Zactoman

Mirrors of this thread have gone viral on the dark-web. Volumes of discussions have erupted from the discussions here. It's a world-wide phenomenon...

Worth the wait... Really looking forward to seeing LOTS of pics of this finished and lit.

I saw the title from the main forum page and was going to recommend a good microscope: Can't really help you with weathering advice other than to say that Mstor's recommendations are sound. You can find a build article of that particular model here: http://hsfeatures.com/features04/mosquitobivfd_1.htm The article doesn't go into any detail other than mentioning that he used artists oil paints and chalk pastels. It does include a link to the builders website where you can see more pics. Welcome back to ARC and modeling!

It does look like the kit spine goes flat where you have the red line: That panel line should have a very slight curve: I'd consider this a minor flaw compared to some of the other issues. I will say this, the areas that don't have problems do look nice.

Regarding the ongoing debate... Niart has already pretty much nailed it here. Research and analysis can be a fun hobby in itself. I've learned a lot about the Tomcat both from other members doing their analysis and from doing my own analysis. My Tomcat photo reference library has gone from a couple hundred pics, mostly of intakes and fuel tank pylons, to well over a thousand pics covering all areas of the plane. In essence, I've learned about the Tomcat in part because of this conversation. That's a good thing isn't it? There are lots of members here tha

Sorry, my bad. I've been busy this past week and didn't realize that the pic posted on page 200 was the one that started all of this. I saw the pic and thought it was confirmation of the previous 200 pages. I then scrolled through and disregarded the pics of the partial fuselage comparisons because they don't show the totality of the problem which includes the bladder area and the exhaust fairing. The comparison pics also don't have the v-stabs in-place so it's hard to compare the ratios of the width of the area in question. Hold out hope! Perhaps they did re-tool it again.

Yes, the photos are at different angles but the proportions are pretty clear. Note the distances from the v-stab intersection to the (corner) edge of the fuselage at various points. Note how wide the kit is at the small oval shaped vent. HTH

Are you attacking the modelers that have pointed out inaccuracies of the kit, modelers that are frustrated with the pre-order and delay situation or the modelers who are just having a little fun? This is a modeling discussion forum where we discuss plastic models. Generally the discussions are straight forward, but in some cases, such as this, the conversation may stray. Do you really think that after 4 years that the conversation would stay on-point? If you're not interested, don't participate. If you do participate, don't insult the other participants... Here's a bunny

I've been doing it for years. Most of my correction sets (or planned sets) were considered in advance based solely on pics of kits (sometimes small, poor quality pics), before they were released and before I had the kit in-hand. I can't recall once that a kit was determined to be wrong and then ended up being correct once the plastic was released.

The photo is taken at an angle, not directly down the centerline. See my post here for an explanation as to why it appears that way: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/285277-amk-148-f-14/&do=findComment&comment=2949760 It does look like a nice kit with lots of nice details and features and you are right in that it will likely sell well. It is not however the most accurate Tomcat kit evar and many people who have followed the saga are probably not very happy with AMK. I think that many people who are aware of the kit issues would opt for

Close-up comparisons for detail and accuracy are welcome... https://zactomodels.com/

Thanks for the nice comments! Taking a suggestion from the pallet thread in the "LSP Discussion" forum, I'm now shipping these in padded envelopes (bubble lined) and have slashed the S&H cost. International S&H reduced from $14.75 to $7.50 (Canadians can e-mail me for an additional $0.75 discount). U.S. rate reduced from $4.10 to $1.75. Combined shipping (of pallets only) is possible using these padded envelopes. I can fit up to 6 sets and S&H only goes up slightly.

This picture might help if you are doing the profile showing the right side of the plane. Note that the white 113 under the canopy was painted over. Edit: The web addresses to the links you provided are messed up. Here are the correct links: https://tangosix.rs/2017/29/09/vitez-naseg-neba-30-godina-mig-29-u-naoruzanju-rv-pvo/ https://www.facebook.com/romensky.anton I don't do Facebook but I used Google and found some of your profile art. Very nice!

I'm not convinced that the bottom is a different color. Looking at this pic it almost appears that they masked the lower portion, touched up the dark blue and got a little overspray on the gray. Note how it only appears to be towards the rear and not forward of the rectangular panel. Again, here on Red 78: I'm thinking the standard three tone scheme is standard.

Now available from https://zactomodels.com/ Designed to fit the Trumpeter 1/32 F-14 kits. Though these parts look very similar to the kits parts, if you look carefully, there is a difference: Rather than replace the whole pallet, which would be expensive, I decided to just replace the most offensive part. While the detail Trumpeter provides on the rear portion isn't the most accurate , it does look good with paint and a wash and not that difficult for the modeler to improve if so desired. Again, you have to really look close...

You have to wait until after September 20th regardless of what page we're on. The future (and the past) depends on it! 👽

1.5 million strong!!! It only takes one of us to get through to them aliens and make it happen.

Them Area 51 aliens can manipulate time. If our raid is successful, Christmas 2017.

My first impression (wheels aside) is that it looks impressive, especially for a 1/72 kit. The panel lines and surface detail looks nicer than some 1/48 offerings. Will be interesting to see it built up. The spine termination and bulges above the wing pivots look a bit too pronounced, but the lighting on the plastic seems to highlight and possibly exaggerate these areas. I think they might look fine under a coat of paint. AIM-9 look pretty good for 1/72, though the connector ring at the front of the fuse is overdone. I would have preferred having 2 of the front fins separate

Very impressive build of a difficult scheme. The minor flaws you point out in your article are minor. I barley noticed before reading it and dismissed them due to the difficulty of the scheme. If I had a critique it might be this. I think it could have been even brighter! But it does look great as-is.

I'm still curious to see a clear picture (without glare) of the windscreen showing the framing and how the front corner panes look. After the Trumpeter/HB releases I'm also curious to see the Phoenix pallets and how the front section looks, especially mounted on the fuselage.

I like turtles.

Will this just be a rebox of the AMK sprues with new decals or will it also include photo-etch details and resin correction parts?