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On 3/20/2020 at 11:33 PM, PattheCat said:

 

Same for me, Two kits due from Poland since the 10th of this month. No info.

OT: Poland closed borders so count on severe delays in transport - which is why you won't get (accurate) info.
Same goes for CZ, DE, AT 
It would be nice if people take that into account,

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On 3/22/2020 at 12:09 PM, alt-92 said:

OT: Poland closed borders so count on severe delays in transport - which is why you won't get (accurate) info.
Same goes for CZ, DE, AT 
It would be nice if people take that into account,

Thanks a lot, Got enough kits in the stash for .... a few years, so I don't really worry. It is certainly not worth it in the actual circumstances.

 

Edit 24/03/2020: received my cat today. I'm impressed; very fine panel lines, nice detail, simple build apparently. An unbeatable price/quality ratio IMHO.

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Early beavertail - 

 

Top half of GWH kit literally drops straight in acad kit and on same panel line too... 

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Bottom is a different story - 

 

Different join and width. 
 

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What I propose to do to make it a drop in part is cut the GWH lower in length and width (red hash) then rescribe the outer airbrake line (lime)
For ease and simplicity this part will come pre assembled and airbrakes shut as the inners wont line up and also make it a hell of alot easier to cast. Kit will defo need some nose weight with a big slab of resin on it’s backside 😂


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Also here are my seamless intakes for this kit. 
Just seen on hannants future releases that quickboost has a set on the way. Doh!


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And some nose U/C bay details.

 
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Cheers. 

 

 

 

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5 hours ago, Tony Oliver said:

Also here are my seamless intakes for this kit. 
Just seen on hannants future releases that quickboost has a set on the way. Doh!

 

At least some things in the world are still behaving normally! :P 
Scratchbuild something and put a lot of work in it and up pops a new moulded version or some AM bits.

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This area took alot of profiling to match the cowls and allow them to fit. 
 

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Not too bad now - 


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This plate helps hold it in place when assembling and will act as pour stub. 


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On the underside, the circled step helps hold and brace the lower half in the right place. Needs blending a bit still. 

The red areas need to be backfilled still to reduce the undercut then it will be ready for some primer. 
 

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5 hours ago, Booty003 said:

That is fantastic work Tony, I will definitely be up for at least 2 x sets of these for my VF-1 and VF-2 builds.

 

Phil


Thats good to know, glad there will be a market for these 🤗
 

Have you got any of these academy kits yet Phil?

 

Tony

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I ordered one from S Korea as I couldn't find any in the UK.  I have no idea when this will turn up due to current circumstances.

 

I am waiting on the big H to hopefully get some in stock too. 

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On 3/30/2020 at 9:16 PM, Booty003 said:

I ordered one from S Korea as I couldn't find any in the UK.  I have no idea when this will turn up due to current circumstances.

 

I am waiting on the big H to hopefully get some in stock too. 

I received my first one from Korea last week.. took a long time, but in the end it finally arrived

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8 hours ago, Tony Oliver said:


Seems like early beavertails are like buses, waiting for ages then two come along at once... 

 

A bit more work on mine. 
Had to trim the top edge a bit then redo the rivets

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Looking very good Tony. 👍

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23 hours ago, Tony Oliver said:


Seems like early beavertails are like buses, waiting for ages then two come along at once... 

 

A bit more work on mine. 
Had to trim the top edge a bit then redo the rivets

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Dymo tape?
I see you are a man of culture as well. :D

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So here are the quickboost intakes. 
 

Thought they would be fancy 3D scanned and printed parts. 

Turns out they are just assembled and cleaned up kit parts. Note the curve to wall from sanding and removing too much.

 
I had the same problem on my first build as it makes a step from the intake wall. 

 

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Here the arrows are pointing to the dip in the walls where the joins were. 
 

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And here are mine - 

 

Masters (AAP = AA Productions)

 

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First cast

 

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So for this academy kit I will have

 

Front wheel well detail set. 
Seamless intakes. 
Early Beavertail. 
Undercarriage doors (all ejection pins filled in)


Cheers. 

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Guys, one question on the kit.

It comes with 4 AIM-9 sidewinders. So 2 on each side's missile launcher. Since the academy markings do not intend the double AIM9 launchers there is nothing in the instructions. i have found the side rail, but not the bottom rail for the AIM9. Anyone knows if academy included it? i can't find it on any of the sprues... 😕

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13 hours ago, RCI said:

Guys, one question on the kit.

It comes with 4 AIM-9 sidewinders. So 2 on each side's missile launcher. Since the academy markings do not intend the double AIM9 launchers there is nothing in the instructions. i have found the side rail, but not the bottom rail for the AIM9. Anyone knows if academy included it? i can't find it on any of the sprues... 😕

 

no it’s not there. 
 

they give 4 sidewinders. Two early and two later ones. 
 

Also in box there are 4 rails in two types for the winders. But two early/std (lau-7) and two later with chaff (lau-138/BOL)

 

If you got another set of matching rails and missiles from a second kit (to do the 4 winder set up) you would still need the small wedge adapter to attach to underside of glove pylon. 
 

I will be releasing one of those as a resin AM part one day. 

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5 hours ago, Tony Oliver said:

 

no it’s not there. 
 

they give 4 sidewinders. Two early and two later ones. 
 

Also in box there are 4 rails in two types for the winders. But two early/std (lau-7) and two later with chaff (lau-138/BOL)

 

If you got another set of matching rails and missiles from a second kit (to do the 4 winder set up) you would still need the small wedge adapter to attach to underside of glove pylon. 
 

I will be releasing one of those as a resin AM part one day. 

haha thanks Tony, thats what i thought as well... just a little downside of the kit, and the chinpod, but i must say i really like the kit.

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