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17 minutes ago, KursadA said:
I will take a look at it. There were a number of prepackaged Pave Tacks so I might have shipped it separately. This is probably not the right place to sort it out though - could you please send me an email?
OK, got it, email sent.
Edit: Forgot to mention the Pave Tack set arrived in perfect shape with no breakages. The packaging was bulletproof.
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On 3/1/2025 at 4:11 AM, KursadA said:
I am still shipping them - please be patient, it will take a while.
It looks like I counted the inventory incorrectly and I have about 15 or so available. I will re-enable the order link today.
Question about combined shipping. I placed three separate orders for three different update sets (one Pave Tack pod, two standard F-16 upgrade sets, and two WAR HUD upgrade sets) I got ship notifications for all three resin orders w/ one tracking number. One package arrived with just the Pave Tack pod set in it, so it looks like maybe the F-16 sets got missed?
Or are you shipping everything separately?
I also got a ship notification and tracking number for the decals I ordered. I'm assuming the F-16 sets won't be packaged with the decals.
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On 1/28/2025 at 12:48 AM, C5flyer62 said:
I’m having the same issue. Ordered a product from him on January 9 2025 didn’t hear from him until January 15 saying it was gonna be mailed on the 16th since then crickets so have I’ve been had or what cause I can’t get a hold of this guy.
Tom
Did you ever receive your order?
Mike finally responded to me on 1/29, telling me he had issues with being evacuated for the wild fires. That sucks, no problem. Paypal had returned the payment by that point, but he had already packed the order. He directed me to re-submit the order using the regular CC payment option. I didn't really think anything of it since he came through on my last order. After re-submitting the order, crickets for another week or two.
I had to ping him a couple times before he finally responded with a tracking number on 2/13, saying it would be picked up the next day. It's now been two weeks and the tracking still shows waiting for drop off. Also worth noting the tracking number was created on Dec 27th.
I sent yet another email on 2/22 asking what's going on with the tracking not showing it moving through the USPS system yet.....again crickets.
So in summary, he packed my original order quickly within two days of the original order in December, purchased a label for it, but for whatever reason, he hasn't managed to not get it dropped off at the post office for two months.
Absolutely terrible service. This was a large order, around $156. I'm giving him until Monday 3/3 to respond, then I'm going to dispute the charge with my CC company.
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I use Mr Hobby GX clear coats. Thin with self leveling thinner. Flows out great, super glossy finish that is much tougher than Aqua Gloss.
If any of the base colors are Alcad high shine, I clear those with either aqua gloss or model master acryl clear gloss. I bought a huge stock pile of acryl clear gloss, so I'm set for life at this point.
Also worth noting, MRP acrylic lacquers can stain from weathering oils if not clear coated. I tried weathering without a clear coat with their paint and it nearly ended badly. Also, their clear finishes are nice, but artist oils will stain them as well.
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8 hours ago, KursadA said:
A couple photos of the WARHUD part - it is the same set as 503 with the BLOS tail, but with a block 40/42 front panel and now HUD glass:
That WAR HUD frame looks great. I would love to see this and the non-WAR HUD IP released in the legacy non-CDU config. I have dozens of older schemes that I'd love to build with such a nice 3D printed part.
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6 hours ago, C5flyer62 said:
I’m having the same issue. Ordered a product from him on January 9 2025 didn’t hear from him until January 15 saying it was gonna be mailed on the 16th since then crickets so have I’ve been had or what cause I can’t get a hold of this guy.
Tom
I eventually received my order from back in October, and then placed another order in late Dec. Several emails requesting a status and still nothing.
His products are actually really good, which is why I decided to order more. But at this point, it might be safer to buy from one of his distributers like the48ers.com.
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On 1/24/2025 at 8:57 AM, KursadA said:
The F-16 update set (and the new variant with WARHUD for Block 40/42) is back in stock and I will enable orders pretty soon. Like the last time, I only have 100 of each and will not have any more in the next couple of months - get ready to order yours to get your Tamiya F-16C up to the current USAF standard.
Any update on when the links will be enabled?
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1 hour ago, Dutch said:
And ordered! I also asked Arnaud if he can scale the nose probe down to 1/72 scale. He replied that it may be difficult due to the thinness of the plastic. We will see.
K/r,.Dutch
Even in 1/48, the details on the probe are very tiny. I'm going to use mine on a streak eagle build and that probe will be prepped and painted after the rest of the kit is already finished and on the shelf.
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On 1/10/2025 at 5:59 AM, Curt B said:
While I can’t speak on the subject of accuracy to reality, your experience with your Academy A-10 is completely different than mine. Perhaps Academy’s moldings are degrading, but I encountered none of the issues that you had; mine went together almost perfectly. I have both of the GWH A-10A and 10C kits also, but haven’t built them yet. I hope the builds go as easily as my Academy build went.
It's possible I got a bad kit. I had issues with the Kinetic Gold F-16C retooled kit and there were definitely manufacturing problems with my copy (confirmed by the owner on this forum).
While there were across the board fit issues I encountered with the Academy kit, the major issues were the joints between the fuselage sections. The slide molded aft fuselage was far to narrow to match up to the nose section. There's a bulkhead piece used to join the two, and it fit fine into the tail but the nose halves were to wide. To solve this issue, I removed material from the top joint just behind the cockpit. I also had to remove material from the bottom nose panel to get the bottom edges to align with the tail section. A similar issue occurred with the slide molded nose cone. I opted to reshape the outside surface of the cockpit section to blend into the nose cone. Even though I didn't change the geometry of the windscreen joints to the cockpit section, it's still too wide and will need to be blended into the sides.
Everyone is going to have a different standard as to what makes a good fitting kit. I think this kit was overengineered with too much slide molding. It reminds me of the AMK F-14D kit. It looks good sitting in the box, but the over-engineered design makes assembly difficult. It's also worth noting that all of the slide molded parts on my kit had really pronounced steps where the mold sections came together. This made the clean-up process very tedious in the areas around the rivet details.
I haven't built my GWH A-10 kits yet, but their sectioned approach seems like it would avoid some of these issues with the slide molding steps.
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10 hours ago, Alternative 4 said:
At twice the price of the Academy kit the GWH kit better be accurate, fit well and have amazing decails
The Academy kit is none of those things, so yes the GWH kit is worth it.
There's no amount of aftermarket upgrades that can fix all the issues the Academy kit has. Academy clearly rushed this kit out the door to beat GWH to market.
The worst part of the Academy kit is the fit. The vast majority of the major fuselage assembly requires extensive fitment tweaking to achieve even a mediocre fit. The entire forward fuselage fit was off. It's too wide on the aft joint with the slide molded rear fuselage by ~0.5mm. Even the engine pod fit to the aft slide molded fuselage part was off and required carving away plastic to get it to set right. The forward nose components and nose gear bay also require heavy fitment work to avoid steps in the joints.
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5 hours ago, Planegeek said:
Thanks, the Kinetic kit was on sale, and comes with some nice decals for reserve jets. I was just going to try to use decals I already had for TJ jets I worked. I was also at Hahn which did have Block 25s, but the only decals for those I've seen are inaccurate. But the 80s are getting a little hazy in spots...
I ordered a Fab intake and we'll see how it fits.
That aftermarket intake is only the duct, you still need the outer parts of the big mouth intake from the Kinetic big mouth kit.
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On 12/29/2024 at 10:48 AM, kozlok said:
Let us know when the preorder goes live. I am NOT missing out on the Early Years F-15.
Does anyone know of an aftermarket nose probe for the prototypes/Streak Eagle?
Bam Models makes an early F-15A conversion that includes the probe:
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20 minutes ago, Da SWO said:
Can you post a link for the CAT4 conversion set?
I snagged mine from here, but it's OOS: https://the48ers.com/av-8b-super-harrier-early-conversion-set.html
In stock at Plastic Models Store: https://plastic-models-store.com/cat4-r48034-148-mcdonnel-av-8b-super-harrier-early-conversion-resin-set
Great service from both of these sellers.
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On 10/3/2024 at 4:46 PM, kernsc said:
Hasegawa just re-released the "night attack" kit a month or two back, so should be easier to get the plastic you need going forward. I almost bought one when they were first available again in Japan but I figured by the time I built it there would be a better new-tool version available.
The night attack version doesn't include the early LEX or the non-night attack nose. I will probably end up buying the CAT4 conversion set, which can be used to convert any of the USMC versions of the kit.
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I picked up a Hasegawa AH-64E kit recently and it didn't include AH-64E decals. I'm looking for either the Caracal 48170 set (full or partial) or the original kit decals from Hasegawa kit #07414.
Shoot me a PM if you have either of these available for sale.
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Based on this thread, I went ahead and ordered direct from SH for the first time on 9/21. They have some really good looking items, especially their GWH A-10 upgrades.
No order confirmation email from them. PayPal sent a payment notification email. When I checked PayPal, it is showing the payment hadn't been accepted yet and the recipient doesn't have a PayPal account.
10 days later, still the same status. I used their chatbot and it does show an order for me in process (based on the invoice # from PayPal). I sent a message via their chatbot to get a status on my PayPal payment and to just confirm their webstore is actually up and running correctly.
10 days isn't something I normally would worry about, but the PayPal payment still being pending is a little odd.
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Bump....still looking for this kit.
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Any updates on the Hasegawa legacy hornet flap sets?
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PM sent on the AH-64E package
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Looking for this kit and any aftermarket items that you might have. PM me if you have one for sale or trade.
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13 hours ago, CF104 said:
Hi All,
Per the subject title, is Resin2Detail still in business? Their website has a 2020 copyright on it and the search/filter functions are a bit lacking. Looks like they have some interesting items but don’t want to waste my time scrolling through pages if they’re not in business.
Cheers,John
They are still in business and their website is still used for sales. I see they actually have posted a few new releases since I last purchased from them in late 2023.
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According to this article, they have ceased operations:
https://www.cgchannel.com/2024/07/3d-printing-firm-shapeways-files-for-bankruptcy/
I wouldn't risk a dime on trying to put in an order now.
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3 hours ago, utley said:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=405057734126&rt=nc&_ssn=2wdcoz&LH_PrefLoc=2
try that and see if it works
its an option on the left side of the screen for filtering results.
Thanks for the link! I just ordered a couple of their sets.
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This kit seems to continue to elude me. PM me if you have one to sell or trade.