Unicraft

[Hobbes]

This is the inside of a fuselage:

As you can see there are bubbles everywhere.

Here you can see ragged edges on e.g. the bottom fuselage:


You need lots of filler to get a decent finish:


Some of the parts in this kit were warped, I ended up replacing the wings with plasticard.

This means that instead of just assembling the kit, you need to get creative to solve the problems.

[The Wooksta!]

As I've stated ad-bleedin-nauseum, they're just badly cast lumps and every "kit" is an invitation to do a lot of scratchbuilding.

As TsrJoe said upthread, save your pennies and scratchbuild the project yourself,either with balsa or lanminated plastic card.  A lot cheaper and far more satisfying!

[NARSES2]

I know what you are going to say Lee, and you are right but I can feel a purchase coming along that I'm going to regret  

I do fancy the B.44

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?product_category_id=105&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=8249&code=&product_type_id=&scale_id=956&keyword_search=&arrival_date=1&setPerPage=25&currency_id=

[The Wooksta!]

Your wallet will certainly regret it.  I predict a disappointment.

Better off with a Magna or Valom Firebrand, a Ju 52 float and a tub of P38 car body filler. 

[rickshaw]

http://media.hannants.co.uk/pics/UNI7298.jpg

What the hell is that?  A British Pogo?

[sandiego89]

http://media.hannants.co.uk/pics/UNI7298.jpg

What the hell is that?  A British Pogo?

Indeed! Wow! actually I'd say a British Salmon, as it is closer to the Lockheed Salmon than a POGO, but with massive contra-props and a big piston engine, what's not to like!   

[rickshaw]

http://media.hannants.co.uk/pics/UNI7298.jpg

What the hell is that?  A British Pogo?

Indeed! Wow! actually I'd say a British Salmon, as it is closer to the Lockheed Salmon than a POGO, but with massive contra-props and a big piston engine, what's not to like!   

That its Unicraft?   

[NARSES2]

http://media.hannants.co.uk/pics/UNI7298.jpg

What the hell is that?  A British Pogo?

Yup a guy who used to chat a lot with TSR Joe's late father has scratch built one with it's launching frame, impressive build. has been on the SIG stand a couple of times

[NARSES2]

I missed this one which I for one have never heard of

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/UNI72101

[The Wooksta!]

Saw a photo of it recently.  Another prototype that we've all missed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_29

Avoid Unicrap's overpriced badly cast, ill fitting lumps of nowt and go straight to the Anigrand one.  Mightn't be any more accurate, but the price is similar and at least it'll be cast properly in decent resin.

http://www.anigrand.com/AA2129_Do-29.htm

Failing that, scratchbodge it using a Huma Do 27.

Interestingly, Unicraft's page doesn't show the kit parts, only a photo of the masters.  They actually look rather good.  I think the resultant castings won't look anywhere near as nice.  There's also further photos of the Do 29 prototype.

http://www.unicraft.biz/germ/do29/do29.htm

[Librarian]

Kind of reminds me of the early A-6 Intruder study:

[NARSES2]

Interestingly, Unicraft's page doesn't show the kit parts, only a photo of the masters.  They actually look rather good.  I think the resultant castings won't look anywhere near as nice.  
http://www.unicraft.biz/germ/do29/do29.htm

They always do

[PR19_Kit]

Interestingly, Unicraft's page doesn't show the kit parts, only a photo of the masters.  They actually look rather good.  I think the resultant castings won't look anywhere near as nice.  
http://www.unicraft.biz/germ/do29/do29.htm

They always do

It's to lull you into a false sense of expectation that they may have made a great kit, for a change....

[NARSES2]

Yes but why doesn't he just farm out the actual casting to someone proficient in it with a supply of quality resin ?

[The Wooksta!]

IIRC, his excuse was that he couldn't get decent resin where he was - ie the Ukraine - but Olimp are also based in the Ukraine and they use the same good polyurethane resin that CMR use.

Most of us that do our own moulding and casting generally start out with the cheap stuff but move to better as our experience grows. I know my casting is ten years ahead of anything that Igor is putting out and I've thrown away better castings than he's charging top whack for.

His masters are good, it's the resin that lets him down.  Big style.