SPA Modeler

keavdog wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:07 pm I got my bonus in march so I thought I'd splurge. No paint, glue and functions! Beautiful packaging and machining

Seriously cool, John. But all those parts together in three hours? You'll never get the valve lash set in three hours, I'll bet!

Close enough, Lyle. Once they have been overhauled close enough is close enough.

Stuart, unbelievably there is no such animal in 1/72, the same state of affairs that exists for the T-37. But in the case of the T-38 there are several in 1/48 and the resin Collect-Aire kit in 1/32. There is no T-37 save the old Strombecker/Aurora 1/43 scale kit. Hasegawa has released their A-37 bo...

Thanks, John. My engines will likely never pass muster with those in the know. All that damn chrome plating is horrible. Adds nothing. It is already a beige, probably not the Cummins shade, but it is what Tractor Supply had! Lyle https://www.seymourpaint.com/product/en-73-seymour-hi-tech-engine-ena...

The military will keep trying until they have done what they have always done with airplanes, just keep adding stuff to it until it just barely can fly.

Kyle, the engine is an 855 Cummins, the big oil cooler would suggest it is a 350 or 400 horsepower version. Why they have the water manifold attached to the rocker arm cover is a mystery to me. The "filter" next to it is just an oil breather with a mesh screen inside and it does belong on ...

Sorry for your troubles and hope things get better soon for your wife, Stuart. I recommend finding yourself a nice Tamiya 1/72 fighter. I fear you are going to find a lot of not simple between the start and finish of a PM kit. The belly is deeper on the F-5 than on the T-38 as well, to accommodate a...

Looks like a pretty early Hasegawa kit.

Well done, Lyle, that really looks good!

I have the A&A King Air 200 in 1/72 and the Yak-23UTI in 1/48. In the box I would say they are high end limited run. The 200 looks great for accuracy and that's an airplane I know pretty well. I understand they are related to Modelsvit. I hope they fit better that what I have heard about Modelsv...