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6 hours ago, DocRob said:
I have only the T-6 Texan in stash and the kit looks decent to me. The reception was, if I remember right, not too shabby, but I will find out soon while building her as a Portuguese FAP bird.
In modelling, I don't know, but have you ever tried to get rid of #### Cortana and it's also #### Bing derivates on an actual Windows-PC? I can tell you Sir, my feelings tend to that state
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Cheers Rob
The T-6 is a minefield, second only to the B-24, in terms of variants. When I was considering doing a resin kit, before Glen Coleman told me it was on KH’s release list, I spent ages trying to sort out the variations between the various T-6 and Harvard’s marks... The KH kit is actually good for reproducing « Deb », the warbird featured on the box art. It is the one which was used by the KH team for their development. But, as many warbirds, it’s a mishmash of variants ...
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First, welcome aboard Curly. It’s a nice place here, that stays friendly, unlike some other places ....
For your Lanc diorama, I’d start by looking at Iconicair’s releases. It’s a sponsor here, and GrahamF, the man behind Iconicair, a member here as well.
You should have a look at Fmeerk’s refueling truck conversion on this site. Another great inspiration.
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Definitely one of their best efforts. Talk to Ernie, and he will tell you he cannot build enough of them. Some fiddly areas, but nothing as bad as some other releases by KH
There is a lot of negativity about KH, some of it unwarranted, and reflecting prejudices more than facts, fed by some haters, some of them trolling regularly the pages of LSP. True, some of their kits were difficult to build and not too accurate (and to compound the issue, they released their worst 1/32 kit - the P-39 - which also happened to be the first they developed, after other releases, which left a lot of people feeling they were not making any progress). Their last releases (the Kingfisher, the T-28, the F-5E), although not perfect and sometimes fiddly, have displayed enormous progress.
Back to the T-28: with your modelling skills, it should be a breeze for you. Definitely worth the purchase. And remember, although I reckon this may be a counter-productive argument for someone living a small flat
, a 1/32 kit has 3.4 times the "presence" of the same subject in 1/48.
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You have just been going through a VERY difficult time lately, and that is an understatement. That this has an impact on your modelling mojo is quite understandable. But it will pass, as you slowly overcome the pain of the recent evnts.
One way to speed it up is to do something cathartic. Cruising along with loud music is one way. Or, as you have the taste for it and the opportunity, what about getting the guns out and venting off the frustration and anger (there must be some, even if you do not perceive it) by scaring the living hell of a target board, or of some rattlesnake ?
Or in modelling, do something without self-inflicted pressure. That does mean something you just want to build OOB, without worrying for detail or accuracy. So it's not an airplane, you don't want trucks and armor that remind you of the work. Is it the same for a car kit ? Last time I built a kit without any other pressure than assembling and painting it well, I did a motorbike that I gave to a friend when finished. He was elated, and it was a good kit: big enough details, "straight" painting without weathering, and I could not care less whether the kit was accurate or not to reproduce the 1:1 prototype
(I did not even look on the net for a picture of the said bike).
Take care, my friend. We are with you.
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3 hours ago, DocRob said:
You are a lucky man, with your wife showing interest in your builds...
Cheers Rob
This is case of « second time a charm »
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35 minutes ago, DocRob said:
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What is left of that time, is that I love to build paint and weather, but after finishing a kit, I loose interest in it, the deed is done.
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Cheers Rob
I am the same. You know that, until my current wife encouraged me to keep my latest builds, I was "vertically filing" a finished kit after about 3 months shelf life ?
What I have now on the shelves is a meager 3 finished kits, and a WiP stalled for 8 years (a scratch built Aichi Hansa)
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34 minutes ago, Wumm said:
Hubert!
For mine it is the F; perhaps the most graceful, then the K as a representation of taking a concept beyond its logical end.
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In fairness, although it does not do anything for me, I reckon the 109 is a remarkable design : put a big engine in the nimblest possible airframe, and keep up-to-date with engine developments and combat experience. If I had to choose, I’d agree with you on the « F ». (And when Tamiya release a G-6 in 1/32, as I forecasted on LSP some 6 years ago, I can very well imagine the riots in the model shops and on-line retailers
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As usual, great attention to detail and execution
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I know this will sound heretic to many ... but this is about as far as I will go in my interest for the 109 ...
(photograph published in The Mirror, showing the remnants of a wreck found in Denmark, reproduced under Fair Use conditions)
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Aircrafts and ships.
Aircrafts : 1/32 scale. Civilians, Golden Age, Flying boats and seaplanes, racers, first and second generation jets up to the Century series, record holders. I also love yellow wings, and interwar silver wings of the RAF. I might be tempted by a helo, if it also fits the bills of the other criteria (like scale - a BIG NO to 1/35 - or livery). No-gos include any aircraft sporting a Nazi Swastika.
Ships : civilians, pre-dreadnoughts, sailing ships. 1/200 or bigger scale, depending on the subject. The choice includes paper models, for which there are some outstanding kits.
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You can say what you want, but this does not look like a TBD
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I am anything but a specialist of Swastika-bearing aircrafts, but the logic would have the whole panel opening, with an oval window in the middle ...
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Now, that is a very nasty one ... For a second, I just thought there was a CAD work done on the TBD
I am not sure I will ever forgive you for this one
Hubert, still hoping a TBD will come, one day
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No, I mean X22. Whether this product is the same, I have some doubts about it, but really don’t know, sorry.
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I think X22 is lacquer-type. Works great with Tamiya thinner or Mr Levelling Thinner.
And the end result is OUT-STAN-DING ...l beats Future and any other gloss varnish hands down.
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1/200 is a great scale for ships like batllewagons or liners ... Gotta love the presence of 3 to 6 feet ship model !
(And here again, Trumpeter seem to have understood if before any other manufacturer)
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2 hours ago, Bomber_County said:
I also wanted to build a Lysander, so after a bit of research I went for this from Eduard. It’s a rebooting of something or other with additional AM. I haven’t built it yet but on inspection of the sprues, I reckon this will build up ok........
The Eduard Lizzie is 1/48 ..., whereas the Revell/Matchbox is 1/32 ...
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Oldie but goldie. It started life as a Matchbox kit. So you get waht you should expect from an old Matchbox kit: some surface details on the heavy side, sometimes marginal fit, and a level of detailing that could be better given the scale, size, and glass-house.
It can be made, with TLC, into a great rendition. But do not expect a Tamiyesque build.
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3 hours ago, Sir Desmond Glazebrook said:
Imagine building a 1/32 Enterprise.
Let's start with a 1:1 F-14
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Nope. An old faithful in this field ... 1/32 only for aircrafts. Not even considering this abomination of 1/35. And that makes a sizeable stash already
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On 10/9/2019 at 4:22 PM, crazypoet said:
HA! - I get that about you!
I kind of split the difference. I love the short-run, finicky kits, but I also like to take a more mainstream kit and dress it up.
I'm not quite to the point where I'm ready to take on a scratch conversion, but I'm quite happy to fiddle around and fine tune when needed. I tend to go a bit cross-eyed when trying to verify panel and rivet details, and I've neither the eyesight nor the dexterity to get to the level of finesse I see displayed here on a regular basis...
But Ima keep tryin'!
You could always imagine a « face-to-face » set-up à la Rocky vs Drago (that was Rocky V, wasn’t it ?) poster ...
Hubert
PS : oops, sorry, quoted the wrong post
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The more you work with metal, the better you seem at it, Peter. Truly outstanding work
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10 hours ago, Fidd88 said:
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Also, pardon my ignorance, but what is "PE"?
...PhotoEtched
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1 minute ago, harv said:
Hubert buddy, I have posted a bank order in the sum of $50,000.
........harv
Thanks, although I believe you missed a zero
Hubert
GUY ON A BUFFALO - I will be out for a while.
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Methink it was a squirrel instead ...
Hubert