VADM Fangschleister

Okay, Received the kit yesterday in the post. Was packed (from China) in 1/2" styrofoam, wrapped in packing tape. Arrived completely unscathed after its multi-thousand mile journey. No shrinkwrap on the box but no damage to the box at all. Not quite filled to the top with plastic but that's of no problem to me. The parts, though. Absolutely exquisite molding and I completely retract and humbly bow my head for my sin of supposed "missing" rivet detail on the aft fuselage and tail surfaces. They are simply so well-executed that they really get the job done.

Those are gorgeous, Mr K. I plan on acquiring a set but the facebook link did not work for me, but it's probably something I did. Will keep trying.

Well...it shouldn't be all that hard as there aren't any real shape issues. I loved working on those jets and the job was pretty easy and the hours were fine. Occasional weekend duty....sometimes washrack...sometimes phase barn. No biggie. What was a 22 year old going to do with his time? I went to night school, got my PPL, took care of my little white 924 and enjoyed the deserts of the Pima area. Took a trip to Mt Lemmon, rode the bus for the boneyard several times and got lots of model ideas...went to Craig's Hobbies and Tucson Hobby Shop a lot and also to the Dumas model shop on o

I did not see the rivets, though i watched the video to the point where I missed them. I am pleased to say I was totally blind. Honestly...I did watch the video but I don't see so good anymore. I just ordered the kit and should get it by May of next year, according to eBay. However, and this may be sacrilege, I will back-date it to an early jet because that's what I worked at DM in the early to mid 80's

Seems nobody has chosen to mold the rivets on the aft portion of the airframe anymore. Otherwise, very nice kit.

Very nice job, Scott! They offered up kits of things that others did not. I guess at the end of the day, I just wish I could get my grubby little mitts on a couple of the ones I wanted. Perhaps, after that, maybe I don't care what happens. However, and also, any new kitmaker is welcome in my world and the "best in the business" Tamiya, etc., keep upping their game. Z-M has certainly done some nice stuff and I guess I'll wait forever for Trumpeter's 1/32 F-106 but that's ok too. Meanwhile, 3D printing is becoming quite a thing. It may be the eventual replacement of the wh

Junk is a relative term. The F9F-8 Cougar was a gem and it's getting $180-$220 on theBay I also thought the 1/32 F-5F was pretty well done. By the time I found the money to get either, KH had shut down.

Seems it's the end-user who always suffers. But....after all, I guess it's just a hobby. To them, of course, it's a business and has to generate revenue and the revenues have to exceed costs. In many cases, it's just that simple. But to intentionally alter a mold or method-of-production is (possibly) a "cardinal sin". I remember some other things that went like that but not with model kits. Like when Hot Wheels went to the "fast wheels" bit and the cast metal cars looked more like toys than collectible miniatures. But still, they found a bigger audience in the eight-and-under set and m

...were bought by Trumpeter as well as the Panda line, their ground equipment stuff. There were a few posts, one by "Rumormonger" himself and to this day....I'm making like Yukon Cornelius.....(Nuthin'!) So I assume that Trumpeter, being very close-mouthed about their business....but does anyone know the deal here? Would be very worthwhile to know as I had a few items on the "must have list for stashability purposes and stuffing the closet with more things I will never build. But you know... Anyone have any intel?

I have learned some things about making my own decals. On any surfaces but white, colors are tough. However, laying down many of the same decal, printed on clear film and sprayed with clear before using, gives satisfactory results on grays. Yes, they can get thick. The other option i printing on white decal paper, trimming closely to the shape as possible before applying. Very thin results there but not always practical. The last thing is investing in a laser-printer which may, or may not give you a good solid colorfast image that doesn't disappear when applied. You proba

Will this help? eBay listing for 1/48 Osan AB decals

Actually, if you can find it, there was an old Comet brand kit of the dash 80. It came out in about 1956 or so and was a landmark injection-molded kit. I have two of them with the intention of making the prototype aircraft. What makes it "special", if that's the right word, is that it has the rounded nose, the oval windows and is approximately 1/144 though the Scalemates website says 1:300 scale. I scaled it out years ago but lost that information to the winds-of-time. it's about 10 or 11" long though. It has some raised detail on the fuselage for the days when we would actually paint th

Hey Scott! I'm halfway between Columbia and Sumter. I have been tinkering with Fusion 360 and noted over at LSP other people are getting into it as well. Maybe it's an exciting time to be alive, I dunno. Lately I've been busy with other things though and the whole effort will be in fits & starts like most things I do. Many have offered where to find the best tutorials and I've watched some and understood so at least I'm not a poor student. I've been away from the laptop but I will say that make sure you have the computing power to handle the program. Our n

I don't really know. Lots of ideas were being floated back then. In fact, the story of the actual moon program is filled with fascinating tales. For a bit of fun, rent or own the DVD "Moon Machines" and you'll get some in-depth discussion of some of the problems and challenges they faced in the program. Nothing really pre-Apollo though. We were filled with optimism back then. Space stations, missions to Mar, moon-bases, much more. It was amazing.

Here's a photo I found online of the filming miniature. The door is quite pronounced. The studio model for the Orion III was reported to be about 36" (Bizony's "Filming the Future" and Agel's "The Making of Kubrick's 2001"). Fred Ordway wrote, in his "2001" article for "Spaceflight", that the Orion was designed to have drop-tanks (semi-SSTO) and burn conventional cryogenic fuel. In one of the concept sketches by Lange, the aft end broke away as a booster (see Bizony).

Quite possible they studied photos of the filming model. It does look out-of-scale but "accurate" in the sense of what was on the filming model. Either way, someone will gripe that it is a problem. If it's in-scale then someone will say it doesn't match the movie. If you match the filming miniature, which I'm guessing but was likely five or six feet long, someone will say, "What a hokey lookin' door". In the end, make it the way that pleases you and that's all that matters. I'm not criticizing your observation at all. A lot of people have critiqued the way the Starship Ent

Okay, so the printer is enroute to my humble home but as was advised to me, my ancient laptop is definitely not up to the task of rendering 3D objects. That is, using AutoCAD or similar programs. So I researched it some and found that new laptops that are quite powerful and recommended for the job are way out of my price range. They can go as high as 30 to 50 thousand dollars and that clearly is way more than what I want or need. I found a very helpful website that 'splained the minimum of what I'd need and it came down to: Processor: 2.5GHz (3+ GHz recommende

Just one: Closed P&W nozzle in 1/32 for the F-16

Not buying print plans. Will have to draw everything from scratch

Heh...."Rusty Fang" 1/48 bizjets? I nave no idea what you're talking about... CAD scares me but I hope by this time in a year, I will have become something of an expert. I hope....

Truly Iain is devoted to plastic aircraft and his many postings exude a passion for helping others while pushing the envelope of modeling. I admire what he's done and look forward to his next foray into whatever adventure he's undertaken. Kind of like watching Indiana Jones but with plastic...and without the Nazis....and the snakes....and the chicks. Okay...so it's nothing like Indiana Jones but it's still very attention-grabbing.

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Thanks to Iain's inspirational posts with his 737 both here and on LSP, and many years with my mind nagging at me, and...the projects I want to do that no one will ever mold in kit-form, I have purchased a Crealty 5 Pro. The price has come down to something relatively "affordable" and I plan to learn the skills needed to create the necessary bits over time to design, print and assemble some nifty things. I already have good spatial skills and have carved and fabricated many things from scratch. Not to the clunky level of the TLAR (That Looks About Right) qualities but to a very