Homebee Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) Academy is to release in 2016 a new tool 1/72nd Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet "VF-103" kit - ref.12535 Source: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234994031-academy-catalogue-2016-online/ V.P. Edited March 25, 2019 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 welcome news, havnet built hasegawa's yet but having revells one on the go it leaves much to be desired accuracy wise, hopefully this will be on the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Academy's Legacy Hornet is a step ahead of Hasegawa's. I hope it'll be the same for this superbug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 Source: http://www.academy.co.kr/6q/board_news_main.asp?pMenuId=BOARD00002&pCode=9556&pCategory=NEWS2 Box art V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) Release July 2016 Source: http://www.academy.co.kr/6q/board_news_main.asp?pMenuId=BOARD00012&pCode=9557 V.P. Edited July 8, 2016 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollie Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 As was the case with their 1/72 F-4 Phantom, this snap kit looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Unlike their previous Legacy Hornets this time they seems to get main landing gear struts right. Intake lips are a bit squared but sure easily rectified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Glad to see they've gone "back" to the F-4 style than the more recent T-50/F-16 look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Unlike their previous Legacy Hornets this time they seems to get main landing gear struts right. Intake lips are a bit squared but sure easily rectified. A bit OT but since I've got a legacy Hornet in the stash, but haven't had a close look at it could you tell me the problem (or point me in the direction of something) with the main gear struts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Sprues: http://mmzone.co.kr/mms_tool/mt_view.php?mms_db_name=mmz_media&mms_cat=[리뷰]&no=707&keyword=&where=&mode=&start_page=0 V.P. Edited July 13, 2016 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Tbolt, here you go: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/74396-fa-18c-hornet-vfa-81-sunliner-cv-60-saratoga/?p=821401, please scroll down a bit. Edited July 13, 2016 by Teeradej 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Nice.... but I feel that their legacy Hornet is a better kit. Sure as long as snap tites go this is an amazing one, but I'd have preferred a Super Hornet to the same level of their previous Hornet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Tbolt, here you go: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/74396-fa-18c-hornet-vfa-81-sunliner-cv-60-saratoga/?p=821401, please scroll down a bit. Thanks for that. I did have spare Italeri legs, but used them on a Hasegawa kit years ago! Maybe I'll did out the hasegawa legs! Edited July 13, 2016 by Tbolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Thanks for posting these. What is that lawn dart-looking thingy above the AIM-9X's..? Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Thanks for posting these. What is that lawn dart-looking thingy above the AIM-9X's..? Cheers, Andre Looks to be the front end of an AIM-120C. Just add the stick on its right and the fins on the left and you will get the whole missile. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Looks to be the front end of an AIM-120C. Just add the stick on its right and the fins on the left and you will get the whole missile. By Jove, you're right! Thanks, it never occurred to me that anyone would ever mold an AMRAAM this way. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 I saw a display kit two days ago at the MRC table at the US IPMS Nationals -- looks really great. When I asked the disinterested "Representative" when it would be released, he casually replied, "It's already out". Excited, I started looking online to buy one, but cannot find any. Does anyone have a source ... or is the "Representative" misinformed? Gene K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavingav1 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 kits looks very nice, i have just built the revell 72nd kit and it was a bit of a chore, just the dreaded impervious to anything "printed in korea" decals that put me off , Please academy double your kit sales tommorow, put decent decals in your kits . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 So, has anyone found one yet for sale? Gene K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 What is that lawn dart-looking thingy above the AIM-9X's..? AIM-120 2 in 1, you can get both the AIM-120C and D, depending on the empennage you'll glue to the front part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy72nd Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Do you get 2 sets of vertical stabs?? I see vertical stabs (or half of) on the upper fuse sprue & more on the black plastic sprue?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) I posted the following to ARC and the 72ndscaleUSmilair@yahoo group: I saw the sprues of the new Academy Super Hornet at the US IPMS Nationals last month, but was unable to find it for sale ... until two days ago when I saw it listed on Scale Hobbyist: So I paid for Priority shipping ($10.50) and got it today!!!!! (I use Scale Hobbyist regularly, and this outstanding service is typical. They also seem to have new kits the earliest of the US on-line shops). As for the kit, it's a snap type, and like the recent Academy Snap Phantom, the detail is outstanding. Unlike the recent (very nice) Academy F-16 Snap ,this one has full landing gear, full intake, and a comprehensive decal sheet (VF-84 and VFA-103), among other things. The yellow backed sheet provides stickers. I was amazed at the fit on the snap F-16, and it's just as good on the F/A-18F. Virtually no seams to fill. The only Cons to me are: the huge mounting holes on the wing bottoms for the pylons; and the One-Piece-Only canopy (but an easy cut). When I do my Blue Angels Super Hornet, those mounting holes will be filled with the nubs I cut off from the pylons. I have not checked "accuracy". Gene K (and since we all have to "experiment" with pieces from the spare parts bin, the Hasegawa E Model canopy is a near perfect kit ... however, note that the Academy kit includes the fuselage piece to blank off the second cockpit, meaning a snap E model is coming). Edited September 1, 2016 by Gene K 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 So, has anyone found one yet for sale? Gene K Last week i asked local Academy disributor and boxes are already on way loaded on container ship to EU. Now must wait for some weeks for way to local shops. I will not order from eBay. When i ordered T-50 directly from Korea it was my mistake. It arrieved only weeks before local shops and was more expensive. Price of the Apache and Phantom are almost same. Now i will happy to support local shops and not donate post service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Thanks for your post Gene, it's good to hear that it's (genuinely) available. I like your inclusion of the pic of the press-fit forward fuselage; it bodes well for the kit as a whole. cheers, Andrew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) I posted this when someone at ARC asked about the intakes: full intake trunking?It didn't look full from Academy preview My mistake - you're absolutely right! :doh:/>/> Gene K Edited September 2, 2016 by Gene K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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