Interesting read on Cybermodeler

Saw that a couple of days ago. I had to laugh at this bit:

"The last thing I have to mention is that Mr. Ho is not afraid to go head to head against any other kit manufacturer. He feels his product can match or exceed any other product out there."

Not while every kit has unnecessary outline errors, it can't.

Or the kits are so over-engineered that all the fun is removed. But that's just my opinion.

-- david

mmmmmmmm MiG 23's ! can't wait :-)

\ check out eastern express and icm. "gee, this spitfire engine only has two halves." "well dorskton, get the designer boys to make it better! i want at least 23 parts for that basic engine block, i want each exhaust to have it's own pipe, flange, mounting bolts, mgaskets and unreadable directions. why use 2 or 3 simple parts when you can use 50 or 6?. think all of the detail! and make usre they are impossible to see in the finished model." "golly bosschek, no wonder we are smartly!" "yes, dorkstink. those amerikanski's will buy anything if you have good box pictures."

where is my 1/32 ju52?

SiG_226 wrote the following:

IMHO, the Flogger was the best looking Russian jet plane. I liked that vertical fin on the bottom under the rudder that made it look somewhat like a dart

You've got to be kidding.

I had to stop my 1/48 Ju 52 after I got the CMK resin cockpit fitted. Dawned on me a space to display it was just not there. I will finish it someday.

One reason I've gone to AFV's recently. At least they are compact and easy to stash somewhere...

I'm all for the 1/32 MiG 23 tho. I'll probably start my 1/32 Hellcat, if only because I can make it wings folded.

yeah, very cool. i still love the mig 15 because of it's really retro look. it looks russian, has strength, brute muscle looks and the agility of a ballerina. it's almost too cool for a soviet era bird. the f86 just looks like a mustang with an od of steroids, the bad kind. ok, i''l duck now......

sort of kidding. if there was one, i would try to buy it. but unless i got a much larger place, just storing the box would be tough. i want to thank you publically for your incredible kindness, sending those two kits of planes i really like basically saved a shitty year from ending depressed. it's corny and cliched...but if i can ever do anything....

Hi. No problem. We are our brothers keeper !

Other here in the past have sent me stuff also :) (Dale, NachtWulf, are ya still here ? Thanx !)

Help someone in need someday. Thats all I ask

i actually do that. for years i have given away well over a few hundred complete pc's. i give them to those less fortunate or physically or mentally challenged. i've done endless repairs and upgrades for nothing more than me being grateful i could do it. sadly, too often i don't even get a thank you. and that's all i want. i'm lucky in that pc stuff seems to grow in my spare room. there are always tons of parts and entire systems that just walk in the door. i've built and fixed so many systems that i now can easily find the problems and fix 95% of the machines i see in a few minutes. i ma grateful for this ability. i ain't no saint. but i do have chances to help, sometimes with pc's, and sometimes with food or clothes. i'm not wonderful, great or arrogant enough to think i'm the best thing on wheels. i am hopeful i make some people's way a little easier. but i will do more with your inspiration. best of new years!

Fold the wings and they might hide that *hideous* upper fuselage decking.

Enzo hurls batter puddinge ker- *SPLATTT* !!!!!

I did. On Dec 24th, I went down to the local supermarket to smash my many beer bottles in the bottle return machine. I started to redeem the bottles when I saw the guy next to me was smashing some bottles. He was a ragged sort and his bottles were dirty like they had been scavenged from the roadside. I had just crushed a few and stopped. I gave him the remaining of the two cases of bottles I had, and the receipt for the few I had crushed. I started to walk away and he stopped me, shook my hand, and said Thank You and Merry Christmas. It was very cold outside but somehow, a warm glow came over me as I walked back to my car.

what's wrong with the decking, enzo? i haven't opened the bags on mine. the reviews i read don't seem to know it. once again you and this group help me along. happy new year, and the best to you.

oh no, gagberry treacle! enzo, you fiend!

good man! we need to make this world suck a bit less. i have seen where the homeless go on cold nights here and it is grim. i have denuded my closet of warm clothing to leave there. it seems so little but they always say thank you and scoop it up.

It is far too wide. Check out this thread.

Okay... the thread refers to the 1/48 kit, but it appears to be scaled down from the Trumpy 1/32 kit.

Note that despite the problems, I will almost certainly get the Hobby Boss

1/48 kit. I want the decals for use on an Eduard kit. I'll see if I can graft a spare Eduard fuselage (the Eduard Dual Combo has three fuselages!) onto the HB kit and I'll probably build it as a whif in USN yellow wings markings.

damn, that's a heap of stuff to get the bird right. me go play in mud..... no, no! the glue...pulling me back in!