POST ALL JSE F-14 QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION HERE

NWarty · Post by **NWarty** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:50 pm

On a positive note...

I'd like to start doing some customization to the Cat once she arrives (other than repainting the whole darned thing). But things like:

- Repaint face curtain handles
- Adding Seat belts
- Add step detail
- Pick out cockpit details more

Just some cool added features we can do. I think we can all agree that some of us are disappointed, some are not. But why don't we start some positive threads about customization? There are some great scratchbuilders around this forum and I'd love to hear or see input and projects once we get the Cat.

Coreyeagle48 · Post by **Coreyeagle48** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:23 pm

I'm not a terrorist or anything nor do I support their government but I'd love to see an Iranian Tomcat. Just very unique and a very historical point in Iran-US relations that we actually trusted these guys enough to sell these to them.

I would find one of those very interesting.

Ferrari250GTO · Post by **Ferrari250GTO** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 3:58 pm

Coreyeagle48 wrote:I'm not a terrorist or anything nor do I support their government but I'd love to see an Iranian Tomcat. Just very unique and a very historical point in Iran-US relations that we actually trusted these guys enough to sell these to them.

I would find one of those very interesting.

Nothing wrong with that. Wasn't the North Korean Mig quite popular? We still are their enemy.
Nazi planes are a different story, they are gone (essentially)

Shin Densetsu · Post by **Shin Densetsu** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:48 pm

But anyone with eyeballs and a brain has to admit that these spots are well above and beyond the normal QC and accuracy issues we are used to dealing with in this hobby; and yet while there have been many complaints there have been many positive comments too.

True. I was thinking today, the F-86F was very well received by the fandom, and it had no weathering at all. Every time I stare at mine it never fails to impress me. It's got a skillfully applied paint job, and this for a plane that dueled in MIG Alley, so if anything is going to be weathered, it would be an F-86.

Yet the models weren't and they still look pretty damn fine. That's proof that something doesn't need to be weathered to look pretty damn good. I prefer weathering but only the kind we saw on BBI's F-16, JSI's Corsair/Lightning, et al.

Shin Densetsu · Post by **Shin Densetsu** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:50 pm

I disagree. Historically, this community has proven time and time again that nothing makes it happy, no matter what the companies do. I know several people who also collect this stuff that refuse to join here because of the less than constructive conversations about the pieces.

HERE? In my experience, most of the folks here get along well, very well actually. Sure we all have different preferences when it comes to 1/18, but this place certainly never came off as hostile to me, and most of the conversations I've seen have been relatively peaceful.

thatf14guy · Post by **thatf14guy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:23 am

these were just released from bad cat;

Ta-152 · Post by **Ta-152** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:31 am

That's what they look like, liver spots!

thatf14guy · Post by **thatf14guy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:33 am

something about these two photos make me want a powdered doughnut.
maybe its just the light.

thatf14guy · Post by **thatf14guy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:39 am

WHAT COLOR IS THIS PLANE?
is it white or gray? generalhawk's exclusive cat looks very gray, but the reg-cat looks white as a powdered doughnut, which is it? and is the quality the same?

Ta-152 · Post by **Ta-152** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:41 am

Lighting makes it hard to gauge, but i'm going with gray.

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:50 am

i think the picture is a bit washed out looking, whether accidentally or intentionally, to make the spots less noticable. Which it does.

But they are still spots and they are too regular all over the plane, not splotchy and random like weathering. Every couple of inches is a new spot.

Unless a solvent can be found to easily disolve them so they can be blended in better, there is not much saving this plane except for a major effort with an airbrush.

Shin Densetsu · Post by **Shin Densetsu** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:22 pm

Yeah the new shots look like there is a LOT of light involved, via flash. It does look better but I want to see it under normal lighting.

NWarty · Post by **NWarty** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:31 pm

Same pictures, look at the overspray on the red intake chevrons. Nothing new and it looks like the JSI photo-shoot, just different pictures.

thatf14guy · Post by **thatf14guy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:36 pm

maybe since there have been so many tiger meet paint schemes, jsi decided to do the first ever leopard meet scheme. haha!

King O' Fools · Post by **King O' Fools** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:02 pm

I hereby rename JSI from "JS International" to "Jnewboy Spot Industries."

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:05 pm

King O' Fools wrote:I hereby rename JSI from "JS International" to "Jnewboy Spot Industries."

thatf14guy · Post by **thatf14guy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:05 pm

maybe, just maybe jsi isn't ran by human beings, but DALMATIONS
perhaps thats what happened to the 101 dalmations?

pcoughran · Post by **pcoughran** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:06 pm

These look like the same photos as before - too much flash or something. I downloaded the bottom one, opened in MS Office Picture Manager and clicked on Autocorrect - wala, the spots were worse. Guess we're just going to have to wait to see one in person or assume they are as bad as GH59s pics of the special edition.

Shin Densetsu · Post by **Shin Densetsu** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:19 pm

I downloaded the bottom one, opened in MS Office Picture Manager and clicked on Autocorrect - wala, the spots were worse.

DAMN!

thatf14guy · Post by **thatf14guy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:19 pm

okay this is a better pic of the regular version, if you look closely at it, it does say the carrier name on it, it doesn't look as bad as the special ed.

and this is the special ed one. pretty close, but i like the reg-cat better.

Post by **p51** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:45 pm

For outside photos of the F-14: viewtopic.php?p=209052#209052

diegomenendez · Post by **diegomenendez** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:25 pm

p51 wrote:For outside photos of the F-14: viewtopic.php?p=209052#209052

Keep in mind that is the Speacial Edition version

Post by **aferguson** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:25 pm

the regular one does look a tad better but still not very good. The spots are even on the yellow nose cone.

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:34 pm

Looks like the F-14 model has a mildew problem.

thatf14guy · Post by **thatf14guy** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:37 pm

well i got some tilex and some mr. clean.