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This is what the FPW models R-1820 looks like. Definitely far far far far superior to Vector’s offering, although painting it might prove somewhat of a challenge… HTH Hubert

GWH, another offspring of the Trumpeter empire, had already released a few years ago an excellent 1/48 TBD. Which gives me great hopes that the 1/32 will be a good kit, without the need for an Accurate Miniatures or Tamiya 1/48 kit for them to copy … Hubert

Received yesterday from Poland FPW Model’s 1/32 Wright R-1820. It’s an amazing piece of 3D-printing technology … and a challenge to paint … After a cursory glance It looks like a late production R-1820, but I need to check more in depth the corresponding version. Hubert

Regarding the B-24, if it’s scaled down from their 1/32 offering, then buyers will end up with a more modern, but less accurate, version of the Monogram kit … Hubert

No. Upside down 🙃 Hubert

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I hear you Ernie, yet … - 8 million Ukrainians taking refuge outside their country, 5.5 million displaced in the country, shifting unwillingly their location … - At least 180 000 Russian military casualties, and 100 000 Ukrainian - more than 7 000 Ukrainian civilian deaths - some sources estimate 5 to 7 times more - and 12 000 wounded - again it could many times more … - at least 8 000 children illegally deported to Russia - at least 65 000 war crimes perpetrated against the Ukrainian population by Russian troops - hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of houses destroyed, not to speak of key civilian infrastructures, amounting to an estimated USD 350 Bn to rebuild those, of which thousands and thousands of Mom & Pop businesses - 60 % of the Ukrainian population pushed below the poverty level - Ukrainian GDP down 35 % I’d say that, even if their products are genuinely great, if Quinta were to fall victims of the decisions of their dear leader, so be it … Apologies to Gary for this thread drift … Hubert (whose business lost 18 % of its turnover last year, because of the EU economic sanctions against Russia, btw)

And quorn … Hubert

What I know is that direct orders to Quinta fail because the payment process cannot be completed … Hubert

The problem for Quinta is that they cannot receive payments, thanks to the international sanctions. At least, it proves that the sanctions have an impact on Russian economic activities 👍. Hubert

Purdy little plane 👍 ! Hubert

What’s not to love in a Dassaut delta 🥰 ? Hubert

Some pics of the renderings, to whet your appetite Hubert

I have designed a - very - detailed 1/32 R-985 that can very well be printed in 1/24 scale. Don’t ask me to print it myself, because my 3D-printer is sort of stored in-between house moves. But you can have the file if you find someone to print it for you. Hubert

She’s a beauty 👍 ! Hubert

Cool build and very nice result 👍 ! I remember buying the Alcock and Brown kit decades ago. Resold it after a few years … Hubert

Beeeeg … but « wrong scale » 🤣😂🤣 Hubert

Amazing ! Hubert

FYI, the Vector R-1820 is one that threw me into fits: because they did not understand the shape of the oil sump between the two lower cylinders (which, to simplify, looks like a fat « T » with rounded corners when viewed from above, with the vertical bar of the « T » between the two said cylinders), and to make space for it, they decided to widen the space between these two cylinders. Thus the 9 cylinders are not evenly distributed, with a 40° angle between each … I found a FPW model 1/32 R-1820 recently : https://www.ebay.fr/itm/285150116289 Mine is on its way home from Poland, but it really looks promising, and much better than the wobbly Vector offering … Hubert PS: whilst the uneven polar distribution of the cylinders may not be an issue in the Buffalo cowling - although for me « once seen, never unseen » - it is one when you try to fit it into a cowling of the Grumman Gulfhawk with its bossings above the cylinder heads …

Any scale in « 1xx » or « 2xx » for ships is good in my book 😏. I discovered the USS Olympia kit in the « spare parts » department of Revell GB in 1978. It was already OOP for some time… And of course, I have one (two actually) in the stash, but missed the Encore release where the upgrades are actually a GREAT addition to a venerable kit which is a few years older than me (and THAT’s telling a lot) … Hubert

Hey, this wrong scale virus is not mine! It’s another one coming from China … I’m just a whistle blower (and I whistle strongly 🤣😂🤣) Hubert the 😇

Good move, Ernie, but please do not add a specific 1/24 sub-forum. Cluttering a forum opening page with plenty of sub-forums is a sure way of creating confusion and boredom. That’s one major reason why I finally stopped even opening ARC … And besides, whilst I can sometimes be accused of being a scale snob, I am also really enjoy watching - even if by accident initially - build threads outside my areas of preference : I found I could learn plenty of new techniques and discover new things this way. Hubert

I’m officially jealous 👍 … Hubert

Amazing detail, Pete. A question to the expert : would the artificial horizon be « horizontal » on the ground, or can it assume any position when the aircraft is powered off (unless you want to display an aircraft climbing and banking) ? Hubert

A few years ago, I participated in a « Matchbox » buddy build challenge. I chose the (1/72, ot course Boeing P-12 E, which was one of Matchbox’ s best. I couldn't help to add detailing to the cockpit, but, gawd, was it tiny, and the rigging unnerving Hubert