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Yes, their sprues were quite thick. If IRC the Cougs were their second and third 1/48 kits released after their F-94 Starfire. I recall having a conversation with the then Kitty Hawk rep at the Orlando Nationals in 2012. The Starfire was their only kit out then. He told me they were going to release two USN 50's jet kits. I asked if one was going to be a Tiger and he said no. I was disappointed but glad they didn't in retrospect. I think their kits have improved quite a bit since. The Coug sprues are very thick but I think the kits are fairly accurate if somewhat overly complex. However in the

Does Kitty Hawk even have a domestic distributor here in the US? I would imagine that since the kit was just released last month in China any kits coming into the US aside from the individuals that ordered from a vendor in China, would be on a container ship driving slowly across the Pacific. Add to that sitting at the docks before being unloaded from their container then for who knows how long before customs gets to them to release them. It could be another month or two before someone like Sprue Bothers gets them in stock in any quantity.

I have a doner Panther so I will use that part. I personally really like their Cougars. They are not perfect but they are pretty much correct overall. I may be an outlier but I even like their Banshee. The Michael Rieth correction set pretty much takes care of the most glaring issues with the kit being the intakes.

The one real issue with the Cougar is the nose gear strut. The oleo is too short. An easy fix or use a strut from the Monogram F9F Panther.

Look at Zoukei Mura, their Phantom is beautiful save for one mistake. They even had actual airframes to examine locally in country and still made a rather large mistake. The rest of the kit is amazing. How can you explain that? I'm sure they went over and over their plans before cutting metal. As they say, poo happens.

Photos can be pretty much self explanatory in and if themselves. Interpretation and translation of material other than photos can be difficult to understand correctly from the fact that there may not be an exact word or words in chinese that corresponds with ones from english. I'm sure you've seen this when other languages have tried to convert english into a native tongue. The meaning and understanding can be imprecise.

Aside from the firewall the Chinese government imposes on their people, there is I would imagine, a huge cultural difference in understanding and interpreting things from the west, even if there are photos and publications.

Kitty Hawk has a tendency to over engineer their kits. Combine that with some interesting solutions to a build like the wing fold on the Cougars. Just strange. However, I find their kits a bit of a challenge but overall can produce a really nice looking kit with modeling skills applied. They get a lot of props for their 1/35 and 1/48 helicopter kits. I haven't heard too many complaints on their military vehicle kits either. They are certainly not Tamiya. KH designs their kits with details that Tamiya just would not include or just simplify as much as possible.

One thing I believe is absolutely true with regards to the Chinese kit manufacturers. Their internet firewall can probably limit their access to quality information to accurately model a particular subject. Their designers are unable to travel to examine the real articles so they must rely on either the available net or publications that are allowed into the country. The designers may not understand which publications are more accurate than others.

I have the above kit for sale. Fuselage halves have been removed from the tree everything else attached. All in the resealable factory bag. Box has shelf wear. Why Kinetic put this particular kit in an end flap box is beyond me. Anyway, $50.00 shipped to lower 48. I accept and prefer Paypal but will also take cash, personal or cashier checks. PM me here. Tnx.

Some people are just selfish. Or paranoid. Or both. I got my second vax a week ago, Moderna. It kicked my butt. I was in bed for a day with a fever, chills, severe headache, joint pain. Passed after a day. Others I know just breezed through with no affects or very little. Depends on your immune system. Even though I have had the vax I still wear a mask when I get into social situations. My wife has respiratory issues but is not quite there age wise to get the vax. I need to be careful because of her health. The arrogance and ignorance of some is just appalling. Primitive minds are hard to educ

Is this the version that comes in the black case with extra tip, cup and needle? Ooops, answered my own question. I have the same brush. Haven't used it yet, just got it from Midwest. It was $124.00 w/free shipping. Yours is a really good deal. Wish I'd have know before buying this one.

Unfortunately I do not have a CA Black Widow. If I did I would sell it to you. I prefer USN post war subjects so the BW is outside of my build interests but it is certainly an interesting airplane. From what I have read the BW was a better aircraft over the F-22 but the USAF essentially chose the F-22 over it because Northup/Grumman was well funded with other projects and LM needed the business. That seems like BS to me as LM has their hands in all sorts of secret stuff. The BW just looks like it would be hard to see on radar, more so than the F-22.

I'm sure you are aware that either Hobby Boss or Trumpeter has a 1/48 kit of the Black Widow.

Excellent choice Tamiya! Between the KH Fury's and the Kinetic Pucara, my wallet is taking a hit.

Also, warm the can in the sun or hot water then shake well prior to spraying.

There is the Falcon Triple Conversion set #VI. It is three 1/48 vac conversion sets that includes a set to do a F4H-1 pre production aircraft. The other sets are for a F-106B and F-105B. The Hasegawa F-4B/N kit is recommended. If you aren't afraid of working with vac parts the conversion is pretty straight forward. The most time consuming is releasing the parts from the sheet. Plus, it is a pretty inexpensive set compared to the other resin sets. Additionally, Tasman Model Decals prints a decal set that includes markings for two versions of the F4H-1 , Top Flight and Sageburner. There are also

You are correct. There were additional volumes. I didn't know that. The Vol 2, WWII fighter book came with the 1/32 F4F-4 and the Vol 2, jet fighter book came with the 1/72 F-14D. I have three, the early fighters, the WWII bombers and the Blue Angels. Really not bad little books for coming with the model.

The F9F Panther had a book on early naval jet fighters. It said it was Part 1: early designs. I don't think there ever was a part 2. Others may know more. The TBD Devastator also had a book on USN aircraft of WWII. It also was a part 1 edition. It covered dive and torpedo bombers. I never heard of a part 2. Also the Blue Angel issue of the Monogram F-4J Phantom also had a book on the Blue Angels. All the books were by Bert Kinsey of Detail & Scale. There may have been others. Actually nice little additions to the kits.

The kit canopy is terrible. Get Jeffrey's corrected canopy.

Jeffrey is correct. I have a friend that flew a lot on A-3's and he said he never saw two that were exactly alike, even in the same squadron on the boat.

Every kit that I would have bought is out of stock.

Looking to trade the above sheet for the Microscale sheet for the GSB sheet for FJ-3's. It had VF-33 and another GSB sqdn too. Contact vis PM. Tnx.

1/48 P-2 Neptune.

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