Alain Gadbois Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 38 minutes ago, monthebiff said: I'm interested in how bad vinyl wheel well inserts look? If anyone has a picture please post! Regards. Andy Trouble is they dry out and shrink to the point of being completely unusable. This happened to the first kit I bought. I have purchased a second one more recently…think I should go check it… Alain monthebiff and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 40 minutes ago, monthebiff said: I'm interested in how bad vinyl wheel well inserts look? If anyone has a picture please post! Regards. Andy I have the HGW release of the E-7 kit. Here's what the inserts look like in that kit. monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 52 minutes ago, monthebiff said: I'm interested in how bad vinyl wheel well inserts look? If anyone has a picture please post! Regards. Andy The inserts in my reviewed E-3 kit were OK, whereas the same on the E-4 kit were distorted, broken, dried out and brittle. Fortunately, I was able to get good parts from Dragon at that time. monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Thanks for the picture Carl and comments Alain and K2! Looks like a very different approach thy have taken and I'm guessing no alternative plastic inserts to fall back on? Only reason I'm asking is I pre ordered the E-7 today. I used Tamiya masking tape and a mix of Archer resin decals on my Eduard E kit. Not sure how that idea would work adhering to soft vinyl? Regards. Andy Azor, Martinnfb, TAG and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 This isn’t the Emil re-boxed by Eduard, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 30 minutes ago, AdamR said: This isn’t the Emil re-boxed by Eduard, is it? Eduard has their own 1/32 Emil kits. I hadn’t heard that they ever reboxed the Dragon/Cyberhobby kit. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 This is great news. We need good 109's out there. I cringe every time I see somebody doing the Eduard kit. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 8 hours ago, monthebiff said: Thanks for the picture Carl and comments Alain and K2! Looks like a very different approach thy have taken and I'm guessing no alternative plastic inserts to fall back on? Only reason I'm asking is I pre ordered the E-7 today. I used Tamiya masking tape and a mix of Archer resin decals on my Eduard E kit. Not sure how that idea would work adhering to soft vinyl? Regards. Andy I think it would but you can also use lead foil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Dave Williams said: Eduard has their own 1/32 Emil kits. I hadn’t heard that they ever reboxed the Dragon/Cyberhobby kit. Ugh. I hate to hear that, because my Eduard kit has severe fit problems involving the cowling, if one makes the mistake of trying to build it with a closed cowl as I have done. I thought Eduard was more dependable, based on the couple of their 1/48 kits I have built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Maybe a good candidate for AM 3D print and or resin. Uncarina, Gazzas and Kagemusha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Hmmm…. I wonder if wheel well inserts E5 and E8 found on the Eduard kit would fit directly or with easy modifications? The process would then be straight forward I bet to cast copies. Making a resin copy of the vinyl directly would be problematic. The thick RTV would impact the shape of the vinyl part even if chemical reactions can be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I'm curious to see if Hobby 2000 molds the wheel well inserts in IM. Many of their other releases of other manufacturer's kits have upgrade parts (like the Revell Spitfire), and I can already tell from the instructions posted on Hannants that these puppies will come with a fairly robust photoetch sheet. The wheel well inserts are listed as parts H1 and H2 in their instructions, and are labelled in line with other IM pieces in the kit. Curious to see if they bless us here. The marking options in the three kits are outstanding. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA monthebiff, Rick Griewski, barkhorn and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 6 hours ago, Dennis7423 said: I'm curious to see if Hobby 2000 molds the wheel well inserts in IM. Many of their other releases of other manufacturer's kits have upgrade parts (like the Revell Spitfire), and I can already tell from the instructions posted on Hannants that these puppies will come with a fairly robust photoetch sheet. The wheel well inserts are listed as parts H1 and H2 in their instructions, and are labelled in line with other IM pieces in the kit. Curious to see if they bless us here. The marking options in the three kits are outstanding. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA Probability is very low. I'm sure Dragon ordered the production of some hundreds of kits to be put in bags and then in boxes to be sent in Eastern Europe. Other items such as the box, new instructions, decals and possibly resin and or photoetched parts will then be added by Hobby2000 for sale. This is the normal process. BTW this is what HGW did with their pre-Covid release. monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 4 hours ago, thierry laurent said: Probability is very low. I'm sure Dragon ordered the production of some hundreds of kits to be put in bags and then in boxes to be sent in Eastern Europe. Other items such as the box, new instructions, decals and possibly resin and or photoetched parts will then be added by Hobby2000 for sale. This is the normal process. BTW this is what HGW did with their pre-Covid release. I'm going to agree with you on this one Thierry. I went back and reviewed the instructions from the original Dragon release, and the same vinyl parts are labelled H1 and H2 in their boxing as well. I'm confident we'll see the same vinyl. Anyone want to make resin replacements? Pretty please? I'll happily supply the vinyl for masters. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Had a look at this on Hannants website. Damn. Looks like more money I'm forced to spend... Cheers, Michael Rick Griewski, Scotsman and AlanG 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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