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2 minutes ago, Paul Boyer said:
Forgot about that. Yes, I fixed mine by replacing the oleo with a longer piece of SS tubing.
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.
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On 2/21/2021 at 4:08 AM, JackMan said:
Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with it? Like Paul, I too am mainly a 1/72 builder but some 1/48 & 1/32 kits have been known to catch my eye once in a while and the Kittyhawk Cougar is one of them. Liked the boxart and thought of pulling the trigger to buy & build that one. Any glaring inaccuracies or things to look out for?
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.
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On 2/20/2021 at 3:29 PM, Darren Roberts said:
I don't for sure why companies produce inaccurate kits. What I do know is that if you're not careful, the over-attention to detail can kill. I'm looking at you Accurate Miniatures. They spent so much time trying to "fix" their Avenger, it turned into a money pit. It was delayed so long that modelers started griping. What came out was a beautiful model, but it set the course for the eventual demise of AM.
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.
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Just now, Dave Williams said:
I can’t see how “cultural differences” would cause problems in looking at photos. You’re looking at pictures of physical items, not scenes of life where you can interpret what’s going on. I can’t imagine that someone looking at a photo of an aircraft exhaust for reference in making a models “interprets” it any different than someone in the west.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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 educate.
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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.
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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.
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I'm sure you are aware that either Hobby Boss or Trumpeter has a 1/48 kit of the Black Widow.
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Excellent choice Tamiya! Between the KH Fury's and the Kinetic Pucara, my wallet is taking a hit.
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On 1/18/2021 at 6:21 AM, crackerjazz said:
What primer do you use? Tamiya White surface primer in the rattle can might be all you need to paint in white. Regular white paint tends to pool in the crevices.
Rattle cans blast paint out and will drown out details if you're not careful. I follow the steps below to control it.
1. Mount the part on a stick or leave it on the sprue. This way you can angle the part to see all the sides. It also prevents pooling.
2. Shake well and spray outside
3. Mist it over the part from 6-7 inches away, keeping it to a single, quick, pass per angle. Angle the part and not the can. Press down on the trigger fully.
4. Don't try to get a good coat in one pass by going slow or the paint will pool.
5. Don't spray directly onto the part but spray before and past it to keep the coat light. First coat will probably be imperceptible and may even just show up like tiny dots on the surface -- this is ok. Wait 15 minutes before the next coat. Use that time shaking the can : )
6. It takes 4 or 5 coats -- building up very thin coats is key.
It can take you an hour or so to finish but you'll get a beautiful even thin coat in the end and there won't be any heartaches or headaches from frustrating, pooling, white paint. Tamiya white primer also looks scale and not super-white or bleached-white. By the way, I've tried decanting and spraying it through an airbrush but the bond seems weaker and can chip easier - not exactly sure why. I've also tried Tamiya's bottle version but it's a different shade (?) it's still easier to use the rattle can.
Here's Tamiya white primer in use:
Also, warm the can in the sun or hot water then shake well prior to spraying.
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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 decals for an Aussie F/A-18C and Mirage IIID. That set is also pretty in expensive compared to the Cutting Edge sheet. The decals are not Cartograph quality but will do the job.
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6 minutes ago, Joe Hegedus said:
Off the top of my head, a boxing of the Revell 1/32 WIldcat included a book on WWII USN Fighters, the 1/48 TBD Devastator had a book on WWII USN bombers, the 1/48 F9F Panther had part 1 of USN Jets. There was also a part 2 USN Jets that I t hink was in a 1/72 F-14 boxing of the newer Revell AG kit, one on the Century Series that I think was in a 1/48 F-105 kit, and one on the Blue Angels. I don't know what kit the Blue Angel one came with. All were from written by Bert Kinzey.
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.
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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.
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On 12/2/2020 at 11:22 PM, JeffreyK said:
Well, if you accept the shape and accuracy issues then probably yes... 😕
J
The kit canopy is terrible. Get Jeffrey's corrected canopy.
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On 12/2/2020 at 10:03 PM, JeffreyK said:
Thanks for your order, already on its way 🙂
The canopies get stocked one by one, I cast about one per day, time providing. Due to the lengthy heating and cooling required I can't cast more than one set per day anyway (I only have one heated pressure pot). The currently available resins are thicker than they used to be and much more difficult to process. I used to be able to cast two or more sets per day, but whenever I try to cast more than a single front and single rear section in one process I get at least one part for the bin guaranteed.
As for the early vs. late types of the "Versions": early and late are more of a loose description compared to the Bomber canopies. There are lots of photos showing both types in operation at the same time, even within the same squadron so it's really down to having a photo of the actual plane you'd like to build.
Perhaps I should have a look at the descriptions and pics in my web shop to make the distinctions clearer...
Cheers,
J
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.
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Every kit that I would have bought is out of stock.
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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.
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1/48 P-2 Neptune.
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Item found.
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Jeffrey at Hypersonic has USN seats that are great with the correct lumbar pad. USAF ones as well. I have a few sets and they are great.
Unfortunately with the current airmail situation in Japan, Jeffrey has to wait until that situation improves to get his products out to his customers.
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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.