Bruce

Actually, as is, the rear IP cover isn't that bad. Revell incorporated parts of the catcher for the canopy ground safety lock into the cover. To redo the cover would involve several parts. Remember, my instrument panels are meant to be used with the existing Revell IP shrouds and to fit the existing tub. For instance, you can't just drop an Aries or BB front panel into the Revell kit, it wasn't engineered for a Revell kit. Bruce

Is there any possibility that Doug Feeney would be interested in making any changes to his masters for you. Whats the latest on doug? Bruce

I had the pleasure of going with Doug to the vacform shop that he used and pulled several kits with him one day in Leeds. You have your work cut out for you. What happened to the 1/72 C-5 molds? Are you not listing them because Anagrand is doing an injection version? I have some of his complete kits and spare canopies. Bruce

I have just added a couple new parts that can be used to update the Revell "E" to make a F-15B. the parts will be available after 12 July. They consist of front and rear instrument panels and early F-15A/B wheel hubs. I have used these parts in my own builds of these kits that have won several places at IPMS national conventions. Take a look. Bruce http://partsrparts.homestead.com/F15parts.html

I have just added a couple new parts that can be used to update the Revell "E" to make a F-15B. the parts will be available after 12 July. They consist of front and rear instrument panels and early F-15A/B wheel hubs. I have used these parts in my own builds of these kits that have won several places at IPMS national conventions. Take a look. Bruce http://partsrparts.homestead.com/F15parts.html

The idea of making a "D" out of the reissue of the Revell kit has come up on many forums. You really can't do it. There are several reasons. Most notable is the speedbrake and panels around it are different on the C, D, and D than they were on the A/B. You are better off trying to make a B out of it. its easier to take a Tamiya and make a D. I understand the new release has clear canopies instead of smoked, if so thats a blessing. As for the cockpit, the instrument panels are not correct for a B or D. The seats have to be replaced but if you buy aftermarket seats they won't fit correctly in the cockpit because its too wide. Also, the B/D throttles are aligned in the actual a/c and the rear throttle needs to be moved in the kit tub. Try to scrounge some old ACESII seats that came in the Revell single seat version they were made to fit the tub. Exhausts are a whole different story. First they are very klunkey looking and the large wedges need to be cut away and replaced with some stretched sprue or piano wire. Bruce

Pavel, thanks for the reply. you reminded me about the CE stuff and I checked thru my stash and found the large mouth conversion. I did a little further search and discovered that they also did a small mouth one. I saw it on ebay and someone wanted $40 plus for it...too rich for my blood since the large mouth was only $20 new. thanks again, Bruce

does anyone make a seamless intake for either or bth widemouth and normal intake? Bruce

thats a lot of work and a beautiful job to hand off to a nephew. I hope he is an adult and appreciates all the time an effort you put into it. Bruce

Gomer, not to rain on your parade...a lot has been written about the wing of the P-51 having a sealed and painted wing as compared to bare metal. I tried to achieve that appearance (but failed) on my model by actually painting the wing with Alclad. In the end the alclad looks in the photos as if it was foil. In fact, when I went to enter it in the nationals part of the painted area of the outer wing got damaged and I couldn't repaint it so I took some Bare Metal Foil and covered the panel and the matching one on the other wing! See this article over on aircraftresourcecenter.com http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....showtopic=21362 the article goes over the whole subject. Bruce

great looking foil jobs Bruce

thanks, yours is coming along fine. you can also change the direction of the foil. you might notice that the foil has a grain to it and if you change the direction of the grain it will pick up the light differently. bruce

the F-4E/Gs shifted to the F-15s high speed tank. The Revell F-15E kit has the correct size tank. I made the masters for the CE WRM tank using the Revell tank to start with. Bruce

looking good. here is a Hasegawa kit I covered with foil and painted some areas silver. you know you can use the dullside of household foil. use a photo spray adhesive to attach it. Bruce

a way to confirm that the drawing is getting blown up equally in the x and y plane is to draw two lines perpendicular to each other. on the lines, make a reference mark on the line. if the drawing is 1/48 scale and you draw a 4 inch line on each reference line, then when the drawing is 1/32 scale the two reference lines should measure 6 inches( 1.5 times larger). if they do then the copies is blowing things up eavenly in both x and y planes. Bruce

good point...I've been working on/off on the YF kit and guess I'll just fininsh it as a prototype. Bruce

you have to ask why Testor's hasn't retooled their YF-22 to a F-22. Hopefully the Lindberg F-35 won't cost an arm and leg.