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World War II with Scale Models
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Scale Modeling and Military History
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Scale Modeling and Military History
Relaxed kind of plastic scale modelling
Scale Modeling and Military History
Scale Modeling and Military History
Scale Modeling and Military History
Scale Modeling and Military History
Scale Modeling and Military History
Scale Modeling and Military History
Scale Modeling and Military History
Scale Modeling and Military History
Scale Modeling and Military History
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There is something fun about this fat little planes! The PE seems not overly done, but well thought out! And the stackable sprues, that brings me back to my tabletop wargaming days, when batch building and painting was required!
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That was the first time I have encountered (or maybe noticed) the stackable sprues – neat trick!
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There was a company in the 60’s, I forget who they are now, that manufactured their sprues in such a way that they stacked in the box and none of the parts touched each other. I wish I could remember who that was now.
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It’s a neat trick and makes a lot of sense.
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Johan did this
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That’s who it was Mark!
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Shame the other manufacturers didn’t pick up on it.
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I agree with Eric…
I also like this you wrote… if such things bother you.
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I did add a few panel lines where they were most noticeable, but I didn’t go all out.
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Thanks Jeff for this build log. I have a couple in the stash, and they are truly lovely kits, however I’m an early/mid war guy at heart and I cannot wait for them to do an F4F-3 and -4.
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If Arma does a -3 and -4 to the standard of their FM-2 they will be winners for sure!
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FM-2s used a Curtiss Wright R-1820 Cyclone . A nine cylinder radial producing 1200 horsepower . F4Fs and FM-1s used a P&W R-1830, a fourteen cylinder radial .
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Thanks, corrected.
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