelover Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 It is a very cool kit. Have one in my stash. I got some of the wood decals to finish it with. hopefully will turn out cool! Have fun with yours and do a build log so I can see how it is done. Astro32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouslysophie Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I have this kit and a few lovely upgrades for it (yahu make a photo etch panel for it now). just working out how to have panels be removable so all that lovely internal detail can still be seen. I also want to do a more Luft ‘46 style build and have it set up as if it was in an operational unit. Might need to do some scratch building for things like the radio sets etc. I have to get my He 219 and Mosquito done first though! Dennis7423, Astro32 and alanash1963 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro32 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 6 hours ago, curiouslysophie said: I have this kit and a few lovely upgrades for it (yahu make a photo etch panel for it now). I just can't wrap my brain around this kit. Yes I've looked at some of the builds here but nonetheless, I'm stunned. Good luck with yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouslysophie Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Astro32 said: I just can't wrap my brain around this kit. Yes I've looked at some of the builds here but nonetheless, I'm stunned. Good luck with yours! Thank you! Good luck to you too! it is a fairly baffling kit when you first look at it. So much detail! Now I look at it and wonder how much more detail I can add Astro32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro32 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Had another look at it last night. I'm still stunned and overwhelmed by it all. So much so I screamed and threw a big thigh bone up in the air. (lets see who catches that) Looks like some wiring and plumbing will be needed behind the instrument panel and up along some of the tubing around the 'pit, and were any of the flight controls cable actuated or were they all by pushrods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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