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Can someone please explain to me how you order something that is already listed on their website?

I second that request. It's very hard to get much of any information from the site. I'm not even sure of the substance used in all cases…resin, plastic?

I am specificly looking at the KI-30 Ann in 1/300 Scale at this time. There's not even a FAQ section on the website that I see.

I put "KI-30 Ann" in the search box, got the plane on the first item returned, clicked on the name and then see a "Buy Now" button on the right side of the screen.

I assume at that point you pick the material you want it printed in and then make your purchase.

Here's the direct link: link

Do you need to be loged in? I do not get a "buy it now" button on your link. I'll try at home to, sometimes that makes a difference. Don't ask me why. Suggestions on the material to use?

Odd. I'm not logged in and I see the button on the right side. I'm starting to think you have a browser issue. This is what I see when i used Google Chrome and Internet Explorer both:

Mine does not match. Here is what I get:

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1/300 Mitsubishi Ki30 "Ann"
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Painted models, propeller disks added from clear sheet.




Painted models, propeller disks added from clear sheet.



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The Mitsubishi Ki 30 was a light bomber used by the Japanese Army Air Force in the late 1930's and in the early years of WWII.

The Siamese (Thai) Air Force also was equipped with it and used it in their war against French Indochina.

Wikipedia has more information about the original.

This item consists of three models on a sprue. It is designed for the "Detail" type materials. Some detail is lost with "White strong flexible".

The blog "Without a Paddle" has a review. Microarmourmayhem has pictures (scroll down).
cm: 10.502 w x 3.46 d x 1.612 h
in: 4.135 w x 1.362 d x 0.635 h
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Awesome work! Any chance you could make a 1:700 or better yet a 1:900 scale version please?
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August 17, 2012, 12:55 am
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•Frosted Detail

$12.93 USD
•White Detail

$12.36 USD
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The pictiures will not copy over but I show nothing like you have on the right. I'll have to try from home.

Sometimes older browsers don't display elements created with the newer Web gewgaws. I've run into that before; buttons or pull-downs didn't even appear in an older browser but showed up and worked fine in something newer.

Worked from home. Got the Ultra Frosted Detail.

What is ultra frosted all about? I figure the diff' between WSF and "detail" in the warning probably speaks for itself? You can have WSF and no harm if you drop the model, but less detail gets printed, or, you can have a more brittle print, but also more detail comes through in the print? But "frosted?"

Ummm …ultra frosted??

FUD (frosted ultra detail) is brittle and expensive but produces very detailed models. WSF (white strong flexible) is durable, relatively cheap, and (for me) generally good enough for airplanes, where most of the detail comes about through painting and markings. I've read scary things on the Shapeways website about painting FUD with at least some enamels, but acrylics seem to work well. For airplanes, you might consider upgrading to WSF polished, especially if the model is to be painted silver.