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I'm currently looking for the 1/32 F-14D right now. Seems like everyone is either sold out or they haven't received the kits yet. Anyone have a site that have the kit available? I'm interested in the F-18, but I think I will wait for the F-18F. Thanks for any leads.

E-hobbyland has the F-14D and F-18E for $162.99. I have purchased kits from this dealer.

I thought the model was suppose to be release, but the store I usually buy from still says that it is pre-order only? If it hasn't been released, do we have a date? Thanks.

I don't know of any store that actually sells at full MSRP. Personally, I buy from online retailers because they is no decent LHS where I live now. So, these kits should be had for ~$150. I agree if they are of low quality needing a lot of resin, sales will be slow.

You pointed out the reason(s) why I haven't tackled the Tamiya F-14. My hat is off to all those that have done the work to re-scribe the cat and do all of the resin. I love your work and respect the effort to do it. But the cost is definitely going to run in the same ballpark that Trumpy is asking MSRP. I'm hoping that Trumpy's new models are pretty accurate in proportions... If so, $150 for a kit isn't out of the question... Personally with the amount of time I spend on a kit, the cost translates to pretty low per month entertainment... One kit will last me at least 4 months (probably more

I received an e-mail from e-hobbyland.com with an early order for Dec 2009. However, I haven't heard anything additional whether these models are going to be released in Dec. Are there any new shots of the spruces? I'm curious about the accuracies / inaccuracies. Personally, I'm not a rivet counter but some of the riveting Trumpy does is beyond rediculous... of course I would rather putty over some of the rivets than rescribe an entire model... that's the reason I haven't or will not be building the Tamiya 1/32 F-14. Is the 1/32 F-18 and E or an F model? Thanks.

I have mixed putty with alcohol (90%) which makes it thick but runny. Then using a paint brush tapped the putty on. What I like about this technique is it is not uniform in appearance and I can easily sand down areas where the putty is too think or didn't turn out the way I want it. Great question and great to see the different ways of doing this! Dave

Is it possible to order the F-16I conversion set at the reduced price online? I will not be at Nationals... But I would love to pick up the conversion set at that price. David

Would this be difficult to scale to the 1/32 Tamiya kit? What I'm really looking to do is build an 1/32 F-16I. David

*YAWN* Wow another F-4 and P-51. How original!?! I'm sorry, but there are tons of subjects out there that have either never been touched or the kits that exist aren't worth the time and money. Truth is I'm only working on 1/32 scales now; but I just don't see a demand for these 2 subjects, that is new kits. I would rather see a good quality Su, MiG, Tu, EF2K, etc, than another Mustang or Phantom. That's just my opinion. I'm hoping that Tamiya will make a 1/32 F-16B/D that can converted to an F-16I; but I'm not holding my breath. just my 0.02

@adamitir - GREAT REPLY!!!! I'm an adult and have cable so language and suggestive seens don't really offend me; but I have to admit these things I got tired of and / or didn't like: 1) Hearing the word frackin' countless times on every episode. We get it... you want to be on HBO so you don't have to pull a Meet the Parents Fauker 2) Crazy Kara - season 4 with Kara character sucked - I thought. 3) Lee Adama as a politician. I just thought he was better as an officer. 4) The whole opera house and chasing Hera... just didn't think it was needed at all. I do realize it was used as "divine."

Thanks for clearing that up. I thought they were dead... I guess I wasn't watching close enough to see that the asteroid caused her to fire the nucs. You are right, ultimately it's TV that's a morality story. To dig into the details is pretty pointless. Great point about Moses too. He was allowed to see the promise land but not enter it. David

I wanted to chime in. First, I loved the series. There were some story lines that were great and some that were boring and uninteresting. I wish it was still going forward, even in the terms of starting a life in a new world. Having said this, I thought the final episode was really a mixed bag. I thought the flash backs were absolutely pointless, they had really nothing to do with the plot. It just seemed to be filler to take up time when it could be used else where. What is the point of Adama taking a lie detector test, the "boy-toy", etc? It didn't matter. I didn't have a problem with the sp

Is this a re-package of an older kit? I'm wanting to build an F-4G... not sure if I want to invest the $110+ for the Tamiya F-4E kit right now.... Could the F-4F be converted pretty easy to a G? Any ideas on what it would take to get F-4G out of an F-4F? Does this model have raised panel lines? And how is the part fits? Thanks, David

I don't plan on making it float. I was meaning from the water line up. Thanks for the link. I'll take a look at it. David

I'm thinking about scratch building an aircraft carrier (and build out the complete wings that would be seen on the deck) in a 1/72 or 1/144. I know the dimensions are ~9.5ft for a 1/144 and 15 ft for 1/72 carrier. If I do move forward with this project, I will likely build from the waterlineI'm thinking about doing this in a show piece fashion (a lot like a 300G fishtank). Problem I'm having initially is what materials should I be considering for the model? Weight is going to play a major issue, so I'm thinking I'll need to break it into multiple pieces. Has anyone attempted to create a sca

Thanks - I'll give that a try using metallic silver. Should this be a metalizer silver or does it matter? David

I tend to always have problems painting white for my US aircraft and weapons (wheel bays, landing gear, and weapons such as the nose of AIM-120s). Generally, I use my airbrush and then the paint to about 1:1 ratio (when using Mr. Color) which is the ratio I use for painting other colors. On some occassions, I do use either a spray or Testor acrylic white. What tends to happen is the paint puddles or thins in an area of the model. What I mean by this is the bottom tip of an AIM-120 will have a puddle while the top side has been thinned showing the underlying gray. If I stand the AIM-120 vertica

Could someone help me out with the color of the MiG-29 cockpit? I've seen what appears to be 2 different colors 1) gray and 2) Testor's Russian Interior Green. Anyone know what the normal color is for MiG-29 cockpits? Thanks, David

Two for me as well. I've been waiting patently for Tamiya to release a F-16D... but I don't have much faith in that happening. I've thought about trying to learn to cast resin to do it myself...but I think it's beyond my skill level. David

I was wondering if someone could run down quickly the external differences between the F-4D and F-4E. I'm particularly interested in whether or not there's a difference in the length of the nose section (from the wind screen to tip of nose cone). In some pictures, it appears that the F-4E is longer than the D but I'm not sure if this is caused by the photos. Thanks, David

I couldn't agree with you more Jason. This is what I want. F-16I conversion for 1/32 Tamiya F-16 kit. This is my choice of conversions sets that I want. David

I'm having a problem with my badger anthem 155 airbrush. The needle is sticking when I open pull back the trigger wide open. The back lever does not move back into the closed position. In fact, when wide open the needle will not retract at all wide open. This literally has just happened. I used the airbrush a week ago without any issues. I have thoroughly cleaned the airbrush and components. Do I need to lubricate the back lever that pushes the needle back (opening the spray)? I've never lubricated any parts on the airbrush as I've never read any documentation on the need to lubricated the par

I'm having a problem with my badger anthem 155 airbrush. The needle is sticking when I open pull back the trigger wide open. The back lever does not move back into the closed position. In fact, when wide open the needle will not retract at all wide open. This literally has just happened. I used the airbrush a week ago without any issues. I have thoroughly cleaned the airbrush and components. Do I need to lubricate the back lever that pushes the needle back (opening the spray)? I've never lubricated any parts on the airbrush as I've never read any documentation on the need to lubricated the par

My problem is I have the Tamiya F-4 C/D Phantom already purchased (Christmas gift) so I really don't want to buy a new kit to do the F-4G. I guess my options are 1) Build F-4 C/D now and wait on the F-4G or 2) Try to track down the CE kits and deal with the nose cone at that time.... Not sure what to do right now. Maybe I'll start work on the Trumpeter 1/32 MiG-29.... Where could one get a Revell F-4E kit, ebay? Thanks. David