new from takom

[ALBATROS1234]

bna has some really good prices and they have an ebay shop. as to combining 1/35 and 1/32 on the same diorama. it can be done if done right. i doesnt bother me. hell a 1/35 guy may be short.

[Michael Scarborough]

as to combining 1/35 and 1/32 on the same diorama. it can be done if done right. i doesnt bother me. hell a 1/35 guy may be short.

No truer thing could be said, Scott! My dad met a guy named Bob Weber in flight training at Pensacola in 1938 and they remained best friends until their last days. Bob was 6'1" and dad was 5' 5". But, if you put two figures together on a diorama to accurately show this height difference, a lot of people would say you were nuts.

Cheers

[uncletony]

yes, sure you can mix scales...

[ALBATROS1234]

lol yea bo but that looks to be a 1/32 on a 1/48 figures lap.

[LukasTheLight]

lol yea bo but that looks to be a 1/32 on a 1/48 figures lap.

In Bo's defence he didn't specified the scale:D

Lukas

[drdave]

The new Meng Whippet is in my sticky mitts.

[ALBATROS1234]

how is that meg whippet, i was debateing over the meng vs takon . what do you think.

[jknaus]

I have both. The Takom kit is all flat while the center section of the Meng kit is a box. Takom has 8 markings (I'm away from the kit and cant remember) while the Meng kit has 2 schemes, both museum pieces. Meng does have a whole hockey sock of other markings on the decal sheet though. If you want a Takom kit I'll part with mine. I'll only build one I think.

James

[drdave]

Yes it's funny. 2 options but 5 decal schemes in the Meng, 8 in the Takom, with a lot of crossover. i expected the Meng to have an interior. Neither do. I've only seen the Takom in the box. I can't see too many diffs, but the Meng is prolly an easier build, for £27 than the Takom at £30.....
 Summary. Happy with both or either.

[Derrick]

I think a reviewer stated that the Meng kit did not have the wooden boxes, that were seen on some versions, which the Takom does have.

[ALBATROS1234]

ah, they were on sale at squadron and the meng was cheaper so i was wondering.i still want to get the meng ft-17 with the hex turret. the old rule applies. a few years ago i built the rpm ft-17 and spent hours and hours modifying and especially drilling hundreds of holes to accept new larger in scale rivets. only to havt meng and takonm do really nice ones.