dai phan Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Hi all, Damnation ! I ordered 3 from CP and it says to check my email. I do not have access to it until late next week as the email is the work email ! Why CP does not allow me to finish ordering at the website??? Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On 8/1/2024 at 7:28 PM, dai phan said: Hi all, Damnation ! I ordered 3 from CP and it says to check my email. I do not have access to it until late next week as the email is the work email ! Why CP does not allow me to finish ordering at the website??? Dai I check my work email and NOTHING !!! Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 LOL. I see the inaccurate Cutting Edge F-86A conversion set on a popular auction site currently for $180 "Buy it Now". Gotta love a hopeless optimist. 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 1 hour ago, Sabrejet said: LOL. I see the inaccurate Cutting Edge F-86A conversion set on a popular auction site currently for $180 "Buy it Now". Gotta love a hopeless optimist. 🙂 Ha! I built one way back when Dave was still in business. Not great but it was the only game in town back then. I will happily replace it with the new kit. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I tried to place an order on CP website. It says check the email but nothing! Even in spam folder. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 1 hour ago, Ben Brown said: Ha! I built one way back when Dave was still in business. Not great but it was the only game in town back then. I will happily replace it with the new kit. Ben I guess they did their best but the speed brake wells are wrong for an F-86A. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 My biggest complaint was the windscreen. I never thought the shape of the center section was quite right. They also had to send me two extras before they sent one that was properly cured so it wasn’t sticky and didn’t have air bubbles. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyK Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 1 hour ago, Ben Brown said: My biggest complaint was the windscreen. I never thought the shape of the center section was quite right. They also had to send me two extras before they sent one that was properly cured so it wasn’t sticky and didn’t have air bubbles. Ben You had something to criticise and were NOT blacklisted??? Wow! I mean I generally loved their products, especially the subject matter, but their business conduct was less than questionable, both with customers and their own team... J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 6 hours ago, Ben Brown said: My biggest complaint was the windscreen. I never thought the shape of the center section was quite right. They also had to send me two extras before they sent one that was properly cured so it wasn’t sticky and didn’t have air bubbles. Ben 100% correct on the screen; it is a vee-shape, but nowhere near as pronounced as they modelled it. Luckily Clear Prop! aced that part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 8 hours ago, JeffreyK said: You had something to criticise and were NOT blacklisted??? Wow! I mean I generally loved their products, especially the subject matter, but their business conduct was less than questionable, both with customers and their own team... J Nah, I still ended up on it. Just not for the F-86. 😄 Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 There are some for sale on Ebay from Ukraine for 106 USD plus shipping. Way overboard in my view. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 3 hours ago, Ben Brown said: Nah, I still ended up on it. Just not for the F-86. 😄 Ben Even Dave's friends eventually ended up on his blacklist, after I moved to Colorado he stopped taking my calls..... Brayn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 22 minutes ago, BWDenver said: Even Dave's friends eventually ended up on his blacklist, after I moved to Colorado he stopped taking my calls..... Brayn This is all news to me: I hadn't realised all this stuff was going on. I was probably blacklisted in absentia anyway since I was critical of the windshield and speed brake inaccuracies on the Cutting Edge conversion set. Oops. And I never even knew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sabrejet said: This is all news to me: I hadn't realised all this stuff was going on. I was probably blacklisted in absentia anyway since I was critical of the windshield and speed brake inaccuracies on the Cutting Edge conversion set. Oops. And I never even knew. There was a guy named Potts who was a Navy pilot. He supplied a lot of stuff to Dave. I did a lot of his bomb and missile patterns. When Potts retired he cut him off basically saying: Cut him off, Potts is retiring and can't give us anything else. Real prince of a guy... Edited August 6 by BWDenver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 45 minutes ago, BWDenver said: There was a guy named Potts who was a Navy pilot. He supplied a lot of stuff to Dave. I did a lot of his bomb and missile patterns. When Potts retired he cut him off basically saying: Cut him off, Potts is retiring and can't give us anything else. Real prince of a guy... Classy. I'm glad I avoided this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 2 hours ago, Sabrejet said: Classy. I'm glad I avoided this. I had Sunday breakfast with Dave for several years. We'd talk about his projects, future releases and patterns I could help him with. When I moved to Colorado, he stopped taking my calls. As I couldn't help him anymore... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyK Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 ...but it's everyone around him who stole HIS joy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeneK Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 15 hours ago, JeffreyK said: ...but it's everyone around him who stole HIS joy... You beat me to that one. Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 As much as we all like to dislike Dave Klaus, I think we can all agree that this new Sabre is very much one to like. I just placed my order for one with all of the goodies. I'm more of a Canadair Sabre 5/6 kinda modeler but this one looks too good to pass by. Might do a side-by-side build of this with a Hasegawa F-40 built up as the Vintage Wings Hawk One Sabre (Canadair Mk.5 23314, restored with F-40 wing). Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jetdog Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 My 2 kits arrived today in Ohio- All I can say is wow, and a big thank you to Duncan and Clear Prop for helping to make an accurate rendition of this historic aircraft possible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Niiiice. Now where is my 1/72 scale version? And my Willie Fudd?🤔 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 2 hours ago, Jetdog said: My 2 kits arrived today in Ohio- All I can say is wow, and a big thank you to Duncan and Clear Prop for helping to make an accurate rendition of this historic aircraft possible! Well now all you've got to do is build them! I hope you enjoy 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeneK Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 9 hours ago, Paul Boyer said: Now where is my 1/72 scale version? I'm also REALLy looking forward to those kits! In 1/48 -- it's too bad that Clear Prop didn't put all the wing parts on one (or two) sprues ... and made those available for ordering separately. Lots of applications to existing kits including the D, E, Early F, and Canadian Sabres. In 1/72 -- maybe a different sprue arrangement? (but I doubt it). How great would it be if Clear Prop offered Overtrees??? Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon Krol Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 9 hours ago, Paul Boyer said: Niiiice. Now where is my 1/72 scale version? And my Willie Fudd?🤔 WF-1 Yes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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