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« on: October 30, 2012, 06:52:58 PM »
The October newsletters have just been posted.

http://www.cmkkits.com/en/news/mpm-newsletter-10-12/
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2012, 01:49:45 AM »
Can't wait for the He-115!!!!
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2012, 02:00:09 AM »
 There's a shocker ;)   I'll be keeping an eye out for the Me 263 re-issue. ( Need to get the airmodel
 kit too, one of these days. ) Their announcement of getting into 1/72 scale armor is kind of exciting.

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2012, 02:13:41 AM »
The V-2/A-4 looks nicely detailed.
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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2012, 02:29:38 AM »
Damn! now I'm going to need the 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XII  ----  :-X

All that V-2 set needs are the fuel tankers, in the book V-2 by Dornberger (I think that was his name) it said that the V-2's were fueled up once they were on the launch table.

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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2012, 05:22:20 AM »
Speaking of another contra-prop, should I buy the Seafire FR. Mk.46 or Mk.47?
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2012, 05:25:32 AM »
Speaking of another contra-prop, should I buy the Seafire FR. Mk.46 or Mk.47?

Depends...what are you trying to do?
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« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2012, 05:31:05 AM »
Speaking of another contra-prop, should I buy the Seafire FR. Mk.46 or Mk.47?

Depends...what are you trying to do?

A. By another model. it's been almost 36 hours since my last purchase.
B. Keep up with you and Bill
C. Build a big wing Spitfire.
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2012, 05:42:50 AM »
Feed that addiction boy, ;D
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2012, 12:16:12 PM »
The November and December newsletters have just been posted.

http://www.cmkkits.com/en/news/mpm-newsletter-12-12/




B-18A and Meteor are ones for 2013 shopping list.  That is if we and MPM are still here after alien invasion Dec 21.

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2013, 02:38:11 AM »
I want my He115 NOW!!! :icon_bofh:
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« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2013, 07:03:29 PM »
The January MPM newsletter has just been posted.

http://www.cmkkits.com/en/news/mpm-newsletter-01-13/
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2013, 08:54:36 PM »
TRENT METEOR - OH HELL YES!!!!!!!  :-* :-* :-*

At last, that awful Unicraft resin thing can be consigned to the dustbin.....
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« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2013, 01:14:19 AM »
TRENT METEOR - OH HELL YES!!!!!!!  :-* :-* :-*

At last, that awful Unicraft resin thing can be consigned to the dustbin.....

Agreed. I will though have to build the Unicraft TP conversion for the Me 262.
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2013, 02:23:05 AM »
I've got a half done Unicraft Trent Meteor which I don't find much wrong with except the propellers.  But I've been able to find a replacement white metal set for those ---

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« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2013, 07:31:43 PM »
The February MPM and CMK newsletters have just been posted.

http://www.cmkkits.com/en/news/mpm-pnewsletter-02-13/

http://www.cmkkits.com/en/news/cmk-newsletter-02-13/

For the 1/72 folks, a Me-163C with a bubble canopy is enroute.
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2013, 09:22:55 PM »
Oooh I see two 1/72 P-35s. I might have to stick a crowbar in the wallet for one of those.

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« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2013, 03:17:07 AM »
Oooh I see two 1/72 P-35s. I might have to stick a crowbar in the wallet for one of those.

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I really want commodity priced kits of the early unloved fighters:  P-35, P-37, P-41, P-42, P-43 etc.
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2013, 03:35:22 AM »
That suggests an interesting whif, a V-12-powered fighter derived from the P-35 analogous to how the P-40 derived from the P-36.

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2013, 05:23:02 AM »
That suggests an interesting whif, a V-12-powered fighter derived from the P-35 analogous to how the P-40 derived from the P-36.

It's like you can read my mind. I've been trying to figure out what to do with those left over P-40 engines.

And Mr Gimper, yes I agree whole-heartedly! A 1/72 single-engine kit going for $25 is ridiculous.

And today I saw one going for near $50. Yikes!

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2013, 04:14:31 AM »
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2013, 04:29:48 AM »
Check out the Whiff Komets:



The Caproni Ca.114 looks very tasty too.
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« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2013, 05:55:26 AM »
That Caproni is nice. Unfortunately, it's a bit out of my price range. The good news is I probably have all the spares to make my own!

Thanks for the inspiration!

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #24 on: April 23, 2013, 06:10:56 PM »
In the works...1/48 CAC Winjeel!!! :)


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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2013, 07:34:22 AM »
The July MPM and CMK newsletters have just been posted.

MPM

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #26 on: July 20, 2013, 02:49:47 AM »
Some interesting additions there:

  • Yet another 1/48 Viggen? or should I say two? - Edit:  Just did some research.  MPM are working with Tarangus Co. to prepare the new Viggen.  MPM will be doing the A-37 and SK--37 versions which presumably leaves Tarangus doing the fighters.
  • 1/32 XF5U-1 - wow!
  • MD-500E Conversion - yes please!!!
  • Container Load Trailer - would prefer if this was 1/35!

But now the most important question - IS THE 1/48 HE-115 FINALLY AVAILABLE????  It doesn't appear in their eshop yet...

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #27 on: July 20, 2013, 01:25:33 PM »
<...>
  • Yet another 1/48 Viggen? or should I say two? - Edit:  Just did some research.  MPM are working with Tarangus Co. to prepare the new Viggen.  MPM will be doing the A-37 and SK--37 versions which presumably leaves Tarangus doing the fighters.
<...>


I was pretty happy to see MPM being in the boat on the 1/48 Viggen, as I hope that might get us a down-scale to 1/72 some nice day.  :icon_music:  Hey, a man can dream, can't he?  :-\

Ah, at least MPM seems to have us 1/72 guys covered with regards to a pretty decent AH-1G/Q/S!  :icon_beer: The CAD images they've posted on the web (HERE, for instance, with many more images in other posts) look spectacular.
Too bad for AZ Models, though. Their recently released AH-1G doesn't look half bad, but I reckon MPM's will be even nicer.
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #28 on: July 21, 2013, 05:35:37 AM »
Ok, the He115 does appear in their eshop here - it is listed as a Special Hobby release though (obvious now, but I missed the connection at first) - it is still listed as "Comming" though,

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« Reply #29 on: September 28, 2013, 06:24:42 PM »
The September CMK newsletter has just been posted.

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #30 on: September 29, 2013, 03:52:02 AM »
Oooo...the L-159A ALCA looks very tasty!!!
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« Reply #31 on: October 27, 2013, 07:34:53 PM »
The October CMK and MPM newsletters have been posted. The September MPM newsletter was very late in posting.

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #32 on: December 06, 2013, 02:39:36 AM »
Nov News letters

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I like the Firefly in Foreign service if only for the Ethiopian decals!!!  The Bomb disposal Technician might also add an interesting twist to a build diorama

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« Reply #33 on: December 06, 2013, 05:21:54 AM »
LOVE the idea of the engine add-ons for the Mustang and late Spit/Seafire! :)
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« Reply #34 on: December 06, 2013, 07:46:34 AM »
Shame that the portable toilet is 1/72 scale and the bomb disposal guy is 1/35... in the same scale there would be some amusing diorama possibilities :)

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #35 on: December 06, 2013, 08:59:27 PM »
The Magister looks nice!  :-*
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #36 on: December 12, 2013, 05:11:44 AM »
Dec Newsletters:

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #37 on: December 12, 2013, 05:15:56 AM »
Note the 1/72, Planet Models Gloster F.5/34 British Fighter Prototype



Pity it is the wrong scale...
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« Reply #38 on: December 12, 2013, 09:21:37 AM »
Those 1/72 Cobras look sweet!
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« Reply #39 on: December 12, 2013, 10:13:39 PM »
Magna do that F5/34 and it's a nice kit. Built mine as Colombian for my Central/S American conflict scenario

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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #40 on: December 16, 2013, 11:55:02 PM »
MPM has announced a new family of Mirage F.1 kits in the One True Scale TM (1/72, obviously!)! An F.1C, C-200, CR, CT, a twin-sticker F.1B and even a South African F.1AZ.
I'm one happy camper!
More pics on ARC (LINK).



Friends of the quarter scale will probably appreciate this one:

F-86K (more pics of that on ARC - LINK).


« Last Edit: December 17, 2013, 12:05:20 AM by ChernayaAkula »
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« Reply #41 on: December 17, 2013, 08:51:20 PM »
Excellent.  :)
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #42 on: February 07, 2014, 07:34:46 PM »
The February 2014 CMK and MPM newsletters have been posted. There were no January newsletters.

Feb MPM

Feb CMK
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #43 on: February 08, 2014, 02:38:28 AM »
I have my eye on the Miles M.14.
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« Reply #44 on: February 08, 2014, 05:00:18 AM »
I have my eye on the Miles M.14.


My guess is that it's probably a reissue of the Flashback kit.
http://www.scalemates.com/products/product.php?id=151112
I have it, overall a fairly nice typical Czech limited production kit.

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or only wore briefly. Aircraft that spent most of their lives in mufti
have been muddied up with boring cammo, all in the name of
oversimplified notions of 'history'.
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Lots of pics at the Air Britain Photos site:
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #45 on: March 12, 2014, 05:42:41 PM »
Latest CMK newsletter

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I am jealous of the 1/72 Gloster F.9/37 - would live it to be 1/48!
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« Reply #46 on: March 13, 2014, 04:29:20 AM »
And the February/March MPM newsletter.

Greg: 1/48 AF-2S and AF-2W are coming,
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Re: MPM / CMK Models
« Reply #47 on: April 05, 2014, 05:23:47 AM »
Latest newsletters:

MPM Newsletter
CMK Newsletter
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« Reply #48 on: April 29, 2014, 09:59:58 AM »
Latest newsletters:

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« Reply #49 on: May 24, 2014, 06:58:25 PM »
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« Reply #50 on: October 04, 2014, 07:25:50 PM »
MPM/CMK is now using Google Docs to distribute their monthly-ish newsletter. I just "found" the October release. It is in PDF format.

Here is the direct link.
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« Reply #51 on: October 05, 2014, 02:44:12 AM »
I like the Skoda "Turtle".

The Taurus KEPD 350 might be useful too...
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« Reply #52 on: October 13, 2014, 12:14:46 AM »
I like the Skoda "Turtle".

The Taurus KEPD 350 might be useful too...

A Skoda Turtle would certainly make commuting a lot easier and more fun too!

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« Reply #53 on: October 13, 2014, 08:48:38 PM »
The Taurus  KEPD 350 would be interesting to hang from some of my aircraft.

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« Reply #54 on: October 14, 2014, 02:36:35 AM »
I like the Skoda "Turtle".

The Taurus KEPD 350 might be useful too...

A Skoda Turtle would certainly make commuting a lot easier and more fun too!

Go ahead and cut me off, Mr BMW...just try it.

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Ditto on the driving to work option!
Is this one of those vehicles that could be driven just as well forwards as backwards?
It wouldn't take much to make this fit the MaK universe!

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« Reply #55 on: October 16, 2014, 06:49:01 PM »
MPM for their October newsletter are using PDF format.
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« Reply #56 on: October 17, 2014, 02:37:08 AM »
Those As.34 Kormorans look nice.

I wish the Saab B-5 was in 1/48…ah well, here is a kit review (in German) of the original release.
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« Reply #57 on: October 17, 2014, 05:44:16 AM »
I agree, the 1/48 Komorans are especially attractive for use on a 1/48 Marinefleiger Buccaneer.

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« Reply #58 on: October 18, 2014, 02:55:46 AM »
Or Marinefleiger TSR.2
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« Reply #59 on: October 18, 2014, 06:35:58 AM »
Or Marinefleiger TSR.2
I have 1/48 Buc kits and there've been some gorgeous whif schemes Marineflieger posted here by PantherG for Buccaneers.  It's going to have the bulged weapons bay with fuel tank as well as the drop tanks and rocket boosters the SAAF used.

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« Reply #60 on: December 02, 2014, 07:36:49 PM »
MPM November newsletter is out.
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« Reply #61 on: December 03, 2014, 01:19:39 AM »
So the much-delayed F-86K is out - that should please the 1/48th fans: in a whiff world, you could export it to all sorts of places.
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« Reply #62 on: December 03, 2014, 07:25:08 AM »
^ Got an Israeli F-86K planned (in 1/72, though). To be in natural metal.  Alongside some camouflaged radarless F-86 day-fighter/fighter-bomber.
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« Reply #63 on: January 01, 2015, 08:39:29 PM »
MPM December newsletter is out.

The Quickboost 1/72 F-B/C/D/E early/J Phantom – Wing fold set looks good. Could save some space on the display shelf.

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« Reply #64 on: April 25, 2015, 02:24:01 AM »
SAAB AJ-37 Viggen “Attack Version”  1/48

Like in March, also now in April we are bringing you a new model that has been awarded a Model of Year 2015 prize at the Nuremberg Toy Fair / Spielwarenmesse. In cooperation with Swedish Tarangus, we have prepared for you a 1/48 model of the SAAB 37 Viggen fighter and attack jet plane. This model in the Tarangus boxings has been awarded the above mentioned prize. The version which we offer now from the steel moulds is the AJ 37 Viggen attack-fighter.


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« Reply #66 on: April 25, 2015, 03:12:49 AM »
SAAB AJ-37 Viggen “Attack Version”  1/48

Like in March, also now in April we are bringing you a new model that has been awarded a Model of Year 2015 prize at the Nuremberg Toy Fair / Spielwarenmesse. In cooperation with Swedish Tarangus, we have prepared for you a 1/48 model of the SAAB 37 Viggen fighter and attack jet plane. This model in the Tarangus boxings has been awarded the above mentioned prize. The version which we offer now from the steel moulds is the AJ 37 Viggen attack-fighter.


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« Reply #67 on: August 05, 2015, 04:36:55 AM »
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« Reply #68 on: August 15, 2015, 07:13:22 PM »
For the modellers who like to work in "aficionado scale", CMK offers the F-4K / FG.1 nose undercarriage leg in taxiing and take off position. So now any Phantom can now be flow off the smaller carriers.



Hannants has it on backorder.
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« Reply #69 on: August 16, 2015, 03:35:05 AM »
For the modellers who like to work in "aficionado scale"

Hmmm.... ::)
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« Reply #70 on: August 16, 2015, 03:40:15 AM »
For the modellers who like to work in "aficionado scale"

Hmmm.... ::)

Yup. That scale.  :o
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« Reply #71 on: August 16, 2015, 09:54:10 AM »
For the modellers who like to work in "aficionado scale", CMK offers the F-4K / FG.1 nose undercarriage leg in taxiing and take off position. So now any Phantom can now be flow off the smaller carriers.



Hannants has it on backorder.

Reckon that it could be used in modeling a Jaguar M, too.

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« Reply #72 on: August 16, 2015, 06:22:58 PM »
Mirage F1 M too

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« Reply #73 on: August 16, 2015, 07:09:56 PM »
Yes. Yes. Yes

How about a F-100 or a F-107 modified for USN carrier trials?

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« Reply #74 on: August 17, 2015, 12:19:26 AM »
Yes. Yes. Yes

How about a F-100 or a F-107 modified for USN carrier trials?
Both are quite plausible and a navalized F-100 is close to one entry made in the competition that gave the USN the F8U while NAA-Columbus' FJ-5 proposal is a half-way step between a navalized F-100 and F-107, dorsal intake, but a plain pitot intake like the F-100 rather than a variable one and powered by a J79.

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« Reply #75 on: August 17, 2015, 02:51:53 AM »
Yes. Yes. Yes

How about a F-100 or a F-107 modified for USN carrier trials?




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« Reply #76 on: August 17, 2015, 03:00:31 AM »
Yes. Yes. Yes

How about a F-100 or a F-107 modified for USN carrier trials?




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Thank you Greg. I already allocated one F-100 kit to be the F2J. And a F-107 to be a F3J. Not sure why NA decided to call the F-107 it a FJ-5. It is not the 5th version of the FJ-4. Being a whole new airframes, both the F-100 did and F-107 should used existing method of adding and incrementing the "x"in the USN FxJ taxonomy.
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« Reply #77 on: August 17, 2015, 12:17:41 PM »
Jared's FJ-5 monograph is still available through Magcloud: $9.95 USD for softcover book + digital copy, $3.95 USD for digital only.

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« Reply #78 on: August 17, 2015, 05:24:42 PM »
It actually has a Dassault Super Mystere look to it.

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« Reply #79 on: October 06, 2015, 05:51:41 PM »
CMK's / /MPM / Special Hobby September newsletter is available here
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« Reply #80 on: October 07, 2015, 03:37:00 AM »
Holy crap, the next boxing of the Gnat F.1 is going to have Hotshots "The Navy" markings!



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The British Folland Gnat light jet fighter was evaluated also by the RAF, but only its two-seat trainer version known as the Gnat T.1 entered the RAF service. The flight tests of the F.1 version took rather long time during which various colour schemes were applied to the machines. The most attractive of them are presented in our superbly detailed model, which as you most probably already know is injected within steel moulds. The decal sheet brings you also markings for so-called Oscar EW-5894 Phallus fictional machine famous from an early 90´s spoof of heroic aviation movies.

The model itself comes with three sprues with plastic parts, one clear plastic sprue and contains also a couple of resin parts for various antennae and air intakes that were characteristic for pre-production and trial machines.
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« Reply #81 on: October 07, 2015, 06:09:24 AM »
I love it! Although I'd probably buy another Airfix one (LOVELY wee kit!) and use The Navy decals on that.
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« Reply #82 on: September 30, 2017, 05:06:53 AM »
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« Reply #83 on: October 15, 2017, 03:14:46 AM »
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« Reply #84 on: February 22, 2018, 12:33:27 PM »
Anyone know if the Quickboost Sea Vixen FAW.1 corrected nose for the Cyberhobby kit is also applicable to Cyberhobby's FAW.2?

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« Reply #85 on: February 22, 2018, 06:51:17 PM »
Anyone know if the Quickboost Sea Vixen FAW.1 corrected nose for the Cyberhobby kit is also applicable to Cyberhobby's FAW.2?

I'll have to see if I can lay my hands on the FAW.2 conversion I have quickly to check (means searching all through the stash boxes) but IIRC all the difference is was the shorter fuselage between the nose and cockpit

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« Reply #86 on: September 23, 2018, 07:13:46 AM »
At least they did the scale right this time:

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« Reply #88 on: May 03, 2020, 04:31:45 AM »
@Story - Get it while you can!  That CMK model is a bit hard to anywhere but CMK (this link:------> CMK 129-3140 Solothurn S-18/1000 20mm AT Rifle).  The Cri-El models S-18/1000 kit is as detailed but much more fragile. 
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