{"id":1587198,"date":"2021-12-31T12:32:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T11:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1587198"},"modified":"2024-07-22T10:55:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T08:55:44","slug":"a-summing-up-of-the-year-and-some-announcements-70038-70069","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2021\/12\/31\/a-summing-up-of-the-year-and-some-announcements-70038-70069\/","title":{"rendered":"A Summing Up of the Year and Some Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year 2021 is drawing to a close and it is time for a small summing up. As in the majority of families, the pandemic really threw our plans into disarray. Let us take a look at what we managed to achieve and what we can possibly foresee for the coming year.<\/p>\n

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Per Aspera Ad Astra \u2013 The Model of the Mustang<\/h2>\n

We overdid it with the Mustang model. Simply put, it has too many subvariants available straight out of the box, and thus it contains way too many parts and its instruction is perforce complicated. We wanted one kit to cover all available options, which would allow you to make any version matching your decals. The P-51 B\/C Mustang\u2122 Expert Set<\/a> has standard American and British nationality markings. All that you need are numbers, codes and personal insignia in order to make any humpbacked Mustang with a Merlin engine!<\/p>\n

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The division of the tail section raised some doubts during planning. I desperately wanted it to also be available in a version with the fin in front of the vertical stabilizer. Luckily, an opening for the fin can be made easily and simply by cutting from the inside with a fresh blade kept parallel to the longitudal section of the fuselage. It is equally easy to make an opening for the radio direction-finder and the cameras<\/p>\n

As you may have noticed, the model contains a different type of masking than that used hitherto. Unfortunately, the Japanese masking paper, kabuki, was not available and we were forced to use a replacement. We will return to this material as soon as possible. The metal plates for the model were a long time coming: in November, the post needed four weeks to get them in from the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

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That the kit made it to the market at all is a miracle of sorts. Despite constant interruptions, quarantines and changes of contractors during the production process, we managed to get it to the shops before the end of the year. The model was available before Christmas and, thanks to you, became an enormous success. Please accept our thanks for your comments, reviews, and critique \u2013 both positive and negative. You have caused our model to gain immense popularity, encouraging many modellers to make a pre-Christmas purchase.<\/p>\n

P-51 B\/C Mustang\u2122 Expert Set \u2013 pierwszy sklejony model<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n