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  1. That is still on the list - might be Fall, maybe January :(

    Oh, that's fine. Your investment in this would be larger than mine, so I'm already grateful that you guys have agreed to do the sheet in the first place. I'm still working on my KC-135 and I got sidetracked with another project (haha, like that doesn't happen to modelers) so I was going to see if I needed to hurry up and get back to it. I think I'll work on getting it to the decal point and stop there until the decal is out then.

    Thanks!!!!

  2. Has there been any thought to an iOS/Android/Windows Mobile port? Something that can be put on a database to be accessible on a smartphone would be nice feature, since that would come in really handy when at a the local hobby store or a show.

  3. They were shipped to me a few days ago-I'm still waiting. I will post photos and enable the preorder link as soon as I receive them.

    SWEET!!! I freaking can't wait.

    By the way, is that green/blue scheme representative of North Korean MiG-29s, or was it just that one, or does nobody really know? I seem to recall that the green/gray scheme was applied too.

  4. I remember a couple of years back when WI's were treated like the lepers of the modeling community. If anything it runs the gamut from crazy, humorous stuff like Alvis', to some neat marking schemes like the ones from Keith Diamond. There's a guy on whatifmodelers.com who specializes in WI Spitfires, but you'd never know from looking at them - he does all the various paper sub-variants.

    I like the whole approach of "what if so-and-so-country bought so-and-so aircraft?" like the RAF B-1 I'm doing. I'm working on figuring out how to graft 4 Bristol Pegasus engines from the Airfix Concorde on the narrower space on the B-1. In the meantime I'll be writing a backstory.

    One of the things I will never understand is how some modelers get into a huff about WI, going off on how it's of waste of time, etc. It's a hobby, after all. Most importantly, it's your own hobby and it's what you choose to do with it. I understand how some folks would ask something on a forum like "how would AIM-120s hang off an F-14?" as these guys want it look right. Check out whatifmodelers.com by the way, the folks there are very enthused about stuff like that (disclaimer - I help run the site). Also check out beyondthesprues.com,

    Now if anything, being unshackled from reality and history makes for some really creative stuff. WI's can give you a pretty good idea of the modeler's personality, creativity, or sense of humor. I still build the regular, "real world" stuff but I totally enjoy WI and the flexibility and creative freedom it gives me.

  5. This is one of the ideas that I am entertaining. At any rate, now I don't think I will get around to releasing this before late Fall; so I will have some time to refine the design.

    Wouldn't this allow the builder to do that teal primer scheme?

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