Manuel J. Armas S. Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, Hubbie Marsten said: Granted on the IFR panel; I couldn't care less about the TARPS pod either. But how could ever be easy to fix the wrong shape of the AMK Tomcat hips, I wonder? If it only were for the shape on the vertical surface of the hip, but it's not that there's just one surface to correct in the AMK kit, Manuel. And if that were not enough, then it's the mating surface on the inner edges of the elevators that you've got to tamper with as well. Just waiting to have the kit in my hands, and see what is off shape, and we can figure it out how fix it… The hips can be done with some sanding or casting that zone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 24 minutes ago, phantomdriver said: The initial GWH F-15 problems were corrected shortly after issue, relevant sprues were sent to all who bought them AMK Kfir too, they make an update and fix the fuselage... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hubbie Marsten Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Manuel J. Armas S. said: Just waiting to have the kit in my hands, and see what is off shape, and we can figure it out how fix it… The hips can be done with some sanding or casting that zone. Oh, yeah? I'd really like to know about the impressions Fede Rocha has got with regard to the releasement of this kit. What does he think about the issues in it? Is he expecting it to be released or did he lose faith about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 16 hours ago, Dave Roof said: How about you post all of those photos and prove the AMK kit is the only one that isn't correct? X tripled!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 5 hours ago, galfa said: Dave, "There are none so blind as those who will not see" Matthew 9:26-27 Interesting conversations going on here, but who knows what takes to measure an irregular compound curve? If you guess laser, you're wrong! Glt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Tapchan said: I don't think so: PS. Just checked my almost finished HB-F-14A, the top hip shape is also made from straight lines, not curves. Looking at your photos, it looks like Gruman got one side different than the other. Or does the camera lie? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 The funny thing is that, in reality, few people will care about the things brought up in this thread and it will barely impact sales at all. The majority of modelers buy for things like options, price, details, etc., and “looks like a .....” is close enough. People are going to be impressed by all the slide molded detail and the option of having the flaps down, and hardly anyone will care about the IFR probe door being slightly off, or the rear fuselage curves being a little off. I’d be surprised if any reviews even mentioned these issues at all, much less made them out to be a deal breaker. 198 pages (currently) of lip flapping and slap fighting that ultimately has little impact on how well the kit will sell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Piker38 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 5 hours ago, terrysumner said: Hmmmm.... should I? 😆😆😆 Yessssssss ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIO Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Hubbie Marsten said: But how could ever be easy to fix the wrong shape of the AMK Tomcat hips, I wonder? ...if there is anything wrong with them, which I doubt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Just doing my bit to keep the train wreck....errrrrr...thread going Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, ChesshireCat said: Looking at your photos, it looks like Gruman got one side different than the other. Or does the camera lie? The photo is taken at an angle, not directly down the centerline. See my post here for an explanation as to why it appears that way: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/285277-amk-148-f-14/&do=findComment&comment=2949760 2 hours ago, Dave Williams said: The funny thing is that, in reality, few people will care about the things brought up in this thread and it will barely impact sales at all. The majority of modelers buy for things like options, price, details, etc., and “looks like a .....” is close enough. People are going to be impressed by all the slide molded detail and the option of having the flaps down, and hardly anyone will care about the IFR probe door being slightly off, or the rear fuselage curves being a little off. I’d be surprised if any reviews even mentioned these issues at all, much less made them out to be a deal breaker. 198 pages (currently) of lip flapping and slap fighting that ultimately has little impact on how well the kit will sell. It does look like a nice kit with lots of nice details and features and you are right in that it will likely sell well. It is not however the most accurate Tomcat kit evar and many people who have followed the saga are probably not very happy with AMK. I think that many people who are aware of the kit issues would opt for the Tamiya offering and/or wait to see what the GWH 1/48 kit looks like. Assuming GWH fixes a few small details present on their 1/72 version before scaling up to 1/48, it should be a top contender for best Tomcat kit evar. Currently I'd place Tamiya firmly in first place for both accuracy and fidelity of detail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azzaob Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Zactoman said: I think that many people who are aware of the kit issues would opt for the Tamiya offering and/or wait to see what the GWH 1/48 kit looks like. Assuming GWH fixes a few small details present on their 1/72 version before scaling up to 1/48, it should be a top contender for best Tomcat kit evar. Currently I'd place Tamiya firmly in first place for both accuracy and fidelity of detail. Yes, with you on that one Chris, I'm very happy with the Tamiya A and D so far, and will wait to get the B when/if it is released. Looking forward to see what GWH does with their F-14. I have an AMK on pre-order, and will be interested to see what it is finally like. Great time to be a Tomcat fan! Edited August 16, 2019 by azzaob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIO Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Funny that you all take as for granded "problems" that you see on the photos, with no plastic in hand. I did compare recent photos over scale drawings and although I have to admit not 100% spot on, nothing really wrong either. On the other hand, I have almost never found any kit to be spot on. Because either the kit is wrong, or the particular drawings are somehow wrong. The point is... 200+ pages, practically for nothing 😂😂😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, DIO said: Funny that you all take as for granded "problems" that you see on the photos, with no plastic in hand. I've been doing it for years. Most of my correction sets (or planned sets) were considered in advance based solely on pics of kits (sometimes small, poor quality pics), before they were released and before I had the kit in-hand. I can't recall once that a kit was determined to be wrong and then ended up being correct once the plastic was released. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
galfa Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Dave Williams said: The funny thing is that, in reality, few people will care about the things brought up in this thread and it will barely impact sales at all... That's true. However, I believe that threads like this are very important because they help the few people who care about accuracy to save their money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Zactoman said: The photo is taken at an angle, not directly down the centerline. See my post here for an explanation as to why it appears that way: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/285277-amk-148-f-14/&do=findComment&comment=2949760 I knew that from the start. The real issue is lens distortion. Cheap camera lenses are famous for this. 2 hours ago, Zactoman said: It does look like a nice kit with lots of nice details and features and you are right in that it will likely sell well. It is not however the most accurate Tomcat kit evar and many people who have followed the saga are probably not very happy with AMK. I think that many people who are aware of the kit issues would opt for the Tamiya offering and/or wait to see what the GWH 1/48 kit looks like. Assuming GWH fixes a few small details present on their 1/72 version before scaling up to 1/48, it should be a top contender for best Tomcat kit evar. Currently I'd place Tamiya firmly in first place for both accuracy and fidelity of detail. I'll wait and see. They should have done an F100 or the F111 in my opinion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 1 hour ago, DIO said: I did compare recent photos over scale drawings and although I have to admit not 100% spot on, nothing really wrong either. Most scale drawing are notorious for being inaccurate. Probably the only ones you could trust would be Grumman's plans and even then changes occur. I've seen four of five "scale drawings" of the F-14 and all are different in detail and often in basic shapes. 4 hours ago, Dave Williams said: The funny thing is that, in reality, few people will care about the things brought up in this thread and it will barely impact sales at all... This is true, but I come to this forum because I like to discuss these type of issues with other "scale modelers" that share the same passions for this hobby. If there were not people like us, the model kit manufacturers would still be making kits like the old Monogram kits with dropping bombs and moving landing gear. But we wanted more and the companies that make these kits saw this and responded. And now we have amazingly detailed model kits. I think back to the days when this hobby was just starting and the progress that has been made is amazing. And we are still pushing these companies to do better, and they will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) 43 minutes ago, galfa said: That's true. However, I believe that threads like this are very important because they help the few people who care about accuracy to save their money. Thats true, but after 198 pages, I doubt many people, other than who are already participating in this thread, are going to bother sifting through it to obtain much useful information. Not to mention, trying to figure out who’s right and who’s wrong. It’s long past helping anyone deciding whether to buy the kit or not, it’s become more about people arguing and repeating their positions over and over because PEOPLE JUST WON’T LISTEN! Edited August 17, 2019 by Dave Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Does anyone have a shrubbery that i may borrow? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 11 hours ago, Jonathan S said: Remember the GWH F-15 had a few such issues and later boxings of the kit fixed that. Now it's the best F-15 in 1/48 IMHO. One big difference: the GWH F-15 kit has actually been released..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeneK Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 12 hours ago, Dave Williams said: It’s long past helping anyone deciding whether to buy the kit or not, it’s become more about people arguing and repeating their positions over and over ... . Sage. Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 14 hours ago, goondman said: Does anyone have a shrubbery that i may borrow? Yes. Shrubberies are my trade. I am a shrubber. My name is 'Roger the Shrubber'. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Aigore said: Yes. Shrubberies are my trade. I am a shrubber. My name is 'Roger the Shrubber'. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies. Oh good, I'll take 2! If you happen to have herring, I'll need one those as well. I have a date with mightiest tree in the forest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsman Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 2:03 PM, Manuel J. Armas S. said: AMK Kfir too, they make an update and fix the fuselage... Not so sure. Here http://scalemodels.ru/articles/13065-AMK-1-48-IAI-Kfir-C2-C7--parochka-lvjat.html is a build of both new and old versions and author claims both fuselages are the same showing some comparison photos. New: and old: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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