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by supersonicfifi
Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:40 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: 21st MARINES COBRA
Replies: 6
Views: 1361

cobra

8) i've got the grey/green camo COBRA and after putting 2 bbi helicopter pilots bought on ebay in it it's absolutly gorgeous !!!!!!!! for the moment i've just swapped the rockets pods because they were canted inward instead of outward (as seen on a picture in "World air power magazine") so i put the...
by supersonicfifi
Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:08 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: 21st MARINES COBRA
Replies: 6
Views: 1361

figures

:D i was affraid for my first 21st purchase of the figures quality : the waist is awful and the knees hardly stay inplace ! i can t wait to see the F104 - thanx for the infos :wink:
by supersonicfifi
Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:53 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: 21st MARINES COBRA
Replies: 6
Views: 1361

21st MARINES COBRA

I m new to this hobby and only got 2 bbi airpalnes (p51 and little bird) before getting the fantastic COBRA - i m impressed by evrything but 2 details : the rocket pods were inward instead of outward and the only figure is desappoing(knee and waist) does all the 21st century toys are the same figure...
by supersonicfifi
Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:59 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: BBI F4U CORSAIR!
Replies: 115
Views: 30253

F4U4 or AU 1 ?

:shock: i am dumfouded ! i was hopping for a 4 blades one ! maybe a F4u4 or better an AU 1 - F4U7 (for us French repainters !!!!!) but anyway if this BBI is at the same standard as my P51 KILLER i will go for it ! (i like particulary the moveable flaps !!!) :arrow:
by supersonicfifi
Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:49 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: BBI Kiowa helo????
Replies: 13
Views: 3339

lucky - kiowa hunting

:shock: hi evry body , and hi digger ! i've read that at TRU near your place you could have acces to a 1:18 kiowa for less than 20 dollars ???? i was effectively about to buy one from some web retailers (in europe we don't have that much distribution !!!!) i could be intersted in buying one from you...
by supersonicfifi
Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:49 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: 4 for victory contest
Replies: 126
Views: 29184

FW190D9

:shock: i can'y believe it ! you guys can buy for 14 dollars an 1:18 FW 190 !!!!!! I can't qualify to the game (no WM in France !) but i can help some of you guy getting rid of some to qualify ! (of course i will pay the shipping and the incredible price !!!!!) let me know if someone is interested !...
by supersonicfifi
Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:52 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: 4 for victory contest
Replies: 126
Views: 29184

190 D9

:? after reading all the messages i'm very disgusted : no WM in France ! i can't play with you ! since i'm new to this hobby i thought this offer is nice the FW 190 D9 is the a mean machine ! (our national hero-ace Pierre Clostermann in is book "the big show" - "Le grand Cirque" is stating that it's...
by supersonicfifi
Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:45 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: U2/F104 Relation
Replies: 1
Views: 829

8) you are right about the link between the F104 / U2 but the extent of modification is uge !!!!! You can see effectively that the fuselage of the 1st f104 prototype from the cockpit to the tail is the same (minus the "mouses" in the engine inlet) but all the rest is different ! so the mods requires...
by supersonicfifi
Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:50 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: New BBI P-51 Repaints
Replies: 22
Views: 4116

what's the tweak ?

What is the tweak of proppeler on the BBI "killer" P51? i've got one and as i red in past forums in changed the pylon place and have done a bit of repaint (GQ instead of GO + painting the canopy frame wich was too transparent ) but i didn't know a problem with the proppeler (in fact it looks so good...
by supersonicfifi
Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:24 pm
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: CHIPPY HO !
Replies: 17
Views: 3806

hooked

8) the more i read this forum the more i plan to build a hangar ! these are huge !
by supersonicfifi
Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:28 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: My Fantasy XD plane..........
Replies: 60
Views: 15100

F100

And what about an F 100 here again there is a lot of fancy camo of 50s and vietnam era ! theperfect match with a proppeller skyraider ! i ve just bought a vietnam F100 "dick Rutan" from matchbox (1:72) and it would kick ass in our favourite scale !!!! (i ma flightsim nuts and ther is a game called s...
by supersonicfifi
Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:54 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: CHIPPY HO !
Replies: 17
Views: 3806

BLACK F18

another repaint : http://photos.figures.com/photo/1/showg ... 274&page=3

this F18 was perhaps treated in another tread but i'm puting it to round the conversation... 8)
by supersonicfifi
Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:50 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: My Fantasy XD plane..........
Replies: 60
Views: 15100

THANX DIGGER

Thanx for the explications i know connect what you said with the stuff ive seen on internet ! i can't wait to see this A10 ! and you are right i was surprised to see the real A10 at an airshow (larger than a DC 3 !!!!)
is there any preview photo of this "littl" beast ? :shock:
by supersonicfifi
Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:24 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: My Fantasy XD plane..........
Replies: 60
Views: 15100

wowowowow !

Digger ! i'm new to this hobby what are you talking about ? 1:21 A10 ? 1:30 F18 ? wher can i see all these and what is this new line of 1:32 airplanes ? :?: im really curious now ! :wink:
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:46 pm
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: My Fantasy XD plane..........
Replies: 60
Views: 15100

A10 and skyraider

both A10 and skyraider should be considered in a marketing terms this could be instant hits (the saME APPLY TO THE FLIGHTSIM COMPUTER WORLD )
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:07 pm
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: My Fantasy XD plane..........
Replies: 60
Views: 15100

differences

it s funny i read alot of magazines either US or English magazin and of course French ones and i cant help notice the differences in treatment between the 3 futurs jet F22 - Eurofighter and Rafale each country tend to present its own product fairly and denigrate the other (maybe in fact only the F22...
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:55 pm
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: My Fantasy XD plane..........
Replies: 60
Views: 15100

2 seaters

2 seaters could be a good collector marketing target cause you can develop from the one seater - i ve in mind the MARINES F18D armed to the teeth over bosnia a few years ago.....
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:52 pm
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: My Fantasy XD plane..........
Replies: 60
Views: 15100

OF COURSE !

i m a plane nuts ! and of course i would like to have those FRENCH products (by the way the RAFALE looks much better than the EUROFIGHTER ! and again i prefer the 2 seater !) but i m a marketing educated guy and i know that commercailly a Dewoitine 520 has no chances against a fully armed SKYRAIDER ...
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:36 pm
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: My Fantasy XD plane..........
Replies: 60
Views: 15100

skyraider

a skyraider should be the next step with the navy versions making the korean versions and the AIR FORCES ones making the viet nam era ! plus for us in FRANCE we could do some nice repaints ! we used to have some in the inventory till the 70s in AFRICA ! 8)
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:31 pm
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: how about a flyable scale model ? - why not an A-7 corsair ?
Replies: 12
Views: 3168

thanks for the advices !

thanks for the advices ferguson ! but i disagree you about the two seaters (my favourites : for example i prefer the F15E than a C ! or a F18F than a E ) the two seater corsair was the last operationnal US Navy electronic counter measures asset in the 90 with some striking paint sChemes ! i cant rem...
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:13 pm
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: CHIPPY HO !
Replies: 17
Views: 3806

do you know some others repaint

:roll: do you know some other repaint - i ve seen on ebay some australian repaint but i m sure there is some others
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:30 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: My Fantasy XD plane..........
Replies: 60
Views: 15100

favorite jet

My fancy 1:18 jet would be a MIRAGE 2000 !!!!! (i'm french! :wink: )

2nd would be the stunning Sukhoi 27-30 -35 family !
3rd would be a two seater F18D or better a F18F ! 8)
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:26 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: how about a flyable scale model ? - why not an A-7 corsair ?
Replies: 12
Views: 3168

8) i was sure to have some experts advices here !!!!!
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:24 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: CHIPPY HO !
Replies: 17
Views: 3806

CHIPPY HO !

here is site of interest : http://phantom-us.com/images/aircraft/f18/f18_r1_c1.jpg

ther is a nice "chippy ho!" repaint of the BBI F 18 ! (the red "remove before flight" stuff sur looks cool !)

can't wait to have an F 18 here in France !
by supersonicfifi
Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:12 am
Forum: 1:18 Scale Forum
Topic: how about a flyable scale model ? - why not an A-7 corsair ?
Replies: 12
Views: 3168

CHIPPY HO !

I'm not really crazy about demo paints (ecxept the latest mirage 2000 for tiger meet ....) but "chippy HO!" seems to be the most used one (i collect die cast too !) but this custom repaint is stunning for sure ! http://phantom-us.com/images/aircraft/f18/f18_r1_c1.jpg 8) when i see these japeneses pa...