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  1. Trenton guy
    Looks nicer that way. To bad but the only FJ-2 I have been able the find wearing gray/white is a Reserve machine; photo at the very back of the Ginter book.
  2. Trenton guy
    The original Minicraft announcement, years ago, promised a T-34A/B/C. A B model can be made from the parts in the box, although decals are provided for the A only. A B is likely in the future as only new decals are required. A C is much more of a reach. A whole new fuselage and a new set of wings would be needed. The Sprue layouts don’t seem to accommodate that. There is no speration of those parts useable in a C from those that are not. But, one can always hope
  3. Trenton guy
    On sale at Mega Hobby in USA. Got mine 10 days ago. Beautiful kit and in IMHO the fuselage riveting is not over done,although every last one is there. Perhaps they will jump out under a NMF or silver paint but they look good in the box. The bare minimum prototype markings leave something to be desired but my Caracal sheet is in the mail.
  4. Trenton guy
    Just heard from MicroMir by e-mail. My replacement canopy is on the way. Three cheers for MicroMir (or maybe four). I know MicroMir is a much smaller company, but what a contrast to Revell and their horribly mis-shapen Halifax B.1 engine nacelles. I contacted them a few days ago through the contact e-mail given on their website which is different from the one given earlier in this thread. My reply came from the one listed here so that one is probably the best one. MicroMir forever!!!
  5. Trenton guy
    Wow!,,
  6. Trenton guy
    HLJ had it for $400. Still horrible.
  7. Trenton guy
    Thanks, that helps a lot.
  8. Trenton guy
    Just noticed that the kit in Czechovlak Marlkings is identified as a Proctor, while the kit in “military markings” is identified as a Vega Gull. Does anyone know if there is any difference in the plastic parts of the two kits or is just a matter of markings, and if the parts are the same is that correct? IAW are the Proctor and the Vega Gull identical. Given John Adams involvement I would expect any differences to be well catered for. Just ordered my Proctor, which will be finished in RAF markings, and I will certainly be getting that really nice Vega Gull in civil markings when it’s available, just wondering if the Vega Gull in military marking is different ( other than decals) so as to warrant a third in the collection.
  9. Trenton guy
    Very, very nice. I have the kit and now I am really inspired.
  10. Trenton guy
    As to the need for aftermarket, does anyone agree that the Sword lettering (NAVY, etc) looks a little anemic, or is it just me.
  11. Trenton guy
    Simply superb. I mistook the first black and white for the real thing. Now that’s a model!
  12. Trenton guy
    Big differences: 1) clear nose replaces forward 20mm.gun turret. 2) canopy profile raised and bulged. 3) ventral radome location moved aft. 4) MAD boom replaces the rear 20mm gun turret 5) jet engines added under wings outboard of.nacelles Some of these P2V-7 features were added to P2V-5’s as production progressed but the -5 never featured the revised RA dome location nor the reprofiled canopy. The dorsal turret featured on both but was later removed from -7’s.
  13. Trenton guy
    S.6 and S.5 both!, Died and gone to heaven.
  14. Trenton guy
    Can’t wait! Please open preorders soon. Don’t want to miss out, and don’t let the carping get you down. Your willingness to support these kits is much appreciated. Looking forward to more airliner decals of CARACAL quality.
  15. Trenton guy
    The best place seems to be hobbyeasy.com. They seem to get them all, provide for pre-orders of “coming soon” items and they have excellent service and prices. I have had very good luck with them. Located in Hong Kong, I wouldn’t order anything of Chinese manufacture anywhere else.
  16. Trenton guy
    Great build and great article in AMW. Bought a second copy of AMW and pulled the article out so it would never be far from my S&M kits. For those lucky enough to still have one Dave Butress’s long ago DB Resins B.2 conversion for the Italeri B-57, it contains the correct wheels, intakes with starter cartridge, white metal nose gear with better wheels and mud guards (albeit one piece), resin injection seats and a full resin interior (including nose gear well) that can be finessed into the S&M fuselage and double as a nose weight. Never used mine because I felt that a neat join between the set’s vacform goldfish bowl and it’s resin rim was beyond my skills. It will go to good use now.
  17. Trenton guy
    Squadron USA has it in stock. Mine is in the hands of the United States Postal Service.
  18. Trenton guy
    The shape is the outline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. It is a popular summer vacation spot, especially with me (40 years and counting). It’s unusual shape often serves as its logo.
  19. Trenton guy
    How about Tamiya?
  20. Trenton guy
    The ones I saw were black. Observed in the Central Highlands, 1968-1969. None were gunships but I can’t imagine that they were different.
  21. Trenton guy
    Flint Gray, FS 36314 is available in the fast disappearing Testors Modelmaster II line. Best of all model paints IMHO, sadly discontinued by Testors. Not to be confused with the not so great Modelmaster line which remains. Go figure. Modelmaster came first and included mostly modern USAF/USN colors. Sprays poorly, impossible to cut a fine freehand line and a rough gritty finish. Modelmaster II, came along later, sprayed beautifully yielding a very smooth finish. One could cut an incredibly fine freehand line with Modelmaster II. Additional USAF/USN colors plus all the WWII colors, as well as modern Russian were in the MM II line. For some strange reason the MM colors were never reformulated to match the quality of MM II. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Flint Gray—get it while you can!
  22. Trenton guy
    Happy to have a better Canberra, actually three.
  23. Trenton guy
    Spectacular! The burnishing needed to get the foil down reproduces the look of real sheet aluminum ever so much better than painted on metallizers, which are beautiful to look at but miss the real feel of aircraft skin. Wish I had the patience, and skill to try.
  24. Trenton guy
    Not that I have Not that I have been able to find. Sadly, a nice kit but only an approximation of a Venom, in almost every respect. It’s CMR or nothing, I’m afraid.
  25. Trenton guy
    It doesn’t look any different. Perhaps markings?
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