IAGeezer Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 33 minutes ago, sideshow said: Where is that picture from? Where is it located? My stash. Mwahahahah!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon053 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 1 hour ago, sideshow said: Where is that picture from? Where is it located? Photoshopped!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 15 hours ago, Mstor said: Are you referring to the Phoenix rails? Weapon Rails are commonly referred to as Phoenix Pallets by modelers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hubbie Marsten Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 4 hours ago, F-16 said: Do you see the fourth kit from top on the left pile? Well, that's certainly not for me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I see boxes. Are they just selling boxes ? Cuz I only see boxes..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hubbie Marsten Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Look like empty boxes Be that as it may, if those boxes are filled with their respective sprues, Sio has just let us know that those ten ones are all for Darren Roberts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 If you look really really hard at that image, and squint...waaaay in the background...there's a blurb...is that Bigfoot? I swear, I see Bigfoot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afterburner Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 30 minutes ago, Hubbie Marsten said: Look like empty boxes Be that as it may, if those boxes are filled with their respective sprues, Sio has just let us know that those ten ones are all for Darren Roberts Dang. You are likely correct. I’ll wait for round 2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zactoman Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 11:54 PM, Brian P: Fightertown Decals said: The little circle vent on the starboard (right side) of both ‘weekly’ doors is only on the A with PW engines. It does show a lot of streaking. I’d guess AMK added (like Tamiya did) for future versions. AMK seems to have added a lot of ‘extra’ wear and tear type stuff. Some panels that they molded are added on sheet metal repairs, visible on a specific airframe. I’d fill it in with putty or if you’re doing that exact specific airframe (or just like the look) cover it with bare metal foil or very thin plastic... Brian Thank you for that helpful info Brian! Again, I've been learning a lot about the Tomcat from this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Hubbie Marsten said: Look like empty boxes Be that as it may, if those boxes are filled with their respective sprues, Sio has just let us know that those ten ones are all for Darren Roberts Just the third one down from the top on the right stack. 😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 5 hours ago, GW8345 said: Weapon Rails are commonly referred to as Phoenix Pallets by modelers. Thanks. That's what I thought, but my I am easily confused . I went searching for F-14D pics that had the Phoenix Weapon Rails and I could see that they looked different than the A/B rails. Like Zactoman said, constantly learning new things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Zactoman Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) Question for the Tomcat guys: In some cases the ECS exhaust vents have the vanes slightly diagonal on both sides as depicted on the kit. In others the left vent is slightly diagonal while the right one is horizontal. In some cases the left is very diagonal and the right is horizontal as on this F-14D at Udvar-Hazy. What is the reason for this and how would you know which to use on a particular build? Edited August 31, 2019 by Zactoman Added pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIO Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 If there is more delay to this release, some of you will start questioning whether the rivets screw turning left or turning right! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 5 hours ago, DIO said: If there is more delay to this release, some of you will start questioning whether the rivets screw turning left or turning right! Depends on if you are North or South of the equator. Interesting photo above Manuel. Those rivets/screw holes, will be interesting to see what that looks like under some paint and weathering. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 8 hours ago, Zactoman said: In some cases the ECS exhaust vents have the vanes slightly diagonal on both sides as depicted on the kit. ................ What is the reason for this and how would you know which to use on a particular build? I don't remember the reason but I do remember this same question being asked and answered a few years ago. I'm not sure what search term(s) might find the old post. Also note the number of vanes in each style vent is different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, habu2 said: I don't remember the reason but I do remember this same question being asked and answered a few years ago. I'm not sure what search term(s) might find the old post. Also note the number of vanes in each style vent is different. In this very thread 🤪 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 22 minutes ago, Neo said: In this very thread 🤪 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Matvey Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Zactoman said: Question for the Tomcat guys: In some cases the ECS exhaust vents have the vanes slightly diagonal on both sides as depicted on the kit. In others the left vent is slightly diagonal while the right one is horizontal. In some cases the left is very diagonal and the right is horizontal as on this F-14D at Udvar-Hazy. What is the reason for this and how would you know which to use on a particular build? First photo typical for F-14A, the vast majority of F-14D's have the second layout (ECS was obviously modified for new electronics) Note that the right exhaust also has 10 vanes, while the left has 9. The plane on third photo is only one I've seen with such portside outlet layout. It may be some repair or "custom" replacement on museum airframe. We made both type of ECS exhaust in our set for Tamiya F-14D A.M.U.R. 1/48 PE F-14D detail set Edited August 31, 2019 by Alex Matvey correction Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Alex Matvey said: We made both type of ECS exhaust in our set for Tamiya F-14D A.M.U.R. 1/48 PE F-14D detail set Well now, looks like we'll need a set designed for the AMK kit, whenever it decides to finally show up. In any case, the AMK exhaust vanes look a bit crude. Not as fine as the Tamiya kit's. Edited August 31, 2019 by Mstor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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terrysumner Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 An announcement I just made on a few groups and on the new group I made just for this build... I've been in contact with Sio quite a bit and while I don't have any "inside info" it is my understanding that they are just working on a couple of molds getting the burrs cleaned up and working on the instructions. So it appears that the production kits are coming very soon now. Hello all! My name is Terry Sumner and I am the Admin to this group with Steve. When I saw that AMK had a group build going on with 10 modelers in Malaysia I thought we ought to be doing the same thing in the good ol USA. So I contacted Sio SeiHoi of AMK and he agreed. I got together with a few local good modelers and contacted Anthony Wan and he got a hold of a few more and we ended up with 10 talented modelers here in the USA. We are going to each build the Tomcat in our own way and publish our work-in-progress here on this group. Hopefully we will be able to give everyone some good honest build impressions as we go along. We have set a deadline of November 10th, the day of my club's annual model show called Baycon in Rhode Island. Those of us close enough will display our builds at that show. Those elsewhere in the USA will send photos. What we have are kits that are production kits except we don't have the instructions yet. But the sprues, decals and small photoetch fret are all production items. It is my understanding that a couple of molds are still undergoing a few small tweaks at this point so public release is coming very soon. So sit back and enjoy as we 10 modelers bring you our builds of this fantastic new Tomcat!!!! We have also made a group for this build called AMK F-14D: First Build, Baby! Here is the direct link to the group if you'd like to join and see what we come up with! And of course when you all get your kits you will be welcome to post yours too! Hope to see many Tomcat fans there! https://www.facebook.com/groups/589001711628866/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Wow, excellent Terry. I really look forward to see the various builds. Thanks for doing this. I think it will give us all a good look at the kit, its detail and how it builds up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAGeezer Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 42 minutes ago, terrysumner said: An announcement I just made on a few groups and on the new group I made just for this build... I've been in contact with Sio quite a bit and while I don't have any "inside info" it is my understanding that they are just working on a couple of molds getting the burrs cleaned up and working on the instructions. So it appears that the production kits are coming very soon now. Hello all! My name is Terry Sumner and I am the Admin to this group with Steve. When I saw that AMK had a group build going on with 10 modelers in Malaysia I thought we ought to be doing the same thing in the good ol USA. So I contacted Sio SeiHoi of AMK and he agreed. I got together with a few local good modelers and contacted Anthony Wan and he got a hold of a few more and we ended up with 10 talented modelers here in the USA. We are going to each build the Tomcat in our own way and publish our work-in-progress here on this group. Hopefully we will be able to give everyone some good honest build impressions as we go along. We have set a deadline of November 10th, the day of my club's annual model show called Baycon in Rhode Island. Those of us close enough will display our builds at that show. Those elsewhere in the USA will send photos. What we have are kits that are production kits except we don't have the instructions yet. But the sprues, decals and small photoetch fret are all production items. It is my understanding that a couple of molds are still undergoing a few small tweaks at this point so public release is coming very soon. So sit back and enjoy as we 10 modelers bring you our builds of this fantastic new Tomcat!!!! We have also made a group for this build called AMK F-14D: First Build, Baby! Here is the direct link to the group if you'd like to join and see what we come up with! And of course when you all get your kits you will be welcome to post yours too! Hope to see many Tomcat fans there! https://www.facebook.com/groups/589001711628866/ Thanks Terry! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terrysumner Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Mstor said: Wow, excellent Terry. I really look forward to see the various builds. Thanks for doing this. I think it will give us all a good look at the kit, its detail and how it builds up. I will try very hard, along with the others to give everyone a decent build impression. But I am not anywhere near any kind of Tomcat expert to be able to make observations on accuracy issues. For that I will defer to you guys who really know your Tomcat stuff. But we're also not going to allow the group to descend into a bitch zone about this inaccuracy or that inaccuracy. You guys can see that for yourselves and can comment here. I have no problem with you guys stealing my photos and posting them here.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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