Baker2Bits

VERY nicely done! Thanks for posting the pics! Mike

I know eactly how you feel! Back in '93 / '94 at the Dallas IPMS regional show (I believe), I had a long conversation with a person that would know what he was talking about (was in the industry) and he hinted to me pending releases of a 1/48th He 111H and PBY-5. I reported such at the next local meeting and was practically laughed out of the hall. Hope you're right on the -4 Corsair. And like many others hoping Tamiya does a 1/32nd P-47 series, me personally hoping they start with the C-model or early "D" with the flat keel (no drop tank provisions). In any case - BRAVO Tamiya! Cheers! Mike

You're probably right about that, Jennings, but I do think it odd that Tamiya didn't include flashed-over holes on the wing undersides for the rocket stubs as they did on their 1/48th scale -1 and -1A kits in anticipation of the -1D. And rockets were the hallmark of the -1D... ?????

Matt, you're reading my mind on the SB2U and BT-1, and Yellow Wings in general! Although not quite as committed... Mike

If you're doing a Harvard IV with the frameless center panels like the T-6G the AC32032C set would be the one you'd want, since it has the Harvard-type aft canopy with the extra vertical frame. Cheers! Mike

Ever since the Revell Ar 196A came out I had hoped we'd see a Kingfisher. Man, this is GREAT!!!! Thanks, Glen & KH!!!! Mike

Teaser! Any hints? Cheers! Mike

Outstanding! Quite inspiring, too! Are those markings decals or did you mask them yourself? Cheers! Mike

Looking forward to seeing all!

Has anyone started / built the new KH F-86D? Just curious since I haven't seen anything on it in the forums... Cheers! Mike

Greetings! I have in front of me Alley Cat set # AC32032C, T-6J / Harvard 4, and it has the correct reduced-framing mid-section sliding and fixed section canopies that would work for a T-6G (that's why I bought it). The framed aft section canopy is particular to the Harvard IV, and can't be used for a "G." However, the kit aft section would work fine. This set looks to have the same parts as what is shown in the link given by Kagemusha. Hope this helps. Cheers!

VERY cool! I envision a yellow NAS Corpus Christi ATU-800 example sitting on the shelf. And gotta hope for a "High Hat" Air Force A-model. I like the Navy Bs & Cs, but I've always had a special like for the Air Force "A." Maybe it's the good memories of building several old Monogram hard box copies about the time the Beatles made it over! Anyway, the more trainers the better... -6s, -28s, -33s, -34s, -37s, & -38s (former Talon mech here), AND AT-9s, -10s, -11s, & -18s (Hudson off-shoot), and throw in the PTs and BTs -- I like 'em all! Thanks, Glen! Cheers!

I'm with you on that, Jennings! I like the surface presentation on the Tamiya (1st) or Hasegawa (2nd) kits. IMHO I think the rivet detail presented on the Chinese kits are just too overstated and unrealistic, and a (bear) to tone down. And, I have more faith in Tamiya or Hasegawa producing a more accurate rendering (yes, they do botch it occasionally). With that being said, there are some amazing kits coming from all quarters and less-than-perfect is certainly better than nothing. I do hope Tamiya continues on with the F4U line so we get a F4U-1D / FG-1D (most probably) and the -4; and with the Spits back down to the Mk.I and V. And yes, please, the F6F! Cheers!

David, Actually, KH has got it right by providing separate left and right wings, as that's the way the aircraft was built. I recall that the old Aurora and Lindberg F-86D kits, and the Lindberg F-86A kit from the '50s were kitted that way, but then in c.1971 Hasegawa engineered their 1/32nd F-86F-40 with a single-piece wing and I think every F-86 kit since has been the same (Monogram, ESCI, Hasegawa 1/48). I believe KH going with the true-to-life breakdown is going to make it much easier for them to kit any model of the F-86, as there were three different wings used in the series from A to H... The standard slatted wing as provided in this kit was also used on the As, Es, and early Fs; then came the "6-3" unslatted "hard" wing used on the late Fs and majority of Hs; and finally the "-40" wing used on the final production Fs (and eventually retrofitted to all surviving Fs and Hs, I believe), and on the updated L. So, given that the fuselage depth between the wings also varied between the different iterations of the airframe (A-E-F / D-L / H), KH can provide for every model of F-86 by supplying three different types of wings that attach to one of three different types of lower fuselage "plugs. " That saves them a tremendous amount of tooling money and hopefully means we modelers will eventually see a great batch of F-86s. Forgive me if I've worn out my welcome on this one! Cheers! Mike

Agreed! That way maybe we could get an early F-84F without the parabrake housing under the tail. Mike