Mercury

FineMolds is pretty on the ball for these new Eagle kits: the "J-MSIP" one does not have this exhaust, but the "Hot Scramble 1984" one does...

Yep, those flying surfaces were the first thing I noticed in photos of the finished kit. Kind of a disappointment...

Almost finished my "Beast"; Built it separate parts at a time - engines, props, wings and join all to complete. Yes, the undercarriage is the one thing I'm concerned about...get the metal set available?

Over on Airlinercafe, Sergey makes aftermarket engines that are very nice. Both Revell and Braz did not offer a suitable PW engine for my 1/144 767, but Sergey's are fantastic! Not sure about 767 GEs, but does make for 747-400, so don't see why not. druzdruz@yahoo.com to contact...

Excellent!! Have a 1/72 Hasegawa F-4E in the stash, just waiting! Maybe get one of those FineMold ones...??

This seems to be another evasive Italian jet(AMX the other; scale being 1/72) that you would figure Italeri would have produced by now...

Just to add - if building Hasegawa 1011, the engine exhausts are the earlier long type, so either have to make mods yourself, or see if there are still some Braz resin ones around. I see widget livery available in that scale frequently, the best IMO being from Liveries Unlimited. Their 727 kit is great, out of the box...pretty sure it was Flightpath decals I used

Be nice if this happens...I was just looking at my F-5Es(Italeri) on the shelf, and noticing how "out-of-date that mould is. My "A"s(Esci) look better...

Looks great! Why so long for a kit like this for such an important aircraft?

Wow! Hopefully we will see the Kinetic kit soon, and that it will be superior to the Anigrand; however I doubt the result will compare to this!

I've always wanted a model of the Nautilus...just never pursue it. The first shot I can imagine that high pitch sound as it's at ramming speed... Beautiful job!

The fit of the fuselage, regarding the pegs put inside - you may want to eliminate front ones as they dont allow tight closure if the halves near front. If in V/STOL mode, you will have to angle horizontal rails. The colours you'll have to play with too...in order to match the decals. I'll add that the exhaust is possible to be made to swivel, but care is involved when actually doing so. It's a plastic washer attaching it, so take off, swivel, then reattach. Overall though, it's a great kit. Put it beside an A version, and the differences pop out. Of note, the Academy kit of the A ve

New kit... If you're building, suggest reading the review above from Britmodeller site. I came across all the same things that builder did....

Finally...didn't they first mention this years ago?

Hmm...got the Roden 1/144 C-141B for Cdn$38 and the fantastic Revell 1/72 A400 for Cdn$81...'nuff said

Very tempting...but where to put finished model...

Joined the club. My bone has been sitting, waiting for something like this to come along...

Wow!! A detailed interior is planned for this kit? Won't see much for crew positions/members, but bomb and gear bays are welcomed.

Fantastic!! Plenty of MD-80s and another 747-400!!

They're simple to put together. Basic kits, early F-16s. Enough nice detail for 1/72. No problem using them if building a fleet. Can always get at cheap price!! I've tried some of the other manufacturers, but stick to Hasegawa. Only recently have been impressed with new Tamiya. BUT, the Hasegawas come with tanks and pylons/weapons(older, mind you)

Since we're rolling things out here: One thing about Veteran in Canada I don't understand is why the line is drawn for an NDI75("Record of Service" card) at 10 years. I qualify, but my wife served just over 7(as an officer) and does not! So, federally her service doesn't count? Provincial plates(Ontario) is three years, which she does have.

Hmmm...I'm off that weekend, so I might make plans...

Yep. The exchange rate and the stupidly high USPS rates have curtailed my on-line shopping

I'll join in on the "it's about time" club!! Will be great to put this alongside other 1/144 cargo aircraft. That list is growing. Now, what scheme to do it in...

Yep! Count me in! Gotta keep my RCAF "fleet" the same scale!!