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Hi guys, K, I just got out from a theatre where I saw Avatar in 3D, I won't be discussing about the movie itself but... ... gosh these Gunship style choppers look incredible !!! Is there a chance we could see them kited? A bit like Hasegawa kiting fictional Gundam style fighters (aircraft based, but not that fictional actually) in 1/72 and 1/48? I bought 7 of these Hasegawa fictional kits in Singapore last New Year, beautiful quality. So, think we could see these Avatar choppers :D kited?

Euge and MoFo, Thank you for your messages!!! I'm still not decided about the material to use for the simple following fact : if I use this cockpit/scratchbuilt fuselage barrel/tail combo as a master to cast a resin part, then I guess I shouldn't be concerned with the paint adhesion question but then, I have no experience at all in resin casting so I might as well build the cockpit/scratchbuilt fuselage barrel/tail combo as the final part, which is alot of work if I have projects, say, for 2 A340-500 and 2 A340-600. All I'm certain about is that the cockpit section including the front cargo

Hi Euge, Thank you very much for your links, I'll consider the plexiglas option : from what I understood, polycarbonate/lexan will condemn me using special paints. My brother kindly machined for me the fuselage barrel from a PVC cylindrical block last night, it looks good... until you notice the "greasy" feeling of this specific PVC material. It's only a vague feeling, but I'll have to test and see if the paint adheres well. Sad because when the cockpit, tail and wing belly fairing sections are scotched to the machined fuselage barrel, it just looks great. Hum, did I hear A340-600 somewher

Hi there, I was toying with this idea of scratchbuilding a cylindrical fuselage barrel for my iffy-dimensioned kit fuselage ; the cockpit and tail sections, which are accurate, would then be matched to this scratchbuilt cylindrical fuselage barrel. These are the 2 options I am considering : - a PVC cylindrical block machined on a lathe (since I can't find 40mm diameter PVC piping), very simple way of producing a cylindrical fuselage barrel to which I would glue the cockpit and tail sections * benefits : can easily be scribed thanks to the PVC material * drawbacks : will paint adhere to PV

Hello Paul, Thank you very much for your photos of this quite rare kit. I'm a true 747 lover but this kit do not inspire me confidence AT ALL: - the nose section is too pointed - the windscreen surface is too small - the front fuselage composite fairing looks to be non existent - the rear fuselage composite fairing is completely off shape - the wing belly composite fairing bears nothing in ressemblance with the real thing - the fin should be placed slightly backwards... ... and all this for the friendly price of £ 121.28 !!! I sincerely hope the DC-10 will be a better and more accur

Oooopsss, I should have checked my sources... arrr, I don't have "sources". I saw the 787-3 case as the reiteration of the 747SR and 747-400D, expressly designed to Japanese needs. Hmmm, sad news, it would have made an easy conversion for us, simply shorten the span and scratchbuild the winglets. Anyway I will build one, I just love those ANA regular colors; back from Singapore this Xmas, I saw an ANA 767-300ER and liked very much that livery, though it has been revealed many years ago and is rather basic. It will look good on the Dreamliner. Brgds, Étienne

Hi GreyGhost, From a modelers point of view, it's AFAIK a 787-8 with its wings span reduced to 170 ft 6 / 51.9684 m as well as the blended wingtips being ditched in favor of more conventional winglets. AFAIK, Boeing tailored this version to Japanese specifications and as of today, only JAL and ANA ordered this version despite Boeings efforts to squeeze it in the US market. Brgds, Étienne LYS

Hey, no problem. Outch, 3-4 years, well we have enough time to discuss about the Dash 10 stretch. I think I remember the Dash 10 being specifically requested by Arabian customers, the same that are crying for a Dash 900 A380 of 85 m + (like "longer longer longer"). Well, will concentrate on my Dash 9 conversion, BTW thanks for your great drawings showing the conversion work between both versions. Brgds, Etienne LYS

Hi Jennings, Thanks alot, I've started this one (Dash 9) one week ago... but I was asking about the Dash 10 787. I know the Dash 9 version will feature externally identical wings and ldg. Brgds, Etienne LYS

Hi Vladimir, Splendid work you did here, waow ! The surface finish is spectacular, a mix of glossy and satin just like on the real thing out from the factory, beautiful work, bravo. Also I wish I could work panel lines as you did, really nice nice work. Looking forward to seeing your detailed photos (ldg, engines). Brgds, Etienne LYS

Hi there, I just started correcting the wing 2 fuselage fairing as well as the wing undersides between pylons and belly using putty, plastic ribs and strips (the rear fuselage belly with its kink will be much more difficult to address) and this idea came to me... Are official general dimension available for this Dash 10 version? Thinking of the fuselage length for a start, though I know the main ldg configuration (6 wheeler 777 style or conventional 4 wheeler bogie) and wing characteristics are not frozen yet. Many thanks for your help. Brgds, Etienne LYS

Hi J and thanks for your reply, Hm, your reply suits me perfectly, the kit is accurate, so the drawings are. I will scale up the side and top views from the marking & painting guide and see what goes wrong with the Bandai kit. I can't remember of a Hasegawa "civilian" kit in 1/200 or 1/144 that didn't look right... amazing how they were able to tool such beauties as the 747s, DC-10s, Tristars and A300s more than 20 years ago (and few years later YS-11s, 777s and MD-11s) without CAD and get them right just from the beginning. With Revell and Minicraft, it's just hit or miss, either they

Hi there! In Singapore for a trainee, I had the chance to grab a YS-11 kit in 1/72 from Bandai. The nose section looks inaccurate and, while not being an expert on the type, I'm not much confident on the rest of the kit (big fat raised rivets, toy-like moving flaps, skinny ldg). Since I can't find detailed drawings, I thought about using the top and side views of the marking & painting guide found in the Hasegawa kit, question is... *** are these drawings accurate (-> drawings originating from the 3D files used for tooling the kit, which is said to be accurate)? *** The 777 in 1/20

Jennings, Thank you for your update regarding the Zvezda's 787 accuracy. The only 2 last areas that hurts me, though it could be my eyes ;-), are the wing's airfoil section right at the wing root. Do your station diagrams show the wing in that area to be as thin as Zvezda tooled them? All the 1/1 photos I see make me beleive it is actually much deeper in its supercritical airfoil section, "Ã la" 777. 2nd area I'm not too comfortable with... what's your feeling about the main ldg struts? Aren't they too skinny? Thanks, Etienne LYS

I have an Otaki Tristar but that's wayyy too much, I find it an extremely frustrating kit as the fuselage outline, wing and stab profiles/airfoil sections are beautiful but all that good work is ruined by the heavy recessed details. I think Revell got it just right on their An-124, closely followed by Zvezda and their Tu-154. Regarding the wing root section, I need to add that I did not do ANY measurement, it is just a strong feeling that the kit's wing thickness do not look right, it is very kind of personal. Haaa, Zvezda's marvellous 767 :wub: