Dave Williams Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) $42 total including shipping from Korea. They are out there. Edited December 16, 2008 by Dave Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spaced Marine Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Braggart.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JB2013 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Lucky you. Enjoy building your Raptor. Can't wait to see it finished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwest21 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I also bought one online and started it the other day. Very nice kit. The decals are really thin, so be careful when putting them on. One of mine for the intake vents actually curled up on the decal sheet before I even touched it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huey Gunner Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 $42 total including shipping from Korea. :lol: They are out there. Show off.First one between Sprue Brothers or Great Models gets my money. It's in the PayPal account, lock and loaded!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adamitri Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 pics of the sprues please Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ravensfan6711 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Mine arrived from Korea yesterday. Got it on ebay and it arrived in 7 days. Overall I thinks its fairly impressive. The blunt nose situation doesn't appear to be as bad as the build up pictures I've seen. Still will require some reshaping with a sanding stick however. The decal sheet is VERY impressive...lots of little stencils for landing gear, weapons bays, etc. Cartograph has really outdone themselves. I hate to say it, but I don't think there's any need for an aftermarket sheet for this kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) I hate to say it, but I don't think there's any need for an aftermarket sheet for this kit. Heretic! Show off.First one between Sprue Brothers or Great Models gets my money. It's in the PayPal account, lock and loaded!! I've actually got one on preorder with Sprue Brothers also, but I was surfing eBay yesterday and decided on a whim to place a bid on one from one of the Korean shops. I honestly didn't expect to win and figured I'd get sniped at the last minute, but what the heck, bidding is free. Anyway, no biggie getting two. I can always build one OOTB and then the second with the inevitable aftermarket. Edited December 17, 2008 by Dave Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Netz Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 A sad day today for a friend of mine, he just retired from the Air Force and did his last walkaround of the F-22. He did have a hand in the Academy kit you have there. Curt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) $42 total including shipping from Korea. :)They are out there. I decided I couldn't wait and did the same thing. Plus I had a 10% off coupon with eBay that I had to use by the 19th and this seemed just as good a reason to use it as any. Price paid for mine with shipping was $40.19 after the coupon was applied ($42.99 before the coupon). I still have a second one on order with my LHS as I have to support the local modeling economy where I am afterall. ;) Edited December 18, 2008 by Jay Chladek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weirich1 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I got mine on ebay the other night too, $43 (bid of $28.01 + $14.99; beat the other bidder by 1 cent). Hopefully, it gets here within the next week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F4DPhantomII Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 And here I sit Jan.24 still waiting on mine,I ordered Dec.23 and it was supposed to go out last week or 10 days ago.Hopefully it arrives soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LoganTLR Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 And here I sit Jan.24 still waiting on mine,I ordered Dec.23 and it was supposed to go out last week or 10 days ago.Hopefully it arrives soon. Hi I ordered mine from Sprue Bros on Sun and it is here now, sorry ;-) T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedHeadKevin Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 How long do you think it'll take to show up on Amazon? I've got a new credit card and a $30 bucks off my first order just waiting to be used! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hazmatt Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 So what's the verdict on this kit? Good kit (with good decals obviously)? I guess that nose shape issue notwithstanding, it seems okay, right? Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dedalus Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 This morning I woke up kind of early and read this post. I was inspired to check out e-bay, even though I already bought and received one on e-bay. I knew I'd never be happy with just one. Anyway, went right over to e-bay and one was about to close in 6 minutes. I outbid whomever you are and got, with shipping for $41. Can't beat that. As far as how good it is--pretty good. Most will agree it's the best Raptor in any scale, but is a kit ever perfect? Can't talk about the fit, but there seems to be inconsistency in the panel lines. People have posted photos of areas that look pretty bad--distorted--but mine is just fine in those areas. However, I have the same kind of issues on other parts. Remember your first job where you scribed the panel lines in a raised-panel-line kit? The mistakes you made? (I did.) Well, that's what it reminds me of. I still have to buy a few more--whatever that magic number is that will cause one to magically appear under the Tamiya name, which is what I really want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattN Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Dibbles here in SA got two of them last week, and one was for one of the employees. We all spent about half an hour rummaging through the box and drooling That was one SERIOUSLY SWEEET decal sheet. The nose did look a bit weird, but it was head-and-shoulders above Italeri's offering. I did see a couple of sink marks around the wingtip lights and some of the panel lines on the nose looked....'off'. (note - I am NOT a Raptor expert!) But overall I'd say Academy's got a pretty hot kit on their hands. I didn't have the $ to get the other one, though. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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