I feel that way too! Thanks.
1/48 fm halifax.... guess who's back !!!!
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ian lanc
Senior Airman
Do you know guys i haven't look through the posts properly and there seems to be a few pictures
of the building which has gone, shame really as its a interesting build of a shitty kit which turned out fine.
This model was for someone but has since turned it down
so it now still resides in my home.
Heres the finished job, though some pictures there are missin too
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/yo...niature-1-48th-halifax-bomber-pics-12974.html
ian.
of the building which has gone, shame really as its a interesting build of a shitty kit which turned out fine.
This model was for someone but has since turned it down
so it now still resides in my home.Heres the finished job, though some pictures there are missin too
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/yo...niature-1-48th-halifax-bomber-pics-12974.html
ian.
Heinz
Captain
Who on earth would turn it down!!!! 
Who on earth would turn it down!!!!
Sounds like someone who doesn't appreciate such fine work!
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ian lanc
Senior Airman
Sounds like someone who doesn't appreciate such fine work!
What gets me with the so called 'owner to be' he wanted it as his Dad's aircraft and with the aid of a few B/W pictures i completed it, not as if this bloke was short of money he isn't
as he has three single prop aircraft and a chopper and resides at Pocklington himself. I had gave him a price of the model when finished and was happy with it and i kept him updated with 'in-build pictures' of it and was really excited about it.
When i finally finished it i rang him and his wife said he doesn't want to talk to me about the model and no-longer wants it, talk about being let down big time
Anyway alls not lost i've got a really nice Halibag to myself
kgambit
Tech Sergeant
That sucks Ian (about having they guy reject the kit). What a gutless tool that he can't tell you himself and has his wife run interference for him.
For what it's worth, you might consider getting a deposit up front to at least cover the cost of the kit and any accessories. My wife occassionally does custom artwork for people and she always insists on an up-front deposit sufficient to cover the cost of the raw materials (canvas, fabric, paints, whatever). That way if the buyer bolts at the end, at least she is JUST out her time which helps minimize the sting a bit.
For what it's worth, you might consider getting a deposit up front to at least cover the cost of the kit and any accessories. My wife occassionally does custom artwork for people and she always insists on an up-front deposit sufficient to cover the cost of the raw materials (canvas, fabric, paints, whatever). That way if the buyer bolts at the end, at least she is JUST out her time which helps minimize the sting a bit.
Night Fighter Nut
Master Sergeant
What excellent work you've done. It give me hope with this Czec model I'll be doing later. I've got a model of a Pe-3 Bis from the Chec republic and the parts seem to be from the same manufacturer as your plane. Anyway, I have two sets of vacuform canopies instead of one and I think I'll try something I read about. Thanks again for bringing this back up. Hopefully everything else worked out at home. I'm new so I don't know but it seems rotten luck you had back then. As for your plane now. There is always looking up others who have flown that plane, not that there are many left. .
Best of luck Ian, you are a supurb modeller.
Anyway, I have two sets of vacuform canopies instead of one and I think I'll try something I read about. Thanks again for bringing this back up. Hopefully everything else worked out at home. I'm new so I don't know but it seems rotten luck you had back then. As for your plane now. There is always looking up others who have flown that plane, not that there are many left. .Best of luck Ian, you are a supurb modeller.
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