HubertB

I have been a manager for more than 30 years, and an employer, MD/CEO/business owner for the last 22 or so ... In this position, I have had to lay off people, for many reasons, including economic ones. But there is no way I would ever consider behaving the way you are describing. This is not about bad press, this is not about legal constraints, it's just about personal decency, and ethical standards ... I understand the US are a tough, competitive economy, but this behaviour is just unbearable macho stuff, pretending to be tough when one's attitude is just pure s#%t ... One day, these guys will end up being treated the same way. It's a vicious, self-perpetuating circle, unless some peole decide to say "stop !" , and explain that treating people well is not only the sole decent way of managing a company, but pays off double in the long term, and enforces decent management practices. Sorry for you Mark. You should at least tell yourself your karma is better than theirs, and reprisal will come to them in one way or another, soonerrather than later ... Adding a bit of legal action might help as well redress the balance ... Hubert

I’m so glad to read you are finally joining in the camp of scale realism .... Hubert

Apparently, HpH are disappointed by the low level of sales of the resin C-47, and believe IM plastic would sell better... I, for one was excited at the idea of a 1/32 DC-3 (not C-47, btw), but at its current price point, the C-47 is 20% above my max price threshold, and I am probably of the few with that high a threshold anyway ... Hubert

Well, to confirm some people are interested, I'll post my feelings about this build : Hubert

Don’t forget paper models. You will find : B-52 B-58 Tu-95 Halifax ... and many more Hubert

And here is mine ... (Although ANY floatplane / flying boat is good by my books ) Hubert

You don’t really need expensive tempered glass for the shelves : the kits are bulky, but not that heavy, like, say, the books in a standard book-shelf. Maybe you can even use perspex (but static electricity will attract dust better than a magnet with pins) and of course, there is the option of solid wood for the shelves themselves ... Hubert

... Although, in fairness, the only good maple syrup you can buy in France is imported from Canada ... (whereas there is some good peanut butter produced this side of the pond, notably in The Netherlands). Hubert PS : and another thread creep that speaks about food

Slowly, day by day ... Hubert

Have a mega giant steak with 45 candles, then ! Hubert

But the other one’s got bells on it ... Hubert

If you are sure you’ll get both kits eventually, then go for the scarciest first ... Hubert

Happy B’day guys ! Enjoy ! Hubert

Was there ever a single seat Phantom ? Hubert

A Ho-229 ? Hubert ()

Very nice kits (although the f’csle shape of the HMS Prince seems a bit wide and « off » compared to my memory of XVII Century ships). Hubert

Taking into account your forewords, I’d still go for « B », even though « A » is probably more accurate in terms of scale rendition. Hubert

You’re talking height or length, Martin ? Hubert

Truly outstanding work ! And a real lesson in miniature engineering : just my kind of modelling . Hubert

+1 ! Hubert

If I may, the PZL P11 has NOTHING at all to do with Russian origin. PZL was a Polish company, founded by by the talented engineer Zulawski. It still exists today, and continue to produce some indignenous designs. As for confounding Poland and Russia, considering the centuries-old antagonism between the two nations, and the still-existing lack of love between them, this might be viewed as a tad insensitive ... Enough with pompous geo/historical lecturing . This kit seems vey god news to me (even though I already have the SW kit in the stash ) Hubert

Yummy ! This is becoming « What is on your table right nw ? » Hubert

The more I see the chosen subjects (read Nazi targets ), the more I am tempted to have a go at LV72, or a MFV, both from Operation Neptune Hubert

Good to see an allied aircraft in the middle of all these Nazi targets Hubert

It took me Martin’s pics to realise these were 128 mm (rather than 40 mm - got misled by the name on the kit pic) Would not have wanted to be an allied bomber in the path of one of these shells ... Hubert