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  1. 1 hour ago, Breaddy-Stack said:

    Another option I'd recommend is Kasl Hobby's offering of the NACES seats. They have the correct canopy breakers for a two seat Hornet. If you look at the Tomcat's seats theirs are a bit taller.

    I have a set of these for my F/A-18F. They look very good.

  2. On 3/8/2021 at 4:42 AM, Dave Roof said:

     

    This right here is one of the biggest problems hurting small one man operations, especially those just starting out like Arnaud. Does it ever occur to some that 'waiting' for the 'next' release is sometimes the reason the next release never happens?

     

    If he is producing something you like, get it now! That way he can build his capital and invest in more materials and continue to grow. 

    Dave's got a good point here. As soon as something pops up I want, I try to get it ASAP. BTW, thanks for getting the F-4B Phantom II Fin Cap with AN/APR-25 RHAW Antenna (TAM kit) delivered so fast.

  3. 3 hours ago, Darren Roberts said:

     

    I think they're the best looking. They are the old Verlinden seats. I got permission to cast them (like when a model company repops another's kit). I knew there were other aftermarket seats, but they just didn't capture the look of the GRU-7 like the Verlinden seats do. Make sure to post pictures when you're done!

    It’s cool that they don’t have the “tuck and roll” seat cushions.

  4. 18 hours ago, Mstor said:

     

    Yea, we had to use what we could find. Not like today with all the resin, PE and brass sets to replace just about every little detail. I remember when the Waldron placards and instruments where the top of the line for cockpits. Used them on a Hasegawa 1/32 F-16A. Looked pretty good for back then. Those placards where actually more accurate than a lot of the PE we have today. Of course, you had to drill hoes and use stretched sprue to make all the little switches. Not for the faint of heart.

    Back in the mid 80s, I tried doing the Waldron placards on a 1/32 Tamiya F-14A. I got totally frustrated and gave up. Shelf of doom time. I never did finish that kit.

  5. 3 minutes ago, Mstor said:

     

    I believe that was a different time, quite a while ago. Francios would sometimes make up details on models just to make an area "look" busy and detailed. Standards are higher now. Many of us expect our kits to be highly detailed and accurate. If details are missing or inadequate we will often supplement them with aftermarket details.

    Shep Paine called it "gizmology". And, back then we didn't know any better. Funny thing is Shep Paine sure had a lot models and dioramas on display in museums.

    I remember guys using model railroad chain hooks for canopy latches. 

  6. I'll always remember a Francios Verlinden quote about model building. To paraphrase, "If you are building an F-104, and it looks like an F-104, and it doesn't look like a vacuum cleaner, you have succeeded."

     

     

  7. I ordered the Steel Beach F-14B Conversion Set from the The 48ers back in December. I had a good email exchange with Ilias. He tracked down the package about a week ago. It was stuck in ICS for a few weeks. Well the package finally arrived. It looks like someone punted it around the building. The resin set was fine because Ilias and his crew had done a great job of packing it. And, yes I'll be ordering from The 48ers again.

     

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