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Smoke
They were under different topics, as a result they could not be linked. For every kit on Scalemates the correct topic must be selected, which is the subject depicted (In this case ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos Lupus). With Gundam and some other subjects a lot of the kits are miscategorized on their generic topic ("Gundam") or line rather than the actual subject. There's a nice big warning when entering a new kit to not do this but that doesn't seem to work all that well in practice.

This also applies to the other data suggestions you made, they will have to be cleaned up and categorized correctly manually. Maybe a system could be implemented where certain topics are "forbidden" from use and give a nice explanatory popup to prevent this?

Adrian Forest
It's frustrating that these items are so often miscategorised in this way, but it's easy enough to see why it happens: the hierarchy of
Media Property (Gundam) -> Specific Line (HGIBO) -> Topic (Gundam Barbatos) -> Subject (Gundam Barbatos Lupus)
contains important information that's lost in the current hierarchy of data.

Adrian Forest
This is especially relevant for the Build series of lines, which almost always use parts from existing kits, and in most cases are almost entirely the parts of an existing kit with new parts added. It's also relevant for lines that use one or more common base parts, like the HGIBO line that heavily reuses parts first introduced with the HG Gundam Barbatos Gundam Barbatos (Bandai 0201873, 1:144)

The Barbatos Lupus kit is currently listed as being a New Tool kit, but it would be far more accurate and useful to listed it as a rebox of the original Barbatos kit with new parts, which is not currently possible.

Smoke
This could be solved by classing them all under the same main base topic and using the Markings option to specify the variant, similar to how it's already done with a lot of other vehicles. For example:
F-16A Fighting Falcon (Revell 04363, 1:72)
Lockheed Martin F-16 C Solo Türk (Revell 04844, 1:72)
These both depict variants of the same base F-16 plane but are different variants with a lot of different parts as a result.
So for the example the Barbatos Lupus would fall under the Barbatos topic with the markings defining it as the Barbatos Lupus, and then it can be linked as a new parts kit of the original.

Adrian Forest
Sure, that makes sense for those variant Barbatos kits, but would it work for the common base kits? Or those using parts from kits from unrelated lines, like the Build lines?

Alex K
In! Good luck!

Chris
Thank you! I have still noticed, that that will not be an easy-cheesy plane. You will see, what comes out.

Cuajete
Following!

Nicolas
I'll take a seat.

Dave Flitton
Watching!!

Ben M
💺

Chris
... well, may I serve some drinks? Chips? Sweets? Have fun watching my troubles.

The first problems arose today when I tried to install the frames. There are no markings or reference points for this. So it was a case of guessing and sanding. And then I forgot to take a photo of it... It'll come.

Ben M
I've heard rhese old Williams brothers kits are terrible. I have a couple I'm looking forward to building.

Ben M
Okay looking at this kit's timeline it was most recently issued by "s&m models." You can't make this stuff up.

Łukasz Gliński
Oh, cool, will watch

Robert Podkoński
Watching too.

Dave Flitton
Looking good. How's the fit?

Chris
I added some pics before I will glue the fuselage together. So you can see, it fits pretty well. There are tiny little pins and holes, some of them I had to remove for better fitting. Even the big part from the wing fits very neatly.
This is not my first Williams-kit, I built the Curtiss Commando, the Martin B-10 and the Northrop Gamma. I never had an issue with those kits. The instruction sheet is another theme: The pictures are just a possibility what you can do and the rest is plain text. You cannot compare those old kits with new, modern ones that come together as LEGO 😉

Dave Flitton
Awesome. Watching this to the end.