dai phan Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Greetings, In great contrast from my recent completed Roden T28 that there was much carving, trimming and sanding, I am now ready for a high quality, "fall together", no headache enjoyable kit. There is nothing but spectacular rave reviews of this new Tamiya release so I cannot wait to taste what it has to offer. The markings will likely during the Viet Nam conflict. Dai Edited July 18, 2021 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Hi all... I notice that it is too early for Eduard to release the instrument panels PE set. And there are no decals to use in the kit either. I do not think I am capable of hand painting that is as good as the PE set. This could push me back on expected start date this weekend. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) Yo all... It is here ... Shall I start building or wait for the PE/3D cockpit set? Dai Edited July 22, 2021 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Hello everyone... Quinta Studio is working on this set for the kit and no doubt I will get one. If I can go ahead and built the plane then add these later then I will do. If not then I have to wait. No way hand painting can come close to this. For those who have built the plane, can the consoles, instrument panels be added after the fuse is closed? Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Greetings everyone... I look at the kit and I am very impressed. There are LOTS of plastic and the nice touch are the two large color prints of the aircrafts featured as well as the brochure on the F4 history. The molding is first class and there is not even a hint of flash anywhere. However, I am appalled by the mold seems on the clear parts and with Tamiya's reputation and engineering, I do not understand why they cannot do a seam free canopy. Other companies like ZM, Academy, Hasegawa and even the old Monogram have seams free clear parts. So for what you get, price tag of around 90 USD is more than fair. I am going to start assembling and will do the cockpit once the 3D parts are available on the market. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afterburner Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I can paint a decent console but damn, that’s just awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 10 hours ago, afterburner said: I can paint a decent console but damn, that’s just awesome. That is why I defer my build until I get this set. Should be available in 2-3 months. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afterburner Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 13 hours ago, dai phan said: That is why I defer my build until I get this set. Should be available in 2-3 months. Dai Thanks for sharing Dai. I’ll wait to work on mine until it’s released as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/27/2021 at 4:25 AM, afterburner said: I can paint a decent console but damn, that’s just awesome. I believe until you see from up close the quality of these decals, you can't really believe how amazing these are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Hello all... The Quinta Studio set is now released. I am waiting for the retailers to get them so I can order. Should be able to wrap up the P38 project soon to start on this one. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 Still waiting for arrival from Russia ... Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Still waiting... Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Looking forward to your starting the kit. When I saw the the pic above of the Quinta instrument panel I just had to get one. I've received mine -- and it looks great. I notice there's just one ejection seat handle for each seat. I was hoping the halves glue on together since the bottoms are flat but I guess you wouldn't notice once they're on since they're viewed from above when installed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 Just now, crackerjazz said: Looking forward to your starting the kit. When I saw the the pic above of the Quinta instrument panel I just had to get one. I've received mine -- and it looks great. I notice there's just one ejection seat handle for each seat. I was hoping the halves glue on together since the bottoms are flat but I guess you wouldn't notice once they're on since they're viewed from above when installed. I ordered on 8/16/21 from Quinta and STILL not here. Will have to contact QS tomorrow. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 1 hour ago, dai phan said: I ordered on 8/16/21 from Quinta and STILL not here. Will have to contact QS tomorrow. Dai They seem pretty active over on LSP's Vendor forum, maybe try there? I'm concerned about the delay, I'm waiting for their 32nd F-4C cockpit to be released, hoping it's not going to take months to get it after placing my order. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/3/2021 at 10:52 AM, 11bee said: They seem pretty active over on LSP's Vendor forum, maybe try there? I'm concerned about the delay, I'm waiting for their 32nd F-4C cockpit to be released, hoping it's not going to take months to get it after placing my order. I contacted QS and informed them of the problem. Next day I got a refund without any kind of response nor explaination ! What in the world? Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Based on an email from Hobbynut Models that I got today, it sounds like they are having problems keeping up with demand. I currently have four orders pending with Quinta, several hundred items, that are delayed due to demand and production speed limitations at Quinta. Quinta does not stock their products, instead prints them to order. My oldest order is a few weeks overdue. Quinta has promised to ship my largest order this week. Normally, It takes 5-7 days for it to arrive to me as I pay for priority air shipping from Russia. I continue place a new order every Monday, in the past it would delivered in 10-14 days after, unfortunately, this has temporarily changed to 4-5 weeks at the moment. I have ordered more than enough sets to try to keep these stock on the full line, but Quinta is doing their best to ramp up production enough to cover orders. Please be patient, they are experiencing unprecedented growth and are doing their best to catch up. Edited October 12, 2021 by Dave Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Dave Williams said: Based on an email from Hobbynut Models that I got today, it sounds like they are having problems keeping up with demand. I am looking for another vendor to buy this set. Any recommendations? Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I got mine from quinta.studio's ebay shop. Maybe they fulfill ebay orders faster? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, crackerjazz said: I got mine from quinta.studio's ebay shop. Maybe they fulfill ebay orders faster? It would make little sense for a company to prioritize eBay orders that have to be individually boxed up, addressed, postage applied, and sent, over an order from a vendor for thousands of dollars worth of sets that all get sent to one place in one package. Also, some companies pay for air shipping, which is a lot faster than the typical economy shipping used for eBay orders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Hi all... With 3K views so far without any progress to show, I am going ahead with or without the 3D panels as soon as I finish my P-47. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattN Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Not surprised at the increase in demand for the Quinta sets - the detail on their sets (I've got several from Sprue Brothers) is amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) Yo modelers... I ended up ordering the Eduard PE set. Not as good as the 3D but hell better than my brush painting. Dai Edited October 13, 2021 by dai phan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Every time I check to see if there are any updates with your build I stumble upon the photo you have uploaded with those amazing decals from Quinta. It's a pity you had to order the Eduard set. There is no comparison. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Does anyone has a set that can sell to me at the moment? Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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