foxmulder_ms Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Seriously, they are all beautiful options... Hopefully they will be releasing it SOON. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 On 2/2/2017 at 1:14 PM, Don said: I don't have the F-15, Mig-29, or Su-33 but I do have a few of the Tamiya F-14's sitting in my "To Do" and they are stunning. There are loads of reviews and builds of the Tamiya Tomcat here on ARC and elsewhere. A quick search will provide you with any number of builds, reviews, and sprue shots. Bottom line, the overall consensus from anybody who has built it or seen it with their own eyes has been praise heaped on praise. Right now it is thee 1/48 F-14A on the market (and there is a conversion set for an F-14B from Darren's line of products). From ARC: There are others. AND... if you want an F-14B... Honestly, treat yourself! Pictures don't do this kit justice. HTH Cheers! Thanks for the input!!! Very helpful links.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 11 hours ago, glorystomper said: yessssss! i called that one! hopefully its the one on the boxart too! I also want it on the boxart! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sweier Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 On 03/02/2017 at 0:38 PM, ChesshireCat said: * I'll end this with a question I asked about five or six years ago when about five or six went ballistic. How many free kits have you received? gary I'm not surprised they went ballistic. Accusing other forum member of being lying shills should require some facts, not just cowardly innuendo. Shane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 5 hours ago, sweier said: I'm not surprised they went ballistic. Accusing other forum member of being lying shills should require some facts, not just cowardly innuendo. Shane but I proved myself correct, and that's what matters most. glt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 On 2/5/2017 at 1:29 PM, Manuel J. Armas S. said: Sorry to those who like this scheme, but: sigh. They were on a roll with some awesome schemes. In my opinion the all black F-14s are the hardest to "get right" as a modeler. They do have good variety in this kit as out of box scheme options go, and that's a great thing for us modelers. But it doesn't hold my interest the way the other schemes do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vaildog Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, jester292 said: Sorry to those who like this scheme, but: sigh. They were on a roll with some awesome schemes. In my opinion the all black F-14s are the hardest to "get right" as a modeler. They do have good variety in this kit as out of box scheme options go, and that's a great thing for us modelers. But it doesn't hold my interest the way the other schemes do. Yep. All black schemes particularly glossy ones are impossible to give the type of depth that translates to scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) Well, that covers all of the operational F-14D squadrons except VF-11. That's quite a good spread with 5 options. Mark EDIT: Just re-read their FB post. Seems that there will be a 6th "special" scheme which will be revealed when the kit is released. My guess is that it will be the retirement jet in retro grey over white with the Tomcat patch on the vertical stabilisers. Edited February 7, 2017 by gb_madcat_sl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I'm rather happy that there'll be a black tomcat in the schemes choices, as the F-14D have no interest to me otherwise. to each his own! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murad Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 since no Ds flew with aggressor colors (afaik) the only option to break grey monotony is going to be the vampire - what could amk do about it, come up with a what-if scheme...!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
is it windy yet? Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 18 hours ago, jester292 said: Sorry to those who like this scheme, but: sigh. They were on a roll with some awesome schemes. In my opinion the all black F-14s are the hardest to "get right" as a modeler. They do have good variety in this kit as out of box scheme options go, and that's a great thing for us modelers. But it doesn't hold my interest the way the other schemes do. Glad others are happy, but this scheme us the 2nd thing i dont like about the kit. The 1st is of course the fact that it hasn't been released yet. As if my 1 built and two unstarted tamiya kits along with my 5 hasegawa kits aren't enough. I want this kit now! Minus the black cat of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 10 hours ago, murad said: since no Ds flew with aggressor colors (afaik) the only option to break grey monotony is going to be the vampire - what could amk do about it, come up with a what-if scheme...!? Actually, there were a couple of temporary camo schemes that D's flew with that are kind of neat. VF-31 painted one that looked like the Mod Eagle scheme, and VF-11 had a blue splinter and a brown/tan camo that looked nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Don't know who took this image, but I guess this is the one Darren was thinking of... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murad Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, Darren Roberts said: Actually, there were a couple of temporary camo schemes that D's flew with that are kind of neat. VF-31 painted one that looked like the Mod Eagle scheme, and VF-11 had a blue splinter and a brown/tan camo that looked nice. i suppose these ones? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Brown splinter one you guys are talking about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hi all, Is this particular black cat a gloss or matt finish in real life? I've never built an overall black a/c before, so could someone explain to me what the challenges are? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 If you don't get it right it tends to look like a big toy aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anj4de Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Still no news about the kit as such! :-( Honestly...I do not care at all what decals will be in the box or what the box are will be like. If th ekit decals fit my taste fine...if not I buy aftermarket. I start to wonder if we ever will see any plastic :-( cheers Uwe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) If you can translate, here are a few more CAD's..... http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=888&t=97096&start=345 Scott CNJC-IPMS Edited February 11, 2017 by f-16 change link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 28 minutes ago, f-16 said: If you can translate, here are a few more CAD's..... http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=888&t=97096&start=345 Your link re-directs to this thread. Weird. Anyway, the comments just say 'arrived in the mail', that it's not the L-39 (it's a Czech forum, after all), that the actuators inside the fuselage are interesting, wondering when they'll announce a release date, and wondering about the RIO IP cover material. Nothing all that interesting. One thing *I* would note: if(!) these are new CAD images, that suggests they're still designing the kit. Which suggests they haven't started tooling the kit. Which would mean it's still several months from being released. It's possible that the images are older, and don't reflect the current status of the project, in which case they may be further along than they're letting on. But taking the evidence at face value... it's going to be a while. (note: I have no special insider information about this kit or its development. I just own a calendar and have an ability to tell time) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firewill Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Hmmm, I think those APG71 IFF antenna arrangement should not be same as AWG9. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CJ Martin Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 3 hours ago, firewill said: Hmmm, I think those APG71 IFF antenna arrangement should not be same as AWG9. Agreed, also the base of the the antenna doesn't look right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpagueur Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 10/2/2017 at 8:17 PM, f-16 said: wow those opened spoilers look GREAT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) That looks really good but it also looks like you cannot move the wings??? Are there be an open and a close options. Edited February 13, 2017 by foxmulder_ms Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ant Phillips Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 17 hours ago, foxmulder_ms said: That looks really good but it also looks like you cannot move the wings??? Are there be an open and a close options. Yes AMK have already announced that the kit will have 2 sets of wings one with the open spoilers and dropped flap option and one for the clean look like the Tamiya kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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