F-14 Tomcat Group Build idea...

armorman

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April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Saturday, September 25, 2004 11:41 AM

how's it looking? I'm working on finishing the cockpit of this Hornet here today.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 25, 2004 5:48 PM

I qualify for the Old Guns GB. I am 36 and will be 37 in January. I have a question; since when is 30+ old???? Oh well. I guess I am old enough to know better but young enough to still try to do it! I have the Italeri UH-1D in 1/72 on the desk along with an old Monogram A-4E with full color decals for the USS Oriskany.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:55 AM

the cat dio is going great, im really pleased with the kit. its excellent value for 16 dollars singapore (approx 9 USD) too bad its an OOP kit

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armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Sunday, September 26, 2004 11:03 AM

ahh, the cockpit is complete. How's everyone? Bummer that kit is oop reg-I wouldn't mind trying it out. I might see if anyone has it lying around somewhere. Time to get back to homework. Anyone have a pre-writen paper about the proto-civilizations of old europe lying around? Later fellas.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:25 PM

whats that got to do with graphic design

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armorman

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April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:37 PM

Pre-requisite that I didn't take way back when... at least that is what they told me.

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armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Monday, September 27, 2004 9:46 AM

Hiya fellas, I was looking for something to do until work so I figured I would make a list of who's in:
armorman
reggiethedorf
ipms33206
03Cobra
fighterguru
tho9900
Homagerman
DanCooper
bstrump
saltydog
A68TransAm-Mustang
fiasco
The list looks good and I can't wait to start. I have been working on the patch and I hope to really have it finished and up soon. How do I upload it to here? I keep meaning to get an account with Photobucket but you can only get in after 10pm. Sad to say I am already counting sheep then. How do people get photos posted here? How did you do it reggiethedorf? I guess I should put a little more time on the Hornet before I head off.. later.

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GLEN S

Member since
July 2004
From: OKC, OK

Posted by GLEN S on Monday, September 27, 2004 1:30 PM

ha Bstrump, where did you get the cals for VF-11 Rippers? I did 4 years with them. Please email me . Thanks
Glen S

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armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Monday, September 27, 2004 6:18 PM

Hey Mark how's the weather up there? We're dealing with Jeanne for the third hurricane... very tired of this stuff

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 27, 2004 8:20 PM

armourman, you can send it to my account and ill stick it on my photobucket, but i have no gaurantees about photobucket's performance

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 27, 2004 9:40 PM

Weather has been good. Mid 70's and all. I am about done with the UH-1D and the A-4 is progressing. Looks like we have quite the participation list. This is going to be fun. I may whip out a F-104 Starfighter here soon. The old Monogram kit. Still can't beat some of those old kits by Monogram. I have my F-14's all lined up and ready for the build.

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armorman

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April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:03 PM

Lucky, the rain is finally beginning to taper off. I am putting a hold on the Hornet for a couple of weeks from the Nav Av GB to work on a Monogram F-15 that I had shelved for a couple of months. I agree with what you say... this Monogram kit is pretty great.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:12 PM

I have a F-15 I need to do with the Two Bobs WTC Scramblers decals for it. I am putting the decals on the UH-1D now and they are fairly good. Typical European kit decals that they are a bit on the thick side. But Solvaset is fixing the problem. I will send you a photo of my F-4E.

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:27 PM

I might as well jump in on this one. I'm getting an Academy 48 F-14A. I'm doing it for the US Naval Aviation build too, Am I supposed to enter the same aircraft in two GB's? It's all I can afford so it'll have to do for both.

-Daniel

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 6:34 AM

hey whens the start date ?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:07 PM

We are shooting for a Jan 1, 2005 start. Then we will set the finish date. It will be fun. Has anyone inquired about free hosting for our pics?

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armorman

Member since
April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 9:12 PM

Good question Mark. Maybe we can ask RonUSMC. He's got a site that he lets people upload with a group build section. The Concorde guys have some stuff there, I think. BTW, pingtang that would be fine by us to use that Cat. I am estimating at least three months for this GB. Is that enough or would you guys like more time?

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armorman

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April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 9:12 PM

Also Mark, nice job on that Phantom!

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fighterguru

Member since
February 2003
From: north carolina

Posted by fighterguru on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:15 PM

I just started On my A4 today Iv got most of the big stuff painted, It should be quick build and then Ill be ready to go on the Tom cats, I may need some extra time Cause Iv got 2 of them that I want to do.

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HomagerMan

Member since
November 2003
From: Dublin, Ireland

Posted by HomagerMan on Thursday, September 30, 2004 4:24 AM

I'm happy with a three month time scale. I'm sill in the research stage, have most of my material at hand so I'll be cheating a little and starting the last week of december or so as I have the time of work.

James

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 30, 2004 5:24 AM

how about a badge ?

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armorman

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April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Thursday, September 30, 2004 6:56 AM

Hey reg, the badge should be ready in a couple of weeks...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 30, 2004 7:35 AM

great ! i am eyeing the academy cat, im thinking of mail ordering decals and PE, the only problem is the cost. bleh. living in singapore is lousy when you want to try AM

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armorman

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April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Thursday, September 30, 2004 9:39 PM

You should check out TwoBob's for the decals and try Eduards PE, both are top notch, reg. I used Eduard PE on Tamiya's 1/48 Thunderbolt Bubbletop. It's quite extensive and they give great instructions. I finally got the Has 1/48 Cat and the TwoBob's decal set for the Jolly Rogers 60th Anniversary. What about mail ordering from www.hlj.com. They are a big hobby company in Japan and I have found them a little cheaper on tools, etc... Check out their website... they have a lot of cool stuff.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 30, 2004 9:48 PM

I like the 3 month span. It should be perfect for doing two kits. Hobbytown here is having a show/contest this Saturday. I will be there with a slug of models.

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armorman

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April 2003
From: Charlotte, NC

Posted by armorman on Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:05 PM

3 months is def. a plus as I am notoriously slow. What models are you taking, Mark?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 1, 2004 6:32 PM

I will take my F-4E, UH-1D, S-3B, CH-53, MH-47, A321, F4U-1, F-102, F-16A+, T-55. These are assorted scales. I always like to take a bunch of models so others can see them. I don't have any way to display them at home right now so as soon as they are done and I take a photo, they go into storage. Kind of depressing! It is almost hunting season and for about 6 weeks, I am busy most weekends, or until I fill my tags!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 1, 2004 10:43 PM

ive asked the aircraft forums, but ill ask here again too i guess. what dya think will be better? 1/48 academy cat with PE and AM decals, or 1/48 hasegawa cat OOB ? how do the academy decals compare to the hasegawa decals?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 2, 2004 12:14 AM

I have had no problem with the Hasegawa decals. And not to mention that the detail will be better with the Hasegawa kit without spending a bunch on extras. But even with the extras, the Academy kit might be a bit cheaper. It is a real coin toss! My 2 cents [2c]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 2, 2004 7:38 AM

you bet it is ! but i got plenty of time since i promised myself no more new ktis till i get a compressor, or until i finish all the ones i have.

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