Chek Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 15 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: Honestly, anything I build today will be intact as long as I’m alive to care about it, and after that I don’t care. At the outside I have 30 years or so left on this planet. It's not something I usually ever considered before, but while researching the Matchbox original Privateer I wanted to win on eBay, I came across a comment from someone who had built one with Tamiya liquid poly, only to find that it fell apart into its component pieces some years later. As an Tamiya extra thin (or MEK user now I'v had a canister partial refill) I found that somewhat alarming as I'd assumed the original MB plastic would be better. It certainly seems harder than that used in many contemporary plastic kits. I know JETMads is resin, but it did make me think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyduck5 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 YAY!!! Just received my DN Models Splinter Camo Mask from Dimitar. Ordered it on Aug. 30th, so I am impressed with the ship time from Bulgaria to NW Florida. I also order my Viggen on the same day, order #10992. I always thought the Viggen a sexy plane (ESPECIALLY in the Splinter Camo!), but I never really had to have one. Until, that is, I saw the pics people were posting when they received their package. Now I feel like a 5 year old, waiting for Christmas to get here!!! Take Care, Jim Stevepd and zerosystem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 MRP does do a Swedish Yellow, it's #224. Don't see the Insignia Blue though. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 It would be somewhat ironic(?) if there was not a suitable adhesive available to bond this wonderful kit together. Stevepd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, scvrobeson said: MRP does do a Swedish Yellow, it's #224. Don't see the Insignia Blue though. Matt Yeah, that´s the yellow. But what were you going to use the blue for? Blå Petter? Ah - nvm, the national insignias.. Sorry. Edited September 19, 2021 by Paramedic Retardation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Blue is a very difficult if not nigh impossible colour to mix. As I discovered when fixing a Thomas the Tank Engine 30 odd years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Re. colors, someone did this trick. Instead of getting the paint right by getting a full coverage, iirc he used a darker gray primer, then a thin layer of colorful paint on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elric Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 regarding order numbers i do not think they go in order as on the 17th august No 10451 was posted & last week No 10565 was posted that means in 25 working days [normal 5 day week] only 114 kits have been dispatched, which is 4-5 kits a day as apposed to 16-17 a day suggested by Jetmads. that would mean my order 10738 I will not see untill February? I dont think so, has anyone received there notice or kit with higher order numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMcD Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I wouldn't worry about how many kits they post everyday, let alone bother to calculate it. It has been more than one and a half year since I received my second Skystreak copy and it is sitting on the shelf, as has been very well expressed. It does not make so much difference if they ship 5, 15 or 50 a day... what matters is they are sending and eventually it arrives. I've waited over two and a half decades for a big Viggen and I can easily wait for a few weeks more. frank83 and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 Quote I predict that 99.9% of these kits will be opened up, ogled and fondled, then put back in the box and put on a shelf (like most kits). I wouldn't be too antsy about exactly when it's shipped or when it arrives. Sorry to wander off topic, but Jenning's comment reminded me of a trip to the Nationals a few years ago, A bunch of us headed off to KingKit and we watched our resident F-4 fan buying an armful of Fujimi F-4K/Ms which resulted in the quote ringing out over the car park- "renting loft insulation are you" Kowing that at the rate of building he had bought enough kits for the next 30 years frank83, Stokey Pete, scvrobeson and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 I visited this friend - that has more kits at home than most old school hobby shops.. but it makes him happy. ^^ Personally I don´t like the feeling of a too big stash, which I have come back to now again (10-12 1/48 kits, 2 1/32..) To post something more on topic - were there any AM stuff in the pipeline? Or is the kit number too small for that? Other than the masks I mean. Scotsman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 I haven't seen anything mentions , I think your right when you said the kit production run is too small to justify anything , however I would point put the existence of the Kitworld 1/32 Buccaneer sheets , and 1/32 Buccaneer kits aren't exactly think on the ground ditto their 1/32 SPECAT Jaguar sets. But I wouldn't hold your breath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Fair enough. And it is probably not "needed" - but.. Scotsman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Echoing a review elsewhere, a Master brass pitot and a Quinta Studios cockpit set would be a great addition. Maybe even a Yahu panel too, to be greedy. Maybe we should start adding names to a wishlist, to gauge demand. Kagemusha and Scotsman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Those sound like great ideas. Yahu are making a panel for the Azur 1/32 Caudron c.714 so they’re not afraid of doing panels for limited run kits. Scotsman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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