HubertB

To be fair, we all started with cheap 1/72 kits, and went up the ladder as our disposable income grew (and our eyesight went down in inverse proportion 😵‍). 1/72 kits, and even some 1/48 ones, are still affordable today. What’s driving kit prices’ inflation is more AM prices rather than the cost of the original kit. On the other hand, we spend also a lot more time on a kit so cent/hour is still good. But gone are the times when I was churning out a 1/72 kit or Heller « Cadet » series in an afternoon (yes I COULD do that a few decades ago 😂) Hubert

Great progress, Chris. Regarding the tailplanes, should they not be perfectly horizontal, rather than with the slight dihedral you have glued them with ? Hubert

WOW ! Tell us the truth : it’s not the HB AZ that you photographed in the last pics, is it Rob ? Hubert

Actually, whereas 1/35 vs 1/32 makes a VERY significant difference for the same subject (one occupying 76% of the volume of the other), human figures is where it’s bringing a welcome, and realistic, difference, reflecting the variety of human sizes. With one caveat though : ideally, all should have a 1/32 head grafted on, whatever the body size, as head size is fairly constant for all adults. And, btw, there is no beating the Reedoak figures. Norbert is using 3D scanning of real people, which is why they look so natural, including some not-so-trim individuals (look at their photographer for instance) Hubert Hubert

The correction of the wing profile at the radiator level makes a hell of a difference ( although it still looks funky outside the engine nacelles, IMHO ). Thank you for paving the way on this much needed correction of the HK kit, Martin. It may move my own kit up the building list (which, at my current pace, means another 20 years anyway 😂🤣), now that you have proven it can be done … Ditto for the fuselage at cockpit level and nose. What a difference ! (Btw, I suppose you will not correct the nacelles’ shape ? If people wonder why I am asking, there is no way this LG and wheel could retract in the nacelle opening of the HK kit without going though a shrinking machine) Keep the great work coming Hubert

Good job on getting the part separated from the support trees 👍! Hubert

Good work on the stanchions, Gary. I feel your frustration on buying a tool with a cheap option somewhere, that quickly makes the tool useless 😡. Keep it coming. The end is very near Hubert

You’re a machine, Mike, and each new kit seems to just up your game 👍. Hubert PS: « machine » is meant as a compliment to both the speed and the quality of your builds

The famous Gilbert F-120 prototype … Hubert

The theory by Wings/Airpower (who are not reputed for their objective and prudent approach to headlines and reporting) was that the new-born USAF was keen to wipe the first B-26 out of memories, given its poor reputation as a widow-maker in WWII … Their gripe against Martin is also given as the explanation for choosing the B-57 over the B-51, FWIW. Hubert

Well, the TBD seems real enough. It’s announced by Aviationmegastore for end of April, at about 90 € … Hubert

Well, it’s coming, in the end ! Just (pre)ordered mine on Aviationmegastore’s website. Scheduled end of April 🍾 🎉 ! Hubert

Nice choice, and at least, unlike the Hobby Boss 1/32, this one will look like an A-26 without major prosthetic surgery Hubert

A Corsair 🙄 ? Hubert.

And another gem, cut and polished in record time 👍 ! Hubert

WOW ! Getting better and better (if that was possible) Hubert

Beautiful 👍 ! Hubert

Ah yes ! You have a sharper eye than me, Carl 👍 ! Hubert

Well, by the 31st of April, we will know better, won't we ? Hubert

Given the layout of the page, I doubt it, but then we have seen Trumpeter do other msitakes, so why not on the catalogue 😂 ? Hubert

This is a age of Trumpeter’s catalogue … Besides the 1/32 TBD, still with a photo rather than the boxart illustration, the eagle-eyed among you will notice some interesting news in 1/35, like an ACH-47 and … a Fairey Fulmar and Fairey Battle (but 1/35 … ) ! Hubert

Have you seen all these ejection pins marks ? Sloppy design from DH engineers 🤣😂🤣 Hubert

Difficult work, but the result speaks for itself 👍 ! Hubert

Very nice effect on the exhaust painting 👍 ! Hubert

🤞 Hubert