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                        F-14 Tomcat Group Build idea...

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                        fighterguru
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: north carolina
                        Posted by fighterguru on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:31 PM
                        Iv got all paints and kit Im ready to Fly!!!!!!!!!!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:18 PM
                        I am ready to rock!!!! All kits and paint accounted for.
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 4:57 PM
                        P.S... I am ready to rock and roll. I finished gathering the paint that I'll need today.
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 4:55 PM
                        Sweet work on that F-16! I can't wait to see what your 'Cat will look like.
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, December 13, 2004 11:43 PM
                        QUOTE: Has everyone got their kits yet?


                        YES!!!!!
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 13, 2004 11:01 PM
                        i am a go, i have kit, will travel
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                        fighterguru
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: north carolina
                        Posted by fighterguru on Monday, December 13, 2004 10:05 PM
                        Has everyone got their kits yet?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 13, 2004 9:18 PM
                        looking good mark Smile [:)]

                        i was also quite perturbed by the lack of weapons in the hasegawa kits. seems like its a good way for them to make extra money by selling their weapons packs, but its also a good way to p*ss me off Sad [:(]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 13, 2004 9:09 PM
                        I thought I might show some of my work. This is the 1/48 Hasegawa F-16A+ with Arizona ANG markings. The seat is True Details and the cluster bombs are from a Hase weapons kit.
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Thursday, December 9, 2004 9:58 PM
                        no kidding Mark- I hate doing that surgery too and that is why I am doing mine a different way. I think i may have found an inexpensive carrier base so I'll see what I can get up to over the holidays on research and photos. I hate when Hasegawa does that on the weps kits... I have an older 1/72 F-18 still in box that only has 2 drop tanks, NO sidewinders!!!! Probably why it's still in the box.
                        Daniel, it's impossible to not want to modify!!! This Academy kit looks so good I am making changes on a daily basis. Luckily, I have a pretty deep spares box that I can hit for ideas. Seeing your work on the Nav Av GB- I can't wait to see what your tomcat looks like!
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 9, 2004 5:41 PM
                        The Hase Cat comes with the kneeled front leg and separate flaps and slats. It even has the option of the very early wing glove vanes. I wish more kits came that way. Doing the surgery to drop the flight controls and all is such a huge pain. Another drawback on this kit is no weapons. Just a TARPS pod. May have to find a 1/72 Hase weapons set. Most of their kits have no weapons any more. Boohoo [BH]Censored [censored]
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                        pingtang
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                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Thursday, December 9, 2004 5:32 AM
                        Now you've all gone and goy me interested in modifying my cat. The dropped flaps and kneeling landing gear sounds fun, but it would mean I'd need a carrier base. I'll have a look at it again and decide if I am capable of such surgery. Thanks for the inspiration lads (I think).
                        -Daniel
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                        bstrump
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 9:57 PM
                        I'll be doing mine basically OOB but with AM decals. One will be done parked with wings back and canopy closed and the other I'm thinking of doing ready for take-off with a full load of weapons.
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 8:37 PM
                        I like how that Has 'Cat is sounding, Mark. Does it come with the kneeling front gear and seperate flaps/slats or are you going to have to do some surgery? I am doing my 1/48 Academy 'Cat wings full back, canopy open heading up the elevator. Prob no weps on her with a full load on the cart. Maybe. To really make it look right I will have to buy the carrier base and modify it or... scratchbuild it myself. It all depends on how much something like that will cost. That RM F-15E is a great kit by the way... sounds good with the 'Gipper' decals and the Eduard PE.
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 11:24 PM
                        I have had bad luck with the Academy decals. I use AM decals on about 90% of my aircraft. I am going to build the 1/72 Hasegawa kit with wings out, flaps/slats down and in the kneeling position. Lots of stuff to look at that way. I may pound out my 1/48 RM F-15E this month. I am going to have some extra time off. Use the Eduard photo etch and the Two Bobs 'One More Time for the Gipper' decals. It will be sweet.
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                        fighterguru
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: north carolina
                        Posted by fighterguru on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 9:02 PM
                        I am so ready to fly I picked up my Academy Cat today its an awsome looking kit I wasn't to happy with the lack of detail in the pit but Ill survive. I can't aford to do aftermarket stuff right now so Ill build this one OOB and the next one I do ill do aftermarket.
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, December 6, 2004 6:02 PM
                        Yeah, I've got the academy cat. The decals can't be to bad because I have one sitting here that I built about 10 years ago and the decals are all still stuck down nicely. And I applied them on a matte finish. I really only wanted to use other decals because I don't really like the scheme, and Academy decals don't have the best track record anyway.
                        -Daniel
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Monday, December 6, 2004 10:44 AM
                        The Academy decals I got for this burd look prert good but Ihave some some stories about their adherance- Won't be using them anyways.
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 5:10 AM
                        is that the academy cat that you have ? i heard less than good things about academy decals, so AM decals wil probably be the way to go
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Monday, December 6, 2004 4:34 AM
                        Reggie-Try Verlinden. I think they make display bases in 1/48. There may be others out there but thats all I can think of for now.

                        As for my Tomcat, I think it's gonna be a pretty much OOB affair. I might do some scratchbuilding in the cockpit and other areas, but I can't really afford a resin pit. I want to get some other decals though, I don't really like the kit scheme. Can't wait to start, not long now though.
                        -Daniel
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 4:01 AM
                        ok, ive decided that i want to do it sitting on the catapult, with gear kneeled. now i need a base ! where can i get 1/48 aircraft carrier base patterns ?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 3:51 AM
                        boy im itchng to start this build. im thinking about how i want to portray this aircraft. one things for sure, i want 6 phoenix missles, but i cant decide if i should have it on the catapult, approaching the catapult, or sitting in a maintenence position.
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Sunday, December 5, 2004 10:25 PM
                        I don't blame you. I try to keep my builds fairly spaced out- it takes me 3-4 months to finish a kit anyways. I say this as I have 3 kits in mid-build. I was so excited to have them I tackled them all at once. Big mistake- they will have to wait until after the Tomcat GB to get done. I did receive Aires Resin Seats and the Bombcat Resin Conversion kit from Squadron Friday. This conversion kit looks oh so fine. These seats are the best I have seen yet- can't wait to get paint on 'em. Originally the conversion kit was for Monogram's F-14A, but I emailed Mackey Sue over at Squadron and she was told it should fit the Academy kit even better. This is good. I have decided to build the RM kit along side. Only problem is- it appears to be a good kit except for one thing: raised panel lines. I'll have to sand and scribe. In order to use my weathering technique I have to have engraved panel lines. Might need to add another month to the GB run time. Now I am rambling...I'm itching to start this build!!!!
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 4, 2004 2:40 PM
                        I may do the same thing. But I have several IPMS reviews to get done. 2 German armour, a photo etch set for the RM F-15E, Decals for sa 1/48 P-61 and a F-86. I will more than likely take a break from this review stuff for a while after I get all this done.Big Smile [:D]Tongue [:P]
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Friday, December 3, 2004 10:42 PM
                        I was contemplating the same thing but I have to finish my Nav Av GB Hornet this weekend.
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        bstrump
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Friday, December 3, 2004 10:13 PM
                        Well guys I couldn't wait for January so I got out one of the Academy 1/72 F14s from the shelf and started building!Big Smile [:D] I'll be finishing it as either VF-32 or VF-21 Desert Sheild/ Desert Storm black-tailed CAG.Thumbs Up [tup] This one won't be one of my GB builds but it'll help cure some of the itch I've got for building a Tomcat.
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Friday, December 3, 2004 10:48 AM
                        jeez, I gotta say Atlantic City sucks. It was dirty and trash was all over the place. I would love to start this build now- but January is close.
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 5:22 AM
                        boy that must have been fun - not ! havent been to atlantic city much though. its funny how as a "local" you dont do the "sights" as much as a tourist might.
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                        armorman
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Charlotte, NC
                        Posted by armorman on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 8:32 PM
                        ah, Jersey- I was in Atlantic City on business a month ago. The hotel workers were on strike so it made the stay a real 'trip'.
                        Next Up: 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Tamiya King Tiger 1/35 Dragon M1A1 AIM
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 8:18 PM
                        nope, im from New Jersey, my aunt (mom's sister) married a guy from Kentucky. Kentucky or New jersey, its still a really really long way. the last time i went back, it took me 33 hours to get from the house in singapore to the house in New Jersey. oooohhh-sah.... gotta have patience with that trip.
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