BREIZH Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Hannants has just list the kit on the future release category. No price just a reference number AMK88007. Sweet 😜 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMK88007 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bushande Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 (edited) On 8.2.2017 at 2:01 PM, Stephen said: If you don't get it right it tends to look like a big toy aircraft. Very true but I gotta say it's a great and enjoyable challenge. 164604 i.e. Vandy-1 was one of the last live Kitties I got to see. Had a chance to catch her briefly in 2000 and one last time in 2004 and was lucky enough to sneak some little snitbits of the bird away that the squadron removed during maintenance and didn't present a security breach. The nice thing about this birdy is that she was (in opposite to her three black Alpha predecessors in the 80s and early 90s, i.e 161287, 161444 and 159853) a fully fletched test bed that apparently went through the same paces as her low viz sisters and hence featured quite some wear and tear and was far from having the glossy show bird look of 159853, the black bunny Alpha Tomcat of the early 90s for instance. I think the only time 164604 had a true pristine gloss black appeareance without a stain, was when she was delivered to then VX-4 just short before their merger with VX-5 to VX-9.  I know it's bad attitude to highjack a thread with one's own WIP threads, please forgive me the stinky self praise but I wouldn't dismiss the color choice solely for the reasons stated here in the thread just that easily and since that bird is one of those F-14s that I'm more fond of than others I did a 1/32 interpretation of her a few years back using the old Revell kit and frequently reworked the kit. The first time I sort of outdid it a bit but after some rework I'm quite happy for the time being The gloss black coat is a challenge but if you take your time you can really make this stand out among the others. I'd do a lot of things differently today though and AMK might just give me that chance at least in 1/48. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/276004-132-tomcats-late-f-14d-vx-9-vandy-1-and-early-f-14a-vf-1-wichita-101/  I for one am quite happy about this choice of AMK. Admitted, the only thing I might have liked a tad more in terms of testcats would have been a VX-30 Delta with the Bloodhounds insignia on the tail. The only way to portray sucha bird is via the sold out decals of VF- and subsequently Fightertown decals.   Edited March 5, 2017 by bushande Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F4DPhantomII Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Has AMK's F-14 ever been released?Or will it be released with the Tamiya kit out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Look back two posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 On 17/02/2017 at 9:22 AM, BREIZH said: Hannants has just list the kit on the future release category. No price just a reference number AMK88007. Sweet 😜 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMK88007 don't pay too much attention to that.. my local supplier says Hannants won't be stocking AMK stuff anymore..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BREIZH Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 20 hours ago, phantomdriver said: don't pay too much attention to that.. my local supplier says Hannants won't be stocking AMK stuff anymore..... mjwmodels has just listed it in future release too.  http://www.mjwmodels.co.uk/amk88007-148-grumman-f-14d-tomcat-5307-p.asp  I hope, not a coincidence.  Happy modelling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 no, just Hannants .... Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Hmmm...  No news on their Facebook page and the website seems to be down.... ANK Hobby Website  Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I am quite sure company funding has dried up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 and you arrived at that conclusion how? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sio Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 16 minutes ago, Craig Baldwin said: I am quite sure company funding has dried up. Â 14 minutes ago, phantomdriver said: and you arrived at that conclusion how? Â Yes! How? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig Baldwin Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Ok I'll let you guys figure it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Ah, Â Good to know you commented Sio! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sio Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 15 minutes ago, Craig Baldwin said: Ok I'll let you guys figure it out. Â I am in charge of AMK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Sio, I was waiting for you to say that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sio Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, phantomdriver said: Ah, Â Good to know you commented Sio! Don't worry! Everything is on going! We are always slow just because of our own factory is always busy, and AMK production has to give way to the original customer of the factory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I didn't know that you own a factory and it was producing for others.. That sounds like a good business :)  I very much looking for your weapon sets and F-14s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 38 minutes ago, Sio said: Â I am in charge of AMK. kinda off the topic, but I'm gonna ask anyway. Back in September (8th) I ordered the upgraded MIG31 thru Victory models. I finally quit asking when it was ever going to show up. They always said the kit was on a ship headed this way (I knew better). Now with the Tom Cat looming in the horizon, can we expect a serious delivery schedule? I've pretty much gave up on the MIG. gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Sio said: Don't worry! Everything is on going! We are always slow just because of our own factory is always busy, and AMK production has to give way to the original customer of the factory. I can't wait to see it. I was honored to help out on the research and it will wonderful seeing everyone's time and effort pay off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sio Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, ChesshireCat said: kinda off the topic, but I'm gonna ask anyway. Back in September (8th) I ordered the upgraded MIG31 thru Victory models. I finally quit asking when it was ever going to show up. They always said the kit was on a ship headed this way (I knew better). Now with the Tom Cat looming in the horizon, can we expect a serious delivery schedule? I've pretty much gave up on the MIG. gary Hi, Gary,  The upgraded MIG-31 did arrived US quite a long time, because of Chinese custom, shipping (about one month), and US custom, then transportation in US, etc. But all of them should arrive US in January.  As they are limited production, we still have a few stock in the factory. If you still want it, please follow Facebook how to get one of those not that many left.  Cheers!  Sio  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sio Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 13 minutes ago, Darren Roberts said: I can't wait to see it. I was honored to help out on the research and it will wonderful seeing everyone's time and effort pay off. Hi, Darren,  Thank you for your help!  We will try to make it as good as we can! Don't worry!  We just can never be sure with the schedule, because of other orders in the factory.  Cheers!  Sio  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justicebringer Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 5 hours ago, ChesshireCat said: kinda off the topic, but I'm gonna ask anyway. Back in September (8th) I ordered the upgraded MIG31 thru Victory models. I finally quit asking when it was ever going to show up. They always said the kit was on a ship headed this way (I knew better). Now with the Tom Cat looming in the horizon, can we expect a serious delivery schedule? I've pretty much gave up on the MIG. gary Cancel that order if you can and get one from Matthew Bole at  Hobbyworld-USA. I had the upgraded kit a week after I ordered it and this was early February Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I did better , just got the basic kit, and got an upgrade set from sincerehobby.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Space Tiger Hobbes Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Wow, this F-14 thread is so long, that it's now about the Mig-31. That's gotta be a record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Got my Sincere stuff about a week after it was released. Grear service. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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