Clunkmeister

I have all of that and more into my PBJ-1H build. I bought every possible piece of AM for that thing.

Agreed. It’s not the money outlay per se, even though it’ll hurt, but just the question of where on earth will it go? How will you display it? Hanging it, to me, isn’t an option.

Yeah that's me with the Curtiss Calamity

Yep, I think 100 B-36s went in a couple weeks. My kit is #84 I think. And they added another run afterwards due to demand. And that kit is beyond insane. And I am happy beyond belief to have gotten my hands on one. Greg had 10 reserved, he started selling them in the morning, I called at 1:30 and got the very last one of his first 10. He later was able to reserve 10 more. It's crazy how quickly the went out. But that was just reserving one and paying for it. It took HPH another year to come through with the kit itself. I'd be curious to know how many cancelled. On projects like this that call for a commitment from the buyer, I'd make the deposit large enough to cover a good portion of raw costs and make it non refundable as well. Yeah I think it depends on the subject matter involved and that's why the lack of success of the Gooney Bird/Dak really gives me pause. That kit's a big up front expenditure, but being that absolutely nothing else is needed, it's an absolute bargain for what you get. I'd be curious to know how many were bought by those on lsp after all the hooplah and stuff. Not that it matters, though..LOL Curiosity. I know of a few here who have them, so I'm sure some over there got one as well.

Well, that's what she said. Smitty, if it came down to it and my support was needed to see it over the top, I'd jump in, but I just don't see 100 takers. I've been wrong before, though. I'd already ruled out a 1/48 BUFF, despite the fact it'd make sense to display with the 36, but I'm waiting with baited breath for the B-47. If they were to do a 1/32 B-58, and even a B-57, I'd be all in. The 58 especially can be displayed sidelong on a shelf. But my C-46, (R5C for you squids) is still my "oh baby baby" dream.)

Ryan, truer words have never been written. I've long thought that much of the enjoyment of the hobby is lost when we try to emulate something we saw, or strive for the unattainable perfection that's so often beyond reach. After a marathon kit, I really enjoy the simplicity of an OOB build, just to get the juices flowing again. Despite that, some of my OOB choices defy logic... I've never been so miserable than when I was applying a multitude of placards and stencils to the cockpit of an F4U-1, and the absolute perfection of the kit fit bored me to tears. A double negative for me. So now this Corsair sits on the SOD and a dozen other Tamiya uber kits molder away in the stash. I guess I'm a bit twisted and touched in the head....

You read my mind. B-29 and maybe even a B-32 would be somewhat well received. A large scale B-58 is the one that would set folks off, though.

Smitty, as excited as I am that HPH is looking at more big kits, I can say that for me at least, it's a bridge too far. And this from a guy who'd buy anything, as long as it's huge and awesome. I appreciate the big BUFF, but not enough to shell out 1300 Euros for one. Plus having to display a model with a 6ft wingspread would be the true definition of insanity. I heard by the wayside that the C-47 is not selling well for HPH and they consider it a commercial failure, which really surprises me, as I have personally bought more than enough copies of that kit to do me for 100 years. The noise and rejoicing surrounding the announcement of that kit brought was absolutely deafening, and I would have expected that they'd easily sell 350 copies in a couple months. So I'm shocked by their admission, and have a much greater appreciation of why a kitmaker is cautious and tends to discount the hollerings of folks like us when deciding what to produce. In other words, we now have a concrete example of why we keep getting 109s. I theose who committed online to buying a C-47 actually followed through, they'd have sold an easy 500 copies by now.

Getting there... now we mount antennas, paint escape hatch in greenhouse, and flat coat wheels. Great Success!

Welcome, Michael! That Phantom is one seriously awesome beginning here on the forums. Extraordinary!

My favorite Mustang racer of all time. Tony, you’re on fire, man!

Sumthin’ Else!

Carl, that's what you call "lifestyle planning", and most of us here can do it. It seems to be something totally lost on some in our younger generations, unfortunately, who seem to want everything NOW.

Oh how I'm waiting with baited breath for the B-47

Mark, with your resume I expect you'll be working within a week or two. I was unemployed for a few weeks after I quit flying and it was a serious culture shock. but I got over it. Take a few days and collect your thoughts. They're still paying you, so chill for this short week, my friend. Tackle the resume and a job search starting next Monday.

Yes! Great Success!

Exactly, Bill! I remember not too many years ago when building 1/32 meant taking old Revell kits and reworking them into something decent.

Good o see you back at this, Carl! Looking dood so far.

Well, I expect I’ll build every single kit I own. Based on my current rate of production, I should be done right around my Birthday, in 2189. So yes, I think, barring immortality here on Earth, I’d say it’s wishful thinking.

For us, a long weekend in Oklahoma as we do twice a year and a trip to our favorite fly in catfish restaurant. But we drove this time.

Ryan, stay safe down there. Batten down the hatches because it looks like the Big Blow’s coming your way. It’s gonna be a bad one it appears.

I’ve never really gotten into hardcore punk, but I get it. D.O.A. Is legendary.

Smitty, you da man! But real Canadians listened to... the best Knapp of the earth flying song ever. The best Canadian band EVER. A very distant second would be Bachman Turner Overdose...

Nuke ‘em till they glow! or Semtex. Semtex is good. Very good. A little makes a large hole. Another good, useful, and lasting gift from our friends in Czechoslovakia.

I just saw this and as it’s almost a year old, I’ll just put my thoughts on record. The kit builds up nicely. Bob’s Buckles had a great rigging diagram online, and I encourage you to seek it out. The kit builds like a typical WNW kit. Beautifully. The front and rear halves are built separately then joined after rigging each. If you follow the logical rigging diagrams, you’ll have no issues. Bobs Buckles are great, I use their eyelets in every build. I feel gaspatch 1/32 turnbuckles are often oversized, and I use 1/48 turnbuckles now, especially in control line runs. Manyhere disagree with me on this, but I use Mono line for wing rigging, and EZ Line for control runs. I like the strength given by mono line.