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    Academy CH-53E 1/48 Re-release?

    in Helicopter Modeling

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    14 hours ago, TempleDragon said:

    The reason that Academy won’t re-release CH-53 kit is because the tooling for tree F is damaged. It deemed too expensive to re-tool. Hence, CH-53 is gone forever. 
     

    this is from a friend, who works Academy in Korea. 

     

    Are we positive on this?  Why would MRC be asking for photos here?

     

     

    AH-64E helmet sensors ever fitted to AH-64D’s?

    in Helicopter Modeling

    Posted

    1 hour ago, 11bee said:

    Simone is the real deal, as is Shayne B (can't recall the spelling on his last name).   They complement each other's products.   I've got Simone's cockpit correction set, with M4's and racks and SATCOM antennas and air data sensors.    Got Shayne's CMWS control panel, Hellfire sensor heads and the anti-collision light innards.    Before my build is done, I'll be getting Shayne's rocket set and Simone's JASM's, Spile NLOS, the crazy looking MUMT-x antenna housing and the correction for the kit's completely screwed up M-DSA sensor.   

    Hey 11Bee, is facebook the only way to get in touch with Simone?

    CD32026 - 1/35 AH-64D/E Apache

    in Caracal Models

    Posted

    1 hour ago, 11bee said:

    I'm a few weeks out from that stage.    Decals look fantastic though.  Thanks for taking a chance on a helo subject. 

     

    Mine had been in my mailbox several days.  But they are in my grubby paws now.  And like 11bee I am ways out from using them, but I have them and they look fantastic.  

     

    And again like 11bee says, thank you @KursadA for doing a scale/subject you dont normally do.  

    Just saw the CAD drawings for the MiniArt Thunderbolt...

    in Props

    Posted

    10 hours ago, Mfezi said:

    No, Jennings Heilig is someone else. Jennings has gotten himself on trouble on a few sites due to his rather aggressive manner of posting, but he is actually very knowledgeable.

     

    Robertson is the "red lines guy" and posts, often using exactly the same material, on a huge number of forums. He used to post as Gaston Marty, but also uses Sherwood, Gen. Tlavok,  wrathofatlantis2018, JeanStravinsky and various other pseudonyms. It usually takes only a couple of posts to recognize him since he reposts and cross-posts a lot of repetitive materal. Unlike Jennings, there is a geniune "Dunning Kruger" element to Gaston Marty's posts, especially when it comes to photogrammetry and flight physics, which may be real ignorance but could also be a deliberate trolling tactic.

    Ah, yep the Gen. Tlavok one totally makes sense from HS, thank you for confirming what I suspected.  

    Meng F-4G versus Zoukei Mura F-4G

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    I used the Red Fox/ZM set on the ZM and the quinta on the Meng F-4G.  Would have been happier with quinta for both.  To me the Red Fox ones can just pop off their paper backing and fly away, you have to really be on the look out and do it all in one sitting just in case one tiny piece flys off and you dont notice so you have a chance to find it!

     

    Quinta also started to do some more sidewall stuff (not just the circuit breakers) on the Meng set.  

    Meng F-4G versus Zoukei Mura F-4G

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    I am excited as today my Quinta F-4G set for the Meng kit arrives in the ol' mail.  I acquired the ZM 3d decals and will combine them with some other quinta leftovers for seat stuff and will build both the Meng and ZM side by side here soon. 

     

    Should be two fun builds.  

    AH-64D/E sheet in 35th?

    in Caracal Models

    Posted

    3 hours ago, KursadA said:

    Definitely not redoing every single stencil on the kit sheet though - that is a fool's errand; and even if the sheet sells well (which it won't), the profit per hour of effort will end up worse than restocking shelves at the local Walmart. I will leave the stencilling to someone else with too much time on his hands.

     

    I will provide 10 high quality, interesting markings for US Army AH-64D/E's and an upscaled version of the stencilling I provided on the 1/48 sheet.  

    Sounds good!  🙂

    AH-64D/E sheet in 35th?

    in Caracal Models

    Posted

    On 4/24/2023 at 11:13 AM, KursadA said:

    I am doing it - I have been working on it for the last couple of weeks or so; as I had to do research for a couple of more options. I will announce an item number soon.

    Hercules! Hercules! 

     

    I echo a request for the Punisher bird as well 🙂

    Model kit inventory software

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, roym said:

    Don't remember this, but I use scalemates where I can get a pdf of my stash. No help I know but maybe an alternative...

    Scalemates will also export out a csv or tsv file which you can then open with excel or even import into your own db and then do with it as you need.  

    Any word on Quinta cockpits for the ZM and Meng F-4Gs, and the Tamiya F-35A?

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    For what its worth timewise I bought an Italeri f-35b from Italy August 28th (slighty after they were available.)

     

    Hobby nut models just shipped me the quinta cockpit set for the italeri b Wednesday or Thursday this week.  I pre-ordered prior.  So about 6 months from the kit being available to a cockpit set.

     

    I dont think quinta released any sets for the meng hornets until the E, F and G were out by meng.  So unfortunately not really a set time.  Just have to sot tight and be patient.  And hope that you dont give up, start the kit and then they release it right after you get to far in your build to not use them, hahaha 

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