kryptosdaddy
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I feel the same about japan Ian, in the U.S. we can get nearly anything but it seems the really interesting stuff is overseas. But one day I would love to see your country.
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I feel the same about japan Ian, in the U.S. we can get nearly anything but it seems the really interesting stuff is overseas. But one day I would love to see your country.
The DioArt stuff is very nice and one gets TWO sheets perfectly printed in thin high quality paper:
Regards,
Great book on a little covered subject.
Regards,
Arturius
Active member
True.
Well, when you come to this land, let me know. You'll very welcome!
Indeed we have a lot of beatifull places, nature and gastronomy.
just run from politician
kryptosdaddy
Active member
And Soros! lol. Seriously Brazil is a place i would love to see.
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Nice additions guys!
Some time back, someone came into our St. Crispin's Hobby Day and donated a bunch of games, models and miniatures. Most of the items were kept for St. Crispin's to use at Hobby Day for anyone wishing to borrow them for the duration of a Hobby Day. There was one model that the founder of Hobby Day gave to me as a gift for having done so much for St. Crispin's.
Here it is: an original boxing of the old Borax 20-Mule Team Wagon Train:
There were actually two of them in the case of donations; one had been started and was missing parts. I have a friend who is casting the parts that we can cast. When they come back; I am to build the kit so St. Crispin's can loan it out to history teachers to use as a visual aid during their classes on California History. The second one I'll be able to build and keep.
Man, I'd been wanting this model for decades! Finally I have one!
Some time back, someone came into our St. Crispin's Hobby Day and donated a bunch of games, models and miniatures. Most of the items were kept for St. Crispin's to use at Hobby Day for anyone wishing to borrow them for the duration of a Hobby Day. There was one model that the founder of Hobby Day gave to me as a gift for having done so much for St. Crispin's.
Here it is: an original boxing of the old Borax 20-Mule Team Wagon Train:
There were actually two of them in the case of donations; one had been started and was missing parts. I have a friend who is casting the parts that we can cast. When they come back; I am to build the kit so St. Crispin's can loan it out to history teachers to use as a visual aid during their classes on California History. The second one I'll be able to build and keep.
Man, I'd been wanting this model for decades! Finally I have one!
Barney
Well-known member
Oh, man!
Death Valley Days!
I remember when the Old Ranger was host and of course Ronnie Reagan.
This kit IS the score of a life time!
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LyYRmP55do]
Death Valley Days!
I remember when the Old Ranger was host and of course Ronnie Reagan.
This kit IS the score of a life time!
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LyYRmP55do]
my first impressions are that they decided not to go with a lot of PE. Only one fret. A set of accessories which includes some a cooler plus two each of fuel and water cans. These remind me of J's Work and a flier for their products is included in the box.
I found some flash plus odd approaches such as splitting the muzzle of the weapons in two (barrels are whole) instead of using a sliding pin. No decals fr the instruments were found but this was a quick look. I hope I am wrong as the dials are just raised rings with no other details.
A vinyl sprue includes cabling and flexible lines which are a nice touch.
The last page of the instructions is an advertisement for AV Vallejo's Professional Airbrush Set.
Some parts were obviously added at a later date as they don't appear on the parts map but are in the instructions.
I have located my Panda Hobby M-ATV and will pull it out to compare.
Photos to follow as :nopics.
Regards,
I found some flash plus odd approaches such as splitting the muzzle of the weapons in two (barrels are whole) instead of using a sliding pin. No decals fr the instruments were found but this was a quick look. I hope I am wrong as the dials are just raised rings with no other details.
A vinyl sprue includes cabling and flexible lines which are a nice touch.
The last page of the instructions is an advertisement for AV Vallejo's Professional Airbrush Set.
Some parts were obviously added at a later date as they don't appear on the parts map but are in the instructions.
I have located my Panda Hobby M-ATV and will pull it out to compare.
Photos to follow as :nopics.
Regards,
The promised photo:
Today, this came in the mail:
Regards,
Today, this came in the mail:
Regards,
Olympos, seem to follow the naming convention of Iwata and also made in Japan. Is there a connection to Iwata?
Regards,
Regards,
denstore
Member
Yes, from what I've learned, Olympos had some kind of co-op with Iwata in the 60's. Iwata had a background in toolmaking and sprayguns, while Olympos made airbrushes. When demand on airbrushes increased on the US market, Olympos couldn't cover production, so Iwata started to manufacture airbrushes of Olympos design. The Iwata HP-C and the Olympos HP-100C are very similar, especially when comparing older samples. The difference is mainly in finish and attention to details. Strictly from a feel and balance point of view, I would put older Olympos airbrushes as the best I've ever handled. Smooth, hand polished, and very spartan. Not that Iwata make bad airbrushes, but they are not as nice as Olympos better ones. The Microns are also an Olympos design, and even if spares fit between most of the Olympos HP and MP and their countaparts in the Iwata line, I rather use Olympos parts.
Olympos closed a couple of years ago, and what's left on the market is old stock. And my experience is that the last batches wasn't as good as the earlier.
Also, the Iwata Eclipse and Revolutions are not based on Olympos designs as far as I know, and Iwata has also made a lot of changes in the HP+ design. Fewer parts are interchangable today. I don't know if this has anything to do with manufakturing right or not, but the
Rumours tell that the owner of Olympos wasn't to happy to about how the furure of the brand looked, so he decided to throw in the towel after a career of 60-70 years of making airbrushes. He didn't trust his sons to continue the production and keep up the quality.
Olympos closed a couple of years ago, and what's left on the market is old stock. And my experience is that the last batches wasn't as good as the earlier.
Also, the Iwata Eclipse and Revolutions are not based on Olympos designs as far as I know, and Iwata has also made a lot of changes in the HP+ design. Fewer parts are interchangable today. I don't know if this has anything to do with manufakturing right or not, but the
Rumours tell that the owner of Olympos wasn't to happy to about how the furure of the brand looked, so he decided to throw in the towel after a career of 60-70 years of making airbrushes. He didn't trust his sons to continue the production and keep up the quality.
I was about to ask if the better Olympos (spelled it right this time) parts would fit the Iwata but mine are recent models so I guess not.
Thanks,
Thanks,
Barney
Well-known member
I'm with the father on this one.
You spend your whole life building a reputation for quality and someone else comes along and in a twinkling who you are is cheap and tawdry. You see it in every walk of life. Very few children carry on their parent's business (The Fords, DuPonts...), especially in smaller manufacturing.
When I got back in modeling, I was looking for 1970's - 1980's quality. I was quite pleased and surprised that kits were molded to such a high standard.
You spend your whole life building a reputation for quality and someone else comes along and in a twinkling who you are is cheap and tawdry. You see it in every walk of life. Very few children carry on their parent's business (The Fords, DuPonts...), especially in smaller manufacturing.
When I got back in modeling, I was looking for 1970's - 1980's quality. I was quite pleased and surprised that kits were molded to such a high standard.
