madmanrick Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Martin, haven't heard from you in a good while, I hope your Lunar New Year celebration was a good one! Any update on this or any other forthcoming AMK releases in quarter scale? TIA, Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin @ AMK Models Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Hi Rick, Sorry. I have been abroad on business and with very little time for forums. We have been designing some amazing new items for you guys. I can’t wait to tell you about them. Long awaited and very much needed I think. As far as the MiG-31B/BS: News out very soon. I should hear a complete timeline on releases later on next week. I was expecting a conversation with HQ today but we moved our website to a new server which caused some problems. Not to worry, I will report to you on dates as soon as I can. Do you need or want to know anything specific? I will ask and report back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SinisterVampire319 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I see in this release it has the R-60 Aphid dual under wing launchers. Do the later BM/BSM carry this setup too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SinisterVampire319 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 One other thing. The tinted windows, were those done with the gold tint or just aged yellow? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) One other thing. The tinted windows, were those done with the gold tint or just aged yellow? Aged yellow! It is a "special" type of plexiglass which has the bad habit of going yellow from too much UV light. It was the same with the MiG-23 canopies. The front windshield is of course a layered glass and it stays clear. So rememeber when building the kit that only the side panels and the canopy will go yellow! The other question: the BM and BSM have a more superiour AAM set so there is no need or reason why to use the good old R-60. Best regards Gabor Edited February 27, 2016 by ya-gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I see in this release it has the R-60 Aphid dual under wing launchers. Do the later BM/BSM carry this setup too? Covered many many times - no. All the weapons MiG-31BM/BSM can use are in the box. All the weapons MiG-31B/BS can use are in the box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmanrick Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Do you need or want to know anything specific? I will ask and report back. Martin, understand about the travel thing, I have also been away doing the same. I am mainly just wondering when your next version of the Mig-31 will be available for pre-order? I guess while I am at it, I would love to hear how the Tomcats are shaping up (no pun intended)? Take care, Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 The front windshield is of course a layered glass and it stays clear. So rememeber when building the kit that only the side panels and the canopy will go yellow! So in other words, as nice as it is to have the tinted parts in the new kit, you have to use the clear parts and tint them manually anyway. Crap. :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ijozic Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 So in other words, as nice as it is to have the tinted parts in the new kit, you have to use the clear parts and tint them manually anyway. Crap. Or make a relatively fresh from factory example? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 So in other words, as nice as it is to have the tinted parts in the new kit, you have to use the clear parts and tint them manually anyway. Crap. :(/> It is not crap. It is just the front windshield which is completely clear! Apart from this you have six canopy surfaces which “go yellow” so if you ask me I would rather have the canopy made from tinted plastic and don’t bother with the front windshield. It is far better than to try to make it properly tinted at home. If someone wants to have it all authentic then he still has the option of canopies from clear plastic and can play around with tinting all by himself and leaving out the front windshield in the process! One more thing you have black anti glare surfaces under the front windshield so not much is going to be seen of the tinted windshield anyway! Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 it looks like the kit will come with one clear and one tinted set of clear parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 It is not crap. Sorry. I meant 'crap' as in, 'darnit', not that your comment was crap. My thinking being, to be 'accurate', you've got to use the clear windscreen, mask off the centre pane and tint the sides. If you ONLY tint the windscreen, and use the pre-tinted canopies, the tint probably won't match, and will look weird... which means you're probably going to want to tint *all* the clear parts to have consistency among the colour**. In other words, really nice touch that AMK is including tinted parts, but unfortunately, I/you/we are are going to have to tint the clear parts ourselves, anyway. **Although that's probably not a terrible thing anyway - you can see different degrees of yellowing on the real thing, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SinisterVampire319 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Aged yellow! It is a "special" type of plexiglass which has the bad habit of going yellow from too much UV light. It was the same with the MiG-23 canopies. The front windshield is of course a layered glass and it stays clear. So rememeber when building the kit that only the side panels and the canopy will go yellow! The other question: the BM and BSM have a more superiour AAM set so there is no need or reason why to use the good old R-60. Best regards Gabor Thanks Gabor! You were very helpful with your response. I am still learning about a lot of the Russian missiles as well as some of the aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin @ AMK Models Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Sorry. I meant 'crap' as in, 'darnit', not that your comment was crap. My thinking being, to be 'accurate', you've got to use the clear windscreen, mask off the centre pane and tint the sides. If you ONLY tint the windscreen, and use the pre-tinted canopies, the tint probably won't match, and will look weird... which means you're probably going to want to tint *all* the clear parts to have consistency among the colour**. In other words, really nice touch that AMK is including tinted parts, but unfortunately, I/you/we are are going to have to tint the clear parts ourselves, anyway. **Although that's probably not a terrible thing anyway - you can see different degrees of yellowing on the real thing, too. The clear parts have a yellow tint. This cannot be clearly seen in the photos because of the blue background. No need to tint them :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin @ AMK Models Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 The kit will be on general sale from the 1st April 2016. Preorders will be taken soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parche Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hell yeah! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmanrick Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 The kit will be on general sale from the 1st April 2016. Preorders will be taken soon. Great news Martin! I am looking forward to this one as well. Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lyash Igor Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 The kit will be on general sale from the 1st April 2016. Super! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin @ AMK Models Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Hi all, This kit has now been packed and is about to leave our factory for your distributors and retailers. We took on board the feedback you gave us and we now include the Germetik (pink coloured sealant) in decal form, instrument dials and cockpit in decal form and new photo-etch seatbelts. We really hope you like our latest rendition of this amazing interceptor aircraft. Edited April 1, 2016 by Martin @ AMK Models Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Thanks!!! for releasing this big MiG!. Any chance we can see some pics of the updated parts? Thanks again!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 And which US distributors will be taking my money? Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Dammit, now I really want one... John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin @ AMK Models Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Here you go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin @ AMK Models Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Jester, in the US you will need to get hold of Victory Models in Florida and Dragon USA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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