Hoosfoos Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Paint guide for Argentinian scheme: Plus the sun on the tail is represented in the decals as a brown "circle". WTF. Edited July 12, 2016 by Hoosfoos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 French Naval roundel eh? Lol. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) French Naval roundel eh? Lol. Mark i tough that it was only a mistake (done by the builder), when they first shows the two test build models, a while ago... but see this in the instructions... Edited July 12, 2016 by mingwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Yeah their artist does not know how to draw a sun :rofl:/> Too bad since I love that scheme since it has so much history. Hope we get some aftermarket down the road. Edited July 12, 2016 by skyhawk174 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I seem to recall that someone was coming out with an aftermarket sheet depicting all the SuEs from the Falklands War??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I bet someone will produce decals for this kit, especially since most people buying the kit will no doubt want more accurate markings so whomever does the AM decals will have a fair number of buyers. Interesting kit...one I will keep my eye on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adamitri Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Yeah their artist does not know how to draw a sun :rofl:/> Dear artist, YOU HAD ONE JOB..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Or we can wait for Kinetic to produce their Etendard with Argentine markings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Leading and trailing edge fin antennas need to be redone also: http://www.fuerzasaeronavales.com/wp-content/uploads/sue2_01.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Here's a bit of trivia. The squadron badge with the bird and the club is actually a copy of a US Navy reserve squadron from the 50's. VF-884 Bitter Birds flew out of NAS Olathe, KS. When they were called up for the Korean War, they were extremely unhappy about it (hence the "bitter birds"). The bird is actually a Jayhawk that the University of Kansas uses. VF-884 became a regular Navy squadron and was redesignated VF-144. They were then redesignated VA-52 and became the Knights. They were disestablished in 1995 flying A-6E Intruders. The only reason I know all this was that I was a member of the Old Olathe Naval Air Museum and did research on the squadrons that had been assigned to NAS Olathe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragonlance Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Or we can wait for Kinetic to produce their Etendard with Argentine markings. They did it months ago. Vedran The milimeter brigade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zerosystem Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Does that mean you're not using the Tiger Meet decals in your kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 They did it months ago. Vedran The milimeter brigade Ok thanks. For some reason I thought it was a different version. Was going to order that kit anyway, well when our supposed postal strike is over for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I have the Kinetic kit and it's a great little kit with plenty of options all printed by cartograph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I have the Kinetic kit and it's a great little kit with plenty of options all printed by cartograph Agree and the decals are a far better rendition. Great kit to very typical of the new Kinetic. So nice I grabbed a second and that good I doubt AMK could be a great deal better even based off the Mig-31 of which I have several. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Hmmm...between this thread and the video thread of the last SE's up in the general discussion topics I have an interest in acquiring a 1/48 SE kit :D. ...off to check the reviews. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Here's a bit of trivia. The squadron badge with the bird and the club is actually a copy of a US Navy reserve squadron from the 50's. VF-884 Bitter Birds flew out of NAS Olathe, KS. When they were called up for the Korean War, they were extremely unhappy about it (hence the "bitter birds"). The bird is actually a Jayhawk that the University of Kansas uses. VF-884 became a regular Navy squadron and was redesignated VF-144. They were then redesignated VA-52 and became the Knights. They were disestablished in 1995 flying A-6E Intruders. The only reason I know all this was that I was a member of the Old Olathe Naval Air Museum and did research on the squadrons that had been assigned to NAS Olathe. Hey, neat to know that! Especially since I went to school near Jayhawk land in the 80's.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Scaremonger Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Too bad since I love that scheme since it has so much history. Indeed! There's yet to be a country that operates SuEs, which planes were so gloriously famous as the Argentine ones. Perhaps this is the reason why the Kitty Hawk artist included a French roundel on the Argentinean Navy version? Oh, and you may as well forget to use that colour hue of grey on the Argentinean camouflage too... The squadron badge with the bird and the club is actually a copy of a US Navy reserve squadron from the 50's. The bird is actually a Jayhawk that the University of Kansas uses. Any Argentinean fighter jock will tell you that the bird on the emblem of the 2nd Squad of the COAN is not a Jayhawk but an Eaglet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Does that mean you're not using the Tiger Meet decals in your kit? that's indeed the only interest i have in the kittyHawk SuE. maybe i should buy the Kinetic one and try to trade my Argentinian markings for the KH tigermeet ones.(after seeing those provided, no doubt i'll find someone) ...but maybe i'll go the AfterMarket decals route... and try to source those Tigermeet decals elsewhere... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kslmn Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Just got the KittyHawk's Super Etendard and the kit looks really great, but some black stencils should be gray. I should fine some after market's decal but I didn't get my decoration choice. Here's a nice link to detailing the Atar 8K50 Engine. http://ffsmc.fr/index.php?/category/96 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmer25k Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Here's a bit of trivia. The squadron badge with the bird and the club is actually a copy of a US Navy reserve squadron from the 50's. VF-884 Bitter Birds flew out of NAS Olathe, KS. When they were called up for the Korean War, they were extremely unhappy about it (hence the "bitter birds"). The bird is actually a Jayhawk that the University of Kansas uses. VF-884 became a regular Navy squadron and was redesignated VF-144. They were then redesignated VA-52 and became the Knights. They were disestablished in 1995 flying A-6E Intruders. The only reason I know all this was that I was a member of the Old Olathe Naval Air Museum and did research on the squadrons that had been assigned to NAS Olathe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmer25k Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Darren, Thanks for the Intel. Needless to say, they got the Jayhawk about as correct as they got the Sun, so there's hope. (Not) What's the mood on the football team. Are we going 0-11 again, or will we pull off a win. Is George's Hobby House still open? That shop was the first hobby store visited on a regular basis. I loved that place. Rock Chalk, Jayhawk Chris, KU 92 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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