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FWIW, I did eventually get payment from Chris. He mailed a cheque (which wasn't how he was supposed to pay), but never actually informed me that he had sent it. So hopefully your goods will eventually turn up.

Weird to see so many Americans parroting Kremlin propaganda. You guys really need to do a better job vetting where you get information. Pro tip: the more a news source tells you how truthful or patriotic it is, the less likely it is to be either one of those things.

FWIW, the overseas warehouses seem to stock Kinetic, mostly (plus a smattering of Border/Rye Field tanks and some paint), so most orders are probably still shipping from China.

Don't forget the sex toys.

Can I save everybody a whole lot of time an effort? TL;DR: His prices are high because he uses a resin printing technology that is much more expensive that most other producers. That's it. ----- As for my $0.02, having been in the industry for 15 years... IMO, that kind of printer is kind of a waste for making plastic model accessories in a production environment. They cost 10x more than 'typical' resin printers, and resin, parts and consumables are similarly about 10x the price, they're slower to operate, and while they

Not the iron crosses, the cross alisee (the ends of the arms are curved outwards, not flat):

It's fake. There wasn't an overall blue Dr.1, the crosses are wrong, and it has a decal depicting the Pour le Merite (aka Blue Max) award on the nose. It was probably painted blue because of the famous 60's aviation film 'The Blue Max' (and because of the award), but it isn't even right for anything that appeared in that. The Triplane is a popular subject for replica builders and warplane enthusiasts, and most are painted in imaginary liveries. There were plenty of non-red Dr.1s, but most (including most flown by MvR) had hand-painted green streaks over the blue fabric (see: F

??? Neither. I'm explaining the comment further up-thread.

Just to clarify: he's not a C-130 pilot.

Sold a product to Chris back in August. He sent a few 'you'll get a check soon' responses (slowly, after being nudged) but stopped responding altogether a month ago. Disappointed, as Chris/Obscureco have been around a long time and always had a great reputation, but my own experience has been... not positive.

Correct. It generally varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and occasionally kit to kit. The 'problem' tires are generally vinyl, and direct contact will break styrene down over time, producing the infamous 'goo'. Tamiya uses (IIRC) actual, vulcanized rubber - their tires are noticeably different in texture and much sharper in detail, and are generally non-reactive. For the vinyl tires, paint can help, as can a coat of CA or wrapping the rim of the hub with metal foil. The safest option would be to source some resin replacements.

Okay, taking a step back: a quick 3D printing 101. 3D printing isn't just a single technology or method. Think of it like traditional (2D) printing. You can "print" from your computer with a laser printer, or an inkjet printer, or a dot matrix printer and they'll all give you a physical copy of what you see on your screen, but all work in completely different ways and they all have their pluses and minuses. (let alone a printing press, or offset press, or...) For 3D printing, while there are a ton of different methods, in the consumer realm there are there are two ma

ABS and HIPS are commonly used in filament printers, which are used for larger/less detailed parts. You likely won't see it for detail parts in the way you see resin though, as the manufacturing process is entirely different and the extrusion process required by styrene just isn't well suited to smooth or minute details.

Boo! That's not the wing I'm waiting for. And after analyzing the sprue sequence, I'm starting to lose hope. 😞 TL;DR, there doesn't seem to be enough room in the alphabet for them to include the slatted wings. Taken from Britmodeller:

Japanology Plus is a series from Japan's public broadcaster that covers subjects related to Japanese life and culture. This recent episode was on plastic models. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJltHrMWoas