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Post by vmf214 » Fri Mar 26, 2010 6:41 pm

Pretty cool pics 8)

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Post by SkyWorksToys » Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:34 am

Reader of this forum ordered couple of exiting paint versions of F14 here is one without main decals which will give you guys chance to guess which one this is ,this time it is little easier than usual thanks to shark mouth and black tail ,it is worth to mention there is six different shades of gray paint ,so which squadron with which emblem?
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Post by thatf14guy » Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:45 am

its gotta be vf-101 GRIM REAPERS!, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT FINISHED! WAY TO GO JACK!

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Post by SkyWorksToys » Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:11 am

yes you got it,but which one there are very specific differences ,I need to mention that customer ordered first red Grim Reapers which I was exiting to make and then he decided to go with this one and I agree perfect choice

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Post by thatf14guy » Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:29 am

umm, i think 2004 vf-101, last cruise? i could post a pic?

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Post by SkyWorksToys » Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:57 pm

Grim Reaper outside this one has not a final landing gear just one of prototypes
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Post by thatf14guy » Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:06 pm

thats nice hope my vf-1 project looks that good.

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Post by DocTodd » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:13 pm

I am digging that repaint. That looks sharp.
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Post by VMF115 » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:41 pm

Nice! 8) 8)
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Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by Black_Dragon_One » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:02 pm

so the landing gear is order .. i give the review of it once i have it install on my cat..now wait and see..
whats up doc....

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Post by Coreyeagle48 » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:01 pm

Greetings:

I had wanted to do this a few weeks ago but haven't had the time. Here are a few of Jack's standard Jolly Roger repaint outside in better light other than my collection room which really overexposed the light.

Excuse my patio furiture, broom and hose as I was getting things out of storage when the pictures were taken ;)

Standard gear has held up well so far. If anyone needs any more pictures, please just ask. Pilots are two standard PTE pilots.

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Post by SkyWorksToys » Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:03 pm

Black_Dragon_One wrote:so the landing gear is order .. i give the review of it once i have it install on my cat..now wait and see..
Than this should make you smile
that is how content of one box looks like
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this is assembled unpainted set
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this is painted assembled version which we sold highest number
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and this is how it looks when you mount wheels
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Post by VMF115 » Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:10 pm

Jack those are beautiful....Nice job!!!!!
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Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
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Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by 456THBG » Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:18 pm

Jack, those are awesome!!! No way we could have expected JSI to offer that kind of detail for $200 but, in hindsight, I think most of us would have gladly paid extra, up front, if we had known then what we know now!
Anyway, superb work by SkyWorks, as always...Maybe you should contract with some of these manufacturers to provide the landing gear!

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Post by Black_Dragon_One » Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:39 am

look good.. come to papa ...
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Post by SkyWorksToys » Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:52 pm

General Electric F110 Exhaust Nozzle
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Post by VMF115 » Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:59 pm

Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by jetsmaniac » Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:05 am

Look just like real metal exhausts. Too bad this one doesn't come up sooner, or I may install and have more choices for repainting.
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Post by VMF115 » Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:22 am

precious......precious.........precious.......my precious....lol
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by pcoughran » Sat May 01, 2010 11:12 am

Hey Jack,
Any idea when we will see the metal landing gear start arriving at our doors? I put my preorder in at MTS on March 18 thinking they would be going out in April.
Just thought I'd get this thread back "on the front burner" again.
My Cat's dying for some legs.
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Post by SkyWorksToys » Sat May 01, 2010 1:11 pm

Yes I know exactly when ,we shipped all painted gear orders last week to stores, MTS already send them to you so you should get them this week ,we are further from Bad Cat location they will get shipment at the door monday im sure Rob will try to send them same day .I put together little video how to remove old gear and install SkyWorksToys gear for this of you who are afraid that this is hard or complicated so if you have problem with link just type SkyWorksToys in YouTube I hope this video will be instructional and helpful for any body who wants to remove gear door or gear itself enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVjsqxl2KAY
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Post by pcoughran » Sat May 01, 2010 1:17 pm

You're the man! I'm so excited about the legs for my tomcat.
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Post by jetsmaniac » Sat May 01, 2010 4:20 pm

Thanks for the clip, Jack. What's with the music? Waterfall? lol

I fixed the broken gears, so there is no need to send it back to you. I connected two parts with a plastic straw, so that it remains steady and still rotates.
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Post by Birddog » Sat May 01, 2010 4:52 pm

Thank you for the video Jack.

That's what I call customer support.

Looking forward to recieving my new gear.. :D
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Post by tom@skyworkstoys » Mon May 03, 2010 8:59 pm

Hi everyone! My name is Tom, and I am one of the modelers at SkyWorksToys, and also double as the marketing manger. My goal is to review all of the posts and see if I can help anyone out. I will also monitor the email from the SkyWorksToys website and answer any questions that may come up. Jack is crazy busy right now with all of his new projects, so I am going to help out here. Just an update for everyone, the landing gear is here, and has shipped to the people who will get it to you! Jack is also working on a really cool F-14 engine cowling for the upgraded GE engines. It looks fantastic, and should be ready for shipment soon. If anyone has questions, just post them here, or stop by www.skyworkstoys.com and click on the "contact us" tab. I will get back to you as quick as I can.
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