Fran

I`m in as all years!! we are mainly Air modeller but i think that there are some AFV modeller as well... So I enter with this

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Make more with what? sales?

No idea... IF I had to guess, I would say that would be around the same price as the 1:32 B-25

A-20 G 1:32 Hong Kong Models At Scale Model World, Hong Kong Models made a new 1:32 kit announcement. The wait was long (for me at least) and I was very keen to know what was the new model kit from HK Models. And then, PUF!!! A A-20 was announce on facebook page… with a solid nose so probably the solid nose. Several CAD were share on the internet by HK Models. That was confirm on 12tH November, Saturday, when lots of pictures were share on several social networks with the A-20G sprues. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a test sample sprues directly from HK Models CEO (Neil, thanks a lot my friend). This is not the final test shoot and it doesn’t have any number pieces indication, as it doesn’t have any instructions, PE fret or decals. Just and simply the plastic. Well, one point of the previous HK Models release that was talked about was the lack of interior detail. Well the detail was there but not totally pleasant to the 1:32 modeller. Starting for the interior, that´s a lots of details, in a much more refine surface details on the parts. This model has full interior, having interiors details along on the fuselage. The cockpit is very comprehensive. Remember that I don’t have the PE fret so if it comes with the seatbelts, it’s a good cockpit OOB. Even thought, there`s still room for the AM to come in. The wings and the fuselage. The surface details is very very good. The best of all HK Models without a doubt. It`s very subtle and there’s the stress-skin surface with all the little negative rivets. Its present in all fuselage, wings and tail wings. The fuselage has full inteiror detail, as the bomb bay: The engines have very good details, straight from the box. Could be better. Probably yes but AM guys will have a tons of fun on these engines. However, I quite happy with those straight from box. The undercarriage and wheels bay are quite well achieved. I must say that I`m quite impressed in the detail in the wheels bays. In this area, there`s space for AM as usual, but sincerely, for me it will be a waste of time and money as it on OBB is will be great for such a “hidden” area. The nose it is a model by itself. Its extraordinary the amount of detail, of the guns and the gun bay. The upper Turret has a sprue for itself. as the rest of the model it has detail enought to have a great result straight from the box. The clear parts. They have good definition and clarity being in fact, transparente. Now, the main concern: the fitting. The simple cut of the fuselage and wings, and the fit is marvelous in their main parts. The tail wings, the tail have connection points very well thought so there no problem of fitting also whatsoever, even thought I can`t try it without glue it. I`m using as “instructions” some renderings that was given by HK Models but it hasn’t been easy! Conclusion: What an epic release. Very good (and I mean really good) interior details in all parts since the nose across all fuselage, far superior of other HK Models releases. An extra bonus and really nice surprise is the surface detail. Is very suttle effect of the skin-stressed fuselage and a brillant work on the CAD and great work of injection department. This a show-stopper anywhere straight from the box and I still didn’t have seen the PE freet, the instructions and the decals! Stunning release of an unique A-20G in 1:32. Kudos for HK Models! My truly thanks to Neil from HK Models for this test shot.

GWH are that bad?? 😵 Waiting for one Hawk as we speak!!

Hi guys. Has you all know, Hk Models announced in SMW Telford 2022, a 1:32 A20-G. I was lucky enough to get, directly from Neil, HK Models CEO, a test sample for the upcoming 1:32 A-20G. So I have to make a quick review (Still working on it) but I also wnated to start building it, even without any instructions, no PE seatbels, no decals... just the plastic.!! I will post some pics of the current build of this one... hoping for some decals in the near future, before the painting!

Love it!! Its a gourgeous airplane!

Two upcoming new kits from Special Hobbt. Even if one is in 1:48, both are really tempting!

nice!!!

First of all, thnaks for the poll. SEcond, I never tried ZM masking tape but I do like a lot Tamiya ones. I already tried Vallejo one, and its ok... but Tamiya is much better. However I do use, for bigger covers to mask this one: https://www.tesa.com/pt-pt/industria/tesa-professional-4334-precision-mask.html Its very similar with the tamiya one, much better than the Vallejo one, and much cheaper than both.

Love it!!

How is this going? have you finish it?

wow... I just saw this one!! Perfect!! Fantastic job in a very difficult kit!

well, finally arrived. The trade I made with Kevin!! Its a huge huge model kit and it`s only 1:48...

Nops. However, I founded a great subs of Tamiya Tape: One line of TESA... I cant recall the ref but i will tell later on.

Fantastic work!!!!

well, I didnt saw this coming. Wow!! Plusmodel 1:35 Artileriegeneratorwagen M.16 with munitionswagen Check it here: https://plusmodel.cz/.../Artileriegeneratorwagen-M-16-s...

you`re are turning it to a beauty!!! Master work

We don`t have much figures modellers here, but there are some great and big scale figures or bust. I do like good bust (althought I didn`t try to painted any yet) so I dcided to share one that is going to be release in October by Alvorada Miniatures:

1:35 FJ43 SUV with hard top AK-Interactive Kit No. AK35001 Available from AK-Interactive for €38,95. I got the luck to be one of the first to have this beauty for review, sent directly from AK-Interactive. A FJ43 Toyota is a most welcome addition to all 1:35 modellers… its will stand alone or in a vignette perfectly and it has unlimited options and scenarios. Not talking about FJ43, all its history, and the Toyota wars… This is a very well know vehicle, as civilian one as a military use. Anyway, here’s some random picture from the world wide web. I`m here to talk about this little jewel brings us by Ak-Interactive The kit Well, I decided to make a paint-free build of this model kit. The aim of this is our aim isn't too write in depth articles, but to summarise construction of these releases and add our own notes for your use. But, first a quick look of the inbox. You are given 8 sprue in total, two being transparent. The sprue A is an exclusive of the hard top box as you get the roof, sidewalls and new doors. The sprue B is all about nothing…. There`s no B sprue on the instructions but there`s one of the box.. most probably for future release The sprue C are the rear long sets and their supports. The sprue E are the main body parts, and the under main structure. The sprue F are wheels. Two types are given and you can use then at the same time. Nice looking wheels. The G sprue has all the inner below detail parts as direction, suspension, pipes and pipe exhaust as the rear wheel support. The sprues H and I are the transparent parts as headlights and windows and windshield. The last but not the least, the K sprue. Well, I don’t find any use for this little sprue but let`s see if I use them during construction. The instructions is a booklet of 19 pages in satin paper with good drawings and color indication a long the construction. These templates are a very very nice touch from Ak-interactive. There`s is three color option: two military from the Gulf War and one civil with the marking of a TV car. The decal sheet is very good with good coor pigmention... But no suprise at all about that because they are made by Cartograf. Building. The build starts with the under chassis. This part of the build is very important so you can have a balance jeep in final. The plastic is quite good, not a brittle one! It’s a quite good to work with. So I started and the first thing, I notice is that joint of the parts are very precise and quite helpful for modeler as you have precise point to attached the parts. They almost look like Lego. So it’s quite easy to full and understand de concept. Yet, that said, I have some problems in deciphering some of the pieces that are indicated in the different steps as being those that are going to be glued. The question is in what position, in concrete, attentive to the factual detail of the piece. I don’t like the way that Ak highlight the parts to use in the construction stage… It’s a very dark grey that make difficult to see the part itself and the details of the drawings that are important, at least for me, to see if what I’m doing is correct, even with the location glue helps. I would prefer a light blue or green color. I started with the second step, and leaving the wheels to a later stage of the construction. On step 5, an important decision has to be made: front wheel in front, the left or to the righ? It’s a cute and nice detail from AK-Interactive and it give lots of dynamic to your work. AS yuo see in the picture up, I choosed right. Until the stage 9, is all the chassis building as they are several delicate pieces and all much be done with extra care and attention to the construction. It is a most difficult part of this model Everything went quite smooth but the dark grey color of the parts to glue and some misleading parts (example the G16 is on the G17 place and vice-versa), makes these stages a bit more demanding but nothing that an intermediate modeler couldn’t do with no problem at all. Until now is a perfect fit of a perfect detail model kit. The stage 10, shoe us that this model kit is not totally perfect but almost. The windshield and its only because one thing that I don’t know if it could be avoid. The sinkmarks… and quite a few… so some putty and sand. Easy to fix by the way! The cargo bed and driver area are very straightforward build with very good details. All the build, until now is very good, and very intuitive. The Stage 13 and 14… finally some FJ43 shape and to see if we are doing everything correct if the model stand in his four wheels. Speaking of wheels, I now back to the stage 1 and build four wheels that come in two pieces and once again, the fit is perfect. Now with the wheels one, let’s have it a try: And Yes! Easy peasy. All steady and balance. All the upper work of the dashboard, seats are simple and fast. More care and dry-fit is need on stage 19 – fenders and running boards assembly. The dry fit here is essential to see how it will attached. Not hard to do, but still, a little attention and patience is recommend. If you want to do some damage, the moment is now, before gluing. Now, the main frame and chassis is done, it’s time to the hard top. This is sprue A that is exclusive to this release (as the other is a pickup without hard top) and as all this model kit, it’s very straightforward. I leave the hard top widows out of the constructions but with the simple dry fit is possible to make them in place. It`s that kind of fit. Perfect. The doors, diver and seat doors, are very simple to make and with very good inside detail. In fact, all the model has a very very good engraved details and keen attention to detail. Now there`s lots of option to the modelers: door open, or close/ with or without red benches, with broken windows or not, etc… Now the hard top comes to place. The pics is only in dry fit without any glue or bluetack. The fit is very good and with some AK extra-thin glue, all will went smooth and perfectly. It’s done… and I didn’t use the K sprue… I didn’t glue the hard top because I want to paint the model properly and for that I need a hard top easy to take off. Conclusion Well, what a release!! It’s a fantastic start for AK-Interactive with their own new molds. The FJ43 Hard Top is a long waited 1:35 model, that has almost infinity option to make in several, both war or civil scenarios. The plastic is very good to work, and the parts have very good detail. The construction is thought by modellers to modellers. I love to build this one, in a paint-free paint (for now) and its show that the model is well thoughts, with good build solutions (without too many sub-constructions that multiple the number of parts and the modeler patience), with keen details, and a very reasonable number of pieces. My model was build in 3/4 nights of work, in a total of less the 8 hours of work, probably even less, which is fantastic for a slow modeler like me. For the construction sequence of the model and parts available, I`m in a positive mind that AK Interactive will release another Fj43 variants. So do yourself a favor, being AFV/Aircraft/Car/Ship modeler, and get one to enjoy and treat yourself. It’s time to relax in a build! My truly thanks to Fernando and AK-Interactive for the review sample.

The FF33 (I think I know that one ) is perfect to the Wet GB! I had Revell 1:32 AR196... but I need to get the Catapult and some add ons... SO need to find someting else... and this time, try to make in time within the GB time!!

GB... As Hubert, my record at finishing anything in a GB is 0. So i do have some mix felling about GB, but I will support, as Administrator, any gb choosen. I dont even start to make like the Ukraine GB... shame on me. Yet, The Wet GB looks a great ideia. And I will try to get something done on that GB. Fran

love it ! Great work indeed

Yesterday, I wen to Porto book fair, and I brought home this, for 25€: The first time, and probably the last, that I bought a model kit in a book fair.