sspit62 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Just brought one of these for $100.00 NZD at a fair unopened- bargain!!!. Anybody know of any aftermarket accessories to jazz up the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/102802-trumpeter-03205-boeing-f-a-18f-super-hornet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Get a avionix F18D pit fits nicely in there and if you have an academy hornet coaming laying around use that trumps way undersized...and you'd be set.A few changes to the IP looking at ref pictures not much more needed cockpit wise anyway. HTH Cheers Frederick Jacobs Luca, Kagemusha, D.B. Andrus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 And forget any detail set from Super Bug Models. This guy is a crook. I pre-order the $165 full detail set and never received anything despite my many emails, the guy used to say "please be patient, it will be done very doon" but one day he just stopped responding and disappeared. And so did my money. And it was too late for a paypal refund. Anyway it no longer exists, but who knows, he may still be able to rip off somebody by a way or another. Otherwise, it's not for the cockpit but there are nice ECS vents from Quickboost, both early and late models, and they are very nicely detailed. Thanks Frederick for the heads-up. I would have never thought a cockpit for the Academy D would fit a Trumpeter F ! Luca and stusbke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 And forget any detail set from Super Bug Models. This guy is a crook. I pre-order the $165 full detail set and never received anything despite my many emails, the guy used to say "please be patient, it will be done very doon" but one day he just stopped responding and disappeared. And so did my money. And it was too late for a paypal refund. Anyway it no longer exists, but who knows, he may still be able to rip off somebody by a way or another. Otherwise, it's not for the cockpit but there are nice ECS vents from Quickboost, both early and late models, and they are very nicely detailed. Thanks Frederick for the heads-up. I would have never thought a cockpit for the Academy D would fit a Trumpeter F ! No problem, neither did I but I thought why not give that a try the E/F relate very much to the C/D versions anyway in lay out and appearance. Since the IP coamings are off in width anyway you need to find a way to make them wider since the academy hornets are dead on in that aspect the choice was pretty easy...the rear IP coaming also exsist as a set have to dig that up though. Cheers Frederick Jacobs Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) And forget any detail set from Super Bug Models. This guy is a crook. I pre-order the $165 full detail set and never received anything despite my many emails, the guy used to say "please be patient, it will be done very doon" but one day he just stopped responding and disappeared. And so did my money. And it was too late for a paypal refund. it was same (bad) guy of old Golden Dragon Producions...I'm sorry for what happened. He teased a lot of people. Edited September 23, 2016 by Luca Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I actually managed to get one if the SBM cockpits for the E model. It's OK. Casting is decent and detail is a little better than the kit, but it's no great shakes. Only got it because GreatModels had it (I think). Never ordered direct from SBM because I knew he was the guy behind Golden Dragon, as well as BUFFmaster, and had a long history of taking money and never delivering product. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaf-man Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Avionix have 2 sets-early and late What's the difference? And what about the Quickboost ECS vents-what time frame do the early and late belong? Isaac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 You mean the Avionix D early and late pits? The difference is that the early set has the trainer rear cockpit and the late pit has the NAW rear cockpit. Also think the seats are the later SJU-17 NACES seats instead of the SJU-5/6 in the early set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaf-man Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 You mean the Avionix D early and late pits? The difference is that the early set has the trainer rear cockpit and the late pit has the NAW rear cockpit. Also think the seats are the later SJU-17 NACES seats instead of the SJU-5/6 in the early set. Yeah,thanks Dave!! You mean that the first Ds were only for training? And today there are no training planes left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I also suggest you the Northstar wheels and the PWMP pylons Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Hope Wolfpack releases a F/A-18F cockpit. Luca and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Hope Wolfpack releases a F/A-18F cockpit. and an -E cockpit, too Zero77 and RNoAF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Roof Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 I'm currently gathering references for a couple of decal sheets for the Trumpeter/Revell F/A-18E/F. They are for another decal company though, not mine. If you have good, high resolution, close up photos of the markings from aircraft you'd like to see covered, send them now. At the top of the current list are F's from VFA-11, 103 and 211 with mission markings. Dave Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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