Mstor Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Seems a bit disingenuous of Kitty Hawk to show pics of the kit with pods and crew and now state that it was the vendors that made the choice. I'll not purchase their "extra" set, but wait for someone to come out with a set of the correct pods, which I have no doubt someone will eventually. That our I'll build a airframe with the missile rails, though I don't know how often they are used. Seems most pics of the Su-34 show the pods installed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 3:29 AM, Inquisitor said: Actually they have their own website and store. http://www.amigomodels.ru/product/hibinyi-m-48150/ I have bought directly from them although they're a bit slow to process and ship orders. I have got those pods. According to manufacturer those pods are designed for Su-27/30/35, but not 34. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 14 minutes ago, Mstor said: Seems a bit disingenuous of Kitty Hawk to show pics of the kit with pods and crew It isn't Kitty Hawk who posted the photo, it was posted by a member of the FB group. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, Laurent said: It isn't Kitty Hawk who posted the photo, it was posted by a member of the FB group. That may have been the case but Kitty Hawk is guilty of NOT differentiating between two separate and distinct kits being marketed. Check out the photos of the sprues on Hobbysearch. Furthermore, they failed to inform US Vendors of that fact as well. Yeah, I'm pissed off. I spent $90+ and never got the freaking ECM Pods. I could care less about the spindly legged ground crewman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 37 minutes ago, Laurent said: It isn't Kitty Hawk who posted the photo, it was posted by a member of the FB group. That may be the case , but no one appeared to know that the pods and crew were not included until Kitty Hawk's recent announcement that they were an add on set. They made no effort to dissuade customers from the notion that the pads and crew were included with the kit. That IS disingenuous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomdelis Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 just received a reply from kittyhawk that the pods and the figures are sold separately for 20usd plus shipping Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 It's not like KH had a bad reputation among a portion of the modeling community or anything, right? Good thing they put out these parts as add-ons after the fact - they only had a year to make it crystal clear what they were doing. I ordered the kit at a good price, so that one is on me, I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Well, I received my delivery from Hobbyeasy today. I opened up the Su-34 box and what do you know. Right there on top of the sprues was the full set of resin parts, including the ECM pods and crew! Man was I surprised. I was fully expecting to see just the two exhaust nozzles. Well, good for you Hobbyeasy. They got the more expensive boxing and still offered it at a decent price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 P.S. It appears that Hobbyeasy has the Su-34 back in stock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkKnight Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Sprue Bros have with or without pods? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LanceB Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 On 6/21/2018 at 6:52 AM, Mstor said: Seems a bit disingenuous of Kitty Hawk to show pics of the kit with pods and crew and now state that it was the vendors that made the choice. It was not the vendors that "made the choice". Vendors were told the kit would include the figures and ECM pods. Those were included in the announcement to vendors and distributors sent out by Kitty Hawk. It was not until after the kits were delivered that vendors discovered the parts were not included as advertised, nor were they included in the instructions. Since then Kitty Hawk has promulgated a couple of different versions of why the kits don't always include the figures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 9 hours ago, DarkKnight said: Sprue Bros have with or without pods? Unfortunately, without. 😪 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 We don't need no stinking pods! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, B.Sin said: We don't need no stinking pods! Sorry Brad....no "word " on that one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Does anyone (Berkut.....?) know what the current factory paint scheme is for a late production Fullback? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 35 minutes ago, Mr Matt Foley said: Sorry Brad....no "word " on that one. Ha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, Mr Matt Foley said: Does anyone (Berkut.....?) know what the current factory paint scheme is for a late production Fullback? My understanding was that it is the Eggplant scheme, but I have no proof other than hearsay. Not really sure as to the benefits of such a dark scheme for a strike aircraft. Such a dark color stands out against the lighter color ground.Then again, our F-15Es are a dark gray too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flybywire Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Does anyone here know if the Mr. Paint Eggplant color accurate, because Gunze recommended something like midnight blue from their color range? Midnight blue would come out like an almost black shade. Does the Su-34 really have an "eggplant" shade? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shion Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 19 minutes ago, flybywire said: Does anyone here know if the Mr. Paint Eggplant color accurate, because Gunze recommended something like midnight blue from their color range? Midnight blue would come out like an almost black shade. Does the Su-34 really have an "eggplant" shade? see here: Paint: Example: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsman Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 (edited) The Mr.Paint color looks too purple-ish to me . Here is my MiG-29K painted with it: Edited June 22, 2018 by Helmsman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Helmsman said: The Mr.Paint color looks too purple-ish to me . Here is my MiG-29K painted with it: Link broken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Here's a link to the AKAN "eggplant" color. Looks like a dark bluish grey. AKAN is said to very accurate where Russian colors are concerned. They usually base the colors off of actual factory paint samples. Perhaps the MRP color is too purple-ish. I have the color but haven't used it on anything yet. http://shop.akan.ru/en/6xxxx-series/63166.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsman Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 18 minutes ago, Mstor said: Link broken Fixed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 54 minutes ago, Helmsman said: The Mr.Paint color looks too purple-ish to me . Here is my MiG-29K painted with it: I think you may be right. On all the pics of the actual aircraft that I've seen, the color looks more like an extremely dark blue-grey almost a black-blue. Maybe a VERY slight purplish tint, but not much. In aircraft pics the color looks a bit darker than the AKAN paint, but its difficult to tell. Would like to see a better pic of the Mr. Color 40th anniversary paint. It may be closer. When you look at the pic of the model on the cover of the Model Art mag, it looks dead on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evilmedic13 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Got mine without pods too.🙀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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