From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <19405.70970.qm@web96014.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hi Steve - review of Special Hobby Ba.65 follows... Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:45:56 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01CB6868.55292B40" 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_0024_01CB6868.55292B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 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: Nicholas Moore=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:32 AM Subject: Hi Steve - review of Special Hobby Ba.65 follows... Special Hobby =20 1/48 Breda Ba.65 =20 =E2=80=9DSingle-Seater with Fiat A.80 RC.41 Engine=E2=80=9D =20 SPH48053 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/ =20 Product article by Nick Moore =20 The Ba.65=E2=80=99s combat career lasted from 1936 to 1941 and = it was utilised in the Spanish Civil War, the Anglo-Iraqi War of 1941 = and in North Africa up to the beginning of 1941. The Ba.65 seemed to = belong to a generation of Italian aircraft that came into their own in = the late 1930=E2=80=99s and proved effective over Spain but quickly fell = into obsolescence by the outset of WWII. Collectively they are fine = looking aircraft with great camouflage, interesting markings and a great = deal of character.=20 Special Hobby=E2=80=99s current packaging is straight forward = and simple with attractive artwork on the lid and an interesting = selection of mixed media parts within the box. You receive four sprues = of plastic parts, one bag full of resin parts, a substantial PE fret and = a set of decals along with twelve pages of loose leaf instructions. =20 The plastic parts feature finely engraved panel lines on the = fuselage, wings and horizontal stabilisers. These large areas are for = the most part cleanly cast but there is still some coarseness here and = there with flash and occasional small bumps in the plastic. These flaws = shouldn=E2=80=99t present any challenge to remove. The cockpit = sub-assembly begins at the firewall and continues to just aft of the = fuel tank. Special Hobby has included some great detail here taking up = much of the PE and including the resin bomb load. It=E2=80=99s a shame = it will be fully enclosed but this area is still visible through the = glazing aft of the head rest and on the underside of the fuselage aft of = the bomb bay. Fortunately the clear parts which allow these views are = cleanly cast. The casting and level of detail of many of the small = parts is coarse and will require clean up and the area as a whole = certainly deserves a little enhancement and further detailing. Note: = after photographing the contents I realised a few parts had come loose = from the sprues (in case it appears parts are missing). =20 As relayed above the PE fret is mostly utilised within the = fuselage and this includes several parts to assemble the internal bomb = racks (see photo of instructions). This has the makings of a fine and = intricate structure. Further supplementary PE detail for the cockpit = mitigates somewhat the chunkiness of the smaller plastic parts. All up = it=E2=80=99s a decent quantity of metal. =20 The bag of resin contains nearly all the parts that comprise the = engine and cowlings. The radial engine is broken down into crank case = and individual cylinders all with fine and regular detailing. The prop = boss is very well done and the prop blades are clean, straight and = delicate in section. Bombs show a very regular form but fins, as cast, = will be too thick for some. The one piece cowling is very cleanly done, = has regular shaped and consistently patterned bulging and ends at the = cowl flaps with some fine edges that can of course be thinned even = further. The exhausts have been cast hollow ended with very thin walls = and look absolutely great. The quality of the resin in this kit is = excellent. =20 Decals are by Dead Design and are printed by AVIPRINT.CZ. The = colours seem fine and the printing and register is good. Markings are = provided for three aircraft of 159a Squadriglia, 12 Grupo, 50 Stormo = Assalto based in North Africa in 1940. =20 Instructions are comprised of 12 loose leaf pages in small = booklet form. The diagrams are clear and include Gunze Colour call outs. = The instructions also mention that camouflage schemes (and the full = instructions) are available in colour through Special Hobby=E2=80=99s = website: www.cmkkits.com.=20 =20 In conclusion this is another limited run gem from Special Hobby = and is thoroughly recommended. The aircraft itself is so unusual and = ungainly in appearance that I think it will look great in plastic next = to all the glamour planes out there. This model is shown in great depth = in at least one online build up. =20 The kit can be purchased here: = http://www.hlj.com/product/SPH48053 =20 My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www..hlj.com/) for = providing this review sample. =20 Nick Moore 30 September 2010 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01CB6868.55292B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know = your article=20 went on ARC today.  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=20 never been 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 Nicholas=20 Moore
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Thursday, September 30, = 2010 1:32=20 AM
Subject: Hi Steve - review of = Special=20 Hobby Ba.65 follows...

Special = Hobby

 

1/48 = Breda = Ba.65

 

=E2=80=9DSingle-Seater with = Fiat A.80 RC.41=20 Engine=E2=80=9D

 

SPH48053 = from HobbyLink=20 Japan http://www.hlj.com/

 

Product = article by Nick=20 Moore

 

The Ba.65=E2=80=99s combat = career lasted from 1936=20 to 1941 and it was utilised in the Spanish Civil War, the = Anglo-Iraqi = War of 1941 and in North=20 Africa up to the beginning of 1941. The Ba.65 seemed = to=20 belong to a generation of Italian aircraft that came into their = own in=20 the late 1930=E2=80=99s and proved effective over Spain but = quickly fell into=20 obsolescence by the outset of WWII. Collectively they are fine = looking=20 aircraft with great camouflage, interesting markings and a great = deal of=20 character.


Special Hobby=E2=80=99s = current packaging is=20 straight forward and simple with attractive artwork on the lid = and an=20 interesting selection of mixed media parts within the box. You = receive=20 four sprues of plastic parts, one bag full of resin parts, a = substantial=20 PE fret and a set of decals along with twelve pages of loose = leaf=20 instructions.

 

The plastic parts feature = finely engraved=20 panel lines on the fuselage, wings and horizontal stabilisers. = These=20 large areas are for the most part cleanly cast but there is = still some=20 coarseness here and there with flash and occasional small bumps = in the=20 plastic. These flaws shouldn=E2=80=99t present any challenge to = remove. The=20 cockpit sub-assembly begins at the firewall and continues to = just aft of=20 the fuel tank. Special Hobby has included some great detail here = taking=20 up much of the PE and including the resin bomb load. = It=E2=80=99s a shame it=20 will be fully enclosed but this area is still visible through = the=20 glazing aft of the head rest and on the underside of the = fuselage aft of=20 the bomb bay. Fortunately the clear parts which allow these = views are=20 cleanly cast.  The = casting=20 and level of detail of many of the small parts is coarse and = will=20 require clean up and the area as a whole certainly deserves a = little=20 enhancement and further detailing. Note: after photographing the = contents I realised a few parts had come loose from the sprues = (in case=20 it appears parts are missing).

 

As relayed above the PE fret = is mostly=20 utilised within the fuselage and this includes several parts to = assemble=20 the internal bomb racks (see photo of instructions). This has = the=20 makings of a fine and intricate structure. Further supplementary = PE=20 detail for the cockpit mitigates somewhat the chunkiness of the = smaller=20 plastic parts. All up it=E2=80=99s a decent quantity of = metal.

 

The bag of resin contains = nearly all the=20 parts that comprise the engine and cowlings. The radial engine = is broken=20 down into crank case and individual cylinders all with fine and = regular=20 detailing. The prop boss is very well done and the prop blades = are=20 clean, straight and delicate in section. Bombs show a very = regular form=20 but fins, as cast, will be too thick for some. The one piece = cowling is=20 very cleanly done, has regular shaped and consistently patterned = bulging=20 and ends at the cowl flaps with some fine edges that can of = course be=20 thinned even further. The exhausts have been cast hollow ended = with very=20 thin walls and look absolutely great. The quality of the resin = in this=20 kit is excellent.

 

Decals are by Dead Design and = are printed=20 by AVIPRINT.CZ. The colours seem fine and the printing and = register is=20 good. Markings are provided for three aircraft of 159a = Squadriglia, 12=20 Grupo, 50 Stormo Assalto based in North=20 Africa in 1940.

 

Instructions are comprised of = 12 loose=20 leaf pages in small booklet form. The diagrams are clear and = include=20 Gunze Colour call outs. The instructions also mention that = camouflage=20 schemes (and the full instructions) are available in colour = through=20 Special Hobby=E2=80=99s website: www.cmkkits.com.=20

 

In conclusion this is another = limited run=20 gem from Special Hobby and is thoroughly recommended. The = aircraft=20 itself is so unusual and ungainly in appearance that I think it = will=20 look great in plastic next to all the glamour planes out there. = This=20 model is shown in great depth in at least one online build = up.

 

The kit can be purchased here:  http://www.hlj.com/product/SPH48053

 

My thanks to HobbyLink = Japan (http://www..hlj.com/) for providing this review sample.

 

Nick Moore 30 September = 2010

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