From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Nicholas Moore" References: <641091.61998.qm@web96010.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hi Steve - product review for Cyber's He 162 follows... Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:46:01 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B2_01CB7381.CEC2A7F0" 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_00B2_01CB7381.CEC2A7F0 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: Sunday, October 17, 2010 12:54 AM Subject: Hi Steve - product review for Cyber's He 162 follows... Cyber-Hobby 1/48 Super Value Pack He 162A-2 Salamander CYVCH5564 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/ Product article by Nick Moore This is Cyber-Hobby=E2=80=99s release of the Dragon He 162 = which in turn was Tri-Master=E2=80=99s He 162 and for a kit that has = been around so long it still stands up well. This incarnation also = includes a separate bag of steel PE parts and rods that assemble into = functioning hinges for the engine covers along with the v-tail = variation. It=E2=80=99s all put together in one of Cyber Hobby=E2=80=99s = Super Value Packs in a no frills box. This kit can be had for very = little at the moment so now would be the time to add one to your = collection. I=E2=80=99ve provided a number of photographs that will = show you how this kit is aging gracefully. There is some flash here and = there, some occasional coarseness and irregularities in the engraved = panel lines and a few marks and bumps on surfaces =E2=80=93 but nothing = major. The tooling is still adequate when compared to today=E2=80=99s = products and by most accounts seems to be quite an accurate = representation of the aircraft. A modest set of decals is supplied courtesy of Cartograf = and markings, as described in the instructions, are listed below. = Wouldn=E2=80=99t it be great if manufacturers also included a Luftwaffe = 1946 marking option for some of these late war aircraft? 1. 1./JG 1, Leck 1945 2. II./JG 1, Leck 1945 3. 3./JG 1, 1945 4. 1./JG 1, 1945 A hard to beat option for the He 162 in 1:48the scale. = Recommended. This kit can be purchased here: = http://www.hlj.com/product/CYVCH5564 My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com/) for = providing this review sample. Nick Moore 11 October 2010 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00B2_01CB7381.CEC2A7F0 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: Sunday, October 17, 2010 = 12:54=20 AM
Subject: Hi Steve - product = review for=20 Cyber's He 162 follows...

Cyber-Hobby

 

1/48 Super Value Pack He 162A-2 = Salamander

 

CYVCH5564 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/

 

Product article by Nick Moore

 

This is = Cyber-Hobby=E2=80=99s release of=20 the Dragon He 162 which in turn was Tri-Master=E2=80=99s = He 162 and for a=20 kit that has been around so long it still stands up well. = This=20 incarnation also includes a separate bag of steel PE parts = and=20 rods that assemble into functioning hinges for the engine = covers=20 along with the v-tail variation. It=E2=80=99s all put = together in one of=20 Cyber Hobby=E2=80=99s Super Value Packs in a no frills = box. This kit can=20 be had for very little at the moment so now would be the = time to=20 add one to your collection.

 

I=E2=80=99ve provided a = number of=20 photographs that will show you how this kit is aging = gracefully.=20 There is some flash here and there, some occasional = coarseness and=20 irregularities in the engraved panel lines and a few marks = and=20 bumps on surfaces =E2=80=93 but nothing major. The tooling = is still=20 adequate when compared to today=E2=80=99s products and by = most accounts=20 seems to be quite an accurate representation of the = aircraft.

 

A modest set of decals = is supplied=20 courtesy of Cartograf and markings, as described in the=20 instructions, are listed below. Wouldn=E2=80=99t it be = great if=20 manufacturers also included a Luftwaffe 1946 marking = option for=20 some of these late war aircraft?

 

1.         = ;        =20 1./JG 1, Leck 1945

2.         = ;        =20 II./JG 1, Leck 1945

3.         = ;        =20 3./JG 1, 1945

4.         = ;        =20 1./JG 1, 1945

 

A hard to beat option = for the He=20 162 in 1:48the scale. Recommended.

 

This kit can be = purchased=20 here:  = http://www.hlj.com/product/CYVCH5564

 

My thanks to HobbyLink = Japan (http://www.hlj.com/) for providing this = review=20 sample.

 

Nick Moore 11 October=20 = 2010

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