Small Scale Military Headquarters

vmf214 wrote:You may want to check your sources on that nitpick.

Isn't the "Beware of the blast" text supposed to look like this or should the background be a darker shade of grey on this version?

http://www.markstyling.com/f14_new_2/F- ... cu.25b.jpg

That repaint looks good. 8) For that kind of dough, however, I'd expect the decals to blend in seamlessly with the background: http://skyworkstoys.com/images/795_DSC03628.JPG That "serial no." stands out like a sore thumb. Apparently, this is an ongoing issue with some of his models. I thought this ...

Wow! Sweet deal! :shock: 8) As to how it came about, I imagine someone must have been pretty desperate to sell his collection at that price. Either that, or a poor fellow kicked the bucket and his family thought they had no use for those "silly plastic toys." :roll: :lol: (Well, there's a third opti...

Judging by the price tag on the P-51 repaint (and that's a 3,200 piece production run), a brand new 1/18 scale B-25 model with all the bells and whistles would be around $1,500 ($2,000 if JSI produces it). So I'd say chances of it ever being released are slim to none.

There is no way in the world that they can convince me that a $100 P-51 repaint would outsell a new Spitfire release at this moment! That might have been a factor 6 years ago in conjunction with Walmart. But as Allgo has stated they are no longer marketing to retail giants, but rather a smaller col...

So if this is indeed a 1/35 scale Tamiya model and, as surmised by Aferg, it's meant as "a pre-emptive strike, aimed at JSI, to discourage them from retooling the panther into a jagdpanther," does this mean it will suffer the same fate as the 21st, err, I mean Tamiya Phantom? Are we in for a repeat ...

I have heard of the Corgi boxes, but have never seen one. I didn't realize the Spitfire had variations in the NKK scheme. Here are photos of the differences Motorworks boxed Spitfire name, charactor, and door http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d120/buckyroo/DSC03226.jpg Ultimate Soldier boxed Spitfi...

Wow, :shock: very cool paintscheme and well-executed paintjob. 8) BTW, is the background between the tail numbers supposed to stand out from the rest of the OD tail like that? I've seen other representations of the Shangri La and the yellow numbers seemed to be on an OD background (like BBI's Old Cr...

jim what can you tell us about jsi's next cat, and what of those pics of that awesome looking iriaf tomcat, who did that-you, if so man it looks simply amazing! http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n206/sapphire_ice18/p2022.jpg You forgot to include the disclaimer: "Any resemblance to actual producti...

so no one was allowed to take pictures? not even the retailers? I don't think retailers would want to touch that with a nine foot pole. It's bad enough having to move the remaining stock of Spotcats out the door (and that is without accepting returns, mind you), imagine just how many Flankerdots th...

Not only is JSI ripping off 21st Century Toys they're ripping off every USA aircraft company of the royalities they are required to pay. As long as they're not selling fake 1:1 airplane parts, I don't think aircraft companies (wether based in the USA or not) should be profiting from the looks of th...

Indeed. The numbering seems to have been at least partly painted on freehand. And the missing and mismatched screw caps... Somehow I'm more inclined to believe this is the genuine 21st article. At least it would be consistent with their infamous track record. That QC thing sure wasn't the company's ...

IIRC, TKO211 said their products will be aimed at the adult collector, so major chain stores would seem to be out of the picture for the time being. Of all the possible repaints 21st could come up with, yet another natural metal P-51D with nude nose art is probably the least attractive option on the...

Please do not forget to release these two beauts: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/tkjaer21/us-patrol-boat-river-pbr-vietnam-pr.jpg & http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l270/tkjaer21/normal_sheridan-1-1.jpg That PBR looks pretty much like the 1:35 Tamiya model kit. Based on the pcitures of the...

Are you sure the package is not being processed by foreign customs?

I've never had any problem with USPS Priority Mail International before.

The trucks are indeed 1/18 and have been discussed before, but the M-60 doesn't seem likely to have been released in 2004 without anyone around here noticing.

This has been beaten to death already, but the F-14 was NOT advertised as a toy. (In fact, Bad Cat's Product Disclaimer for the Spotcat reads thus: "These large, magnificent aircraft are visually impressive collectibles, not toys.") Also, it 'sold out' in the sense that Merit sold out their allotmen...

There are people that are doing custom repaints for others. TKO211 has offered his services with pics for instance. I would think that a repaint would make them more re-sellable. They are worth the 250 you paid as many are keeping them and they have sold out of this messy scheme. A custom and quali...

Ooops! :o Gone down the memory hole indeed. Who knows? Maybe Bad Cat Rob decided to pull ALL the F-14 posts from his Tales of the Spotcat blog after watching a rerun too many of The Final Countdown? Must have figured if a time-space glitch could take the USS Nimitz back to 1941 without anyone really...

That thing looks like a real Tomcat now (even if it doesn't smell like one ).

You've saved a lot of people a lot of trouble.

Shouldn't Merit bear some of the blame for this too? :? I know they're 'just' the (exclusive) distributor for the US, but I think it would have been in their best interest to keep tabs on the development and production of the F-14, which they clearly haven't. Hence the Spotcat. PS: Oh, and is this e...

Well, according to Bad Cat: "This Tomcat should be enjoyed from a distance and taken-in as a visual whole." And, if at all possible, with your beer goggles on, I might add. :roll: Someone at BCA's website has even given the Special Ed. Spotcat a five star rating. Funny, because they have not been ve...

I'd take pretty much everything they say with a grain of salt. Bad Cat has said many things over the years, including the, ahem, colorful claim that manufacturers like JSI should produce a Piper Cub in 1:18 because collectors are pining for one and it would be a huge success. That's some insight the...

If you can (a) live with the spots, or (b) re-paint it yourself, or (c) have TKO or someone else re-paint it for you, then buy it. Otherwise, you could be stuck with a plane you can no longer return.

Bad Cats is now saying the same thing... DUE TO THE HIGH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SHIPPING THIS LARGE PLANE, WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT RETURNS OR EXCHANGES ON THIS ITEM FOR MINOR FIT AND FINISH ISSUES. So basically all sales are final when it comes to Bad Cat and the F-14. Nice cop out. I feel for those...