Around the time Alaric was leading his Visigoths toward Rome, Special Hobby began work on their 1/32 Hawker Tempest. Okay, maybe not that long ago. But this kit has been in development for years. Now that it’s out, I told my usual aversion to short run kits to STFU and snagged one. In part because…
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Contributor-Funded Kit Reviews – Round 2 Winner
Voting’s wrapped on Round 2, and the winner is… Kinetic’s new-tool 1/48 F/A-18C Hornet! Ultimately, this round came down to the Hornet and the Bronco P-40C, with Hasegawa’s 1/32 A6M5c and Kinetic’s Super Etendard running a distant race for third. The Hornet held off the P-40C, though, winning 159 votes to 127 and 33% of…
Review: 1/32 Fly Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc
Not too long ago, I had a thought. And that thought quickly turned into an effort. Contributor-funded, contributor-selected kit reviews. How’s it work? Simple. Contributors donate into the Review Fund and select the kits to be reviewed. Then I review them, with an exhaustive focus on how – and how well – they build. These…
A Change to Kit Review Voting
TL;DR Version – Voting will be changing so that a portion of the votes for the winning kit are retired. This preserves ownership, ensures shifting influence in the voting pool, and answers the question of when votes expire (they don’t – but they can be used up) The voting structure for this whole contributor-funded kit…
1/32 Fly Hurricane – Thoughts at the Midway Point
At what point does “it’s a limited run kit” stop being an explanation, and become an excuse? As I reach the halfway point of my Fly Hurricane review build, that’s the question that keeps rising to the surface. What do I mean by explanation and excuse? Simple. By their very nature, limited run kits have…
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