airmechaja Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 In terms of detail, ease of build & enjoyment of the build? Pics would be good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) 1/32 Kitty Hawk T-28 The photos are crappy, but the build was a delight. Doh, just realized this was under Jet Modeling! Well, it was still the best kit I built this year. Edited December 7, 2017 by Ichitoe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor01 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 1/48 Hasegawa F-22A Raptor, a very well engineered kit! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 This one. Most enjoyed , but far from the easiest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 1/48 Tamiya F-14A. Superb fit, detail, and engineering! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Steve - that's a sweet looking Tomcat! I have a couple of these kits in the stash, hoping to get to them in 2018. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 23 minutes ago, Ichitoe said: Steve - that's a sweet looking Tomcat! I have a couple of these kits in the stash, hoping to get to them in 2018. Mike Thanks Mike! You will enjoy every minute of the build- I especially liked the way the intakes build up and more-or-less snap into place. I will be building a few more as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoeingDriver Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) Tamiya Cat Edited December 7, 2017 by BoeingDriver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anj4de Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Tamiya Tomcat for sure...not quite there yet but geting closer! ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) If you followed the Modern Luftwaffe GB, you might remember my Eduard/Hasegawa F-104 It was easily the best model I built in 2017, and probably ever. It was a great leap forward for me. Lots of firsts .... First successful use of PE First successful use of resin First model I finished where I achieved some level of tonal variation and weathering First time I resisted the urge to use as much putty as possible I still need to work on my photography, but here goes Edited December 7, 2017 by Kurt H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobo1953 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 hi everybody. i dare participate to this show-off just pushed by the love i feel for this model and the joy she gave to me building it. actually i have built several kits, but although i am rather satisfied with most of them, this delta dagger i choose expressely to build as a 57th fis "keflavik black knights" after falling for a picture of her i saw online, is really something special to me, as -it is my very personal and humble opinion- she really succeeded in resembling that very one plane. well, in terms of "ease and enjoyment" in building, this is not the one ; i have already noted on this forum how the precision of the meng engineering and design is definitely overestimated. but nevertheless, once the toils were over, wow! what an enjoyment! i apologize, but i don't know how to stay within the 0,1 mb of upload, so i will upload this one and leave for you the link to the googlephoto album dedicated to this icelandic f-102...if someone wants to have a look he/she is wholeheartedly welcome: https://photos.app.goo.gl/rvXAWGJTWAMZPLk82 thank you and, happy modeling. best ciaos. bobo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 I knew the new Tamiya cats would be in here. I also have one waiting patiently for me to build. I really liked the GWH F-15C MSIP. It had a few small glitches but it was a very enjoyable build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anj4de Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 47 minutes ago, airmechaja said: I knew the new Tamiya cats would be in here. I also have one waiting patiently for me to build. I really liked the GWH F-15C MSIP. It had a few small glitches but it was a very enjoyable build. Is the GWH F-15 better the Revell's offering? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 I never built any of the Revell's offerings. I'm sure others will chime in on that. The only Revell I can talk about is the E model and it's excelent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsman Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 For me it is 1/48 AMK Kfir closely followed by Kinetic Su-33. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Easily the Tamiya Tomcat for me. A close second was the Academy 1/72 Crusader. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Great looking builds everyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobo1953 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 at first i thought that only one model was intended, but as i see that some have presented more than that, i really feel like doing the same because there's another little bird i really enjoyed and was second to the f-102 as it comes from a lesser, vintage kit. i am proud to present it because it's an unpretentious old italeri with raised lines kit...but beware: she carries an mk. vii nuke! due to my dishability that precludes finding a way to upload better and more numerous pics, here is the usual link to my googlephoto thunderstreak album: https://goo.gl/photos/Si9HTL4ws8sna83W6 although i tried to enrich it with airwaves p.e. and a not very recommandable resin nuke (of which out of correctness i will not mention the maker), it is far from being a perfect model, but i had some difficulties to face and put all of myself on it. wish that you enjoy all the same... best ciaos. bobo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobo1953 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 i know that we're in the jet modeling forum, but ain't any rotorhead around here? well, because i have another model that delved deep into my heart this year and i would really like to share it with all of you. i hope not to be reprimanded for this transforum transgression. it's a bit of one of the dearest, warmest, most enthusing memories of mychildhood i tried to revive, though in a smaller scale: the ho4s-3 of deep freze antarctica opertion, revell made in the late fifties in 1/48 scale, and italeri made in 1/72 in another geological epoch. here's the link to her album in googlephoto: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KscSQ2CWUPCK58Ho1 psssttt...ciaooo...hush... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 1/35 Tamiya Merkava 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18C The tamiya Merkava was enjoyable to build for its low count part and drop fit. The hasegawa hornets were fun with more challenging areas but rewarding at the end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Wow! Some awesome builds! Unfortunately I haven't finished anything in 2017 that I would feel comfortable posting here. I'm trying to finish a couple of others by years end that I know I'll post here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) Wow, some great work, guys. Zero completions for me this year, unfortunately. Looks almost like the Tamiya Tomcat would get Model of the Year awards from ARC members. Bobo, please include manufacturer and scale on your photos. You've got some really nice models there. Edited December 11, 2017 by DonSS3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmer25k Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 On 12/7/2017 at 12:18 AM, Falconxlvi said: 1/48 Tamiya F-14A. Superb fit, detail, and engineering! Steve Did you use the Aeromaster sheet? If so, how did it fit? Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmer25k Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 1/48 Testors SR-71 with scratchbuilt LASRE and other funnites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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