... Of the two Academy F-14A releases, kit number 4422 is serialled 159017/105 tailcode 'AB', however AB is VF-33 Starfighers or VF-102 Diamondbacks but the...
I posted some low res pictures of my kit ...its very hard maintain the balance..and got the pictures with my webcam(the wire is a little short)I will replace...
The Minicraft 777 a nicer kit? Really they are pretty close in most respects, except that it shows model making hasn't really come far in 30 years! The...
... respects, except that it shows model making hasn't really come far in 30 years! ... the market, as a matter of fact! Sink holes, poor fit, engine problems,...
The Revell Rafale is arguably the best 1/144th scale kit produced.....it is certainly in the top three that Revell AG have produced IMO The only thing it...
Michael, Point well taken. Inflation on new kits has raised their shelf price. When you factor in inflation of the older (rare?) OOP kits I guess the prices...
Hi Terry Well, I built some (very simple...) scratchbuilts of Fokker E1 fighters and a Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter plus mainly some scratchbuilt weapons as for...
Salutations! It's been a while for me. I posted a few inprogress photos of my RB57D conversion project. I'm using the Ozmod B-57 as my the base kit. I used...
In this digest Terry Patrick asked who does scatchbuilding. Well in private correspondence I can tell you he does! Don't be modest Terry post a picture of...
$122.50 with an hour to go......looks like the $85 one was a bargain :-) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3172244142&category=50301 ...
I got into scratchbuilding because I have odd tastes in models, in particular I'm interested in vehicles that never made it into service. Where could one get a...
The lucky winner spent $153.50. Yikes!! Now would be the time for a new release of the kit :-) Wonder if this is a record for a 1/144 scale kit? Ken ...
Hi The Revell B-52 has 12 AGM-86 ALCM cruise missiles. This relatively new kit is quite good, surely the best in 1/144 IMHO. Got one and am happy with it (but...
Hi Robert, Due to my dismal knowledge of airliners. I didn't know if there were similar intakes available. It's a little late now. I'm pushing forward, now...
Well, don't say I didn't tell you so! Makes $86 seem like a bargain. This is the Revell release, which will attract even more bidders. If it was the Yodel...
Look's really great so far & I know it's going to be another Gem, I emailed Greg @ OZ about making both of the RB's , hopefully he will if not I'll have to do...
I did think of the Revell Space Shuttle/Gantry and Off Shore Oil Platform kits when I asked if the C5 was a record setter. I figured the Shuttle and Oil...
To the best of my knowledge there are 3 kits available in 1/144 scale. Crown/Minicraft B52H and Revell B52G and B52H kits. The Crown/Minicraft kit depicts an...
I think the record price I've seen was for one of the old Frog Airliner with lights kits.......went for $230US or thereabouts on Ebay. The most amazing thing...
The Crown/Minicraft early H has the benefit of open flaps and an amazing suite of weaponry options (Skybolt, Hound Dog, Quail, SRAM) some of which are small...
The Crown/Revell/Minicraft kit is a mid 60's to 1970's pre EVS B-52H & comes w/ a Quail you can mount on a stand & also a full load of SRAMs or a pair of...
Hi Jaime, Great memory! Yes, I was the one working on the 1/144 He119. I looked at it two days ago and was wondering why I stopped working on it. I'm...
How is this kit? Does it compare favorably to their F-16? I've built that and liked it. Does it have pheonix missles? And what squadron is it? Do I ask too...
Hello Joe I got into scratch building before any 1/144 th scale kits came on the market, because i was in the RAF i had to make small models so that i could...
Hi, On the Academy F-14 kit,you might be better off looking for the DML one. The Academy model is the old Crown kit and to my eye the canopy area looks wrong. ...
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