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Good to see you here, Peter. And your work keeps rocking more than ever Hubert

The re-release of the Akatombo is good news. It’s a neat little kit. I particularly liked the Fine Molds « Kamikaze » record plane. Too bad it is in the « wrong » scale for me .... Hubert

Strange...I always thought that the very concept of Facebook was to get freely your personal data, so that they could make money reselling what you had provided for free to whoever was interested... So you mean that someone else than Facebook will do the same ? I understand why FB would be upset : losing revenue on their core shady dealings ... Hubert

Surprising news indeed, and great ones as well . I can’t help but feel a bit sad for HK, though. First they had Tamiya on the Mossie (good thing they chose the bomber version with a glass nose, the only Beautiful Mosquito IMHO) and now, WnW on the Lanc. And of course, Graham’s scheduled Dambuster conversion seems less interesting now ... Now, as we have confirmation that WnW are just following the whims of Sir Peter (we knew it already ), has the director Peter Jackson any plans of a movie with a Boeing 314 in one of the key roles ? Mind you, I’d also take a remake of Dr Strangelove, provided he used a B-58 Hubert PS : so far, still right on the « no-French-aircraft » prediction

Go, Peter, go ! (As a side comment, and based on my past experience with LSM, and also on the very small opening of the cockpit, I’d go for scratchbuilding the most prominent cockpit details, as William suggested) (Says the man who spent ages researching - to no avail -, then imagining a plausible cockpit, then detailing it, for a Nieuport Sesquiplan with a 13 mm dia cockpit opening ) Hubert

Good for the aficionados ... looks really interesting. Me, I’m just eager to see the DC-3 coming out (« But in no hurry ! » interjects that pesky wallet ) Hubert

Hi Steve, Are you referring to the RP Tools reviewed here, or to « The Chopper » I and others have ? Hubert

Happy birthday Maru. Enjoy ! (As you don’t drink some beverages, I’ll have one on your behalf ) Hubert

You know what ? Better not leave a good action unanswered (you know, karma, and blah blah blah ...) Keep the Schwartzgrau for which I have no use, and send the rest to me. You have my address in Portugal ? Hubert, thanking in advance the generous donator

No, it’s the same. The one from RP Toolz seems to have a more precise fitting, and, yes, the mitre function looks sturdier. The ones on The Chopper are thick stamped iron pieces, with rounded corners, and unfortunately their production process means you cannot expect their edges to be perfectly square to the surface. I have finally ended using mine just for square cuts, and not angled ones. Finally, from what I see on the pics, the RP Toolz one has the good idea to have the cutting in the middle of the blade, rather than at its extremity like The Chopper. I have a steel ruler set permanently against the edge of The Chopper, to guide the parts and to move the cutting to the middle of the blade. As I mentioned, one of my concerns is the deflection of the blade on thicker plastic. It may be caused by the thinness of the blades, but also by some give of the arm’s axle. Hubert.

You mean .... Could Ernie be somewhat on the sycophant side ? .... Ernie ? ..... Nooooo waaaayyyy Hubert PS: agreed on the initial comment, btw

I just didn’t dare this one for a first, in the thread context Hubert

I have so far refrained from commenting on this thread, as I believe it is not quite right to raise issues pertaining to another site, and this discussions should have taken place on LSP first, but ... 1) I want to praise Jeroen and Mikester for the way they have moderated this thread, exlained their point of view, and allowed people "venting off" ... 2) The venting off was all the more "needed" by some, as the shift in the moderating policy in the last few months over on LSP has meant that threads like this one have not been tolerated, but rather promptly deleted on top of it. Ditto for the "farewell" threads, and the ones enquiring about the whereabouts of the farewell authors ... 3) It appears this policy has generated frustrations -including mine -, even apparently with the staff over there, who could then came venting off here ... 4) Without going into "bar psychology", this is another confirmation that silencing and hiding problems, rather than exposing and discussing them in a positive manner results always in these problems coming back haunting you, bigger than when they started ... It is true for all human interactions, including marriage ... or modelling forums . One small - well-meaning - message for Wumm : even though I'm a Frenchman, I thought I had a good command of english. The expression you used and got PlasticDoc fired away got me baffled and wondering what it meant. No need to explain it to me, but if it was meant to be rude or vulgar, maybe there was another way to put things in perspective ? Ok, enough pompous lecturing . Let me have a double try : using the cool picture posting feature of the site, and bringing the thread back to ... squirrels Back to modelling Hubert

I have a mitre cutter on the bench, and it is an invaluable tool, especially for repeat cuts. It is not this one however (mine is « The Chopper »). But this one looks sturdy built, with a number of cool features. My only concern would the way the blade protrudes from the arm. On « The Chopper », where the blade is set more deeply in the arm, there is already a tendency for the blade to deflect from the vertical on thicker plastic. I’d have the same worry on this one, but maybe this is not justified... Hubert

A double ration of hazelnuts for Martin ! A cool scheme, isn’t it Martin ? Apparently Signal Blue fuselage, with Silver dope wings, and a white fin and rudder. Arctic decals have produced a 1/32 sheet for this one, with Alps-printed decals or masks for the larger registration. G-AJVH now flies under LS 326 « L2 » of the Fleet Air Arm Museum. I started gluing the Vector Pegasus for it this morning, btw ... Hubert

WWII = more likely a prop, isn’t, Martin ? No ... (besides, the F6F is one of Trumpeter’s worst ..., and I said « best ») Ok, one more clue : probably « inspired » by a smaller scale kit of a famous Japanese manufacturer ... Hubert

Archer do not only have excellent rivets, they also have one sheet with dzus fasteners and the like . Hubert

If you need some inspiration, Peter, check Tomasz Hajier build thread over at LSP ... especially with the kit in your hands. His workmanship is just unbelievable .... And William knows what I think of his own build. Hubert

My understanding of HpH’s masters creation process is that they carve a shape out of wood, form hollow parts around this plug, and the do all surface detailing with custom-made PE sets, before pouring the molds for the resin parts. And the smaller detail parts masters are 3D printed. So, some good old-fashioned modelling taking palce behind the scenes, before a resin kit is released. Hubert

Now THAT is modelling ...taken to ... another scale Truly outstanding Hubert

Peter, of Airscale, did some PE « rivetting rulers », useful for various scales. You might try to contact him and see whether he still has some available. Great job on this Mossie. Hubert

Damn ! I need a new kit in the stash like I need catching cholera, but I may not let this one pass when it' released... And then, there is this forthcoming DC-3 Hubert

No. Try harder you shoud, young Padawan .... (I have the Dauntless in the stash, but for an early version with yellow wings) Let the guessing game continue ... Hubert

Just read though this thread. Amazing work on that PE. I’d have gone cross-yed trying to get it together. Well done Jeroen Hubert

Well, I have resumed work on my Gee Bee duo, but I am thinking of starting another build, of an iconic WWII aircraft, in a VERY cool civilian scheme The only indication I will give at this time is that the kit is one of Trumpeter’s best ... Hubert