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I've just finished the F4u-2 rom Magic Factory. It is a fantastic kit outside of two spots that had me slightly irritated. The sprue gates on the pushrods and the ignition ring are in between the push rods and ignition stubs. It is nigh impossible to remove them without destroying the details of the parts. I ended up replacing the lost details with stretched sprue. The wing fold assembly is very sturdy and well detailed. The cockpit is very nice and I don't see the need to replace it with resin or add any photo etch. The fabric ribbing on the rudder and wings could use a bit of sanding to tone it down. I read in a couple of places that some of the rivet lines are not correct. I personally don't care. Will I toss my Tamiya corsairs? Definately not. Is this better than the Tamiya corsairs? IMO yes. The cockpit shows the age of the Tamiya kit. The construction and parts breakdown is very much like the Tamiya 1/32 Corsairs. For some really great insight and tips I'd suggest looking at Tom Cleavers build review at Modelling Madness. I enjoyed this kit so much that I ordered a second.

Working on the Airfix 1/48 Sea King, very nice model Indeed, coming along nicely.

That $60 price for the Airfix B-24 is intriguing, considering my Eduard (Hasagawa) B-24'S were $110 each. Will be interesting to see the detail comparisons. The Hobby Boss B-24'S in 48th will probably get a few purchases for the stash, my preferred scale and quality of detail known so far. 1 pre-ordered and due anytime now ™

I have not made the SeaKing model but I did spend 10 years of my career in the fleet air arm maintaining them. Especially number 23 which was an absolute cow sometimes. My weather vane is also of number 23. Good old days.

Anxious to try the He 111 at 1/35, B-24 and the Fairey Banner looks like a magnificent challenge.

Kotare should make the Bf-109K in 1/35 scale , Hasegawa and Trumpeter had Made it in 1/32

I've been waiting for the 1/48th B24 by Hobby Boss....

I haven't built the Academy A-10C in my stash as yet but I'm keen to see GWH's, long awaited A-10C, Just wish it was an 'A'. BRRRRRT!! ............................💥

Thanks for this rundown of what to look forward to. 1/48 is the sweet spot for me as an aeroplanes nut focused on specific history (in my case SEAC/CBI since I'm from there) , taking cost, space, time into consideration. I'm drawn to dioramas and wish more manufactures would focus on 1/48 with a wide range of historical subjects. Kudos, for example, to Tamiya who have produced tanks, artillery, support vehicles, figures, aircraft and more in this scale. Nothing against larger or smaller scales as its fantastic to have so many options. I just don't have the time, space and resources to go nuts. 😊.

The primadona is 1/35 Heinkel He-111 👍👍😃 , hopefully border will make Ju-88 and Do-217 in 1/35 in the future 🙏🙏

Lots of good stuff to look forward to! Looking forward to the Eduard 109 Gs and ICM 1:72nd Skycrane for 2025 as well as the Airfix 1:72 scale Chinook

Can't wait to get that He 111 from Border Models ! A really fantastic looking kit with some extreme detailing ! Hope it will appear soon ! - The rest of the shown models is "always the same old shit" in different variations. But nevertheless the Airfix kits seem to be interesting, for instance that very good looking Life Boat !

I am still holding off from going to the bathroom until the 1:1 Westland Whirlwind gets released with 20mm cannon ammo.

Does the RNLI lifeboat come with a dinghy for an authentic diorama?

Have pre ordered chinook wnt arrive till april/may can't wait, will deffinatly look into the b24 also

only one armor kit. really?

Currently building my 2nd magic factory corsair and theyre hands down the best in 1/48

Where's the Link to your referenced channel ...

Still nothing to get excited about

THANKS !!!

Cool models.