Got my Zeppelin Staaken from the Aerodrome - I'm a bit disappointed that the upper left wing is noticeably darker than the upper right wing - is anyone else seeing this? (Schilling version)
I've got a Schoeller, but a picture says more then 1000 words.
Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!
Here's a picture
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Sorry to see that. The joins in the wings and engines are very noticeable too! It makes my Balsa one look a lot better.
I think we have to put it down to a wing replacement after rather heavy flack experienced over London.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
I don't quite know what can be done about the seems in the engines without too much filing getting involved ... But if the seem between the wings is a good join I guess a steady hand with the correct Vallejo paint shades would be able to partially rectify this particular problem.
Thing is though these cost in the GBP £40.00 region and if I have just bought a model which costs that much I'm not expecting to be the one who has to paint it! I guess a replacement wing could be a plausibility given the number of Boeing 747s / Airbus A340s I am aware of which have flown with only one winglet in revenue earning service. Or the number of times aircraft have been pressed back into service after a rudder replacement only to spend the next six months riding round with a white rudder - Pakistan International being the worst offenders AND with a Boeing 777-300ER (AP-BHW) which Herpa Wings had just released a 1/500 Scale rendition of during 2008!
My order arrived this morning everything okay including the splendid aerodrome accessories. Se what you mean about the wing and engine joins and the one wing darker than the other. Obviously they could not manufacture one complete wing like the 0/400. The line I am taking is that the aircraft has been repaired after combat damage a true veteran.
My Giants Have Arrived!!!!
On my day off, too! Lots of time to play with them (once I've finished the chores!)
Mine have just arrived.
Goodness, but it's all lovely.
It's boxing day today!!!
I know about a big box that arrived todays morning to my home. Looking forward to come home from work.
German logistics.
Great that you had only to wait one day, comrades!
I'm happy with you.
Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!
The Eagles have landed in Opole too Yahoooo!
My SWMBO on sentry home has just reported the delivery, while I am away in a Police station .
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"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Germany, GB, Czech Republic and Poland. But why not SWEDEN!!!!! WANT MY GIANTS!!!!
Now here we go with the beauties!
Both models are perfect like the other components - top notch!
Zeppelin lozenge colours are smooth and no difference on both wings. Lovely!
Cheers,
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
I'm glad they made it that fast to Opole!
Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!
Pleased to hear that the GIANTS are finally arriving at bases in Europe!
Yeah - my single Handley-Page o/400 landed today.
And it's A W E S O M E !!!
Really love it to bits!
Bogro
Can it be???? My mail man just delivered a note to say there is a parcel awaiting pick up from the local post office after 4pm.
5 hours and 37 minutes to wait till then. Not that I am counting or anything.
Just wondering ...
Has anybody else noticed that on the Airplane Comparison Chart that the Fokker E.V is specified as being released in 1915? I thought the E.V came out in Summer of 1918. Or am I confused about something?
-- Eris
"He is wise who watches"
Doesn't it just - I was going to quote Derek & Clive regarding running a ball room but probably not appropriate
"He is wise who watches"
Well done all you lucky buggers in US, UK & Europe!
So much for the word that Australia would be one of the first to get their models.
Nothing in the mail again today.
Hoping for Monday or Tuesday so can be played at Games night Tuesday.
No sign of anything here in Canberra.
Macchi M5, Fokker E.V, Nieuport 28 and Hannover CL.II are still yet to make it here - see http://www.gamesempire.com.au/index....viewCat&page=4
That's the only FLGS in the country still carrying the range.
Given the problems getting stock from the Overseas wholesalers, I think it will be a long time before any games store here thinks about carrying the range again. Deliveries are delayed until the wholesaler can fill a container - which has been known to take 15 months, though 6 is more common. By that time, the wholesaler is out of stock, so nothing actually makes it out here, unless it's in continuous production for more than a year.
We had the same problem in the Nexus days.
Damn.
I didn't know about series 8 being delayed that much.
I hope the giants reach you soon, my friends.
Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!
It IS very strange indeed. With such a big continent of gamers...hmmm...
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Fooey! That's the second time this week I posted something that was old news. Maybe with my skills I should apply for a job on the Ares proofreading team?
AND I'm definitely putting mine up on my wall anyway. Not only is the poster aesthetically pleasing, but I paid $5 extra for it because I misunderstood the Kickstarter and didn't realize that one was coming for free with every plane!!! (With that in mind, I'm thinking I'll give away at least one of them as a prize the next time I hold a WoG tournament somewhere , or something like that ... )
-- Eris
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Ugh. That's awful. Would have been quicker (but perhaps prohibitively expensive) to order them through another forum member and ship them person-to-person.
I can't help but wonder if there's a way to bypass the cumbersome system to which Zoe refers... concerns being, as always, the cost of shipping items half-way around the world and organizing such a thing.
Yipee...much happiness...
They arrived yesterday..collected from local post office today
much fun unpacking over weekend to follow......
and many associated smiles...
Maverick....
The DH.2, Fokker E.III, Halberstadt D.III, and Morane Saulnier N were the four aircraft which made up Series 5, the first original series Ares released. Since then, we've seen a reprint of the first two Nexus series, and three additional Ares releases (not including the specials: bombers and GIANTS).
As I understand it, Series 9 is in the pipeline (Albatros C.III, Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter, Nieuport N.11, and Phoenix D.I) next, followed by a reprint of Nexus' Series 3 (Albatros D.III, Nieuport N.17, RAF R.E.8, and Ufag C.I)... and then who knows how long it will be before we get any new kites, or the much-anticipated reprint of Series 4 (Nexus) and the "rarer-than-unicorns" S.E.5a.
In other words, I imagine that it's going to be quite some time before we see DH.2s and Fokker E.IIIs.
My email to Ares:
Their response:Originally Posted by Ken at Sunrise
Originally Posted by Ares Games
A Fokker Eindecker E.III or three would do me VERY nicely Ken! You are the bearer of very good news today
Fantastic that they are going to reprint the Airco DH.2 as well given that you are currently searching for one. Cannot wait for the E.III to reappear - one of my favourite WW1 aircraft.
Don't hang your hats on it chaps.
Remember a year in Ares world, can be three in our time continuum.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
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