century wings f14 diamondbacks pics now available...

i must say the canopy gap and the seam line directly beneath the rio seat is very pronounced

This post has been edited by WingNut: Dec 15 2014, 11:01 AM

yup, i did. i did see those models on my way out but didn't have the time to stop and look as i was in kinda a rush. mebbe later this evening. how's it?

gave it a miss yesterday evening... the traffic there was sheer madness. actually, comrade jdk, did you collect the fighter aircraft collection? i must say they had some really detailed miniature models of the triplanes and biplanes, including the red baron's fokker dr1.

finally saw them last night... and was almost tempted to get one of them coca cola delivery trucks! the planes are nice too... they have this kinda retro feel to them and yes, they do look meticulously handmade and unique. they'll make really good gifts and comrade jdk, your wife has definitely chosen a very appropriate gift for you, i must say.

wah... comrade alvin_wjh just got his first ww2 aircraft only, comrade limfreelance poison him kaokao already

my apologies, comrade jdk... i meant this fighter aircraft collection: fighter aircraft collection. issue #5 had the fokker triplane.

This post has been edited by WingNut: Dec 18 2014, 08:10 AM

comrade limfreelance... one word: WOW!

here's a tip... take 3/4 shot from a 25 degree angle above the front of the starboard side. i think that's her best side

by the way, strikermac, your model paintjob also feels powdery or not? anyway... here's possibly the worst ever f14 72 scale ever made:

yup... that's about the best angle to snap that swordsmen, although i would prefer a slightly lower angle. anyway, in all fairness, their f/a18 super hornets are pretty good too...

This post has been edited by WingNut: Dec 18 2014, 03:30 PM

actually if you observe flying mule's site closely, you would notice in pic 5, the screw cover inside the port side air intake is missing and the lousy paint job is most evident in pic 6: 1. jagged sidewinder fins; 2. crack (?) between the dorsal fin and fuselage; 3. smudged aircraft registration; and 4. uneven tailfin.

with regard to the f15, comrade deathsoul is right... fov f15 has no gun port. and another thing, my model had the upper and lower portion of the fuselage in different shades of grey (well, only 2 shades of grey to be exact... not 50 shades. hehe)

but their fov f/a18s really class act!

This post has been edited by WingNut: Dec 18 2014, 05:25 PM

oh, and another thing... fov's f15 fitting is a bit off. you can see from flying mules photo the section where the fuselage connects with the radome... the upper and lower parts do not fit well. but the most glaring deficiency across the board for all fov models (including the f/a18s) is the awful paintjob and detailing for the missiles.

out of curiousity (and i know this is a personal preference), would you rather have a high quality plastic model or a low quality diecast for about the same price?

deathsoul no celebrate x'mas, but no harm wishing

anyway, comrade jdk... you also got good wife take you to mhh and bought you biplane collectible from bbw sale

This post has been edited by WingNut: Dec 19 2014, 05:22 PM

looking forward to pics post christmas. keen to see which biplane you got... and also the awesome osprey! i'm taking a break since hm's releasing two f15s next... and got quite a number of incoming sapu-ed from hlj's recent sale (awesome bargains they were at 80% off!).

merry christmas and happy holidays! yups... achieved my 20(f)14 target and sure looking forward to 20(f)15 thanks to hm...

mig15 plaaf
f102a delta dagger hellenic af
f5e tiger 2 rocaf
tf 104 starfighter usaf
f-ck-1a ching kuo proto

all for ¥6840

adeh... link provided in post #2344 but i think now no more hm already

here's a few tri/bi planes from the fighter aircraft collection. they're minuscule at 1/72 scale... but the detailing is awesome. not sure whether they're still any leftover stock for these models though.

there there, comrade jdk... these aren't from the big bad wolf sale. it's from this fighter aircraft collection: allscript fac

and if anything, the red baron's face looks absolutely comical in this replica!

This post has been edited by WingNut: Dec 24 2014, 08:31 AM

tell you what, comrade jdk... i'll go check out the fighter aircraft collection "bin" at allscript the next time i'm there and by some amount of luck, there may still be a copy or two of the red baron (and other tri/bi-planes). i'll let you know...

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

yups... no problem. but i just went to allscript last sat