Small Scale Military Headquarters

WOW! +1 for Merit's effort!

I just got a tracking number for a replacement part for my F-14!

None of those prices unless it was a VF-103 and only at $500.

Update on a gear for all of you who email us about gear progress.This is final version we did couple revisions ,gear is mostly metal except white pieces which are plastic and tie up ring which will be made of little ticker than pictured bras ,gear will be available for sale this month, it wont be e...

skull and crossbones.

Sweet.

JSI - This is a good thing.

Pros:
Mammaries

Cons:
not modern
mustang
$100

They should have brought in a new mold, imo.

It's a love hate thing. The plane is incredibly nice but it fails to deliver durability.

dragon53 wrote:IFLABS:

Have you considered buying one of the acrylic stands mentioned on the 1/18 board and displaying your F-14 with the landing gear up?

Yes, if no one picks this up, this is the direction I'm heading to.

I'm no pro modeler but repainted the plane to remove spots. I used the "make up" method to dab out spots. Spots are still subtlety there as seen in person on the plane body, makes for nice weathering. Only downside is there might be some minute "crumbs of paint" on random panels. Everything is in ta...

This plane is driving me up the wall. The stupid rear wheel struts keep falling which lead to other problems. I can't count the number of times I've had to pull out cement to fix small tabs. I give up.

I hope another company gives the F-14 a shot.

IFLABS: My apologies but more questions: 1. For the acrylic gull grey, did you dab the acrylic only on the spots or on the entire F-14?....(Pcoughran's post said he dabbed the entire F-14) 2. For the radome, you used Model Master radome tan #FS33613? 3. Would regular (tan) masking tape be ok instea...

So...are we getting anything modern?

dragon53 wrote:IFLABS:

That's a very impressive job you did.
What paint did you use for the yellow radome?

Same Model Master Randome Tan dean brought up a few pages back. I also used the acrylic version. Paint doesn't match up the factory so I dabbed the whole thing, looked nicer anyway.

thatf14guy wrote:hey your stabs on the bottom are on backwards!

lol, you're right. No wonder that wedge of plastic was sticking out. Minor side effects of paint fumes.

Does anyone else have an issue with the links on the rear struts falling out? Below: http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/6724/f142.jpg Mine constantly flops out since the other conjoining parts to the plane aren't completely aligned with their respective areas. What about the tail hook? Are you suppo...

All done. Turned out pretty nice, considering I don't have any modeling skills.

IFLABS: Great photos. Where did you buy your sponges? Target http://www.target.com/Studio-Tools-Beauty-Wedges-32-pk/dp/B002VBPB1O/sr=1-2/qid=1264106249/ref=sr_1_2/192-5211672-3363645?ie=UTF8&search-alias=tgt-index&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k%3Astudio%20tools&page=1 Not bad for $1.79 for a pack o...

+1 on Nwarty. Everything went without a hitch.

Wow! Major props to Dean for the make up method. I am liking the results I am getting so far. The FS36440 flat gull grey Dean suggested is nearly a perfect match. I am using the acrylic version in place of the enamel. Initially it'll apply on with a lighter tone, but it blends in seamlessly after dr...

Oh man, those gears are sweet. The F-14 might not be a total epic fail after all.

I still hesitated when the F-16s were available for $50.

And I managed a Cobra for $20 on ebay back in '05.

NWarty wrote:That would be ACES in the Mall of America.

Saw them up there (the F/A-18's) while on a four-day pass from Fort McCoy last October.

I finally got a Hornet this past March. Had to pay a pretty penny for it though.

Yeap. We should keep pestering them until they give in.

Ah man, everyone has a F-18 except for me.

I found this flight simulator store that has 2 BBI F-18s on display but wouldn't budge on selling one of them.

Looks like the wheels is a serious issue. I saw a F-14 on display for sale at a flight sim store, but it was limping on its hind legs held up with tape. lmao

Does the sponge method also work on the radome?

LOL, badcat never ceases to amaze.