Don Jamieson
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17 hours ago, shion said:
3 posts on the forum, 3 on this very topic and already this kind of rhetoric.
This really is a toxic little place full of legends in their own lunch time. I thought I would say a few things based on my experience. Tell you what. I will get on and build things and f you can continue to bicker like old women and vanish up your own arse. Pathetic. GOODBYE and good ridence.
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On 1/31/2020 at 6:47 AM, Darren Roberts said:
You completely missed the point. I'm not trying to say the AMK kit doesn't have issues. I'm countering your point that it's horrible. I built the AMK kit and I didn't have near the issue with the front fuselage to rear fuselage mating area. What does that say? Does that say I'm a better builder than the ones you are referencing? Or maybe I got lucky? I'm not sure why you keep hounding on this and referencing other builders. I don't know them from Adam. They are probably very proficient builders. But that doesn't mean they are the end-all, be-all of modeling. Their's is not the final say. My whole point is that he had issues, but if he were to build it a couple more times, he would find ways to mitigate and overcome the issues. That's where experience of the build comes in. That was my point.
I noted that issue and put a section of sprue to stretch out the fuselage. There is now a tiny join line but the surfaces are level.
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On 1/26/2020 at 8:30 AM, Darren Roberts said:
I've found something on the AMK kit that I don't think has been mentioned. I'm about to put on the spine antennas. They call out the same part (O 10) for both the front and rear placement. That's incorrect. The tall TACAN antenna is just behind the canopy and the original, smaller one is behind the GPS dome. They only give you the tall TACAN. Then, when I found the parts on the sprue, they were bullet shaped. I don't know if they were short shots or not. Can anyone with the kit check their's and see what those parts look like. And no, this still doesn't change my mind to being that the AMK kit is horrible! 😂
No, They are both the same size. I am thinking to make my own and replace it
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From Gulf one to other detachments over the years. Pacific coast carriers such as Independence.
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7 minutes ago, GW8345 said:
What jumped out at me was the "43" years in the Navy, I haven't heard of anyone doing that much time in the Navy for 25+ years.
I joined the Royal Australian Navy as a Junior Recruit on the 11 October 1973 (15 years and 10 months of age)and transferred to Reserves as a Lieutenant Commander after 43 years 131 days on the 10 April 2017 .
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9 minutes ago, Tapchan said:
I'll wait for F-14B. Let's see if it will be badass or bad arse again.
Do try and build something in between. It may be a long wait.
10 minutes ago, Tapchan said:I'll wait for F-14B. Let's see if it will be badass or bad arse again.
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3 hours ago, joscasle said:
well, not even the decals then!!!😤 😡
No problems with my decals. They have gone on fine and snuggled down well with a little bit of softener here and there.The register is slightly off on some of the stencils but unless you have some bystander get to within dangerously too close "back off, distance" "I am going to hit you" they are fine People tend to develop a bias in some things. I used to swear by Tamiya for every category of model (I mainly build armor and F1 cars) but other companies have come and produced far superior detailed and accurate models. Then we have another category of modeler who spends most of their time picking something to pieces and never actually building let alone completing something. The Tamiya Tomcat is accurate. I have seen Tomcats up close and have an extensive photo album. I am ex Navy 43 years. Tamiya is "shake and bake" but the detail IS simplified in some areas.Decals for the seat belts "COME ON" really? Swing wing mechanism. I don`t intend to play with it so the position I choose is fine by me to stay with.In a nut shell. If you want the easy way out,buy Tamiya. If you want a challenge and not obsessed to the point of lunacy,build the AMK.
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You know what. I have bought two of these kits. Yes the instructions are confusing at times.There is an error around the air bag and the flight refueling area is off and it is not shake and bake like Tamiya so you need to be careful and think your build out but,if you compare the detail of such things as the wheel wells and other options offered it wins hands down. I will eventually build a Tamiya version but I am yet to see a perfect kit and I have built all manner and types over 50 years. For those procrastinating over buying this kit, don`t. You will be happy you did.
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On 9/9/2019 at 3:44 AM, Darren Roberts said:
Wow! I go away for a weekend and come back to a billion more pages added to the thread! Okay, that's a bit of hyperbole. 😊 But I'm amazed that we've gone on so many rabbit trails. There's bickering (more than usual) and changing the discussion to other manufacturers back to bickering. It's hard to wrap my head around it all! However, there are some good pictures that have been posted. Let's see if I can summarize the last couple pages of the thread.
The area in question is the rear fuselage outside of the tails containing the horizontal stabs. From measurements, it appears that area is no wider than the Tamiya kit. What does appear in error is the slope of that area, causing a "twist" in the wing bladder, which may be the reason everything looked off to some people. From people building it, the fit seems to be very good. I won't touch on the panel lines, because that is a personal preference and really can't be resolved. So, the bottom line seems to be:
If your focus is on ease of build and relative accuracy, this will be a great kit to buy. If your focus is on exact accuracy, you will probably want to pass on this kit. If your focus is on detail, it seems to be pretty good, so you might want to pick up the kit. If you just want another Tomcat to add to your collection that's from a different manufacturer, you'll want to pick up this kit. If you're just curious to see how it looks in real life after 226 pages of back and forth discussion with some bomb-throwing and personal attacks tossed in, you'll want to pick up the kit. Did I miss anything? Is it time to move on yet? Has it all been hashed out, or are there other areas that need discussion? For what it's worth, yes the rear area looks to be off, but I'll still be buying one. Of course, I've also bought the old Revell, Fujimi, and Italeri kits as well as building over 80 Monogram kits, so you might want to take my views with a grain of salt. 😂
AMK 1/48 F-14!!!
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Still crapping on about this FFS!