HubertB

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

??? Hubert 😁😏

Well, Carl, if Martin does not want them, I might be a taker Hubert

Ditto Hubert

What they said 👍 ! Hubert

Excellent result with the rocks and small stream 👍! They all look very realistic . As for the story, the expediencies of war sometimes push you in tight corners, but I am not sure this Bronco will not finish with wet wheels Hubert

I found the perfect option for you, Carl ! A Mech Squirrel … Hubert

Well, your opening is good for the outside perimeter. Now to reproduce the embossed center part with its outside rivets and lights in the middle … Taking notes for my own build Hubert

Well, the « 1/32 » man looks more like Jack’s beanstalk giant …. 54 mm really ? And the 1/35 pilot is 49 mm ? Hubert

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