[kabelace]

Originally Posted by vagm

Now with a pilot:






Bring on the IAF F-4E!!!

Now it looks ready for business!

[Shawn 507]

Originally Posted by flyXwire

I thought you hated anything "delta-winged" ???

I do, F102s, F106s, Mirages, that SAAB thing. But see this one has a rear horizontal wing. So its all good!

[Epapazian]

Originally Posted by flyXwire

You've done it now, vagm! Boy, you gonna get some major grief from our buddy, Elmer, for showing those intakes without the engine fan blades details!!!

Ugh! I guess I'll have to get out my black paint and fine tipped brush again and hide this omission. It's surprising that they don't create a simple decal for this and apply it to the model. OK. So it's a nuisance and probably adds a tad to the detailing time, but the results would be a lot more realistic.

[ac4313]

I had managed to talk myself out of buying this one, a fact that I was pretty happy about. I walked into my favorite hobby shop on my lunch break today, and there it was. It is now sitting on my desk, laughing at me. I am SO weak. It is a very cool model though, I said to myself sheepishly......D'oh! I do agree about the need for a bomb load-out, perhaps HM will see fit to offer it as an stand-alone set. (hint hint HM)

[PappyB]

Originally Posted by ac4313

I had managed to talk myself out of buying this one, a fact that I was pretty happy about. I walked into my favorite hobby shop on my lunch break today, and there it was. It is now sitting on my desk, laughing at me. (hint hint HM)

Don't beat yourself up too much -- we've all been there!

[ac4313]

Originally Posted by PappyB

Don't beat yourself up too much -- we've all been there!

Thanks for the reassurance, Pappy. I tend to be "there" on a monthly basis lately, and the timing seems to match the arrival of the new HM releases at the US distributor. Odd how that is happening.

[Rush104]

For those of you who have this model and the others with a hump- How is the fit of the humpback? Any issues with gaps or loose installation?

[PappyB]

Originally Posted by Rush104

For those of you who have this model and the others with a hump- How is the fit of the humpback? Any issues with gaps or loose installation?

There is a very MINOR gap/seam at the tip of the hump above the intakes where it joins with the fuselage on mine... nothing that should be considered a deal-breaker IMHO though.

[Rush104]

Originally Posted by PappyB

There is a very MINOR gap/seam at the tip of the hump above the intakes where it joins with the fuselage on mine... nothing that should be considered a deal-breaker IMHO though.

Thanks for the info. It looks good, but I think I'll wait until I see one in a shop before I make a final decision whether to pick it up...

[hawkonevoodoo]

Originally Posted by kabelace

Does look naked though with out a pilot figure. Just not right.

I know I have said it before but the figures are coming. I have been saving emails people are sending me asking Hobby Master to make figures for all their planes and also to sell them in a pack of 4 -6. This way you could add them to the HM models that don't have them as well as for other company planes that are pilotless.
hawkonevoodoo@yahoo.ca