Mikester

Nice work!

Very nice!

Outstanding, that replacement wing looks really cool!

Generally I don't commit to anything too far in advance but I'd like to finish a couple of lingering projects: 1/32 Revell Ju 88G-6 using the AIMS conversion set. I've got most of the cockpit done and a few other odds and ends. Panther Diorama. My 1/35 Tamiya Panther A has been languishing 99% done for almost a year, I've got a basic idea for a diorama, need to improve my figure painting skills! And a couple of new starts: 1/32 Revell Bf 109G-6 using the Allee Cat upgrade set 1/32 Dragon Bf 110G-4 using the Super Bug conversion set. Need to do this before Dragon renders the set obsolete with a G-4 release! 1/32 Hasegawa Fw 190A-6, Anton Hackl's machine

I've got two EagleParts Erla conversion sets in the stash but i'm still excited about the Revell kit, should be a winner. Is the old tool Revell Mosquito that bad? I don't think I've ever seen one built up.

Thanks, Jamme! You just made my day!

Thanks for the comments, guys! It's definitely a more challenging build. The different canopy and tail options are a big plus though so I'm probably not through with this kit. I'm hoping when they release the G-10 we get an Erla version out of them!

Damn, that looks incredible Dave!

Nice work, Dave! Nice to see an "off the beaten path" paint scheme.

That IP looks like the real thing, amazing stuff Johan!

That is a beautifil build, Pomi!

Huh? First of I heard of this!

Great looking build and welcome to LSM!

Over a $100 is a bit crazy. Unfortunate that some kits priced out of being viable due to tarriffs and customs fees.

Outstanding, as usual Frank!

Ahhh, gotcha'! I'm really fortunate to have a US and a Japanese address, makes mail order much easier.

Stage 3: Things are strarting to take shape, literally and figuratively! Matt M.: Pros: Despite an anxiety-inducing number of parts in play, the wings go together without any real issue and fit very well. The gear bay detail is miles ahead of Hasegawa's efforts, and the lightening holes throughout are appreciated (but be sure to get paint into areas that will be visible!) The molded-in mainwheel bulges are a nice touch. The flap and radiator flap arrangements are quite well executed, and allow for positioning at basically any angle. Cons: Control surface detail is overdone Annoyances: The clear parts for the wingtip lights incorporate the framing around the lens housing. Which is annoying since this has to be masked and painted. I prefer the Hasegawa "just the clear part" approach in this regard. The radiator grilles gave me a mild fit, as I at first only painted one face, not realizing that these parts have detail on both sides, and are to be flipped around depending on the wing they're going into. There is no reason for the wings to take up six parts. They could easily be produced in four, or even three, parts. The biggest annoyance here is the split upper wings. Why are they split? I'm guessing it has to do with plans for multiple versions, but producing different inner upper wing parts doesn't seem like it would be substantially more cost-effective than just going ahead and doing one-piece upper wings. Whatever the case, this sets up the need to blow a lot of time cleaning, filling and rescribing the panel line. The lowers could also easily be a single-span part, but fit well enough that this isn't really an issue, and the way they also mate to the lower fuselage already establishes a firm dihedral. Really, it's the uppers that annoy. For the ailerons and elevators, the requirement to build them "onto" the wings and stabs feels silly. Overall Take: The wings/control surfaces are, in my opinion, probably the best part of the kit from a buildability perspective. 8/10 Matt L: Pros: Good positive fit for all components. As Matt (Doogs) says this is probably the best area of the kit in terms of fit and buildability.. radiator baths and radiators work well, radiator flaps close to prototypical in attachment Separate moveable surfaces, all fit well in closed/full up position (as I've done mine). Fit or two upper wing panels could have been a real hassle area - but fit is very good. I think my second could avoid need to fill/scribe...? Cons: Some sink marks in upper and lower wings (similar in fact to the ones on the Hasegawa kit) Nav light, like Matt (Doogs) says - would have been better as a clear part only, especially as it has quite sizeable (for the part's size) sink marks.. Overdone details on the elevators, not the easiest to remove if you don't want to wreck adjacent details. Lack of MG 151 gondolas (they would have been in this stage if Revell had supplied any)... Instructions which miss a couple of items that should be fitted and aren't the clearest. Overall I like the way the wing builds and don't mind the parts breakdown. Biggest single gripe is that overdone detail on the elevators. I did each wing as a sub assembly and then attached them to the fuselage and this worked well, especially as it allowed me to glue the upper wing parts on a solid flat surface to maximise the fit quality. Fit to fuselage is also very good, the bottom halves being held tight together and at correct dihedral by the system of lugs and locating slots.. So, best stage yet 9/10 Matt Mike: Pros: Overall fit was good, despite being (IMO) over-engineered everything goes together well Molded in wheel bump and correspondingly realistic indent on lower side is a nice touch Design of control surfaces allows for posing in any desired position Cons: Two part upper wings is just a needless complication, might have saved Revell a few sheckles but not modeler friendly Overdone detail (discs) on control surfaces I had issues with windscreen fit, this may be due to my deviating fom the instructions to get the cowl panels to fit better...damned if you do, damned if you dont I had issues with the strength of the joint where the two upper wings sections meet. After the joint coming apart for the second fill and sand event I resorted to gap filling super glue. There is not a lot of plastic for the outboard section of the wing to adhere to. A one piece upper wing would have been much easier to deal with. I've used a dust filter from a 21st CT kit for the supercharger intake. Raiding the spares box again for some MG 151 gondolas. The rear control surfaces after removing the discs. At this point of the build I was a little frustrated with the wings and my windscreen beeing too narrow. I'm beginning to miss my Hasegawa Gustavs. Rick: Pros: Despite the multiple wing segment construction, the fit was surprisingly good. Option for control surface and radiator flap position. Gobally very little seam work needed, issues cured with Mr Surfacer 500. Windscreen fit very well. I removed my cowling frames and had a nice fit on cowling panels. Played a role in good windscreen fit. Cons: Armor windscreen paced in proper position (inside) for late G6 created fit issues with the Revi. Multi position control surface and radiator flap (ok, I do like 'em but for me it was labor intensive). Landing flap "assemble to wing" attachment assembly. Trim Tab on stabilizers. Stabilizer detail a little heavy. Navigation lights. Frame on the clear part, sigh. Instruction call out still driving me crazy, sigh x2. Aftermarket Used: Plastic card used to scratch build stabilizer trim tabs. Plastic channel and brass rod to extend Revi to accommodate armor windscreen. Eduard masks for windsceen and canopy. The really bad "Instruction Call Outs" are driving me crazy. Stabilizer detail OD, stabilizer trim tabs and armor windscreen fit issues gave me some slight angst. Continue to enjoy this build problem solving opportunities. RATING OF: 7 Instruction format is a 2. Nice wheel well detail. Multipart wing assembly required care. I built up my wings to get nice tight fit before attaching to fuselage. Once wings attached to fuselage I carefully ran tape wing tip to wing tip over fuselage top to assure dihedral. Heavy stabilizer detail sanded down and trim tabs removed and replaced with plastic card. Quick Boost Revi mount had to be extended using plastic channel, brass rod and CA glue to make room for armored windscreen. All primed up. Prop boss painted RLM 70. WIndscreen fit well. FYI, windscreen got a shot of black before gray primer. Pre shade next. Undersides ready for pre-shade. Stabilizer trim tabs need slight tidy up work and we're good to go with pre-shade. Dave: Pros Love how the gear bay has been designed, and really dig they included the lighting holes. The molded-in mainwheel bulges are fantastic inclusion. I have headaches trying to fill the bugle in the Hasegawa kits when not required. The flap and radiator flap are cleverly designed, they just slot into place with out any issues. Cons Don't like the way that Revell have included the framing on the wing tip lamps, could of been easily include on the wing parts Overdone discs on control surfaces, I can understand what they are tried to do, but way over scaled. I opted to remove with a fine flat chisel. Trim Tab on stabilizers... WTF was Revell thinking of, when they slotted them into two pieces. I removed them and replaced them was some Brass sheet. The spring on the Antenna mast.. They are so tiny, they are going to brake! I have managed to brake two of them, even with adding some protection to them. The Hasegawa under Wing Gondola's fit onto the Revell wings very nicely, since two of the schemes I am doing has them this was my only option... and they fit pretty much out the box! I just had to sand down front point just a tad.

Rog, Their 190 really is quite good for a "limited run" kit. I've built some stuff from Special Hobby that were far more difficult to get together. It's not a shake-n-bake kit but the fit and engineering are pretty solid. The only big gripe I had is the lower cowl was split in half cross-ways which made things more difficult than if they would have engineered it on a natural join line. You get a beautiful decal set from Cartograf with something like 8 markings options, with the resin and PE I think it's a pretty good value at the new lower price and since no one else seems to be in a hurry to do an early Wurger.....

I've got one of those in the stash as well. The PCM really is a pretty good kit, at $80 maybe not quite worth the money but at $54 comes in significantly cheaper than the Montex set plus the Hasegawa donor.

Nick, Yeah, ordered directly from their website.

Noticed that PCM dropped the price of the their 190A-1/2/3 and Ta 152C to $54.95 US. I've built their A-3 and considering it's got some nice resin and color PE in the box it's a pretty good value at that price. Ordered another one of the those plus the 152.

Anybody ever seen any? I'm coming up blank on my searches.

Looks great so far, Jamme!

Here's the latest off the bench, part of a Group Build/Review on this kit at LSM, the new 1/32 Revell Bf 109G-6. I've got mixed feelings on the kit, after writing a review on it and spending the last several weeks building it I feel we've become pretty well acquainted. So, in some areas a step ahead of Hasegawa, in some areas a step back. The multi-variant design makes for a more challnging build than Hasegawa which is very straight-forward in it's engineering and assembly. Beyond that some areas come up short, most notably the Beule. Most of the areas are relatively minor gripes but when you've got a brand new kit you kind of go in with the expectation that it's going to look at what the competition did wrong and "build a better mousetrap". To Revell's credit they did address a couple of the shape/length issues that Hasegawa got wrong. From my perspective though these were areas that were not real noticeable and really didn't detract a lot from the Hasegawa kit. That's my opinion only though, I know for some people these issues are more important. Now if Revell didn't have any other issues I think that it would be the clear winner but it's going to require some aftermarket to get it up to speed just like the Hasegawa kit needs. I know price is a consideration for some people, I live in Japan and get the Hasegawa kit in the $30-35 range so it's really not an issue for me, works out about the same to mail order a Revell kit from the US or buy a Hasegawa retail here. I'll confess that when it come to assembly I'm an indifferent modeler, I'm not going to take a crap, limited run kit and turn into a gem like some people have the ability to. So in the end, due to ease of assembly I think I'll stick my Hasegawa kits, although I'll build at least one more Revell with the new Allee Cat correction set just for S&G's. Whichever one you choose you'll have a pretty solid start for a good looking G-6. The BarracudaCast wheels are beautiful, the kit wheels are actually quite good but Roy Sutherland was kind enough to provide some review samples so I elected to use them. Modifications: Spinner: EagleParts Exhausts: Master Details Wheels: BarracudaCast Sand filter: 21st CT Propeller blades: Hasegawa MG 151 gondolas: Hasegawa Beule: Hasegawa MG 131: Quickboost Gunsight: Quickboost Joystick: Quickboost MG 151 barrels: Finemolds (brass) Pitot tube: Finemolds (brass) Seatbelts: HGW Decals" Eagle Strike 32039 "Augsburg Flyers V" Paint: Mr. Color The aircraft is done as an aircraft of 70 Squadriglia, 23° Gruppo, operating from Cereveteri-Roma in August of 1943. As always, thanks for looking!

Astounding!