Basta Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: The difference in 'pit trim fore and aft is perfectly normal, and does represent the real stuff. I stand corrected - - looks great! LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I certainly don't want to start ripping the kit yet, but I see more than a couple of things here that I'm not too thrilled with, but perhaps they'll be straightened out by the time the kit is actually released to the market. No matter what though, I suspect it will form a quite solid foundation on which to build a very respectable looking model, and look very much forward to its release. Trak-Tor and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 We don’t know what the status of the kit prior to Meng announcing they were going to release it. It may have been in an intermediate test shot state with additional work yet to be completed. Meng may be finishing the kit on their own without any further input from WNW. MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 So we have what was the WnW Dr.1 soon to be released and every was swooning over the test shots we have seen and yes I saw the test shot at Telford last year and it looked amazing! We now have Mengs test shot pictures that yes look a bit poor and so now it seems its heading in to the unbuildable shelf even though from what we understand it's from the same moulds that previously everyone was getting so excited about. WnW always put out very carefully built test shots and maybe Ming are not so bothered! Storm in a D cup if you ask me ladies, cant wait to build at least one of these. Regards. Andy Rick Griewski, Gazzas, coogrfan and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 42 minutes ago, monthebiff said: So we have what was the WnW Dr.1 soon to be released and every was swooning over the test shots we have seen and yes I saw the test shot at Telford last year and it looked amazing! We now have Mengs test shot pictures that yes look a bit poor and so now it seems its heading in to the unbuildable shelf even though from what we understand it's from the same moulds that previously everyone was getting so excited about. WnW always put out very carefully built test shots and maybe Ming are not so bothered! Storm in a D cup if you ask me ladies, cant wait to build at least one of these. Regards. Andy Storm in a D cup or tea cup?? I dated a storm in a D cup once. Never again. monthebiff, Fanes, thierry laurent and 8 others 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Correct me if I'm wrong, but you are all modellers right? You can take a lump of dodgy styrene and turn it into a masterpiece simply by the application of a sanding stick, glue and a touch of paint. So, here we have a 1/32 Dr.1 from Meng out of WNW. Really, what is there to complain about? coogrfan, MikeC, Gazzas and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyoy5 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Doesn’t look like WNW quality but it does look better than the Roden kit. The glass is half full coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 My wine glass is mostly empty, however, my Meng Dr.I glass is mostly full. I looked at the photos of the test shot and think it loos fundamentally good. For example let's compare to the grainy surface shots of the new Eduard BF-108. I think this engraving looks much nicer. Yes it is a quick and dirty build up. But when you look at the engraved detail, the fit of the panels, how the fuel tank fillers merge nicely with the cowling, or the fit of the anemometer to the wing. It really does look fundamentally sound. They could put snoopy markings in the box and I would not care. We know Pheon or Aviatic can supply proper markings for this thing. So I have no worries there. Give me some descent directions and I will be enjoying at least one of thee on my shelf. europapete, coogrfan and Sepp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 My Me108 kit has no grainy surface...! Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 6 hours ago, DonH said: Correct me if I'm wrong, but you are all modellers right? Sadly, there are plently that are just kit assemblers - if you can't shake the box and a perfect model falls out, they'll claim it's unbuildable. mozart, Rick Griewski, Derek B and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 16 hours ago, oyoy5 said: Doesn’t look like WNW quality but it does look better than the Roden kit. The glass is half full LOL. It is the WNW kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 13 hours ago, thierry laurent said: My Me108 kit has no grainy surface...! Some of the photos in the test shots, the surface looked very pebbly, I was referring to the test shots as a comparison to the Meng test shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Ok but what is the purpose comparing test shots...?!? They are just prototypes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: Ok but what is the purpose comparing test shots...?!? They are just prototypes. A way of saying some maybe finding excessive fault in the meng kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyoy5 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 So we are sure it is the WNW kit?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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