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Thanks 🙂 The decals were great to use and I loved the choice of aircraft available.
Jon
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Are you planning on releasing the parts relevant for the AH-1G in a separate set?
Cheers
Jon
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20 hours ago, YF65_CH53E said:
Jon,
Did you scratch build that rotorhead? Or is it the Reskit? It looks just fantastic. The first Academy I built I did not know about Reskit, so I scratch built my rotorhead blade fold lines. Your RH assembly is jaw dropping. I can see the pitch lock cylinders, the blade fold harness junction boxes, the dampers....WOW😃
It's the ResKit set, but detailed with some wire, ANYZ connectors and plastic card.
To be honest, the ResKit set was a disappointment. It's way simpler than the real thing and lacks even some of the more obvious morphology that Academy managed to mould. There are quite striking 3D print lines. The worst aspect is it's not engineered to fit the kit at all - the rotor mast is a lovely casting that fits to absolutely nothing. They replicated the actuating arms with very poor PE - I replaced the more obvious ones with brass tube.
My efforts are still very poor compared to the real thing, as I'm sure you can see. The best I've seen is this build here, but I think he put upward of 1000 parts into the rotor head and I simply don't have the time, skills or references: https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=14143&p=albums&album=64551
Cheers
Jon
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Thanks everyone for the feedback - I've very much enjoyed reading it.
I know I should have put a decent exhaust stain on for the #2 engine, but for some reason I didn't feel like doing it - maybe the fear of messing it up!
It's a fragile monster - I've already snapped the sensor arm off once. I used magnets for the refuelling probe, the blades into the hub, and the hub to the rotor shaft:
Cheers
Jon
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Many thanks for the photos and for producing the decals. It ended up looking like this:
Cheers
Jon
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For those in the UK, the Lucky price is also pretty good. With the latest coupon I've paid £62 shipped (Lucky Air).
Jon
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Yep, bought as soon as it came out 🙂
Jon
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8 hours ago, ziggyfoos said:
If you still have the decals instruction sheet there were about 5 photos of that specific H-53, including overall views that would show overall appearance/config, and also including closeup detail of left side showing earlier removed HMH-461 markings (and fluid). Here are a few more shots specifically of 161252 too taken at the same period in 2006:
(In this first pic, EH-21 is in the background and had a different staggered EH tail code compared to EH-20 & 23.)
Yep, I've still got the instructions, but these extra photos are fantastic and help me with quite a lot of detail questions. Thank you so much!
Cheers
Jon
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Thank you so much! That port side shot is extremely useful.
Cheers
Jon
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Hello all,
Last year I made the Academy 1/48 CH-46E using decals from the excellent AOA HMM-264 Black Knights sheet, and this year I've started the Academy 1/48 CH-53E to be made also using markings from this sheet. I want to model EH-20/161252 'Lady Luck', which was on USS Bataan in 2006. I've got the brilliant Cavu book, but would love some photos of this particular airframe if anyone has any. It would really help me pin down colours of various parts and some details of the aerial fit, etc.
Many thanks for looking
Jon
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4 hours ago, RichB63 said:
Very nice Jon!
Thanks 🙂 I don't think the Eduard seats are as good as the Sparkit ones, but for being under closed canopies and at their price point, they're good enough.
Jon
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Eduard also do resin seats for an early F-4B:
Jon
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1 hour ago, Jonathan Smith said:
Gwen,
Reach out to me here @CrosseyedModeler@hotmail.com. Maybe we can work out a plan to get a small batch out to you and your friends in that area. Reason I haven't tried EU countries is hearing of the headaches alone other vendors would have to comply with to have merchandise shipped to EU party nations from outside of that region. Not supporting that agenda. Man is meant to be free.😁
The UK is not in the EU 😉
Jon
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On 8/1/2023 at 12:54 PM, haneto said:
The most obvious mistake of Hobbyboss MiG-17F, is the wrong shaped windshield and its frame, just same as many other Trumpeter/hobbyboss aircraft model kits.
Please refer to below photos(copyrights of original authors), and I believe it is quite obvious for anyone's eyes.
One of my friend Keigi who passed away last year, built HB MiG-17F back to 2009.
You can also find other minor errors from his modification trace on pictures.
Unfortunately he was not able to rebuild the windshield at the time being, but it was well acknowledged by many Chinese modelers, since we have tons of J-5s in China which is one of the most familiar fighter to us since childhood. 🙂
And here is the finished one for your reference.
Just my 2 cents.
Thank you Haneto. And well played, sir, well played 🙂
Jon
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On 7/30/2023 at 12:36 AM, Buckmeister said:
There have been numerous reviews of the Hobby Boss MiG-17F published over the years since it came out in 2008. I don’t have them memorized.
I can't think of a negative review (in English at least) for the F model. It was generally a positively received kit. Aftermarket companies released very little in terms of correction sets, including companies that usually go to town on complicated Soviet corrections (like Ciro Models, who did release a resin ventral fin and wheels). Any problems with the HB MiG-17F are not well known and so further information would be appreciated.
Problems with the PF, however, have been well-publicised.
Jon
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Me too. I think the window problem can be solved quite easily.
Jon
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USA to UK in 6 days is pretty impressive in this day and age! Came through the letterbox this morning 👍.
Jon
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2 hours ago, doupnik said:
Hi,
I hadn't officially opened sales to the UK, but I did some test orders and it appears that sales to the UK are working. I need to work on adding other international customers, but it is a fun process.
mason
Indeed, it appears mine has been sent!
Jon
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I stumbled across this a short while ago: https://plastic-models-store.com/cat4-resin-accessories/cat4-r48053-148-a-4-skyhawk.-wing-slats-bay-correction-for-hasegawa-scale?page=5
It's my in progress photo they've used. Oddly, it has nothing to do with their product as I made the correction with superglue and plastic card.
I don't mind - it's a Ukrainian company and I wish them well.
I was more surprised to find photos of a model of mine published in this book without my knowledge or permission: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Craft-Sukhoi-15-Boeing-ebook/dp/B00WQ4QPN4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XS5ZADQG86S&keywords=su-15+boeing+killer+yefim+gordon&qid=1682922678&sprefix=su-15+boeing+killer+yefim+gordon%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1 After some emails I did receive some financial compensation for that!
Jon
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I notice that 'Our Lil' Lass' didn't make it onto the instruction sheet, but the decals are included. Any chance of a pdf update to the instructions?
Thanks
Jon
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Well I'm pretty happy with the new UK warehouse. Kinetic 1/48 Nesher shipped (with the Spring discount code) for £32. Hannants have it for sale at £65 + P&P...
Jon
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I have two sets of 48-22 available in the UK, otherwise postage from US is $25!
PM me if interested.
Jon
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1 hour ago, Tigerfan112 said:
So, this runs counter to what has been published elsewhere, which gives one the distinct impression that the entire design, production and delivery process for the Spitfire IX kit (and others) is now being undertaken in the UK.
I don't know about that, but the videos I saw emphasised the production of the kit was in the UK (including moulding, boxes, packaging, etc.), but made no mention of the actual tooling. That element remains in Asia (India or China, I forget). The information was from Martin Ridge (Airfix Development Manager) and Chris Parker-Joy (designer of the 1/24 Spitfire).
Jon
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5 hours ago, Tigerfan112 said:
Good work, so far (I have only got to Page 2) but the statement concerning Airfix is now incorrect. Tooling and production of the brand-new 1:24 Spitfire IX, for example, has been performed in the UK. This will only expand
That kit wasn't tooled in the UK. It was injected in the UK, as per recent Airfix interview on the Sprue Cutters Union podcast.
Jon
Request for CH-53E images of 161252 HMM-264 c.2006
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Chris Becker has highlighted the poor fit and engineering on his YouTube channel, and Bernhard Schrock did the same in his superlative build I linked above.
The refuelling probe is an improvement, as was the tail rotor. The exhausts saved some seam work, but they missed an opportunity to engineer them to fit after the fuselage halves/pod halves are joined. The intakes were rubbish and the main rotor hub deeply disappointing.
Jon