John1 Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Just saw a post over on FB from Roy Sutherland, the owner of Barracuda. His business is hurting and he's had to let go of his two long-term employees. If anyone has any interest in his products (and I can tell you that they are amazingly well done and very reasonably priced), please head over to his website and see if you can make some purchases. Roy's one of the good guys in this hobby, sad to see his business struggling. He's also running a pretty good summer sale right now. Barracuda Studios (barracudacals.com) thierry laurent, MikeMaben, coogrfan and 8 others 2 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade rowlands Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Placed an order last month when they showed the new 3D printed Control Columns. Got 2 in 1/24 for the Airfix IX and 2 in 1/32 for the Kotare Spitfires in the stash and a couple sets of the Cockpit stencil decals for the Corsairs. Order seemingly went missing in transit. New parcel sent out with no quibbles by Roy. Excellent service. John1, RadBaron, MikeC and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 I personally have met and talked to Roy and he is a good guy , definitely top shelf and so are his products [ and they fit!]. Just ordered a bunch of stuff last month from him and shipment arrived with no problems . We gotta keep this guy going somehow. BiggTim, monthebiff and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 He's outstanding. Unfortunately, his products haven't changed a great deal over the past few years, while outfits like Reskit are releasing new stuff every ten minutes. We should circle the wagons and help one of the better companies out there. I am placing an order for some bits and bobs I have overlooked before. Rick Griewski, BiggTim and monthebiff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Yeah I have a ton of his stuff already but taking a look to see if there is some I missed. His P-51D and Spitfire cockpit details are fantastic - would love it if he was able to do some additional cockpit improvement sets for other WW2 a/c. Bill Cross, BiggTim, John1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 1 hour ago, petrov27 said: Yeah I have a ton of his stuff already but taking a look to see if there is some I missed. His P-51D and Spitfire cockpit details are fantastic - would love it if he was able to do some additional cockpit improvement sets for other WW2 a/c. Aside from his resin stuff, his cockpit decal sets are amazing. I've used the ones for the Corsair, Mustang and Mosquito. They add a level of detail that you just can't replicate yourself. Worth every penny. monthebiff and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Yes, I've just used the cockpit stencils on a Corsair and while they were a bit tedious to apply, definitely worth it. I was going to order additional sets from SB but they were showing out of stock. Seems like a good time to order direct. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 He's been in this spot before (who hasn't ?) I bot a hundred bucks worth of stuff from him acoupla years ago. I hounded him for awhile about 1/32 Hurricane wheels which he has and are the best. They're the only ones with uplock latches. Think I might need some decals ... hmmm. coogrfan, monthebiff and BiggTim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Did my part. I wish his product line was a bit bigger. But then again, I’d be deeper in trouble! BiggTim, MikeMaben and Jeff T 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 2 hours ago, ScottsGT said: Did my part. I wish his product line was a bit bigger. But then again, I’d be deeper in trouble! Agreed. Also wish he restocked some of his decals. Most are no longer available. BiggTim, TAG and Jeff T 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, John1 said: Agreed. Also wish he restocked some of his decals. Most are no longer available. Especially the P-40E Part 1 set. That thing is dang hard to come by. MikeMaben and John1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurgermeister64 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 I have ordered many items from BC recently and also in the past. The quality is just awesome, and I'm sure other purists feel the same. Hoping he lasts through the recession. Bill Cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Small order placed. Fingers crossed for a great company. Bill Cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Ordered a good £100 worth of 109 stff from him direct when he last needed a little help. Planning on a Mustang build so will have look and order what I need. Roy's products are just amazing and we need to support him. Regards. Andy Rick Griewski and John1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 The Spitfire control sticks are a 3D printing product example in the correct direction. I want him to make parts for newer products including jets. We all are over and mostly done with improvements to Hasegawa Bf-109s, Tamiya products for example. How about: - simulated rotating lift fan and tail plane elements for the new Trumpeter jump jet (take off pose detail set). - Detailed radio and other cockpit equipment for the VAL, Devastator, Vampire - flexible Mg 131 (simple Ju-88 mod) - - coogrfan, thierry laurent and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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