California Cuties on the Water

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Post by pickelhaube » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:17 am

kevrut wrote:It's a beauty! :P

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You got yours already? :? :cry: :x :evil:
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Post by pokeyjtc » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:51 pm

Mine showed up yesterday. I haven't taken it out of the box yet. The special edition box is quite nice.
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Post by immeww2 » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:54 pm

I'd really like to add this plane to my limited aircraft collection, but I'm hoping that they drop in price. :D
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Post by thetatau87 » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:55 am

I got mine today. The paint work is quite good. The only thing I noticed is a bit of olive drab showing through the yellow on the engine cowl. Other than that it is very good. The attempt at weathering around the fuel fillers is less than realistic, but I'll be weathering all the panel lines and adding a few other touches to make it more realistic so that isn't a big concern of mine.
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Post by pickelhaube » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:21 pm

I got mine today. The plane is great the paint is ?? It looks like a 5 o'clock Friday rush job. The yellow spinner has touch ups on it the engine cowlings looks like it was sanded and repainted by hand. By far the roughest paint job that I have ever seed on a XD. Bad Cat is not at falt here it is those little Chinese guys. I ordered one from Military Toys as well, hopefully that one will be up to par. :evil:
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Post by toyktdlgh » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:58 pm

Got mine yesterday. Perfect paint-perfect plane. :wink: I could really beat the crap out of those UPS guys for banging the box around...again. :roll:
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Post by Col.Pickle » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:17 pm

thats a mean trick. Luring ppl like me into this topic with a heading like that...
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Post by Black Lion VF-213 » Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:46 pm

I had my California Cutie on pre-order from Historic Aviation and have been waiting quite a while. But alas, today the wait was over!! UPS delivered mine and wow! I really like this plane. Nice color contrasts. The only flaws were a scratch on the portside spinner and there seems to be different shades of yellow used between the cowlings and the spinners. But on further inspection, I see that olive drab is bleeding through in some areas. Not a difficult fix though. I like this one more than my Pudgy.
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Post by kevrut » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:51 pm

Pudgy was hanging above my desk since it came out, it has now been replaced. :wink:
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Post by V2 MAN » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:22 pm

I am thinking of buying one if they bring the price down 8)
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Post by MightyMustang » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:32 pm

I saw one of these at my local Hobby Shop. Nice plane and nice job by 21st. I would buy one but the P-38 is not one of my favorites so I passed on it.


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Post by Plane Nuts » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:53 pm

V2 MAN wrote:I am thinking of buying one if they bring the price down 8)
That ship sailed!! If you wanted one cheap, during the early pre-order was the time. Bad Cat started at $55. Best deal I have seen on a new plane.
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Post by VMF115 » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:42 pm

thetatau87 wrote:I got mine today. The paint work is quite good. The only thing I noticed is a bit of olive drab showing through the yellow on the engine cowl. Other than that it is very good. The attempt at weathering around the fuel fillers is less than realistic, but I'll be weathering all the panel lines and adding a few other touches to make it more realistic so that isn't a big concern of mine.
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