Timvkampen Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 the ' badas*' look is captured really well with the pylons in place like that! Great!! And yes...backpain...no picknick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timvkampen Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Chris: any update? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SILLYMAY Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Zactoman, they look beautiful. Put me down for 3 sets please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubby Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Hi Chris, Count me in for one set. By the way, your AIM-9X's look fabulous on my 1/32 F/A-18E! Cheers, Luc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Firecaptain Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 plastic disaster (no more canopies for a while...) Chris....No......no....noooooooooo.........Su-30MKK correction........waaaaaaaaaaah.....LOL.........guess I'll have to wait another 4+ years....:-/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Chris: any update? Well,,, I was getting really close to finishing when I took on a 'little' side project (an exciting subject that I'll eventually be able to announce). Unfortunately this other project took up all of my time, and then some. The good news: The F-14 intake project is back on the bench and coming along quickly! Pylons are getting close: More pictures soon! Chris....No......no....noooooooooo.........Su-30MKK correction........waaaaaaaaaaah.....LOL.........guess I'll have to wait another 4+ years....:-/ Soooo sorry... Canopy problems have been plaguing me for a long time but the latest plastic was giving me a 100% reject rate. I had no choice but to stop making them and look for another source. This really hurt because the A-7 and Su-27 canopies were still some of my most popular products and there are so many more subjects that could use better canopies. I am currently investigating having an overseas vendor make them for me. If all goes well I hope to get back to doing more canopies including finishing the two-seat Flankers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Good lick gettingbthe Canopies sorted Chris! Cant wait for the Tomcat sets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunset Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Hello Chris, Thanx for the update. You're getting close to the finish!! Superb work (as always). Let us know when we can order kind regards, Jeroen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jozef Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Oh maaaaan I think it will be a Tomcat to go on my Pitz Model Carrier deck section (once I build it ) Great job Jozef Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eli Raphael Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Decals are standing by to be used on 2 Tomcats! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Macbain Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Oh maaaaan I think it will be a Tomcat to go on my Pitz Model Carrier deck section (once I build it :rolleyes:/> ) Great job Jozef I would love to do the same, but the Pitzmodels sets have not been available for a while... They do look beautiful. Don't have a spare do you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpagueur Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Great job Chris. I have always dreamed of a F-14 with wings wide open all ... any chance you makes them in the future? (fallback mechanisms of flaps on the Trumpy wings are very simplified) I remember that Teknics had them in catalog many time ago, but they were never completed maybe some F-14 fans would love to mount it with the wings at the minimum arrow. I will continue to stay tuned for the air intakes, however. best regards Luca Edited May 31, 2013 by Alpagueur Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Great job Chris.I have always dreamed of a F-14 with wings wide open all ... any chance you makes them in the future? Thanks Luca (and the rest of you !) I can't say for sure what I'll be doing. It's looking like my schedule might just be pretty full for the foreseeable future. Pylons are finished. Just a few little details left and I'll be pouring production molds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hornet78 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Yeah. baby...... Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunset Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hello Chris, yes! It's coming very close Have you got any idea of how many people you're gonna make happy when these intakes? Count me in, that's for sure!!!! have a great weekend Proost Jeroen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnymac Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I cannot wait to buy a set!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
venom Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 hey chris , judging by the great interest in these , are you going to have enough sets to go around .not sure how many you make at a time , just hoping i get a couple Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hornet78 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 All I need is one... With that said Chris maybe a list of guys who will commit to these would better give you and idea on how many to produce?. I understand the whole not wanting to take preorders thing but once your ready for production what can it hurt to get at least an accounting of who's in for these bad boys. Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coneheadff Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Count me in for one set!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtwo Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 yep, Jim is right, preordering should be a great idea Pat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jozef Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I would love to do the same, but the Pitzmodels sets have not been available for a while... They do look beautiful. Don't have a spare do you? I am sorry, I have only one. I was happy to get it, it was one of my dreams. For sure the price and size of the set would prevent me to get another one even if I had thought of it. Chris, I can wait for the set, but I WANT one. Best Jozef Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Firecaptain Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Like ammunition sales you could limit to one set per person initially..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 judging by the great interest in these , are you going to have enough sets to go around .not sure how many you make at a time , just hoping i get a couple I will probably be backed up with orders initially, but I'll keep making them as fast as I can until I'm caught up. maybe a list of guys who will commit to these would better give you and idea on how many to produce?. preordering should be a great idea No lists, no pre-orders. I tried the list thing in the past and it was a huge headache. So many who signed up either ended up not replying, not ordering or ordering weeks after the notifications were sent which in some cases meant finished parts sitting here while others waited. As for pre-orders, I like to send out my product as soon as I receive an order. That's not always possible if everybody orders at once and/or I don't have enough parts ready, but until I know that production is rolling and I can start to deliver, I don't want money for something isn't ready. The aftermarket business can be very unpredictable. Because I cast, package and ship all my own parts, if I suddenly receive lots of orders I don’t have time to work on patterns for new products. *Then there's the unexpected disaster* that can de-rail everything as when I broke the first intake pattern. There's also the fact that these things all tend to take longer to complete than expected. Being a perfectionist doesn't help. Because of the unknowns I not even give guesstimated release dates anymore. If I don’t know when I’ll release something I certainly don’t want to accept pre-orders for it. Like ammunition sales you could limit to one set per person initially.....I've limited sales to one each in the past but this didn't really work out great.Some people who 'planned' to buy several only ordered that first set so I probably lost some sales by limiting it to one initially. Then there were some that cheated. I can't imagine three different people in the same apartment complex were ordering for themselves. :P * The latest unexpected disaster! While opening the first production intake mold my pattern shattered Because of this, the final product will not be seamless intakes. I am almost finished back-tracking and hope to pour production molds of the intakes soon. (chopping up the good unbroken seamless intake was a traumatic experience!) Meanwhile,,, Here are a few parts I hadn't shared yet (please forgive the horrible pics! Zactowoman has my tripod.) Internal supports: After cutting away parts of the lower fuselage to accommodate the new intakes things become wobbly. These supports help fix that and also make it easier to attach the nose section: Vacuumformed shipping tray is done. First round of production parts came out nice: New boxes are here waiting to be filled: Now all I need are intakes to put in them (and instruction sheets). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Macbain Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Getting very excited. Call me behind the times, but I have only recently received all the parts to begin the Trumpeter Flanker with all Zacto parts. Knowing the standard of parts that will be produced makes it all the more exciting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hornet78 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Zactowoman has my tripod.... You do realize what you just said..... Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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