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[Wurger]

Mayby, herrings with marmalade....?????

 

[Njaco]

Bring on the vegamite!!!

 

[slaterat]

I'm in. I'll build a 1/48th Hasegawa Hurricane IIb I've got sitting on the shelf. Its going to be one flown by Flight Sgt Terrence Kelly of 258 Sqd, author of "Hurricane Over the Jungle" and "Battle For Palembang".

Slaterat

 

[lesofprimus]

Sounds good, look forward to it....

 

[Wayne Little]

Hasegawa Hurri is a real nice kit, look forward to seeing it!

 

[Airframes]

Sounds good Slat'. Does any company do a decent Hurricane IIC in 1/48th?

 

[Lucke.stz]

Sounds good Slat'. Does any company do a decent Hurricane IIC in 1/48th?

I Have an 1/48 Hase Hurri MK IIC, it is very good,

The kit have a lot of detais, the cockpit is complete, and the panel lines are engraved. The joint of the fuselage are so good, with a dry fit you can see that any putty is needed.

My kit is on the box, if you want I can do some pics of the parts and post here.

I don´t do it until now because I can´t find a good camo scheme ...

 

[Airframes]

Thanks for the info Lucke. I'm considering a Hurricane IIC for the MTO build when it starts - this kit sounds like it'll do the job!

 

[Lucky13]

Here you go old bean! It's only the B and D version, but it'll give you an idea what Hasegawa Hurricanes are like....

Model Making, Scale Models / Hasegawa JT66 Howker Hurricane MK.IIB

Model Making, Scale Models / Hasegawa JT52 Hawker Hurricane MK. IID

Only found the Mk.IIC at Hannants....for £16.62.

 

[rochie]

i'm thinking of dropping the corsair and just doing my P-47N

i'd still love to do an FAA corsair but for what i'd pay for the decals i can get an extra Tamiya 1/48 kit from modelhobbies

the're doing some japenese aircraft for £8.10 and i think i might get a couple of those rather than just one kit and a set of decals, looking at an A6m2 zero, a J2M3 raiden or a Ki84-IA hayate !

i could enter one of those if i get the P-47 finished and have enough time left i suppose

 

[Lucky13]

Nice choices Karl! Are those old boxings or is it just the old boxart?

 

[rochie]

the box art i think Jan, they are the pics that pop up on modlehobbies when you search for them
Tamiya 1/48 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden Jack # 61018
Tamiya 1/48 Nakajima Ki84-IA Hayate Frank # 61013

 

[Wayne Little]

Both Tamiya kits are the 'old' boxings, they are not bad kits though!

 

[Lucky13]

Raised panel lines!

 

[Wayne Little]

Raised panel lines!

The Raiden definitely has, sure the Ki-84 has too...

 

[rochie]

you've put me off them now, wondered why they were so cheap though

what about the A6m2 kit from tamiya

 

[Wurger]

to all.

 

[Airframes]

Raised panel lines? So what? That's the way it used to be - a light rub-down, some good paintwork and voila! It's the accuracy of the kit outline that counts, and the panel lines can always be totally removed if neccessary. After all, how many panel joints (on a particular aircraft type) are actually visible at a scale range of thirty feet (7.5 inches in 1/48th)?
Of course, we all prefer the finesse of engraved detail, but never let a simple thing like raised detail put you off a kit - the work turning it into a scale replica is the thing that really makes the model.

 

[rochie]

yeah i know Terry i've actually been thinking i might as well get a couple of them as they are a bargain at 8 quid each, for a 1/48 kit thats not bad

 

[Airframes]

At £8 these days for a decent, or even half decent, 1/48th kit, I'd snap 'em up! I'm going to try a couple of the SMER 1/48th kits - the most expensive is just over £7!!! And there's a particular old Lindbergh kit, (ex Inpact), that I've been looking for for ages, at around £7, that'll be going in the stash, just as soon as the 'hole in the wall' allows me to place a worthwhile order - saves on the shipping cost!