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Model Forum / General / Models / February 2004Academy 1/72 F-8
Has anybody actually seen one of these at a show? Is it new tooling? Thanks, Don H. Hannant's web update has some pictures from Nuremberg hobby show. One of them is of what is supposed to be the actual stealth (up until now??) F-8. http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?FULL=NUREMBERG1&PIC_NO=5 Too poor a picture to really tell if it is a rip off or new tooling, but at least we seem closer to reality than we were a while back. Norm > Has anybody actually seen one of these at a show? Is it new tooling? > > Thanks, > > Don H. been waiting 2 years.no sign of it so far All new tooling has been confirmed. Available ex www.acehobby.co.nz from April 2004. regards Alan T. Alan's Hobby, Model & RC Links http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~atong/ ............................................................. > Has anybody actually seen one of these at a show? Is it new tooling? > > Thanks, > > Don H. >All new tooling has been confirmed. Really? It's not based on any existing tooling (Hasegawa, Ace, or Heller)? Not that I'd mind if it turned out to be the Heller kit with recessed panel lines.....  SignatureAl Superczynski, MFE, IPMS/USA #3795, continuous since 1968 My "From" address is munged - click "Reply To" to respond via email. Check out my want lists and eBay listings at "Al's Place": http://www.network54.com/realm/modeleral/ "Build what YOU like, the way YOU want to, and the critics will flame you every time." They're taking preorders at HLJ. 1710 yen per piece(early bird special). After the /35 Hind & /32 Salamander, this year keeps getting better and better! Cheers! Tvrtko > All new tooling has been confirmed. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > Don H. >Has anybody actually seen one of these at a show? Is it new tooling? Don, I've had test shots of the Academy F-8 for about a month now. It is all new tooling. Complete intake trunking, open speed brake well, separate control surfaces, etc. It also includes 5.00" Zuni launchers, the Y racks, weapons pylons and bombs. The shots I have also contain the different leading edge slats and horizontal tails for the 'J' and the 'FN'. Cockpit is OK for 1/72 scale. Panels lines are recessed and very fine. They look good compared to published references. It is slightly better than the Hasegawa 1/48 F-8 in a couple of areas. I have a scan of the decal sheet if you want to see it. Just email me direct. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give it a 9.9 Dave Roof >I've had test shots of the Academy F-8 for about a month now. It is all new >tooling. It doesn't 'owe' anything at all to the Hasegawa, Ace, or Heller kits? Not that the latter would be so bad. SignatureAl Superczynski, MFE, IPMS/USA #3795, continuous since 1968 My "From" address is munged - click "Reply To" to respond via email. Check out my want lists and eBay listings at "Al's Place": http://www.network54.com/realm/modeleral/ "Build what YOU like, the way YOU want to, and the critics will flame you every time." Pictures of the sprues here: http://www.master194.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=25841#25841 |
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