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Hi The reservations for the upcoming JetMADS 1/32 J35J Draken is open /Niels

Very nice Niels

What I meant was - they have not cancelled any of their announced projects so far. The Ouragan is still listed as one of their projects. I have no insight into what is done when or in what order. I agree it would be nice it they gave some more insight into their design and production plans and timelines. On the other hand they are far more open than most other companies in this hobby - what do I know - I just want them to finish the Draken next /Niels

I don´t believe jetMADS have announced anything they have not also completed and released - They have also kept us informed of their delays and sometimes shifts in priorities. They did announce a delay to some of the upcoming products (eg Draken) in favor of making the AJ37 Viggen. The Draken is underway and they have said they will have some "exciting news" soon. There is no information where this new kit will be placed in their list of "to-do´s" so no reason to assume it will take the place of anything else for now. /Niels

Sweet 1/16 sdkfz 234 Puma from Das Werk announced on Andy´s HHQ /Niels

They have a metal core inside so they should be really sturdy. The only build experience I have with 3D printed landing gears so far is from the JetMADS Viggen. Those are really strong and carry the weight of a full resin kit. Its really a heavy kit so I wouldnt worry at all about these. Its a great idea and I hope they will continue to make landing gears for many other kits.. They look amazing /Niels

Sweet

Did you come with the correct clear parts at least? - Sorry, but I couldn´t help myself /Niels

Well, then it will work nicely with the rest of the kit

I hope these lovely parts fit with the lovely Black dog sets recently released. Looks like a super super detailed A-7E is in my future

They wrote that they will post the images once all 500 have been shipped. They did the same starting with the X-3 apparently. And yes, marking options for Natural Metal Finish AJ's included

I just received a reply form JetMads this morning - everything is all fine on their side. They started shipping the AJ37 Viggen`s as planned on September 8 (Apparently I am only #272 so mine will ship early November - no rush, I have plenty of stuff to do). They have made a deliberate decision not to release their boxart and decal sheets on facebook anymore because of some misuse of their images related to earlier models. Too bad - it really helps to build the excitement and anticipation for the release They did however share a low resolution image of the decal sheet for the AJ37 in their reply to me and there should be some really nice versions on there. Out of respect of their decision not to post it, I will not share it here but I can confirm it does exist Whats even better - they may have some exciting news to share on the Draken soon.. /Niels

Looks like Jeff heard the call... Check these out for a cool diorama or vignette: http://jeffshiu.lsft.com/product196.html His figures are the very best out there in my opinion /Niels

I must admit I am a little concerned that they have not released any information on the boxart or decal options - or anything on their facebook page in quite a while They usually answer emails pretty quickly so I have sent them one.. /Niels

Have anyone recieved their AJ37? - They were supposed to start shipping on September 8.. Have we had any details on decal options etc? /Niels

There is currently a conversion set available on eBay for the Tamiya kit - eBay link to F-16 two seater conversion beware though. It has a pretty bad reputation and you can see from the pictures that the cockpit is very poor. You could give it a go and perhaps install the F-16I Sufa cockpit from Wolfpack or use some of the 3D decals available from Quinta Studios for example. The Academy two seater is by far the best way to go if you want a two-seater. The F-16I Sufa kit can easily be "converted" to an F-16D by leaving off parts like the spine etc. but you can also find the F-16B kit in the boxing from AFV Models. The Academy kit is perhaps not as super easy to build as the Tamiya kits but it can be built into a very very nice looking F-16 model /Niels

@Bekim do you have a link to a website with some details on this event? - I might go on a road trip and say hello /Niels

The MH-60T has a different instrument panel as well - The pictures are really small. I wish he would post them bigger on his website /Niels

D-Day and Helicopter sounds great - We need to see all those new Apache kits being built /Niels

That looks amazing! - It is certainly not the easiest kit to put together but you have really nailed it. I love the color variation /Niels

Thats good news /Niels

The more the merrier... However I would be a little concerned on their behalf. I have the vast majority of Trumpeter´s 1/32 scale kits either in my stash or built, and I have yet to see them come close to the surface detail of the Takom kit. I have not yet received the Meng kit but from photographs I would say the same concern applies.. I still hope it does well for them so they will put more kits out of stuff that is not already on the market.. /Niels

Wow - That is gorgeous!! Must have been a lot of work.. impressive /Niels

Your stuff looks amazing - keep it up /Niels

The jetmads Viggen also comes with 3D printed landing gear and that is a very heavy resin kit. The landing gear has no problem supporting the weight of the kit. I would be afraid how it would handle lateral movement though but I would not recommend that with any kit. With a metal rod in the core I am confident that it would hold up just fine Niels