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by gliderdwm » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:59 pm
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by pickelhaube » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:20 pm
Is there any way I can copy the radiator scoop from the bottom ?
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by tmanthegreat » Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:04 pm
Looking good so far!
I know what you mean by a Skyworks kit being a frustrating build... A couple years ago, I got one of his ME-163 Komet kits, figuring how hard could it be to assemble such a simple plane? The kit was odd to say the least... While the castings looked great and required little sanding, parts were assembled that shouldn't have been and some of the plastic broke on mine as well. Annoyed, I put the kit in storage and never finished it - finally selling it to a fellow board member.
On the contrary, while they often required a ton of sanding and filling, I've never had the problems or QC issues with Pickelhaube's kits that I felt I had with the Skyworks one.
Good luck with your build.
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by gliderdwm » Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:05 pm
I have had the plastic break in about 3 spots. I agree the PH kits are much better quality. I also have a Komet kit and it was one of those factory seconds. Its a joke. I will try one day to do something with it.
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by plasticboy » Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:53 am
One of my favorite war bird, looking forward to see it finish.
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by 456THBG » Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:50 pm
plasticboy wrote:One of my favorite war bird, looking forward to see it finish.
Ditto that...Anxious to see finished plane as well.
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by Coreyeagle48 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:01 pm
This reminded me about the $100 I put down on a Skyworks Hurricane I never got back nor did I ever see any product for that money
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by gliderdwm » Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:57 pm
added some new pictures of build and more info
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by gliderdwm » Wed May 09, 2012 8:40 pm
added some more pictures at the top. getting close to finish this project. Need a few decals like the nose art.
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by plasticboy » Thu May 10, 2012 8:35 am
That's pretty!!
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by flyboy_fx » Sat May 12, 2012 8:27 pm
Looks better than jacks paintjobs.
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by plasticboy » Sun May 13, 2012 9:04 pm
Dam, I wish I can have one!! Pretty bird!!
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by Light.Inf.Scout » Mon May 14, 2012 5:52 am
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by Jackson » Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:44 pm
Good job David- am workin on yer Nose Art and will look more to the period foto than the under scaled version of others we have seen on profiles and Museum Hurricane....nice lookin bird fo sho...TJJ
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by pickelhaube » Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:43 am
It sure is a beauty to bad of were it came from.
But because of his notoriety ,that may just make it that more collectible.
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by Yoxford » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:54 am
Outstanding job
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by norman888 » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:22 pm
I have one of the KI61 Tony kits just waiting to be built-and I agree that the resin is definately soft and unstable!
Gliderdwn,
Did you put some kind of metal spar across the length of the wingspan to add some stability/strength to the model?? Just wondering. The kit itself looks great and you painted it up very nicely.
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by gliderdwm » Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:15 pm
I did add some custom pieces inside parts of the wings especially the parts that got warped. Kit was OK in that it is unique but for the price Jacks customs are a bit too much and have big issues.