I wait with bated breath. Seriously. I really want to see your 190.
That would be 190’s Don’t you have like 9 of the them on the work bench Clemen’s?[;)]
John
That’s about right, John.
There is one in particular I want to see though, the Eduard A8/R2. 
Heya Blackdog! Gotcha posted
Hey I built an Eduard 190 A8/ R2… : )
Yeah, there are 9 of them on my bench (getting a bit crowded). I’m not that pleased with how the A-8/R2 looks so far, especially in the cockpit so the canopy will be closed. That one is the kit I used to find any flaws and tricky steps in the build process because it came out of the mold with a bit of damage (a hole in one of the wings, wings and fuselage warped) I want to build her too though, so I’m hanging in there and simply closing all hatches and the canopy.
I know. And she is a Royal Class, all opened up. Not easy to forget, Joe!
An Eduard ProfiPack with these flaws? Really?
BTW, it just occurred to me now that BD has finished his cool-looking Fw, that leaves me, Mike, and Clemens.
Plastic is not prejudice as it does yeild to heat and is also subject to packing deformity. [;)]
Don’t forget, I was away from the hobby for a long time. Still learning what to expect.
I guess I would have held Eduard to a higher standard based on all I hear of them, and the excellent condition and packaging of my first Eduard kit. Silly me. [:$]
Eduard’s kits are very well packaged and molded normally, but sometimes you end up with a flawed kit. I know Eduard’s customer service is great so i could’ve just asked for a replacement sprue, but I didn’t really want to bother because it wasn’t a difficult fix after all. I have a total of 16 Eduard kits (10 are 190s) in my stash right now and every single one of them apart from that A-8/R2 is molded perfectly and amazingly detailed (especially that MiG-21), so I’m sure I just got extremely unlucky with my badly molded wing.
Did somebody say …Royal Class??? The post office had this for me last Saturday. You guys should be looking for a GB feeler in a couple of weeks. Be watching fellas…
You got one too? Mine arrived toaday but I have to pick it up at the post office first which, of course, is closed tomorrow [:P]
I think this is the best royal class so far:
- 16 Decal options (most decals I’ve seen so far in any kit)
- Brassin wheels, gun pods, rocket launchers
- The usual full PE fret supplied with royal kits
- HGW fabric seatbelts
- a piece of a real G-14
- a frickin 109 beer glass!!!
I just hope all the goodies (the glass in particular) are still in one piece. This baby came all the way from the states after all…
So tell me, how do you like that beauty of a kit?
…you forgot the beer glass coasters and the mask set. And it’s great!!!
Cool! Is this the one with two full kits? If so, I was looking at it the other day. If not, cool anyway!
Clemens, curious why you order from US? I’d have thought Europe would be Eduard heaven.
That’s a good question mate! With a very simple answer: It’s cheaper! [;)]
The Royal Class costs (with shipping):
- 166$ at Sprue Brothers
- 130€ at Eduard’s store (=173$)
- 109£ at Hannants (=183$)
Yes it’s the one with 2 kits inside. And a bunch of goodies. And a beer glass…
WOW! That’s just nuts!
…and beer glass coasters! lol
Oh yes, those as well [;)]
I sort of half-expected that. Yet I’m still surprised! [:O]
Thanks for the cost breakdown (with shipping) …very interesting. And why did Colonel Klink come to mind when I said that???
Hey Clemens, Any luck with photobucket? I am dying to see some pics of your 190s. Maybe potobucket is retaliating after having been stuffed to the hilt with progress pics from 9 different FW 190 builds. Just a random thought.