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ChernayaAkula

#795
October 03, 2011, 07:55:40 PM
For those interested, I've posted an in-box review of Revell's new 1/144 F-15E Strike Eagle >>HERE<< on ARC.
Great little kit.  :thumbsup:

Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

PR19_Kit

#796
October 03, 2011, 11:24:01 PM
You mention that it looks like a scale-down from their 1/48 F-15E, but do they do it in 1/72 as well?
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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ChernayaAkula

#797
October 04, 2011, 12:21:47 AM
^ No. Sadly.  :-\ Revell did have a 1/72 kit of a Strike Eagle a couple of years ago, but that was just a re-pop of the Hasegawa kit. There's no really decent kit of the Strike Eagle in 1/72 yet. They all are more or less passable attempts at dressing up F-15Bs to pose as Es. That's why Fujimi's announcement of a proper Strike Eagle aroused so much enthusiasm.
Personally, I wouldn't mind it if Revell chose to do one of their own in 1/72. Going by the 1/48 and 1/144 kit, we know they can get the shape right and the details largely complete. And they'd probably be easier (and cheaper) to get hold of than Fujimi's kit.
Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

pyro-manic

#798
October 04, 2011, 08:25:53 AM
Just popped into my LMS, and they had a couple of Revell Arado 196 A-3s in 1:72 in. Haven't seen this one before - is it a Matchbox repop or something?
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ChernayaAkula

#799
October 04, 2011, 11:07:58 AM
^ AFAIK, it's the Heller kit.
Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

pyro-manic

#800
October 04, 2011, 11:57:35 AM
Ah, ok. Would that be the same as the Airfix kit, or different?
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The Wooksta!

#801
October 04, 2011, 01:49:19 PM
The Heller one was about ten years more modern and always the one to go for.  Better detail and fit.  Well worth the candle.
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pyro-manic

#802
October 04, 2011, 01:53:24 PM
Thanks - I might just grab one!
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pyro-manic

#803
October 10, 2011, 06:00:44 PM
Another mystery - noticed a Revell Alpha Jet E in 1:72 today, in special AdA markings. Would this be another ex-Heller job (and if so, the same as the recent Airfix issue?) or a Matchbox tool?
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ChernayaAkula

#804
October 10, 2011, 07:04:31 PM
Yup, Heller as well. :thumbsup:
As far as I know, the recent Airfix boxing contains the Airfix kit. Forrest Gump, life, box of chocolates and all that. Only with Alpha Jets instead of life.
Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

pyro-manic

#805
October 10, 2011, 07:14:02 PM
Ah, thankyou. :lol: I must confess my knowledge of who-tooled-what is very patchy to say the least.
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kitnut617

#806
October 11, 2011, 05:57:27 AM
The Airfix and Heller AlphaJets are different to each other in various areas, I've got one of each in the stash but where there are exactly I'm not sure.
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Thorvic

#807
October 17, 2011, 04:56:19 AM
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TsrJoe

#808
October 17, 2011, 05:25:11 AM
m u u u s s s s t   r e s i s t    ...   

nope too late, just pre ordered two from Jamiesons Models my local hobby store  :blink:
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Ian the Kiwi Herder

#809
October 17, 2011, 07:37:08 AM
Quote from: Thorvic on October 17, 2011, 04:56:19 AMSprueshot of the A-400M

http://www.hobby-show.info/tokyo2011/0517.html

Cross-polinate with an Italeri AC-130 anybody  :mellow:

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