Yes indeed - they're not bad at all. I quite like Hataka as well - they seem to work really nicely and they're all matt which I prefer.Stikpusher wrote:I hear ya about hand brushing Tamiya. I only do so on a few items if need be. I will say that the more that I use Humbrol acrylics, the more that I am liking those. Great stuff!
Matchbox 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.12
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Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
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Re: Matchbox 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.12
Hmmm... just picked up this month’s issue of FlyPast magazine at Barnes & Nobles over the weekend. There’s an article on the Meteor in there.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Matchbox 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.12
Yeah I noticed that the other week - I'll have to pick up a copy if I see it again.
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
Re: Matchbox 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.12
Well I did a bit more work on this today - WOW what superb fit 
even by Matchbox standard it's pretty shocking. But no matter I have shares in a filler factory so I'll be able to cash in.
It's an interesting exercise actually - to compare this kit to the Tamiya 262 I'm building. You couldn't get two more differing modelling experiences.
The wings aren't on yet - they're loosely attached, and when I say loose I mean loose. they might as well have been a butt joint. One of the wings is also short shot and missing it's gun barrels.
I'm kind of reminded why I decided to stop building these old kits
Cheers!
Stuart
even by Matchbox standard it's pretty shocking. But no matter I have shares in a filler factory so I'll be able to cash in. It's an interesting exercise actually - to compare this kit to the Tamiya 262 I'm building. You couldn't get two more differing modelling experiences.
The wings aren't on yet - they're loosely attached, and when I say loose I mean loose. they might as well have been a butt joint. One of the wings is also short shot and missing it's gun barrels.
I'm kind of reminded why I decided to stop building these old kits
Cheers!
Stuart
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
Re: Matchbox 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.12
HanG in there!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Matchbox 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.12
Oh it'll get built - it's not THAT bad, but at present it's not inspiring. Once I have it together and filled and sanded and under a coat of primer it'll look ok (ish).Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
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Re: Matchbox 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.12
That’s a BIG nose there...
"Surely I have made my meaning plain? I intend to avenge myself upon you, Admiral. I have deprived your ship of power, and when I swing 'round, I intend to deprive you of your life."
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Re: Matchbox 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.12
That's not even the biggest!
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Re: Matchbox 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.12
Pffftttt….THIS is a schoz….
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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