Deino

The new images of the Tomcat are out at AMK's Facebook site ... and IMO they look good.

By the way has anyone seen the J-20 LRIP variant in 1/72 built??

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Very nice ... but if I'm not mistaken, the PLAAF now uses a new helmet for the J-11B, J-15 and Su-35.

As far as I know they are only armed with Russian AAMs.... Yes, the PL-12 is not able to be carried on the wt-stations on any J-11 (AFAIK).

New images ...

Simply stunning ... and now PLEASE a roll-out!?

New images of the PLAAF Su-35s.

These are two images I know ... the first one for sure, the second one said to be a simulator.

Hmmm ... IMO they are not 1/18 or 1/32 but "200mm" ! Or am I wrong?

Thaihang is the name of the Chinese WS-10

Thanks for the update ... by the way it seems as if the PLAAF just received another batch of 5 this morning. Altogether 14 are delivered so far.

Could it be that You are just a troll ?? If the Su-33 is a good kit, why should the J-15 be not a good one too esp. if it includes (nearly) all changes? Or do You simply don't like the J-15 so You don't like a kit of it. Otherwise please explain why this kit should not be worth the price if one wants to build a J-15?

PS: The only J-15 spotted with Thaihang was no. 554

As far as I know they are correct, since all J-15s so far use the AL-31F

That's for sure, esp. the latest YJ-83K would be a nice addition. Otherwise the WS-10 was so far only tested on one prototype, the serial aircraft all use the AL-31F ... but overall it still does not make this kit "not recommend".

????? The Kinetic Su-33 is - at least from what I read - not known as a "not recommend" or low quality kit... so what's Your point? Personnel opinion?

Good point ... and I don't know it?

But You have to differ between J-15 for Naval Aviation and J-16 for the Air Force. The J-16 was never "their version of the E/A-18G"; only the J-16D is. Since the J-15 is and was always a single seater the PLANAF needed a trainer = J-15T, which could also be a striker similar to the AF J-16. The PLAAF never needed a trainer since the J-16 is and was ever a twin-seater but both developed into similar roles esp. with the D-variant. So in the end, the PLANAF will get (eventually) the J-15 as a twin-seater as a combined variant for both the striker and EW-role, whereas

As far as I know it was once planned as a trainer and maybe striker ... but latest rumours say it has been merged with the J-15D EW-variant as a multirole type similar to F/A-18F & EA-18G and the trainer role will be filled by another type.

Come on ... the wrong cockpit might be an issue but not that bad and what has the "centremolding line" with "not recommend" if the Su-33 has the same issue due to the Omega-shape or is in Your opinion the Su-33 from Kinitec also "not recommend"?? IMO some sort of heavy nit-picking. Deino

Hmmm ... however they are depicting the alleged EW-variant J-15D including the YJ-12 AShMs which is way too small in that CG and overall I don't rate this artist very much reliable. Anyway ... https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7ed64vzoz7egw01/AADpKGEihvN3ayyHYjFgOsHua?dl=0 ... hope it helps.

... including one painted.

There are indeed not many J-15S-images out ...

I saw the kit last Weekend at Telford, pretty nice indeed but unfortunately I did not tale pictures of the spruces https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/j-15-carrier-multirole-fighter-thread.t6768/page-229#post-481745