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Re: merit Announcment

Post by pickelhaube » Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:52 am

I do like that Hartman F-86. Did they ever make it for the American market ?

As I remember it was sold in Europe only.
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Re: merit Announcment

Post by King O' Fools » Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:15 am

I don't think the Hartman F-86 was ever released in Europe.

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Post by NSA » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:22 pm

Beeavision wrote:This is what we know so far based on what Jim has told us....

1) Its a jet..."obviously" lol
2) It is of a twin engine exhaust design
3) Its being produced by JSI
4) It won't be an A-10 :cry:
5) It will have spots all over...lol ex."F-15 Spotted Eagle" jk


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If I missed anything in the list above please share.
I think they also said it was a single-seater on Facebook, which would jive with the F-15 vibe.
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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Ferrari250GTO » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:34 pm

NSA wrote: I think they also said it was a single-seater on Facebook, which would jive with the F-15 vibe.
Not if it's the Strike Eagle :wink:

I'm thinking F-22 if it is a single seater

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Post by Birddog » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:45 pm

If you go back through Aviatornut's Facebook page, he has some knowledge of what the new 1/18 jet will be. He made the comment that it is a "some what" modern jet. That would rule out the F-22.

Doesn't rule out an F-15 though.

We will see at some point though.
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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Beeavision » Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:55 pm

Actually, the single seater comment was a question that was asked by a member here. This was Jim'/Merit's response....

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Btw, The F-15 in the photos they took show two seats. If he had suggested a single seat with twin exhausts then that would lead us to believe the A-10 could be the one after all. Talking about a dead giveaway. lol

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Post by AWACSJSTARS » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:06 pm

I think from a marketing standpoint, the F-4 would be the way to go. The phantom has a very long history. There are many different paint schemes that would allow re-issues. Think about navy paint schemes from Vietnam. VF-111 Sundowners was an awesome scheme. Duke cunningham's jet was a nice looking ride. Thunderbirds, Blue Angles, Steve Ritche, etc. Many different country's flew it thus creating an international market for the release.

What do you guys think?

I wish it was an F-105

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Post by The_Helicopter_Pilot » Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:26 pm

AWACSJSTARS wrote:I think from a marketing standpoint, the F-4 would be the way to go. The phantom has a very long history. There are many different paint schemes that would allow re-issues. Think about navy paint schemes from Vietnam. VF-111 Sundowners was an awesome scheme. Duke cunningham's jet was a nice looking ride. Thunderbirds, Blue Angles, Steve Ritche, etc. Many different country's flew it thus creating an international market for the release.

What do you guys think?

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If it was the F-105, I'd buy 4, and I hardly buy new release 1/32nd and up..
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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Jolly Roger » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:48 pm

Hoping it's at least a "somewhat modern" 80's build.
F-5, F-15, F-111, A6, F-8.. A-10, Harrier... lol
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Post by jetsmaniac » Mon Apr 15, 2013 11:33 pm

Beeavision wrote:Actually, the single seater comment was a question that was asked by a member here. This was Jim'/Merit's response....

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Btw, The F-15 in the photos they took show two seats. If he had suggested a single seat with twin exhausts then that would lead us to believe the A-10 could be the one after all. Talking about a dead giveaway. lol
Jim@Merit confirmed that it's a single seater. When asked single or twin engines, he said it's a dead giveaway. What single seaters qualify?
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Re: merit Announcment

Post by tko211 » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:23 am

I vaguely remember there being some rumors coming out of china that an F-5 might be in the works for 1:18 scale. It's been a few years since I heard that but I now wonder if there is any connection. From a production cost standpoint the F-5 would be a nice little project- It's small, not complicated, would require fewer moving parts.

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Jolly Roger » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:02 am

tko211 wrote:I vaguely remember there being some rumors coming out of china that an F-5 might be in the works for 1:18 scale. It's been a few years since I heard that but I now wonder if there is any connection. From a production cost standpoint the F-5 would be a nice little project- It's small, not complicated, would require fewer moving parts.
That's what I was thinking..

and is awesome.. as long as we get at least one repaint like this..

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Post by tmanthegreat » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:28 am

Not taking any guesses - I just want to wait and see.

TKO, I like the F-5 idea. Hobbymaster makes a great little 1:72 scale version of the F-5E Tiger II that shows what could be done with the plane. With only changes to the paint scheme and minor adjustments to the tooling, HobbyMaster stretched it over different variants (P/R, bomber, fighter) and markings from a variety of nations that flew the plane. The US didn't use many F-5s outside of training and demonstration purposes, but it is a cool little aircraft with international appeal!
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Re: merit Announcment

Post by JoeS » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:46 am

Harrier....?

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Post by slogan » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:36 pm

A Harrier would be neat and a space saver.
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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Beeavision » Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:43 pm

Since Jim hasn't said anything about it being previously shown other then a "all new tooling" a Harrier jet would be in this case fair game. Its also a twin exhaust and somewhat modern dating back to the early 1980's. If the single seat theory holds true then the Harrier would certainly make the top of the list of potential candidates to become the next 1:18 jet release. I would love to add a VTOL to my collection. And thanks to a film back in the 90's, "True Lies" its sort of now a film cult icon.

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Black Lion VF-213 » Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:51 am

So, single seat, fairly modern eh? I'm really stoked about the F-5 if that truly will be the release. It's such a beautiful and elegant design. A very appealing aircraft. An A-4 would be nice choice too (with lots of repaint potential) but it's nowhere near as appealing as the Tiger II.

I'm dreaming of a VFC-111 Sundowners F-5 right now....

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Beeavision » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:41 am

Well the convention in Atlanta starts tomorrow so maybe then we'll finally get to hear something from Merit on the new releases. :wink:

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by tko211 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:14 am

Any word on what this new plane might be yet?

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Beeavision » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:31 am

Soooooon, I hope.

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by NSA » Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:08 pm

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by rschaap » Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:57 pm

The suspense is killing me :shock:

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Jnewboy » Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:40 pm

I hope that its a fokker Triplane! :D

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by dcway » Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:46 pm

It's going to be the F-15C !!!!!! I can feel it in my wallet ..... LOL yea the suspense is killing me tooooooooooooooo !!!!!! :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel: :blueangel:

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Re: merit Announcment

Post by Jolly Roger » Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:06 pm

IT's announced!





























that it will be announced in May!




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