Rodewaryer Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 3 hours ago, CraigSargent said: Hasegawa 1/48 F-15C backdated to the first prototype and finished using Caracal "F-15 Eagle: The Early Years" sheet. A lot of work and new parts designed and 3D printed. Bloody fine job, I'd love to have a model of 71-0280 as good as this one. It's far better looking than most pics of this jet out there, the red/orange really didn't fare well in the Edwards sun. BTW, You outdid yourself on the special parts. It's fate is criminal, to be painted in the livery of a different jet, hiding its original tail number. As if this jet wasn't important enough to be represented correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IrishScaleModeller Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Hi, recently used Caracal decals for the first time, very happy i must say! 1/48 HobbyBoss Ef-111A Raven, using Caracal CD48142 decals http://www.caracalmodels.com/cd48142.html They worked really well and were nice and thin, applied using Mr. Mark Setter and softened using Tamiya Mark-Fit Super strong(this step was not entirely neccesary as they were snuggling down nicely anyway) The only kit decals i used were the slime lights (as caracal ones are not sized for the Hobbyboss kit) and some of the extra stencil decals from the kit. Big thumbs up from me, I would definitely purchase Caracal decals again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fessSto Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Very nice Spark Vark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Nicely done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 She looks good. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Very nice EF-111. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodewaryer Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Lovely build on this Raven. I saw these guys daily right across the taxiway from our unit, the 55FS at Heyford, '92-'94. This was my outfit, if the cameraman turned right about 90 deg from this spot, he'd have been looking at Ravens. I just don't have any pics "I took" of them unfortunately. Again, sweet job on the model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Really nice build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Not mine, but found this great NASA Starfighter at Britmodeller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, AD-4N said: Not mine, but found this great NASA Starfighter at Britmodeller. Very Nicely done. I need to head over to Britmodeller and check it out. link: Kinetic 1/48 Lockheed Starfighter F-104N - Ready for Inspection - Aircraft - Britmodeller.com Edited September 2, 2023 by Drifterdon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 1/48 Italeri CH-147F Chinooks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ulvdemon Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Can not recall if I've commented, but Caracal's Decals were awesome for my F-16 build. Looking forward to using them again in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miramar Road Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I just finished up Kitty Hawk's FJ-3 as a FJ-3M with Kursad's FJ-3 Fury Part 2 decal set. I decided to go with a VF-84 Fury. Overall the decals were a real pleasure to use. They were sturdy yet settled down nice and firm to the model. I had absolutely no issue with them at all. I noticed that the bands were longer than the actual parts but I just trimmed them to fit the parts after positioning them. I understand Kursad's reasoning to making them a bit longer, it's better to have too much than too little. As for the kit itself it was typical Kitty Hawk: Some nice detail, but lots of annoying engineering decisions that belie a sloppy development process. There were no spots to drill the holes for the wing tank pylons and the holes for one of the Sidewinder pylons were off! I just had to measure and drill myself. Also the fit of the two fuselage halves was less than ideal. It involved a lot of CA glue and accelerator. I also utilized all of Hypersonic's excellent upgrade parts to polish up this Fury. The parts I used included the corrected nose ring, interior update and the corrected brass nose wheel. I also used CAT4's superb resin wheels. For the AIM-9B's I went with RESKIT's examples which are a bit fiddly but beautiful. A Fine Mold's F-86 brass pitot was bent into shape and replaced the anemic kit one that was broken anyways. Man, Kitty Hawk used kinda crappy plastic for their kits. The braces for the folded wings were made from fine brass pipes I had a major goof when some Tamiya quick-setting extra-thin cement somehow channeled along the side of the rear fuselage and screwed up the VF-84 decal on the bottom starboard fuselage! Thankfully, I just used bits and pieces from other decals on the sheet to fix the damaged parts of the VF-84. Turned out ok. Paints were VIC Hobby water-based acrylics. They have an excellent set specifically for USN gull-grey/white aircraft which are my paints of choice for USN jets from this era. Despite all the goofs I had and the finicky KH engineering I'm really happy with how it turned out. I've always wanted a FJ-3 in my collection and now I've got one. I could have done many parts better in regards to the assembly and the finish but lessons learned for the next kit. The Caracal decals again look superb and make this one Bold Bird! I'm looking forward to using Kursad's decals on my FJ-2. I'm on a quest to finish as many 1950's USN jet kits in my stash before DBMK releases their F11F Tiger since that plane is a Holy Grail for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 17 hours ago, Miramar Road said: I'm on a quest to finish as many 1950's USN jet kits in my stash before DBMK releases their F11F Tiger since that plane is a Holy Grail for me. WHAT??? New F11F Tiger! When? Where? Oh, and your Fury is drop dead gorgeous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Revell B-52H with 144020, built as 60-0010 "Smaug's Revenge" at Carswell AFB circa 1990: Only modifications to the kit were to replace the wedge-shaped ALQ-117 antenna fairings on the aft fuselage with the newer, teardrop-shaped ALQ-172 fairings from the updated Minicraft kit, remove the kit's 'pop-up' ALQ-117 antenna from the upper aft fuselage, and as this represents an ALCM jet, I added an additional pair of ALT-32 antennas to the waist for treaty compliance. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Awesome build Chris. This the Buff you were working on Friday? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Drifterdon said: Awesome build Chris. This the Buff you were working on Friday? Yes it is, gunning to finish the Academy BUFF next... Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Another great build, Chris! Glad to see another one off the assembly line. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Beautiful BUFF, Chris. Nicely done. I can't wait to try Kursad's decals on a few of my 1/144 BUFFs as well. Thanks for sharing. K./r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Kursad has done it again! The new Early A-10 sheet is fantastic! This is Tamiya's 1/48 scale A-10 using the new Caracal sheet. Tamiya A-10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Oh! Very nice Darren. Paris air show edition! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1/48 Academy QF-4B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Shawn! Beautiful! Way to go, eh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodewaryer Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 A segment not all that well represented in the modeling world. QF models of all varieties are so often overlooked. Nice looking build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Really nice builds posted recently - thanks, and please keep them coming! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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