Latest acquisition in your collection

[Epeeman]

All,

My latest acquisition for my stash -

Secured on ebay for 25 quid.  The DVII I have been after for a while and the Spad will replace the model that got trashed when my display cabinet collapsed last year.   Hopefully, two fun builds to come!

Regards

Dave

[mike in calif]

Well, I traded all my Arii/otaki 1/48th kits for a 1/32 F-84E. I was able to trade that for two Roden Fok. triplanes; one of each. Unless I'm mistaken, the F1 can be built as a production machine? I have a couple of Rons great cowls, and just need to add a couple more bits. 3 tripes in the stash now!

[coyotemagic]

I've been wanting to build a Canuck Jenny for some time now and finally broke down and ordered Lone Star Models Jenny cockpit detail and his Jenny decal sheet.  Mike has revised the Jenny parts and the interior is now molded into complete fuselage halves.  A few air bubbles here and there, but otherwise very nice.


Included are a pair of beautifully cast wicker seats, which the Jenny did not use, so I will use them, and the extra pair I ordered, for Snipes, Camels, Biffs and so forth.  I've used them in the past and they are brilliant.


The decal sheet for the Jenny (separate item) is nothing short of AWESOME!  Beautifully printed with lots of US and Canadian trainer options, a bunch of barnstormers, and one of  Pershing's Mexican Punitive Expedition kites.
 









Cheers,
Bud

[Ernie]

I'll be sure to watch this build with much interest, Bud.
Hope to see more as you go.
By the way, you are right, the seats are exquisite!

Cheers,
Ernie

[pepperman42]

Lots of colourful birds on that sheet!! Which one are you planning on?

Steve

[coyotemagic]

I'll be sure to watch this build with much interest, Bud.
Hope to see more as you go.
By the way, you are right, the seats are exquisite!

Cheers,
Ernie

May be a while before I get going on this one, Ernie.  I still have the Phonix, 2 Halberstadts and a SPAD on the bench.  I'll need to clear some space first.
In 1/48 scale, I don't think you can beat Lone Star's wicker seats.  The molded in lap belts may put some folks off, but they are well done and look good once painted.  Here's one in my Aeroclub RE-8 which I have yet to finish.

Cheers,
Bud

[coyotemagic]

Lots of colourful birds on that sheet!! Which one are you planning on?

Steve

I want to do one of the Canucks, Steve.  Either one of the Black Cats, or "Lundy's Lane".  I sort of want to do the US Navy one, too.  And those barn stormers look like fun.  Hell, I don't know.  I may have to do more than one.
Cheers,
Bud

[Bluesfan]

Looks great   Squinting at the photos of the instructions, am I right, that you got to decide yourself about the colour in some cases? Whichever you do, it'll be impressive I know.

And surely the Jenny is a near cert for a future WNW kit? Seems to me it'd be a winner.

Mark

[coyotemagic]

Looks great   Squinting at the photos of the instructions, am I right, that you got to decide yourself about the colour in some cases? Whichever you do, it'll be impressive I know.

And surely the Jenny is a near cert for a future WNW kit? Seems to me it'd be a winner.

Mark

That's right, Mark.  In some cases, the metal panel colors are unclear.  I'll be leaning heavily on the Datafiles for this one.  If I do "Lindy's Lane", I'll change some of the decals around and add to them to more closely match the photos in the Datafile.
As for WNW doing a Jenny?  I'm not so sure.  This topic came up here before and there didn't seem to be much support for an unarmed trainer.  If WNW were to do a trainer, I believe the Avro 504K would be a more likely candidate.  A night fighter option might garner some support.
By the way, I appreciate the vote of confidence.
Cheers,
Bud

[lcarroll]

   My much anticipated Nordland Order arrived several days ago; just like Christmas around here! I had been saving for a large order for some time, my reasoning being I'd need a lot of well chosen accessories  on hand now being retired and all.........had I mentioned that previously?!?
   Looks like a lot of German subjects soon, a bunch of the W&W Lozenge, white base, upper and lower of both the 4 and 5 colour and a "whack" of Taurus Mercedes D Series parts. Then there's several of the HGW Seatbelt sets as well.





   I'm most impressed with the appearance of the W&W Lozenge, the effect is stunning and it looks totally "real". I'm looking forward to trying it and will reserve final judgement until then.
   Many Thanks to Nordland and Vladimir for great service and for making "one stop shopping" available for these terrific products.
Cheers,
Lance
   

[Chris Johnson]

Man, that's a ton of detailing stuff you've got there Lance. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on those spark plugs and manifold nuts when you get around to using them. What's your initial thoughts on the casting of them? Nice and clean?

Cheers,

Chris

[lcarroll]

Man, that's a ton of detailing stuff you've got there Lance. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on those spark plugs and manifold nuts when you get around to using them. What's your initial thoughts on the casting of them? Nice and clean?

Cheers,

Chris

Chris,
    They are, in a word, incredible! Very clean; I went over them with my Optivisor on and there's no flash or marks at all. The plugs are incredibly detailed for their tiny size and the valve springs defy description. This is some serious molding, I can see the "Carpet Monster" licking his chops as I write this...........very tiny bits these!
Cheers,
Lance

[dr 1 ace]

Looks great   Squinting at the photos of the instructions, am I right, that you got to decide yourself about the colour in some cases? Whichever you do, it'll be impressive I know.

And surely the Jenny is a near cert for a future WNW kit? Seems to me it'd be a winner.

Mark

That's right, Mark.  In some cases, the metal panel colors are unclear.  I'll be leaning heavily on the Datafiles for this one.  If I do "Lindy's Lane", I'll change some of the decals around and add to them to more closely match the photos in the Datafile.
As for WNW doing a Jenny?  I'm not so sure.  This topic came up here before and there didn't seem to be much support for an unarmed trainer.  If WNW were to do a trainer, I believe the Avro 504K would be a more likely candidate.  A night fighter option might garner some support.
By the way, I appreciate the vote of confidence.
Cheers,
Bud

Same vote of confidence here, look fwd to your Jenny when done.

Ed

[coyotemagic]

Looks great   Squinting at the photos of the instructions, am I right, that you got to decide yourself about the colour in some cases? Whichever you do, it'll be impressive I know.

And surely the Jenny is a near cert for a future WNW kit? Seems to me it'd be a winner.

Mark

That's right, Mark.  In some cases, the metal panel colors are unclear.  I'll be leaning heavily on the Datafiles for this one.  If I do "Lindy's Lane", I'll change some of the decals around and add to them to more closely match the photos in the Datafile.
As for WNW doing a Jenny?  I'm not so sure.  This topic came up here before and there didn't seem to be much support for an unarmed trainer.  If WNW were to do a trainer, I believe the Avro 504K would be a more likely candidate.  A night fighter option might garner some support.
By the way, I appreciate the vote of confidence.
Cheers,
Bud

Same vote of confidence here, look fwd to your Jenny when done.

Ed

Thanks, Ed!  BTW, did you pick up anything new at the Nats?
Cheers,
Bud

[dr 1 ace]

..... I appreciate the vote of confidence.
Cheers,
Bud
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Same vote of confidence here, look fwd to your Jenny when done.

Ed
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Thanks, Ed!  BTW, did you pick up anything new at the Nats?
Cheers,
Bud
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Bud,

Two 3rd place awards and the news that Eduard will be getting back to 1/48 WW I kits with a couple (series ?) of SS kits and some others... .


ED