paddy
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I finally got to look in the box today at what i bought a while ago. On the face of it this Trumpy kit looks very serviceable, quite basic but there is plenty to work with.
To that end i bought some PE as well, I like to try something new with most of my builds and this time its the turn of a "BIG ED" set from Eduard.. To be honest i have never been a fan of PE because of its 2D limitations...ie its flat. This set from Eduard looks a bit of a nightmare at first glance, its saving grace might well be its 1/32 so i can actually see some of the parts which is always a good start.
This picture doesn't tell the whole story because there are second sheets of PE on the back of most of these packs. The set includes PE detail for Gun bays, exterior, landing flaps, undercarriage, interior, and paint masks. How much of these sets is actually usable remains to be seen but quite why they include ammunition belts with "flat bullets" could be a case in question for the 2D thing.
My plan is to build this kit as Royal Navy fleet air arm "Martlet III", basically a F4F-3A. Variations were mods like folding wings and number of guns in the wings and the amount of cowl flaps. I need to do a little more research but i think i basically have a free reign with all this because of the original 95 delivered, 30 were diverted from a order for Greece that was over run before delivery, likewise another order for 91 was diverted from France so the Royal Navy received a variety of models and marks.
This could all take some time as i lose my job at the end of this week after 36 years in the same place. I need to get something else going including a web site to try and sell some of my reflector gunsights and some of my mororcycle spares. Maybe their is a living to be made from selling this junk :laugh:
watch this space