From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Dave & Tasja Johnson" References: <4C63CBAE.2080206@xtra.co.nz> Subject: Re: HLJ - Master Box 1/32 Famous Pilots of World War Two (Kit 1) Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:05:41 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0035_01CB4081.906B96C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01CB4081.906B96C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave & Tasja Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 3:23 AM Subject: HLJ - Master Box 1/32 Famous Pilots of World War Two (Kit 1) Master Box 1/32 Famous Pilots of World War Two (Kit 1) Product #MB3201 (http://www.hlj.com/product/MSB3201F) from HobbyLink = Japan (http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist.cgi?rel=3Dnav&GenreCode=3DAir) Product Article by Dave Johnson on July 2010 Master Box from the Ukraine is well know through the ranks of the = Armor and Figure Modelers, as they produce a excellent range of plastic = injected molded figures and accessories. The level of detail that Master = Box achieves in the their injection molding is outstanding, and the = level of detail would be what you expect from a resin figure = manufacturer. Most aircraft modelers will know how hard it is to find = pilots in 32nd scale to pose next to their completed aircraft builds... = Well Master Box has finally come to the rescue and have produced their = first release in 32nd scale of 6 World War Two Aces from 6 different = countries. On the box you can see what pilots are included in the set, but the = box art is a bit misleading... But I will come to that in a few moments! = The pilots that are included are - Richard Ira Bong (USA), Sakai Saburo = (Japan), Werner Molders (Germany), Lily Litviak (USSR), James Edgar = "Johnnie " Johnson (England), Albert Marcel (France). Now back to the = misleading part of the box art... The figure for Johnnie Johnson = portrays him standing next to his dog in his RAF blue officers uniform = with a turtleneck sweater. In the box the figure is molded completely = different that is portrayed, there is no dog supplied unforturenally, = and his uniform has changed to a something which looks very like what an = USAAF pilot would wear! That's the only thing that I would complain = about in this fantastic figure kit. The detail that Master Box has = tooled for the plastic is excellent as I mention earlier on. All the = details on the plastic parts are molded very crisp and free from any = kind of sink marks, mould lines are very minimal. I normally don't = mention prices or value in reviews, as I would guess most people would = go out and buy an said item if they really want it, like I do. But, this = time I have to mention the price of this set is very cheap comparing it = to the value of 6 individual resin figures in the same scale would set = you back! Included, also a surprise 14 page booklet, containing short = bio's of each pilot that is included in this set.=20 Well going by the title on the box, Famous Pilots of WW2 Kit 1... It = appears that Master Box has more Pilot Figures to release in this scale. = I am one for sure looking forward to this, and I am guessing that I am = not the only one either!=20 I would like to thank HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for supplying this = sample to me. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01CB4081.906B96C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC = today. =20 Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been=20 hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dave = & Tasja=20 Johnson
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 = 3:23=20 AM
Subject: HLJ - Master Box 1/32 = Famous=20 Pilots of World War Two (Kit 1)

Master=20 Box

1/32 Famous Pilots of = World War Two=20 (Kit 1)

Product #MB3201 (http://www.hlj.com/product/M= SB3201F)=20 from HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljlist.cgi?rel=3Dnav&GenreCode=3DAir= )

Product Article=20 by Dave Johnson on  July=20 2010

Master Box = from the=20 Ukraine is well know through the ranks of the Armor and Figure = Modelers, as=20 they produce a excellent range of plastic injected molded figures and=20 accessories. The level of detail that Master Box achieves in the their = injection molding is outstanding, and the level of detail would = be what=20 you expect from a resin figure manufacturer. Most aircraft modelers = will know=20 how hard it is to find pilots in 32nd scale to pose next to their = completed=20 aircraft builds... Well Master Box has finally come to the=20 rescue and have produced their first release in 32nd scale = of 6=20 World War Two Aces from 6 different countries.
 
On the box = you can see=20 what pilots are included in the set, but the box art is a bit = misleading...=20 But I will come to that in a few moments! The pilots that are included = are=20 - Richard Ira Bong (USA), Sakai Saburo (Japan), Werner Molders = (Germany),=20 Lily Litviak (USSR), James Edgar "Johnnie " Johnson (England), Albert = Marcel=20 (France). Now back to the misleading part of the box art... The figure = for=20 Johnnie Johnson portrays him standing next to his dog in his RAF blue = officers=20 uniform with a turtleneck sweater. In the box the figure is molded = completely=20 different that is portrayed, there is no dog supplied = unforturenally, and=20 his uniform has changed to a something which looks very like = what=20 an USAAF pilot would wear! That=92s the only thing that I would = complain=20 about in this fantastic figure kit. The detail that Master Box has = tooled for=20 the plastic is excellent as I mention earlier on. All the = details on=20 the plastic parts are molded very crisp and free from any kind of sink = marks,=20 mould lines are very minimal. I normally don't mention prices or = value in=20 reviews, as I would guess most people would go out and buy an said = item if=20 they really want it, like I do. But, this time I have to mention = the=20 price of this set is very cheap comparing it to the value of 6=20 individual resin figures in the same scale would set you = back!=20 Included, also a surprise 14 page booklet, containing short = bio's=20 of each pilot that is included in this = set. 
 
Well going by = the title=20 on the box, Famous Pilots of WW2 Kit 1... It appears that Master = Box has=20 more Pilot Figures to release in this scale. I am one for=20 sure looking forward to this, and I am guessing that I am not the = only=20 one either!
 
I would like = to thank=20 HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for supplying this = sample to=20 me.
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