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Richard- can you message me his email? I will see if he needs the A-1E kit

What's Paul's screen name. I actually have the A-1E kit in the box and the F-8C conversion if he is looking to recover those- assuming I eventually get it back.

It would have been cool if they gave decals for both the captured version AND the original version, but I'm sure there will be aftermarket decals to fill in. I definitely prefer the non-captured version

Thank you. That's a relief.

So does the Skyraider fuselage have a slight twist to it around the tail or is my ZM kit warped? I remember reading about some plane being a little asymmetrical for aerodynamic reasons so Im hoping this isn't warping.

I got a set from him about a year ago.

The Aires instrument panel was smaller than the Quinta set so some surgery on the Quinta set and 3D details from Anyz were used

Quinta set for the HB P-61, Dauntless, and Special Hobby Buffalo Bomb racks for Pacific theater A-20 Havoc

Cockpit is.almost finished. The seatbelts need more weathering, I think. Not.sure about the dirty cockpit.floor, so opions or criticism is welcome

and a Quinta cockpit set

I should note that in real life, it doesn't look grainy. Seems like my phone's zoom works too good.

One disappointing thing is Aires' Yankee seat is significantly taller than the rest of the cockpit, so I am going to need to take at least 3mm off the bottom of the seat. See the comparison with the Cobra set. The Aires detail is much nicer.

Started out with the cockpit. This is the Aires A-1H cockpit with their Yankee seat plus Quinta's cockpit decals. Quinta's parts fit the consols perfectly. The side walls are the kit parts with some lead foil representing the canvas. Seeing it close up, looks like i need to lightly sand some dust particles out. Also going to tone down the wash on the side walls.

Aires actually does have the Yankee seat. They sell an both A-1H and A-1J cockpit that comes with the Yankee seat, as well as just the seat separately. https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scalemates.com%2Fkits%2Faires-2265-a-1h-skyraider-yankee-seat-cockpit-set--1461543&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl1%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

I bought the Aires A-1H cockpit with the Yankee seat for the ZM kit and was a little miffed to discover the Yankee seat is overaized and doesn't even fit the resin cockpit it comes with. Looks like the main issue is the bottom of the seat is way too high. Annoying for a $50 set. Also comparing it to the old Cobra resin seat.

Message sent. Thanks

Has anyone found a way to.correct the Trumpeter F-100 intake that doesn't involve Zactomodel, since Chris closed up shop? I was thinking of buying an F model but that shape bothers me.

I believe Midnight Madness had the turret fixed in the forward position. I bought the turret from Relish Resin. relishmodels.co.uk/relish-resins-1-32-p-61b-black-widow-fixed-top-turret.html?cs_cookies[csid]=c0e685043a7bfa8eb3a47134d9ad995c&cs_cookies[cart_languageC]=EN&cs_cookies[secondary_currencyC]=gbp&cs_cookies[stat_uniq_code]=3953650

Greeeeeat, I just bought a set for the Tamiya Strike Eagle and the Great wall Eagle

Thats definitely what it is...detail parts

Those look interesting, the pics seem to be of the kit parts . Must be the model he used for 3D scanning. Sadly, i don't have a 3D printer.

Surprised they haven't released one since they have one for the 48th Kinetic kit.

Does anyone make 3D printed landing gear for the Academy Hornets? Thanks.

Unless you ask my wife, then I'm wrong.