Dutch Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) Modesvit releases box-art for 1:48 F-82F/G twin Mustang. Edited May 24, 2021 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyAndFight Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I can't wait for this release. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 4 hours ago, FlyAndFight said: I can't wait for this release. Me too! Super excited! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron Lynch Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I really would love to see some good decals for the first UN air-to-air kill of the Korean War when Lt. William Hudson and Lt. Carl Fraser of the 68th FS(AW) in F-82G 46-383 shot down a North Korean Yak-7U on June 25, 1950. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyAndFight Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) Hopefully those markings are included. Edited May 25, 2021 by FlyAndFight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 I am glad I waited until the release of the kit to wrap up the design work - it looks like the kit decal sheet has a few good options and I will need some time to come up with alternative choices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyAndFight Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I will definitely wait for your decal set! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Kursad, one thing to watch out for is that a few/some/many/all F-82s had the curved, North American Aviation "Sabre" style lettering on the USAF on the wings and the buzz numbers. Previous kits have varied on this so check photos of the real things. This "font" was standard on most F-86s but was also seen on some early F-100s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Paul Boyer said: Kursad, one thing to watch out for is that a few/some/many/all F-82s had the curved, North American Aviation "Sabre" style lettering on the USAF on the wings and the buzz numbers. Previous kits have varied on this so check photos of the real things. This "font" was standard on most F-86s but was also seen on some early F-100s. I know, Paul - I designed these digits very carefully for the F-86 and F-82 sheets in mind, it is also available as a Caracal Models Basics sheet. Edited May 26, 2021 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Excellent!😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 With this new kit getting ready to hit the shelves, I can't wait to see what your decal design offers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, Drifterdon said: With this new kit getting ready to hit the shelves, I can't wait to see what your decal design offers. Me too! 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 The kit decals already covered some of the artwork I drew - I need a draw some new artwork and it may be a short while before this one arrives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 13 minutes ago, KursadA said: The kit decals already covered some of the artwork I drew - I need a draw some new artwork and it may be a short while before this one arrives. How good or bad are Modelsvit decals? I don't have any experience with their stuff. Would there be any harm in duplicating what the kit offers if they are poor quality? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Drifterdon said: How good or bad are Modelsvit decals? I don't have any experience with their stuff. Would there be any harm in duplicating what the kit offers if they are poor quality? They are actually fairly decent - probably one reason why my 1/48 P-51H decals are not sold out yet. Had this been a Roden kit I would have redone everything on the kit sheet without any doubt. Edited November 30, 2021 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Can't wait. This kit has taken it's sweet time. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 My kits on the way! In stock at Sprue Brothers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Christmas just came early. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Received my kit today, and it is quite impressive. Decalwise, I do wonder about the option with the star-studded tailfins. The kit portrays the stars and stripes as yellow, whereas looking at this photo (not of the same aircraft though, but same unit), they appear to be gold. If that is the case, there is room for a Caracal-correction. The kit decals will have you paint the blue areas, and given the contours between the fuselages, that makes perfect sense to me. The tabs on the horizontal stabilizer are shallow, so it may be possible to add that after painting and decalling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Building the kit now. Would love to have a couple of the 339th names planes I sent you as options for the kit. No way I build just one. And an E later too. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Good kit thus far. Have you been able to make decisions on what you want on your sheet? Your plate is rather full these days. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Almost done with this one - it is looking really good so far, with more than 10 options and perhaps the first really accurate depictions of many of the unit badges and nose art. Full set of red serial numbers, in the very accurate North American style that I painstakingly drew by hand (you have seen these before in the F-86 serials sheet CDB48002). A couple Mig killers, lots of named aircraft from Korea ("The Beast of the Far East", "Gruesome Twosome" and more) It is a bit Korean War F-82G-heavy, but I will be adding some F-82E options soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sierrascale Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 25 minutes ago, KursadA said: Almost done with this one - it is looking really good so far, with more than 10 options and perhaps the first really accurate depictions of many of the unit badges and nose art. Full set of red serial numbers, in the very accurate North American style that I painstakingly drew by hand (you have seen these before in the F-86 serials sheet CDB48002). A couple Mig killers, lots of named aircraft from Korea ("The Beast of the Far East", "Gruesome Twosome" and more) It is a bit Korean War F-82G-heavy, but I will be adding some F-82E options soon. Sweet! Just ordered the new F-82E kit yesterday from Rebel Alpha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 looking forward to it. I have 3 of the older modelcraft kits that need decals! Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_45 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I will be getting one! Got four of these kits to build and im underwhelmed by the kit decal offerings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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