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I hope that they stick to subjects that have never been produced in 1/32.  It would be nice to see the Japanese naval attack aircraft in 1/32.

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I'd like to see them do a rex conversion for the Revell kit; a Rufe conversion would be fine too for the Tamiya kit.

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13 minutes ago, Kagemusha said:

MDC do a Rufe conversion for the Tamiya kit. 

 

And the MDC Suisen 2 conversion is very nice. The beaching doodar is fragile but it's a nice little collection of bits.

(IIRC Out2gtcha rebuilt some of his Rufe's trolley in brass, and I might use thin steel sewing needles in lieu of rigging, for that enduring confidence - overscale, but nothing's going to snap, rust, or render me blind). 

 

ICM have got a winning streak but they certainly seem to be giving Aerocraft Ali a bit of trade. I always havelikened ICM to Hasegawa or Tamiya moulding finesse combined with Trumpeter plastic — you need Ali's brass bits for a confident build. 

 

Tony 

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I'd love to see a new series of Allison Mustangs, the Hobbycraft kits are nothing to write home about and out of production.

At least a Mk.I since it's never been done in 1/32 (or 1/48 I think).

 

Someone mentioned a P-51B, I'll take one of these too and I wouldn't mind new P-47D's.

 

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38 minutes ago, Johnny Cloud said:

I'd love to see a new series of Allison Mustangs, the Hobbycraft kits are nothing to write home about and out of production.

At least a Mk.I since it's never been done in 1/32 (or 1/48 I think).

 

Someone mentioned a P-51B, I'll take one of these too and I wouldn't mind new P-47D's.

 

 

A man after my own heart. 

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5 hours ago, Johnny Cloud said:

I'd love to see a new series of Allison Mustangs, the Hobbycraft kits are nothing to write home about and out of production.

At least a Mk.I since it's never been done in 1/32 (or 1/48 I think).

 

Someone mentioned a P-51B, I'll take one of these too and I wouldn't mind new P-47D's.

 

P51b yes needs update P47 not for me but could be popular with some

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Here's another I've just thought of that fits in very well with biplane fighters of the 1930s-40s; the Czechoslovak equivalent to the Gladiator: the Avia B.534.  Some may say it's a relatively obscure aircraft, but it was a lovely-looking machine, especially the open-cockpit variants, and it did serve with the Luftwaffe, and a few other air arms, as well as the pre-March-1939 Czechoslovak Air Force.

 

<Edit> It does also have a unique claim to fame: a IV serie. version, flying for the Slovak insurgents, shot down a Hungarian Ju 52 in September 1944, thus achieving the last ever air-to-air kill by a single-engined biplane.  Sadly, the pilot, one Frantisek Cyprich, received a dressing-down rather than congratulations: his CO told him that he should have forced the aircraft down, so it could be captured and used. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/slovakia_cyprich.htm

 

 

 

B-534_III._verze.jpg

 

 

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On 9/13/2020 at 8:31 AM, MikeC said:

Here's another I've just thought of that fits in very well with biplane fighters of the 1930s-40s; the Czechoslovak equivalent to the Gladiator: the Avia B.534.  Some may say it's a relatively obscure aircraft, but it was a lovely-looking machine, especially the open-cockpit variants, and it did serve with the Luftwaffe, and a few other air arms, as well as the pre-March-1939 Czechoslovak Air Force.

 

<Edit> It does also have a unique claim to fame: a IV serie. version, flying for the Slovak insurgents, shot down a Hungarian Ju 52 in September 1944, thus achieving the last ever air-to-air kill by a single-engined biplane.  Sadly, the pilot, one Frantisek Cyprich, received a dressing-down rather than congratulations: his CO told him that he should have forced the aircraft down, so it could be captured and used. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/slovakia_cyprich.htm

 

 

 

B-534_III._verze.jpg

 

 

 

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On 1 of August 1943 Operation “Tidal Wave” was planed by the US 9th Air Force Staff.

The mission was flown by 178 B-24 Liberators, which crew report by the radio that planes from WWI attacking them.

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On 9/13/2020 at 6:31 AM, MikeC said:

Here's another I've just thought of that fits in very well with biplane fighters of the 1930s-40s; the Czechoslovak equivalent to the Gladiator: the Avia B.534.  Some may say it's a relatively obscure aircraft, but it was a lovely-looking machine, especially the open-cockpit variants, and it did serve with the Luftwaffe, and a few other air arms, as well as the pre-March-1939 Czechoslovak Air Force.

 

<Edit> It does also have a unique claim to fame: a IV serie. version, flying for the Slovak insurgents, shot down a Hungarian Ju 52 in September 1944, thus achieving the last ever air-to-air kill by a single-engined biplane.  Sadly, the pilot, one Frantisek Cyprich, received a dressing-down rather than congratulations: his CO told him that he should have forced the aircraft down, so it could be captured and used. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/slovakia_cyprich.htm

 

 

 

B-534_III._verze.jpg

 

 

 

HpH made a resin kit, so maybe they will release an IM kit under their Infinity operation. 

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9 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said:

The Avia B.534 is one of my favorite between the wars airplanes.  It was absolutely beautiful, and looked properly like it was spanning the old days and the modern era.

+1 I held off on a chance to buy the HPH kit because I'm hoping ICM will do one. :please:

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