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Three letters: FAA Like others, waiting for a different version; the early Marine Corps birds do absolutely nothing for me I am afraid.

indeed no price listed at Hannants yet, but the CMK site says 55 Euro which is approx 47GBP, so a fair bit cheaper... i guess we will only be able to compare like with like properly once we have prices for both regular and Hi-Tech versions, and also see what each of those contain vs the PCM kit if you post a scan of the markings btw i will get to checking them vs my references when i back from Prague

i too am really looking forward to this one more piece of the Battle of Britain jigsaw falls into place! and of course if it is really good kit, I reckon you will see aftermarket conversions to MkV, which is where, from most people's perspective, all the juicy marking options are personally i quite like the BoB ones, even though i can understand they are a bit plain for some

@Edgar Assuming you too are not posting 'tongue in cheek', I think we must excuse our Colonial cousins for their diction 'Sick" actually equates to rather jolly good @Ralph lovely work as always!

Hi Rog Not sure regarding distributor, but their stuff is available through Hannants - just depends if the postage is crazy or not the tow tractor is not out yet btw good spot though - think i will get one of these - once i have seen a review though

Hi guys Thanks for this - nice review. Could you clarify the spinner / prop situation please? "Two spinners are available in the kit but one propeller The shorter version was used on earlier airframes with the later versions." May I also ask if you can post a scan of the markings options? Overall it seems a decent kit, but at nearly £70 in the UK that is just way too expensive for me, and I will be waiting for the Special Hobby kit. Obviously if you can't wait, then you pay the money and this should serve you well. Thanks again for nice clear review!

Who? Never heard of them... Nick, the uninformed!

Working on your tan in your later years?! Lol!! Have a good one Nick

Funny Mike I bet that is jut what Dave wanted

and who is doing a injection mould 234???

Nice What decal set is that? Particularly interested in the Geschwader insignia...

nice to see this build back Frank, and sorry for your NMF woes it does seem a real PITA doesn't it?!

Wow - they weren't joking when they said flying pancake were they?!

Lovely looking bird!

Interesting (and sorry for your financial pain) Does your post office charge you for collecting the government's money though? We may have you there!

Simple, but very sharp Looking good!

Looks awesome! Do you have any images yet of the hi tech resin bits etc? Many thanks Nick

Did you order from Volks? LuckyModel sell the 219 as well for those not wishing to enrich our governments further

just as an fyi, i am now in contact wit Joe at Scale Precision and things are going swimingly!

Display cabinet envy

Interesting stuff on the Maketar site about kabuki vs vinyl In a nutshell they say vinyl for small precision stuff but kabuki for large masks, because vinyl shrinks My montex masks have shrunk a tiny bit, but my AdAstra ones have shrunk so much that they are unusable. Would be interested in Radu Brinzan's input here, especially as he is launching a new mask range...

So I guess it is now officially in circulation? Price £39.99 I think... Anyone else seen it in stock elsewhere?

Nice finish But what a funny looking airframe - never noticed the tail fin sits behind the tail plane... Makes it look as though it could fly backwards or something! Thanks for sharing Nick

Thanks Rick! Will drop him a line. Now that Maketar don't do custom jobs, and AdAstra have gone dark as far as I can work out, he is the only game in town for custom masks. Hence I guess you can be a bit more blasé about service... Will let you know how I get on... Cheers again Nick

stunning results! just browsing his site now actually http://shop.maketar.com/store/aircraft-insignia-markings-132/ shame he says no more custom jobs i do like his desert Ju87 D though! btw how did the vinyl go over those cannon bumps? your results are awesome, but i am not convinced about vinyl on compound curve surfaces - was it difficult? cheers Nick edit: just looked for the masks you used but could not find them - got a link? i went through the whole 1/32 list but could not see any Spitfire camo masks