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« on: October 03, 2014, 06:08:56 PM » |
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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2014, 08:26:33 PM » |
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I saw this on Britmodeller; I have to say I'm a bit surprised about it. It looks very nice, but I would have thought that Xuntong would have brought this out as they seem to be doing the major Soviet GPW twins like the Tu-2, the Il-4, and the SB. Still, I'm always happy to see a new VVS model. I'd be even happier to see a new-mould Il-4 in 1/72nd scale, though!
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Jason
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bbrought
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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2014, 08:48:22 PM » |
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Is Xuntong and Zvezda somehow related? I'm not sure I understood your comment - are you suggesting Zvezda should have left it for Xuntong for some reason, while Zvezda did something else? I thought Xuntong was a Chinese company, but you seem to suggest some sort of connection between the two companies where they specialise in different types.
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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2014, 11:05:17 AM » |
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Having just received the latest offer from Xuntong, I'm glad it's Zvezda doing the Peshka!
The panel lines on the DB-3 are wide, heavy and shallow and the detail seems 'soft'. Not impressed; the Tu-2 was better in this respect.
Not that these defects will prevent me from building one... or two... but it's a missed opportunity.
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« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2014, 06:50:54 PM » |
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Bbrought, as far as I know there is no connection between the two. I was merely expressing my surprise that Zvezda were doing the Pe-2 instead of Xuntong, as it would seem a natural follow-on for Xuntong, after their Tu-2, their DB-3/Il-4, and their SB. However, following Bonehammer's response, it might be a good thing that Zvezda are doing the Pe-2. I'm a bit surprised that Xuntong's DB-3 isn't better - I've seen their Tu-2 and I thought it was a nice kit. I didn't buy it, as I tend to stay with 1/72nd scale (historically I was too much of a collector of 1/48th scale kits, not a builder).
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Jason
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bbrought
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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2014, 10:36:45 PM » |
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Thanks Jason, I now understand what you meant. When I read it the first time, I thought you meant that there was some sort of connection, so it was an honest question. I see you simply meant that you would have expected Xuntong to be faster out of the blocks on a Pe-2 kit than Zvezda.
I have never seen a Xuntong model, so I don't really know what to expect from them. However, I have all the 1/48th Zvezda kits except the Su-2, and that is simply because I haven't had a chance to pick one up yet during one of my annual visits to Russia. They have really been doing a fantastic job on their 1/48th kits, so that is why I was so excited when I saw they were planning to do the Pe-2. I think the only area where I can fault Zvezda is on their decals, but even those have improved considerably over the years. I still prefer to go for aftermarket decals though.
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Bennie
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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2014, 10:42:15 PM » |
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Bennie, I'm a bit tempted with their Su-2, as I have a few 1/48th scale Il-2's (Accurate Miniatures, Eduard, and Tamiya) and it would look good next to them, if I ever finish the Il-2's. As I said, I seem to be a collector of 1/48th scale kits, not a builder.
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Jason
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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2014, 05:25:24 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2014, 05:44:37 PM » |
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Those renders look nice - good detail on the engine.
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Jason
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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2015, 05:10:26 AM » |
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Yes, that does look nice Troy! But if they're going to do a Yer-2, I wish they'd do the first version with the asymmetrical canopy, and in 1/72nd scale. Still, a Yer-2 in 1/48th scale would be intriguing.
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Jason
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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2015, 12:29:47 PM » |
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Hi,
looks impressive. I wonder if they will make kits for early versions too.
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Massimo
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« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2015, 03:51:48 AM » |
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Good thing I got all those MPM pain in the ass ones....
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K.Ingraham
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« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2015, 10:43:10 PM » |
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Want another, JP? I think I know where there's one stashed that has suddenly gone redundant  |
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« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2015, 01:51:32 AM » |
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Sergey Kosachev says it's available in Moscow now. Actually it's already released, in Moscow on sale since October first. I've got mine, and what a kit it is  ! The kit of the year for sure. shots of the test build of final master here http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=278944&st=60looks very good. Be interesting to see if they do other variants. |
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