Anyone else excited about the Eduard P-38J?

[Jeeves]

There's only 1500 of them...I could go the under $25 route...but it was the brassin I was interested in...

 

[moon puppy]

Well I guess we can wait till it the new wears off and Sprubrothers picks it up.

...or you can pick up the Academy kit for about $14 get the Eduard colour ZOOM set for about $7 and pick up the Brilliant Eagle Strike's "Lightnings in the sky" Part IV for about $3 and you have pretty much the whole thing for a smidgen under $25!

So the Eduard kit is repop of Academy?

 

[Jeeves]

Yup...just new decals and Eduard PE and Brassin...

 

[nerdling]

Well I guess we can wait till it the new wears off and Sprubrothers picks it up.

...or you can pick up the Academy kit for about $14 get the Eduard colour ZOOM set for about $7 and pick up the Brilliant Eagle Strike's "Lightnings in the sky" Part IV for about $3 and you have pretty much the whole thing for a smidgen under $25!

So the Eduard kit is repop of Academy?

Bob, it is a repop of the Academy kit. But it looks to fix just about everything that is wrong with the Academy kit. I will say that in my opinion the Academy kit is the best one out there right now. The Hasegawa has a bit more detail oob but it is a bear to put together. Has some nasty seam work to deal with. The Hasegawa kit is also the same price as this Eduard kit so you can't go wrong there. I for one will be buying one when it comes out via Spruebrothers.

 

[moon puppy]

Shout at me when you do Ryan, I'll be on that train also.

 

[nerdling]

Will do Bob. I also have some good resources on the P-38 if anybody needs anything.

 

[Jeeves]

Give us all a shout Ryan!!

 

[Sharkmouth]

I also have some good resources on the P-38 if anybody needs anything.

What do you have?

Regards,

 

[nerdling]

I have digital copies of two different manuals from the war. They have some good stuff about the cockpit. I also have both of the detail and scale books in digital form. Not even sure where those came from lol. I also have all of my photos of the crashed P-38 that I went to here in Oregon. Lots of nice detail stuff that you don't usually see in those. Might have to creat some sort of sticky for those on here. Think I have about 200 pictures of it.

 

[moon puppy]

The Detail in Scale may be copyrighted material so we can't really make use of it. The manual is probably public domain and your pictures are more than welcome!

 

[nerdling]

Yeah that is kind of what I figured Bob. I will work on those photos tonight since it will be to hot to sleep lol.

 

[moon puppy]

Oh boys...

1:48 Eduard P-38J Lightning Over Europe #1170

At Sprue Bros

It's rare I jump on a kit when first released but I'm treating myself this time.

 

[Jeeves]

I just drank the Kool Aid with you brother...my wallet hurts...

 

[Jeeves]

So you wanna do the in-box review Bob...or should I?

 

[moon puppy]

You take it Mike, I'm just the IT guy around here.

 

[Jeeves]

Wonder if it'll get here before I leave for VA on Sunday...went with priority mail since it was just a few cents more...

 

[moon puppy]

Well I already got ship notice, I expect it to be with me by Friday. Not sure what your experience with Brother Sprue is.

 

[Jeeves]

Yeah...I got it too...hopefully soon!

 

[Jeeves]

Left the sorting facility in Albany this morning which means its on a truck and will be in my hands this afternoon...tee hee...I'm giddy as a schoolgirl

 

[moon puppy]

I'm going to get mine first!

7:09 AM Greenwood, SC Out for Delivery

:p