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  1. 3 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

    Not likely, I will be busy sharpening my crayons :) while preoccupied with another silly things , like running, studying criminal code, cleaning my boots, ironing the pillow case and did I mention running ?

    You’re going to be in the police afterwards ? Like a Monty on a horse (rather than a Mustang) :) ?

    Hubert

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  2. Great for those who have been waiting for a WnW DR 1 since this company started to storm the 1/32 market...

    And great to see that WnW seem to be listening to customers’ demands, and reviewing their previous statements about certain releases that were supposed to never happen. Gives hopes for a future Spad or any type of French aircraft ...

    And finally, on a personal note, great to see my wallet is safe with this one ;)

    Hubert

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  3. 14 minutes ago, Grunhertz said:

    Some of it will Phil but I think the academy eduard kit is a k/l? The tamiya kit looks like an earlier model 

    The new Tamiya kit is a F/G, the boxart one being the Lightning that shot down Yamamoto’s Betty. Much better looking than the latter (admittedly more aerodynamically efficient) J/L featured by the Monogram and Academy kits in 1/48, and Revell’s and Trumpeter’s 1/32 renditions.

    As a side note, do you know that the Yamamoto mission could only be completed because a certain Charles Lindbergh taught the pilots efficient fuel management ?

    Hubert

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  4. 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

     

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  5. 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

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