Special Hobby kits

[PJP]

Does anyone have any experience of the above kits?

I am thinking of one of theirs for the Summer GB but have never heard of them.

Any info as to quality/ availability would be helpful.

Cheers

Peter

[Guest]

Never come across them myself but there are a few aircraft reviews at the IPMS review site Just click on the "All Aircraft" button on the lower left and scroll down to find them.

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Peter

Like Graham, I've never built a Special Hobby kit. I've done a bit of digging on the net and found this review of the Polikarpov i-16 1/32. I don't know what kit you've got in mind but this should give you some indication of how good/bad the mouldings are.

Large Scale Planes

Seems it's got some etch and resin parts and looks pretty good to me but I'm no expert.

I'm sorry I can't be of any more help.

Paul

[PJP]

Cross of Iron Summer GB

Thanks for the help gentlemen.

Spot on information as ever.

I am about to order a Special Hobbies Polikarpov I16 for the Summer GB

It seems a bit of an oddity about which you don't see a lot.

I suppose I'm following on from the Ta 152. Never one to follow the crowd!

Nothing like challenging yourself is there.....

Peter

[tr1ckey66]

Peter

I guessed right then?!!!

Great choice! You can't get more typically Russian looking than that aircraft.

Can't wait to see it built.

Cheers

P

[Guest]

Nice one Peter, glad youre ganna be in the GB, looking forward to seeing the kit, regards Martin :-)

[PJP]

I went for the I16 because as has been said, it is the archetypal WW2 Russian a/c.

Also, I couldn't find anything by Lagg, Lavochkin, Petlyakov (fancied the Pe2) or early Mikoyan in 1/32.

Loads of Yak, which is why I didn't want one.

If anyone notices one of these I like to hear about it (for stashing!).

Ordered some figures as well because I have an idea (it's o.k., 4 hours in a darkened room with something Scottish helped me over that), so I may need to stretch my horizons into simple dio-land.

Peter

Cheers.

Peter