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TsrJoe

#60
December 26, 2009, 06:45:12 PM
re the Barracuda, ill make a mould for it to go with the Dassault AVE and Saab SHARC i made previously, ill admit im tempted to do a finnish one as well as an actual prototype too

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NARSES2

#61
March 20, 2010, 08:01:36 AM
These 3 were all on the Lonewulf stand at S Expo.

Interesting  ;D

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Cobra

#62
October 29, 2010, 02:01:40 AM
Hey Guys, i was just @ Fantastic-Plastic and saw the Unicraft Boeing 'Seafighter' model is Now in their Inventory! Check it out! Dan

Mossie

#64
September 28, 2011, 03:32:04 PM
Some from the BSP volumes, again I can see NARSES getting into some serious flagellation...

Released:
Boulton Paul P.122 Rocket Fighter

Future Releases:
Hawker P.1048 'Meteor'
Boulton Paul P.99 twin boom
Boulton Paul P.100 canard pusher
Bristol F.11/37 turret fighter

F.11/37 with night/white undersides eh Chris??? :wacko:
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PR19_Kit

#65
September 28, 2011, 04:26:46 PM
Ooh yes, I like that BP P100 pusher thingie!  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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NARSES2

#66
September 29, 2011, 03:21:28 AM
Well the 2 BP projects and the Bristol look as though they might make the stash  :banghead:
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Mossie

#67
September 29, 2011, 03:22:24 AM
Thought you might! :lol:
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The Wooksta!

#68
September 29, 2011, 03:25:16 AM
I'd like all of them, but the quality of the casting will be terrible and the resin itself is excreble.  On top of that, the price will be nigh on CMR prices for, at best, a sub standard product.  Hasegawa prices for a Merlin kit is the best analogy.

A mate has the Bv 237 and he's said it's the last Unicraft kit he's buying.  It's appallingly bad - the box art is a built up Revell Bv P.194 sans jet engine, the BMW engine in the kit is too small and the wrong shape, the resin is awful.  I could go on and on about how bad this is but I'd be repeating myself.  Price? £38.  How much?!!!!!!!!!!!!! He can hadaway and...

It's something I've wanted for 20 years, but I'm not paying that for the excrement that Igor is pushing.  I've thrown away better castings than he's charging money for.

Best advice with Unicraft?  Avoid and try scratchbuilding it instead.  Far more rewarding and certainly cheaper.  And bearing in mind the amount of scratching you'll have to do anyway to bring the kits up to standard, you may as well scratchbuild.
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Green Dragon

#69
September 29, 2011, 01:31:30 PM
Really want the canard pusher but every review I've seen of Unicraft is totally terrifying, and not just Lee's sentiments above!  ;D

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PR19_Kit

#70
September 29, 2011, 02:14:39 PM
I've got a couple of Unicarafts, bought 2nd hand at shows so nowhere near full retail, and they can be pretty dire. Sometimes it looks like the plans for the left half had never even seen the plans for the right half! What's wrong with 'mirroring' the image, for goodness sake?
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

NARSES2

#71
September 30, 2011, 07:43:38 AM
I've built a few Unicraft kits and yes they are preaty dire, but if you really want the subject and take your time over it, do a little bit and walk away for a week, you can achieve something you will be happy with. Just be sure you have plenty of Miliput and things like undercarriage parts in your spaes box  :banghead:

Plus there is always the mystery part to puzzle over. Every Unicraft kit I've built has had one part that I have just not been able to figure out what the heck it's for  :rolleyes:
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Green Dragon

#72
September 30, 2011, 10:07:01 AM
So they're the opposite of IKEA who always have a part missing?!  ;D

Paul Harrison
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NARSES2

#73
October 01, 2011, 01:49:09 AM
Quote from: Green Dragon on September 30, 2011, 10:07:01 AM
So they're the opposite of IKEA who always have a part missing?!  ;D

Paul Harrison

Never thought of it like thsat but I suppose yore right  ;D
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NARSES2

#74
October 02, 2011, 02:43:36 AM
Quote from: Overkiller on October 01, 2011, 04:10:28 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 01, 2011, 01:49:09 AM
Quote from: Green Dragon on September 30, 2011, 10:07:01 AM
So they're the opposite of IKEA who always have a part missing?!  ;D

Paul Harrison

Never thought of it like thsat but I suppose yore right  ;D

No, you are both missing the obvious...

The extra part in a Unicraft kit IS the IKEA missing part...  :dalek:

:cheers:

Duncan

Out of the mouths of babies ?  :wacko:
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