Timvkampen Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Received my F-14D today...it is simply stunning! Beautiful engineering...upscale now in 2019 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murad Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 13 hours ago, Timvkampen said: Received my F-14D today...it is simply stunning! Beautiful engineering...upscale now in 2019 🙂 ^ this. since the A had been released i've been dreaming of a proper kitty in 32nd from tamiya instead of the variants in 48th for the tomcats available in the market in 32 are either pretty long in teeth or are simply ain't tomcats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpools Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) Just finished Tamiya’s F-14A .. brilliant kit and no question another Tamiya gem. I posted a few photographs of my Tomcat in the Display Case Forum and am eagerly looking forward to building the Super Tomcat. Of course, starting to look at AM options as that’s just part of the fun - mainly decals. Peter Edited July 24, 2018 by Peterpools Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Another up vote to bring this kit (or the A) to 1/32. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
okthree Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 i received a shipping notice from Scale Hobbyist. Time to clean off the work bench. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I pick mine up from SB tomorrow. I'm going to see how long it takes to build. 😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Having almost finished the cockpit on this, what I am enjoying most (having never built a Tamiya kit before) is that I can spend my time painting the parts nicely because I know there won't be hours test fitting or sanding and filling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swordsman422 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Anyone have some shots of the VF-11 option they could share? All sorts of imagry has been made public about the three high-viz liveries but nothing on the Red Ripper jet that I have seen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ilias Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 On 7/22/2018 at 4:02 AM, Mr Matt Foley said: Who would you file the claim with? USPS or Hong Kong/China Post? A bit delayed response... typically Postal organisations should record packages' status as these enter the country of destination. It is advised that as soon as you see your package in bad shape, you open it in front of the post office employee and report any damages. Then, it's a matter of claiming from the post office the value of the damaged item. Please check with your local post office the regulation re the coverage process, amounts etc. Hope this helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stalal Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Instead of going through all this bureaucracy and trying to determine who is responsible, you can sell individual undamaged sprues on ebay. You should be able to more than recover the price you paid. Before this, Lucky model should be able to help you get the damaged sprues. The damage after all was not done by you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 $99 for a 1/48 kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, juanchopancho said: $99 for a 1/48 kit? It''s the way of the world my friend.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
305swag Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 34 minutes ago, juanchopancho said: $99 for a 1/48 kit? You forgot about the hundreds of dollars of aftermarket you will be able to sink into it. But in fairness, I'm sure you can build a pretty nice kit OOB. Decals may be a must. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmanton300 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 12 hours ago, juanchopancho said: $99 for a 1/48 kit? Yes. Next question? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timvkampen Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 12 hours ago, Mr Matt Foley said: It''s the way of the world my friend.... I got it for 75USD (via Luckymodel + shipping 16 USD) and it passed customs without a hitch (to the Netherlands). Not bad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 18 hours ago, juanchopancho said: $99 for a 1/48 kit? Once you see what is included in the kit, and build it, you'll realize $99 is a bargain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 20 hours ago, juanchopancho said: $99 for a 1/48 kit? Have you priced a Modelcollect 1/72 B-2 kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goondman Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, habu2 said: Have you priced a Modelcollect 1/72 B-2 kit? Or the Hobby Boss SU-34 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
305swag Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 On July 23, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Timvkampen said: Received my F-14D today...it is simply stunning! Beautiful engineering...upscale now in 2019 🙂 Omg, could you imagine that kit 1/32? I would go broke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I'm curious, when people complain about the price, what do you think it should cost? I remember when the Hasegawa 1/48 F/A-18 came out, it was $80 in 1993ish. I think the $70-100 range for the Tamiya is a pretty good value. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxmulder_ms Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, Brian P: Fightertown Decals said: I'm curious, when people complain about the price, what do you think it should cost? I remember when the Hasegawa 1/48 F/A-18 came out, it was $80 in 1993ish. I think the $70-100 range for the Tamiya is a pretty good value. My limit is 3 digits. Never bought anything more than $100. However, I have models cost me ~$200 with the aftermarkets I buried in them. (For 1/48) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 31 minutes ago, Brian P: Fightertown Decals said: I'm curious, when people complain about the price, what do you think it should cost? I remember when the Hasegawa 1/48 F/A-18 came out, it was $80 in 1993ish. I think the $70-100 range for the Tamiya is a pretty good value. I sure do! But the dollar was weak at that time also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Really need to get one of these before they run out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Brian P: Fightertown Decals said: I'm curious, when people complain about the price, what do you think it should cost? I remember when the Hasegawa 1/48 F/A-18 came out, it was $80 in 1993ish. I think the $70-100 range for the Tamiya is a pretty good value. I remember that. They sat on hobby shop shelves and collected dust. No one could believe a kit cost that much. I agree that the $70-100 range is a good value for what you get. BTW, I've been looking at the parts included in the D. All I need to cast is three parts (both IP's and the front coaming), and a B conversion is ready to go. All the other parts are contained in the D kit. I could even get adventurous and cast the associated A engine parts for a late A conversion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cool Hand Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, Darren Roberts said: I remember that. They sat on hobby shop shelves and collected dust. No one could believe a kit cost that much. I agree that the $70-100 range is a good value for what you get. BTW, I've been looking at the parts included in the D. All I need to cast is three parts (both IP's and the front coaming), and a B conversion is ready to go. All the other parts are contained in the D kit. I could even get adventurous and cast the associated A engine parts for a late A conversion. Wait, there's an A/B model TCS pod is in the D kit as well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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