Whiskey Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Maybe one day I'll spring for one of the AMK and GWH Tomcats, but for now I think I'll just stick with the Tamiyas as the company and model itself is already proven and reliable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, foxmulder_ms said: I still don't get the wing mechanism either. It looks like they have some extra pieces. It's a wing spar - a central 'box' with large tabs on either side to set the angle of the wings. The kit wings slide onto the tabs. There are three spar options for different wing positions - forward, swept and oversweep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) This might be a stupid question, but why isn't there a rear fin slot in the forward starboard side AIM-7 recess? Edited September 28, 2018 by Mstor correct spelling error Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Happy Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 From a cursory view it looks as if ‘’POSSIBLY’’ AMK could make a early block numbered “Boat Tail”’ Cat .....Possibly. Thoughts on this ‘’May/Might” divert much of the criticism, crying, & nashing of teeth towards a kit that does not exist at this time. Of course that’s just the word on the street😜 I sincerely hope that Martin and the team at AMK can have home run with this mold and it fits as good or better than comparable kits out there today. I realize this can be frustrating to many as we have been told of many a release dates, however I try think of this as that they are refining and tweaking the mold to ensure we the customer have a great experience building it whenever it is released. Hang in there folks and stay tuned to the same Tomcat time and to same Tomcat channel. Stay Tomcatty my friends, Mr.Happy (In name only) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpagueur Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) what a beauty that wing spoiler! also the AIM-54's ogive is finally "pointed" correctly! (compared to Hasegawa part) http://www.themodellingnews.com/2013/06/the-phoenix-resurrected-and-improved.html I absolutely have to grab this kit.... (and the Tamiya Alpha) Edited September 28, 2018 by Alpagueur Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 WOW... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F-16 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I'm curious as to what to do with the two engines they are giving us. Hiding them in the fuselage makes no sense. Maybe they will provide a cart for displaying them, but I don't see any on the sprues.... Scott CNJC-IPMS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Just looking to the weapons spus, AMK you just have start selling weapons sets!!!!!! You could do U.S.A., and Russian, thus making a lot of folks doing other brands happy while filling your pockets with cash to do that once in a lifetime F100d! Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CJ Martin Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Yeah something odd is going on with station 3. Also the daily and weekly doors seem to be missing from the nacelles? Can't wait to see the first builds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) The A and the B/D have different doors. So it looked like the molded them separate. I actually really like that idea. It allows them to be interchangeable. Edited September 29, 2018 by Brian P: Fightertown Decals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 On 9/27/2018 at 7:23 PM, dylan said: WERD!! like a drunken deadbeat dad another "promise" unkept. does anyone have the patience to go back through the thread and count the number of times that the release date has changed? Damn, That's pretty heavy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Alpagueur said: what a beauty that wing spoiler! also the AIM-54's ogive is finally "pointed" correctly! (compared to Hasegawa part) http://www.themodellingnews.com/2013/06/the-phoenix-resurrected-and-improved.html I absolutely have to grab this kit.... (and the Tamiya Alpha) Eduard make an small Phoenix... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) I still see wide and shallow panel lines. Edited September 29, 2018 by Solo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Short movie: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 the more I see of this kit the less impressed I am. I can see quite a few people kitbashing this with the Tamiya kit to get dropped flaps and a compressed nose gear. maybe its just a quick test shot , but it looks like it is still very unrefined. the fit of some parts doesnt look very good to me either. I hope I am wrong, but I am still going to wait for some reviews before spending a dime on this kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 20 hours ago, Solo said: Nice photos Commander Solo! Were these test shots or the final product? I'm not a Tomcat fan, but I will most certainly pick one of these up for a build. Thanks for the shots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Pictures and movie are from E-day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andrew.deboer Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 That looks spectacular. I can’t wait to see in person how AMK’s engineers applied their own perspective to molding those complex shapes and details. Never having built an AMK kit, I have no basis for comparison. One thing is for sure: that box will be huge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 33 minutes ago, andrew.deboer said: That looks spectacular. I can’t wait to see in person how AMK’s engineers applied their own perspective to molding those complex shapes and details. Never having built an AMK kit, I have no basis for comparison. One thing is for sure: that box will be huge. The most impressive about the MiG-31 kit is its engineering. It is really clever in terms of assembly and mirrors the real aircraft without being complicated as a model. So unless AMK has taken a massive backwards step on this kit, it should be a very impressive aspect of this kit too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Those "slime lights" on the forward fuselage are STILL WRONG !!! They're flush on the real jet, not raised. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 58 minutes ago, A-10 LOADER said: Those "slime lights" on the forward fuselage are STILL WRONG !!! They're flush on the real jet, not raised. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" I thought something looked off about that picture of the forward fuselage but couldn't figure it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, A-10 LOADER said: Those "slime lights" on the forward fuselage are STILL WRONG !!! They're flush on the real jet, not raised. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" I already noticed that even before clicking the play button. Someone also mentioned something about "unrefined" and I second that. Edited September 30, 2018 by flybywire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
305swag Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 15 hours ago, A-10 LOADER said: Those "slime lights" on the forward fuselage are STILL WRONG !!! They're flush on the real jet, not raised. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Thanks bro! You just set back production another year😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, 305swag said: Thanks bro! You just set back production another year😉 Hey, don't shoot the messenger. 😀 I'm hoping this was an earlier production shot and, they've fixed it already. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper730 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, A-10 LOADER said: 😀 I'm hoping this was an earlier production shot and, they've fixed it already. Steve Doubt it...I think what we see is what we get.... Edited September 30, 2018 by viper730 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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