Quote from: PR19_Kit on September 16, 2023, 04:39:20 AM£31.00 for a 1/72 Skyraider look-alike?

They must be 'avin a laff! 

Might actually be funny if it wasn't true!!   . I lost interest rather rapidly when I saw the price.

Quote from: zenrat on September 16, 2023, 03:16:31 AMI've got an A&A Mauler, albeit the late version.  What do you want to know?

Just the quality of the mouldings, soft detail, flash type of thing and the type of plastic really, some of their plastic can be that softish, shiny stuff.

Cheers 

Right having got off my backside and looked at Scalemates it appears it's the old SIGA/Ace kit from the early 2000's. I've the late version of this in the stash, so it's not going to be much of an improvement on that. Yet another reason to defer purchase.

Quote from: NARSES2 on September 17, 2023, 04:51:08 AM

Quote from: zenrat on September 16, 2023, 03:16:31 AMI've got an A&A Mauler, albeit the late version.  What do you want to know?

Just the quality of the mouldings, soft detail, flash type of thing and the type of plastic really, some of their plastic can be that softish, shiny stuff.

Cheers 

Right having got off my backside and looked at Scalemates it appears it's the old SIGA/Ace kit from the early 2000's. I've the late version of this in the stash, so it's not going to be much of an improvement on that. Yet another reason to defer purchase.

OK, so this is "in the box".  Nothing desprued yet, just taken out of the bags.

Plastic looks soft and feels slightly greasy.  I will definitely be washing the sprues on this one.
There are no location pins.
Plastic is quite thick on the fuselage halves and the wings.  No internal fuselage detail.
External detail is engraved but depth of panel lines is not consistent.
Detail is softish and slightly clunky.
There is minor flash but not huge amounts (i've seen worse, but then i've got Microace kits repopped from old LS moulds).  Some sprues are a bit fuzzy along the parting lines.  Perforated airbrake (I think that's what it is) is cleanly moulded.
Sprue gates could be smaller but again i've seen bigger.
Surfaces are not smooth.  Examination of wings and fuselage under lights shows tiny pits & lumps and fine scratches.
No immediately visible ejector pin or sink marks.
Individual prop blades.
Lots of weapons sprues including what I assume are HVARs which will all require mould separation lines sanding off.
Two PE frets.  Canopy masks.  Injection moulded canopy.

If, as you say, this is an old mould then I would guess that they didn't do much in the way of maintenance to the mould and just put it into use as was.

All in all a typical example of a short run kit.  Not as bad as some i've got but not the best either.  Of course the real test is how it all goes together.

Cheers mate

It almost certainly is the old SIGA/Ace kit which was fine for its time and I'll be keeping mine, but I was hoping for a new tool.

Quote from: zenrat on September 17, 2023, 06:01:59 AMLots of weapons sprues including what I assume are HVARs which will all require mould separation lines sanding off.

SIGA released the weapons sprues separately, apart from the HVAR's there's 3 torpedos if memory serves ? I have a least one of these boxings in the stash as well 

Thanks again

Yes, three big fat torpedoes, bombs and rockets.

Just seen an ad on A&A's facebook page saying that they are releasing a Basler BT-67 in 1/72nd scale.

Got notified about this in an e-mail today. Not my cup of tea, but bound to be on some's "to build" list

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And full of Whiffable bits and pieces, and even Whiffable in its own right! 

That is just i

Quote from: NARSES2 on March 12, 2024, 07:16:24 AMGot notified about this in an e-mail today. Not my cup of tea, but bound to be on some's "to build"
That is just itching to have some fuselage mounted AAM's

Quote from: chrisonord on March 12, 2024, 02:20:11 PM

Quote from: NARSES2 on March 12, 2024, 07:16:24 AMGot notified about this in an e-mail today. Not my cup of tea, but bound to be on some's "to build"

That is just itching to have some fuselage mounted AAM's

Or maybe even engine mounted. You could fire vertically at the targets during take-off then, VERY QRA!

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 12, 2024, 02:55:58 PM

Quote from: chrisonord on March 12, 2024, 02:20:11 PM

Quote from: NARSES2 on March 12, 2024, 07:16:24 AMGot notified about this in an e-mail today. Not my cup of tea, but bound to be on some's "to build"

That is just itching to have some fuselage mounted AAM's

Or maybe even engine mounted. You could fire vertically at the targets during take-off then, VERY QRA!

Now there's a thought. Sparrows on the fuselage, sidewinders on the engine pods.

A&A have released the 1/72nd scale Northrop F-15 Reporter, a shop I have been to near Wigan is advertising as having it in stock.

Quote from: chrisonord on July 10, 2024, 02:34:18 PMA&A have released the 1/72nd scale Northrop F-15 Reporter, a shop I have been to near Wigan is advertising as having it in stock.

Yeah Hannants have advised me it's in stock, but get this: £41.30 for a 1/72nd scale kit!     

Quote from: Weaver on July 11, 2024, 05:30:29 AMYeah Hannants have advised me it's in stock, but get this: £41.30 for a 1/72nd scale kit!     

I think I'll live with my resin and vacform F-15s then.

Quote from: Weaver on July 11, 2024, 05:30:29 AM

Quote from: chrisonord on July 10, 2024, 02:34:18 PMA&A have released the 1/72nd scale Northrop F-15 Reporter, a shop I have been to near Wigan is advertising as having it in stock.

Yeah Hannants have advised me it's in stock, but get this: £41.30 for a 1/72nd scale kit!     

MJR hobbies were advertisimg them at under 40 quid posted.