AX 365 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I remember making that puppy as a kid. Ditto! I got it from my aunt Judy and uncle Ken as a birthday present. I don't remember the difficulty level but I think I put it together in about 2 hours. I think I was 12 or 13. Paint? HA! Tube glue ruled the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I wonder what that insta-win video game is.... It was a weird promo where you got a scratch ticket in the box. If you were lucky, you could win a full size arcade game machine! But there were other prizes as well. I guess Revell was trying to embrace the new "fad" and try to get kids to buy more models! A somewhat ironic tie-in considering how many dinosaurs on this site perpetually lament "video games" as a main cause for the impending "death of the hobby" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 It was a weird promo where you got a scratch ticket in the box. If you were lucky, you could win a full size arcade game machine! But there were other prizes as well. I guess Revell was trying to embrace the new "fad" and try to get kids to buy more models! A somewhat ironic tie-in considering how many dinosaurs on this site perpetually lament "video games" as a main cause for the impending "death of the hobby" Whats a "dinosaur"?---John, old as but not older than dirt! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Ha ha - just a jibe really. A dinosaur is hard to define but we all know them when we see them. Age is not the only factor. But pretty much anyone who laments the "death of the hobby" is likely a dinosaur. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks, so there can be progressive thinking younger dinos? I am 62 and loved playing 8 bit Mario, I hate being labeled, way too much of that and it is very polarizing, I don't mind some good clean ribbing but some people goo too far, It's a shame. Thanks for the explanation, I getcha!---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beingthehero Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 It was a weird promo where you got a scratch ticket in the box. If you were lucky, you could win a full size arcade game machine! But there were other prizes as well. I guess Revell was trying to embrace the new "fad" and try to get kids to buy more models! Oh damn. That's actually kind of awesome, though I imagine the happiness of winning an arcade machine quickly wears off when you have to decide where to put it! I'm sure Flankerman is weeping somewhere. I know Condor was going for an eye-catching "actiony" feel, but I can't figure out why the camouflage looks so...grungy. Or why it's glowing white. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I know Condor was going for an eye-catching "actiony" feel, but I can't figure out why the camouflage looks so...grungy. Or why it's glowing white. It was stationed near Pripyat in April of '86. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 It was stationed near Pripyat in April of '86. at that time, it wasn't yet a MiG-29SMT... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Radiation: It does a mutation good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I'd like to nominate another winner - Aeroplasts F-22! This just rocks on all levels. :-) Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bonehammer73 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Artist's impression: the proposed Sea Raptor with floats under the wings for buoyancy, seen here in a ditching attempt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Why are they flying over a fleet? Why is the background raptor dropping its tanks over the fleet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fellow Hobbyist Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I'd like to nominate another winner - Aeroplasts F-22! This just rocks on all levels. :-) Cheers, Andre Oddly the kit itself seems to be unsure what it wants to be. It upper fuselage tries to resemble the production Raptors while the bottom looks like the YF-22. Very strange. I'd buy one just to see what the finished model would ultimately look like. :lol:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Artist's impression: the proposed Sea Raptor with floats under the wings for buoyancy, seen here in a ditching attempt. Nah. It's not ditching, it's spearfishing. Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Ever play USNF? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AVGBob Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I can't believe no one has nominated this gem..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Holy small wing tanks! I actually almost bought this kit because of the art. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Ever play USNF? That was a favourite flight sim of mine for years, although I never quite mastered carrier landings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) That was a favourite flight sim of mine for years, although I never quite mastered carrier landings. I was 8 when USNF came out in the Fall of 94. I followed it up with every expansion and franchise that followed. TBH, I don't think THEY ever made the carrier landings right. That being said, my first landing was with the A-7E, and after many years I found that plane to be the easiest to plant on the Ike. BTW, the reason I asked is because the F-22 box art reminds me of the F-22N in USNF. IIRC the navalized F-104 drew me into this game as well. Edited September 7, 2015 by Exhausted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I can't believe no one has nominated this gem..... LOL! A man could stand up in that intake! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 LOL! A man could stand up in that intake! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 LOL! A man could stand up in that intake! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) These 80's Testors boxing are just as uninspiring as those Minicraft/Hasegawa ones of the 80's. The table is more interesting - looks very nice. Here's an even more ugly box art of the bug. What carrier is that? Notice the line up of bugs on the deck, all in the prototype paint scheme. You don't happen to have the kit number for that F-18 do you? Edited September 7, 2015 by midnightprowler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Is that Hornet, landing, taking off, why at an angle? Angled deck? And I always thought the yellow flag was caution, at least NASCAR it is.---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnS Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Here's my submission. The infamous F-14D Fighting Falcon U.S. Air Force Trainer. Made in China by a company called Zhengdefu. It's actually a model of an F-14A with some issues. The plastic looks cheap, but the detail isn't that bad. Having said that, there are some inaccuracies, e.g. the molded gun vents are for the F-14A model and are located in front of the gun blister . :D The clear parts are, umm ... clear! The kit includes both F-14A & B-D exhaust nozzles - a bonus! It looks like it only contains an F-14A chin pod. I imagine the decals are unusable, as they look like they've been printed with a very cheap inkjet printer. Edited September 7, 2015 by JohnS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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