Re: Wow... been away for a while and

Enzo Matrix wrote:
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> someone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>, "Enzo Matrix"
> > <enzo55@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> someone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>> In article
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> >>> eyeball <eyeball2002308@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>>>
> >>>> I just had fun doing a mild mod on an old 1/94 Lindberg F-4, mainly
> >>>> just reshaping the nose and painting it as the prototype. Accurate?
> >>>> Hell no, but fun. And finished in a matter of days.
> >>>
> >>> yep, them old kits is fun.
> >>
> >> I have a Trumpeter 1/72 Gannet in my stash.  I also have a couple of
> >> old FROG/NOVO Gannets in my Deep Stash.  I'm considering building
> >> the Trumpeter and FROG kits together to see if I can make the FROG
> >> one match the Trumpeter one.
> >>
> >> After that, I suppose I'll have to build a Revell Gannet just to
> >> make up the set!
> >>
> > what if you have to work to make the trumpy as good as the novo?
> > couldn't it
> > be possible that the novo is more accurate shaped or better detailed.?
> 
> LOL  From what I have seen, the Trumpy kit is very well shaped. It needs
> extra detailing in the cockpit and gear and flap wells.  I have a Pavla
> resin cockpit ready to go in it.  I might very well use the Trumpy
cockpit
> parts to build a basic cockpit for the NOVO kit.  If I recall correctly,
the
> NOVO kit has a row of heads moulded into place rather than any
> representation of a cockpit.
> 
> I'm actually starting to look forward to building the NOVO kit.
> 
> > what impresses me most about trumpeter is the price. thei kits look
> > like other's kits. i don't see much blatant superiority.
> 
> It seems that the new Revell kit has better detail than the Trumpy one,
as
> well as a cimplete weapons bay, but is 56% of the price.
> 
> > trumpeter makes lots of mistakes....like on their ****ps...
> 
> Hopefully they won't on their forthcoming EE Lightnings. If the new
> Lightnings are as good as the Gannet, I will be satisfied, even if it
means
> paying somewhat over the odds compared to other manufacturers' kits.
> 
> --
> Enzo
> 
> I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

You're quite right about the moulded heads.  The original Frog dates
back many years now.  The landing gear bays aren't open either, IIRC.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.