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  1. JeffreyK
    While I can see your point it's not currently on the agenda as I hardly do anything else than 1:48. Besides, I don't have the kit and it's hugely expensive here in Japan. The master pattern was hand-made so it's not a matter of up-(or down-) scaling a CAD file... J
  2. JeffreyK
    ...and the wrongly-shaped fin cap. Again. That's in all three scales then.
  3. JeffreyK
    ...or get the slat wing conversion set. J
  4. JeffreyK
    I'm no expert on the Tomcat by a long way but when is aw the nozzle parts I also thought, hmmm? Didn't the B have the F110 engine? Anyway, when GWH first announced their F-14 (before AMK even released theirs), they announced it as an F-14A. I guess for marketing purposes, with no B model neither from Tamiya nor AMK , they changed it to releasing an F-14B first and maybe the originally planned A later.... J
  5. JeffreyK
    The engine housings and fuselage are totally asymmetric on my kit, not sure if that’s the master/mould or just a bad casting…it gets continuously worse from front to back. Maybe check your parts first and devise a plan Mine has been on the shelf of doom for over 10 years now… J
  6. JeffreyK
    Temma-san from Japan has written volumes about Phantom shapes and in this article you can see a diredt comparison between Tamiya and ZM, as he converts the Tamiya F-4B into an F-4C, using components from the ZM kit. http://soyuyo.main.jp/f4c/f4c-1.html Just from the width of the side console instrument panels you can see the difference in fiselage shape. There are many comparison studies across his website, a bit difficult to navigate and find, but there's a ton there and I do think it's valid as it's backed up by both photos and McD drawings. I do agree that the issue becomes a lot less apparent with the canopies open. With the canopies shut the sills form a very peculiar S-shape, in both horizontal and lateral orientation. The lateral S is missing from the ZM kit. A couple of pics fur firther illustration (many thanks to Andreas Beck for the first pic): J
  7. JeffreyK
    Finally some self-reflection...
  8. JeffreyK
    I noticed the lack of belly strap as well. We will see what the kit brings. Note that Luckymodel's prices are based on USD and the currenty converter on the website is totally out of date. With shipping, it's actually GBP 69.70 , not 59,34. To Japan it's JPY 8984 and with that a little more than the ZM retail price (incl tax). In the shops, Meng kits are very expensive here (~13,000 for a Super Hornet) and probably no competition to ZM. J
  9. JeffreyK
    We live in an economic downturn, i.e. a buyer's market unfortunately though. You get little for second hand items these days. Very different to two years ago when people hand both money and time on their hands.... That's extremely furstrating, most for Annetra. I hope not too much money had changed hads already...
  10. JeffreyK
    The main thing is not so much the canopy, it's the fuselage. It bulges out slightly, roughly in between the two cockpits. Therefore Tamiya's cockpit tub, the instrument consoles in particular, are noticeably wider than other kits. The canopy simply follows the width. If displayed open, the shape is disrupted enough that you don't really notice the problem. It's more apparent with the canopies closed. The angles of these renders aren't really conclusive whether or not Meng have got it right. We will see... J
  11. JeffreyK
    The frustrating thing is, they already hand made tooling for the Annetra kit - test shots exist already. What went wrong then? J
  12. JeffreyK
    What I like about the MD turbo/exhaust set is that they took note of the exhausts being a different shape across the four nacelles and lh/rh sides. I don't have the set, as I bought a set from another manufacturer, which is beautifully designed and produced but unfortunately on that set, the exhausts are all just mirror images and the same for all four nacelles...A bit disappointing. Lookig forward to seeing your progress Cheers, J
  13. JeffreyK
    Taking notes as at one point I'll do the same, B-29 in stash, several X-1 kits as well... And then there is my "ultimate lifetime project" of NB-52B with X-15-3 under the wing. I have both the Sanger and HPH kits and plan to use Sanger parts to back date the HPH to the early configuration. However, I may end up drawing lots of parts in CAD instread as I'm not too confident about the Sanger shapes and details... But first the X-15 Jeffrey
  14. JeffreyK
    Why is this the same thread? The F-16C is a different kit from the F-16A.... Personally, I'm only interested in the F-16A, I already have a Tamiya C kit. J
  15. JeffreyK
    Looking very good!! Please don't do a flat coat, that would be the opposite of what's needed. As Alan said, it's largely a natural metal finish, just more like gunmetal. If anything, the finish could be even a bit glossier than it is now. Cheers, J
  16. JeffreyK
    Fantastic work! That's Revell aqua colour?? Wow, that's not half bad, is it? This plane (chase 1) is definitely high on my own to-build list, as most things associated with the X-15 program are. We just need a decent F-100 kit... Cheers, J
  17. JeffreyK
    ...or you could buy my wheels, readily available and with good and accurate inner detail as well I had to re-size the tyres a bit from accurate scale dimensions to make them fit the Revell main struts. A little thinner (i.e. less over all width), and slightly less tread diameter. An accurate (but again adapted for the inaccurate Revell kit) brake chute bay is available as well Jeffrey
  18. JeffreyK
    Thanks Duncan, the thing is, I've been finling my VAT return through HMRC's Gateway the whole time, I've never sent any paperwork or the like. Everything was online already and as such digital. This MTD I can no longer do that. Instead I have to use an Excel spreadsheat consisting of the exact same boxes as on the HMRC gateway and then upload it to one of several HMRC approved tax services. Their website "translates" it into a web form and then you enter your HMRC account and log-in details there. The form gets loaded into the HMRC system and as far as I understood, that's it. I have no idea why they had to add this additional step...? If you just use this upload service and no "real" accounting, as far as I understood, the service providers don't charge anything for this. If that's not correct and I have to pay something then I will have to think very hard and may have to make a painful decision. I already have all that extra hassle with separate filing and doing this VAT return quarterly, just for the UK and the few orders I get from there. If it will cost me extra on top it rapidly becomes unviable. Jeffrey
  19. JeffreyK
    Anyone heard of the latest HMRC stupidity? Now they make you use a third party tax service in order to file your VAT return!!! Until now I just logged into my HMRC VAT account every three months, entered the relevant numbers into five boxes, hit "send" and that was it. I saved the document for reference, made the payment quoting my tax number, done. Now you can't do that anymore! You have to first save the exact same five figures in an Excel file, go to anyone of a number of UK tax service agencies, upload it to their system, enter your HMRC account details and hit send. Basically exactly the same, just more complicated and involving a private company with your confidential information. If you do the creation of the Excel sheet and uploading yourself this is apparently free of charge (well, for now...). I really don't get it?? What's the point of that?? Jeffrey
  20. JeffreyK
    All the best to you Paul, I hope you'll find the time to recharge and re-group beneficial and it will improve your quality of life. J
  21. JeffreyK
    Oh, that's sad news, my condolences. I was never at the shop(s), but did order a fair few kits from them and also often bought stuff at the Hendon model shows (RAF museum). Prime Hasegawa dealer back in the day, they had pretty much the whole line. Jeffrey
  22. JeffreyK
    Nice! The Phantom price went up from 7500 to 7900 Yen (before tax)! Won't keep me from buying one though J
  23. JeffreyK
    With a few conversion parts (such as Flightpath or Belcher Bits) and some scratch you can also get there from one of the SH-3 boxings. Building an early Mk.41 is somewhat easier as it's got the early radome, as in the Belcher conversion set, as Watanabe-san has done here: http://nabe3saviation.web.fc2.com/explanatione-fr.html For later Mk.41's you probably need the HAR 5 boxing to get the large, square radome. J
  24. JeffreyK
    I'd take the Plusmodel pilots over these any day. Those Tori suits have quite a bit of "artistic license" to them and SR-71 pilots also didn't wear the chutes on their backs like WWII pilots. The chutes were installed in the seats and the crew were then strapped in/connected up by PSD personnel. What Tori have modelled as some sort of strap adjusters near the shoulders actually should be the female Koch fittings where the shoulder harness/risers from the seat and chute are buckled up to. The figures look nicely sculpted but they are more fantasy than fact... J
  25. JeffreyK
    Superb result!! J
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