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[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]

Originally Posted by Lucky13

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!

[rochie]

shipping costs are why i've kicked the FAA corsair into touch Terry, going to cost almost £8 for the decals so i might as well get a kit for the same price !

[Airframes]

I'm with you there mate! It used to be great when the local model shops, in most places, stocked huge ranges of decals, it was worthwhile then. But, to pay £6 to £8 or more for a decal sheet, plus shipping, when you probably only need two or three of the decals on the sheet, gets a tad costly. That's one of the reasons that, in the past, I've hand-painted code letters for instance. I'm definitely going to start making some of my own decals, or those that are feasible, on the computer, now that ink-jet decal sheets are available.

[Lucky13]

Terry! You've been hanging around far too much around Wojtek! You've started to think and act like him around kits....snap out of it!!

[Airframes]

Nah! Always been that way mate. Any old monkey can assemble a state-of-the-art Tamigawa, throw in lots of PE and resin, and end up with a reasonable model. I prefer something that's at least accurate in it's basic outline etc, and then be able to make my own detail additions. I think I'd rather spend £10 and 100 hours to make a good replica, than £30 or more, and ten hours!
I will, of course, still buy the more expensive kits if there isn't an alternative, or if the project justifies it, but I got my fingers burned with the Dragon 1/32nd scale P51D just over two years ago. It was £30, quite expensive then (still is) and, although in its basics, a well produced kit, the fit of parts was, quite frankly, bl**dy terrible, and I felt I'd been conned! It's made me wary of all such kits I'm afraid.

[Stitch]

Originally Posted by Airframes

Nah! Always been that way mate. Any old monkey can assemble a state-of-the-art Tamigawa, throw in lots of PE and resin, and end up with a reasonable model. I prefer something that's at least accurate in it's basic outline etc, and then be able to make my own detail additions. I think I'd rather spend £10 and 100 hours to make a good replica, than £30 or more, and ten hours!
I will, of course, still buy the more expensive kits if there isn't an alternative, or if the project justifies it, but I got my fingers burned with the Dragon 1/32nd scale P51D just over two years ago. It was £30, quite expensive then (still is) and, although in its basics, a well produced kit, the fit of parts was, quite frankly, bl**dy terrible, and I felt I'd been conned! It's made me wary of all such kits I'm afraid.

I'm with you, Af; there's nothing quite as satisfying as taking a halfway decent kit and really making it shine. Like you said, ANYBODY can buy a high-quality kit and have it turn out okay, but to take a mediocre kit and make it look good is a talent (one I, unfortunately, don't have).

BTW, I don't know if this is the right place to bring it up, but is it too late for me to join this GB? I know we're a month past the start date, but I've got a 1/32nd P-38 (yes, the old Revell kiit!) that's been sitting patiently on my shelf for about 10 years waiting for an excuse to get built.