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Zbynek Honzik
Taking a seat and I keep my fingers crossed that the building will be joyful and successful, Michael!

Mr D
Really like the subject 😁👍👍 Good stuff, l built one as a boy in the 1990's

Łukasz Gliński
Can't miss an IF project 👍
That windshield is terrible - what's your plan for it?
And most importantly - are you going to build Lady Agnes? 🙂

Michael Kohl
Hi mates. Nice to have your interest and you on board. Thanks Zbynek. So far it took much more effort than I expected. Lets see how it continues.
@Mr D: childhood memories. I suppose you build it in scale 1:100? VEB Plasticard?
Lukasz, I bent and glued it und sanded it flush afterwards. As I will use the Authentic Airliner decals for the cockpit windows, they do not need to be transparent.

Mr D
Hi Michael 👋,
Yes it was the Veb version, very basic....but l was enjoying building it as fast as l could.... Glue finger prints n all 🤣
Can you sort the cockpit glass ?? Surprised.... Zvezda usually very good.
Thanks for your upload..... I'm big Soviet era fan.

Łukasz Gliński
Good choice Sir, the AA window decals are super cool.
Unfortunately some of their livery decals have some errors.

Michael Kohl
Yeah, I was surprised by the fit issue too. On the upside are definitely very fine and consistent engravings which I hope to preserve.
And - by the way - it won't be Lady Agnes¹. I like to represent the plane I flew to Moscow with. Unfortunately I do not have a picture of this particular aircraft and am thus not sure about it's actual registration. The history of some a/c is available to me, so I can rule out some. And I photographed two parked IL-62M too while taxiing which I can rule out too.
With these informations I ruled out registration: SEW, SEC, SEF, SEG, SEY and SEK. So right now I will go for registration DDR-SET.

¹ a word for those not familiar with Lady Agnes. She is obviously an IL-62M too and was flown to Stölln. After being stripped of everything unnecessary she landed on a 900m grasstrip (how on earth did they manage to get a permission for that?!) and is used now as a Cafe there in it's original Interflug livery.
You've never heard of Stölln? It is located in the federal state of Brandenburg, about 40km west of Berlin and is the oldest aviation site on earth and in the history of mankind. No other that Otto Lilienthal tested some of his gliders there.

Robert Podkoński
Watchimg with pleasure! Of course, I remember VEB Plasticard kit very well 😉 And thanks for the interesting story!

bughunter
Oh, a very personal project - watching! Sorry, I digged so deep into my build that I missed yours.
So I'm now in and good luck!
Regarding putty: I'm now a fan of Tamiya light curing putty which hardens quickly with UV light.
If wee meet again I like to hear more background about this trip and can provide other insights 😉

Michael Kohl
Hi Frank. No reason for apologies. You are welcome anytime.
Looking forward to our next meeting.

Spanjaard
a bit late, but I am in. nice detail added in this intakes

A. B.
Dear mate

first of all, welcome to the community of SM. Secondly, many thanks for the interest in three of my kits.

I assume you want to buy all three Vampires you mentioned. True?

Accordingly, I have calculated the cheapesat postage for all three kits to Spain.

I can offer you:

- 10 Euros - without insurance, without tracking - very slow (10 to 15 working days)!
- 13 Euros - without insurance, without tracking - faster (4 to 6 working days)!
- 17 Euros - with insurance, with tracking - 6 to 10 working days

So please select whichever shipping mode is fine for you. Please note that the postage for only one kit would be the same as the postage costs I mentioned are valid for parcels from 0,1 kg thru 2,0 kg.

Please let me know about your decision. Until then, I will keep the kits reserved for you.

Andreas / Vienna

Vicentegui
Dear Andrea
Well, the first idea was purchase 1 unit, but as I am new in this issue, I do not have seen all the kits are yours.
Realy I am interested in the Mk1, but if you adjust a little the price, I can buy 2 items.
The expenses seems a little expensive, because I can send until 2 kgs with tracking in Europe for 12 euros with ordinary postal mail, or private agency like GLS.
But, if you send with packlink, the price is 8,50 euros approx.
I can say to you the place on my city and with packlink send the items here for 8,50 euros.
If you accept, I can buy the Mk1 for 25 euros if you send with tracking number or I can pay 40 euros for Mk1 and T11 included shipment with tracking.
I hope you can adjust the price a little bit, and we can do business.
Anyway I looking more items.
I can send a list to you? Maybe you have or can obtain to sale.
Thx in advance
Vicente

Vicentegui
Dear Andrea,
I also received the shipping price from another person from this community, the tracked shipping said me 10 euros.
I have whatsapp, if you want, we can follow this topic trough it.
My phone number is 0034 620712933
Thank you in advance
Vicente

A. B.
Dear mate,

first of all, let me say that I basically understand your attitude. BUT: you must know that I never make money of postage. The tarriffs I have found for you are 100% the prices I actually would have to pay. There is no cheaper rate available. Sorry. I know that postage rates especially in Germany and Austria are quite high - but there is no way to avoid them. Fine for you that you can send packages up to 2 kg for 12 Euros. Well, that´s Spain - not Austria.

Imagine, that milk in Greece can be bought at half the price compared to that in Spain. Would you dare to go to a Spansih Supermarket and tell them "I want to buy milk, but I only will pay you as much as the milk would cost in Greece". What would happen? In the best case, they would lough at you; in the worst case, they would kick you out of the shop. The same is true for the postage: I have to pay the official tarrifs whether they are cheaper in Spain or not. Prices of postages unfortunately are non-negotiable, as you might know.

Packling is a service not available in Austria. So I can not use this.

Accordingly, I can only disagree with your suggestions. Sending one kit all in for 25 Euros will leave me with a sales price of 8€ for one kit. That is not acceptable. You are asking for a discount of 50% for one kit?? No, no, a thousand times no! And 40 Euros for two kits would mean that I would get (40-17) 23 Euros for two kits - that would mean a discount of 7 Euros (more than 20%).

Sorry, but I can not accept this. I hope for your kind understanding.

Once again, terribly sorry.

Andreas

Vicentegui
Dear Andrea
I understand to you perfectly and not problem.
Well, can you have the posibility to send by packlink that have better prices?
Well, please let me know you, the best price that you can do for vampire MK1 with tracking number?
Thanks in advance
Vicente

Vicentegui
Dear Andrea
I understand to you perfectly and not problem.
Well, can you have the posibility to send by packlink that have better prices?
Well, please let me know you, the best price that you can do for vampire MK1 with tracking number?
Thanks in advance
Vicente

A. B.
Hi!

Thanks for your kind understanding. Unfortunately, I cannot avoid paying shipping costs of 17 Euros - as I have mentioned, packlink services are not available here. So there is no way out. I have the following (finbal) offer for you: one kit for 31 Euros and two kits for 43 Euros. As you can see, I have reduced my sales prices a little bit. Hope that helps. Preferred payment: money transfer to my bank account (SEPA payment) - PayPal only in case you use the "friends/family" option in order to avois their fees.

Hope that helps

Andreas

Vicentegui
Dear Andreas
Now I am in Italy, holidays, when I return, I going to speak with you, thx

A. B.
Hi! That´s absolutely OK for me. No prob. Wish you nice holidays.

Andreas

Vicentegui
Thx cery much

Vicentegui

Dear Andreas
Well, I am now here.
Perfect, I going to buy the Vampire MK1 for 31 euros, shipment with tracking included.
I spoke with paypal and to have warranty for both, better buy it as article, really I need to add 3.2% more to the price. So really it is a little quantity more.
So, if I send to you 33 euros, you will receive more than 31 euros that you need.
Please let me know if you unferstand it and send me the paypal acount to make the payment.
My data.
Name, Vicente Guijarro Gomis.
Address, Av Tellerola 7, Blq 2, Esc 1, Pta 159.
Zip code, 03570.
City, Villajoiosa-Alicante.
Country, Spain.
Thanks in advance
Please, put my phone number in the outside package, 0034 620712933.

A. B.
Good evening. I will answer you tomorrow, as I am tired now (came home late again). Thanks for your understanding.
Andreas

A. B.
OK, dear mate - here I am again. Sorry for the delay in answering.

33 Euros will be OK you can send the money to my PayPal account

andreas.bdinka@chello.at

Please, send me your Email data, too. I intend to send you the tracking information for the parcel via Email and this is hardly possible via SM site.

And finally: yes, OK: I will add your telephone number to the outside package. No problem.

So let´s proceed like you have suggested

Andreas

Vicentegui
My email, vgkracing@hotmail.com

Only to ask, I am looking for these items:

-Stuka de special hobby 87A, 1/48.
-Gokker DXXIII de RS model, 1/48.
-Fw190V1 Claasic Airframes 1/48.
-Avia b-135, Sabre Kits 1/48.
-Gloster Meteor F1 or F3, Tamiya 1/48.

Thanks in advance
Vicente

Vicentegui
Payed now

Vicentegui
Please check the payment and let me know.
Send me your email to send a proof of payment and contact you.
If you have some of these kits, please let me know before send the Vampire MK1.

-Stuka 87A, Special hobby, 1/48.
-Fokker DXXIII de RS model, 1/48.
-Fw190V-1 Classic Airframes 1/48.
-Avia b-135, Sabre Kits 1/48.
-Gloster Meteor F1 o F3, Tamiya 1/48.

All the best

Vicente

Vicentegui
Also if you have as spares some bubble canopy or 4 blades propellers of Mustang, Spitfire or Tempest, let me know, all 1/48.

Vicentegui
Another thing
I thinked in purchase the second Vampire.
Do you have another MK1?
If I pay you

Vicentegui
If I pay you 43 euros, (10 euros more, as you said in your proposal) I can purchase 2 units of Vampires? 2 Vampire Mk1 or 1 unit MK1 and unit of FB5?
Thanks
Vicente
Also I need this kit:
XF2R-1 Dark Shark, Czech Models 1/48.

A. B.
Hi!

A lot of questions to be answered, well, let´s start.

First o0f all _ I don´t have any of the kits you are looking fore for sale. Sorry.
I do not have a second Vampire Mk.I for sale. Sorry - I am a private person thinning out my collection - not a commercial dealer.
A second Vampire for 10 Euros? NO!!!! I Sorry! Each Vampire cost me at least 20 Euros; I do not have any commercial need to give away my kits and throw the money out of the window.
By the way: all the kits you have mentioned are quite rare kits (except from the Meteor, maybe) - you will not be able to obtain them for bargain prices 🙁
Regarding the spares: let me have a look. But my spares box of propellers is rather small, I fear.

You can contact me via my Email addy

andreas.bdinka@chello.at

Please give me green nlight to ship your Vampire.

Have a nice sunday

Andreas

CaptGPF
following another Markus special!

Torsten
Follow 👀

Torsten
Nice progress

Vincent
Great build!