This video review of their recent release of their Stearman PT-17 does cause me some concern regarding the issues with strut connection points and strut length issues. The Continental engine is lacking in cooling gill detail. On a positive note, I do like the rib tape detail, which was not a very prominent feature in the past.
https://youtu.be/-euIbPztsGU
I have this kit in my stash and it is to land on my desk as soon as my current Fee project is completed. The rib detail is very fine, indeed. The interior is quite rich in details. The cylinders of Continental engine might have been better, indeed. Yet, the strut pins are more than acceptable. N struts have quite solid front pin which enters tightly the hole in the lower wing, the rear leg has just a hinge which enters the raised socket, but the front pin ensures the correct strut alignment with side-sway. The top wing holes are larger in diameter than the top pons but it allows for some flexibility when the upper wing will be mounted. All the pins are quite long. Surely not the WNW but very very solid looking, much progress in this aspect from Roden. The decals do not seem to be top quality, I see the spurious white rim around the navy blue circles, due to poor register, but I will replace them with custom printed ones as I want to build my model in a somewhat unusual livery (no, not a Polish one, we did not have Stearmans).
All in all a very promising kit and I am truly looking forward to start the build.
