One-Oh-Four Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Luca said: any pics? I have the WP Bombcat set (still sealed) and this would not be good news Sadly, he’s right... Shapewise, the WP pallets are the Trumpeter ones, the kit detail is replaced with accurate and extra details. But the general shape is still Trumpy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 The smaller pallet in the back is Tamiya's 1/48 part. Cheers, Erik. Luca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) that is a bad news my doubt now is whether the height of the remaining part of the pallet is also incorrect. however, the detail is very good. I will still take another set for my Trumpy Bravo Cat and I will try to modify them with the milliput in the case. of course, they are not really cheap wolfpack could have done a better job in the forward part. Edited August 28, 2018 by Luca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Aftermarket Supposed to be accurate/corrected from kit stuff...just don't understand when the model maker makes a Charlie foxtrot of the part, AND the aftermarket drops the ball on it too!! Alternative to building new would be the forward part of the Tamiya parts, you would need to detail them, though. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 According to this... https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10031149/70/14 ...we need to buy Sprues D and F x 2 from the Tamiya F-14 kit. Does such an ordering process exist in Europe? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 You only need the D sprue for the front Phoenix pallets. That’s how I got a couple of sets previously, by ordering the D sprue from Tamiya USA. Tony T and One-Oh-Four 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) yes Tony, but if you want to make a Bombcat you also need bomb racks (I imagine Trumpy parts are poor) Edited August 28, 2018 by Luca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 27 minutes ago, Luca said: yes Tony, but if you want to make a Bombcat you also need bomb racks (I imagine Trumpy parts are poor) Aerobonus makes the BRU-32 bomb racks in resin for about Eu 12,50 / Gbp 9,50. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/970192-aerobonus-320-069-bru-32-bomb-racks-for-f-14-bombcat Luca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 52 minutes ago, Tony T said: According to this... https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10031149/70/14 ...we need to buy Sprues D and F x 2 from the Tamiya F-14 kit. Does such an ordering process exist in Europe? Tony Tony, I assume you reside in the UK? Try contacting these folks: THE HOBBY COMPANY LTD Garforth Place Knowlhill Milton Keynes Bucks MK5 8PG United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)1908 605686 Fax: +44(0)1908 605666 Sales Enquiries: sales@hobbyco.net General Enquiries: enquiries@hobbyco.net For the rest of Europe, see: http://www.tamiya.com/europe/euro.htm Luca and Tony T 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 You could try asking if anyone has spares. I rummaged through my spares, oddly enough i came up with both rears but only the front left pallet. The Trumpeter pallets have better detail, i would seriously consider using just the front of the Tamiya part after adding detail on the Trumpeter parts. i'll keep looking for the other pallet. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushande Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Just to add to the shape discussion: The best overal shape of the aerodynamic bulges has actually the Revell kit, however the entire pallet rail is to short. Tamiyas Phoenix pallets have a great shape and the correct length, however there is a tiny kink in the root of the aerodynamic bulges in order to make them fit properly around the round edges of the forward fuselage. Revell has the kink, Tamiya doesn't but it's not a big deal to carve that into the Tamiya parts. Trumpeter and (as you already realised) WP parts are just utter crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zactoman Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) Is there a U.S. owner of the Trumpeter kit willing to "loan" me a set of forward pallets? Please send me a PM. TIA Update below... ! Edited July 19, 2019 by Zactoman timvkampen and Tony T 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timvkampen Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Zactoman said: Is there a U.S. owner of the Trumpeter kit willing to "loan" me a set of forward pallets? Please send me a PM. TIA ! I would be in for some Tamiya - Zactoman style pallets!! I have 2 Cats waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 15 hours ago, Zactoman said: Is there a U.S. owner of the Trumpeter kit willing to "loan" me a set of forward pallets? Please send me a PM. TIA ! Great potential there. I just need the Phoenix pallets sans bomba fixations. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otis252 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 PM on the way Zacto. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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