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Weekend of Heroes---Get Up and Close to the JSI F-14 Tomacat
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:53 am
by VMF115
Weekend of Heroes 2009 show in Glendale
Merit international has an assembled but unpainted F-14 for Weekend of Heroes 2009 show in Glendale CA this Saturday June 6,,
I am getting pics and will post them as soon as I get them.
Weekend of Heroes 2009 show in Glendale
A big thank you to the representatives from Merit international for supplying this information.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:03 pm
by sdcc73
Cool.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:05 pm
by Ta-152
Definitely put a Joe or XD figure close by for size comparison.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:11 pm
by dragon53
VMF115:
Can you find out if the JSI F-14:
1. The VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" paint scheme is high-visibility or low-visibilty?
2. Comes with pilots?
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:24 pm
by NWarty
WooHoo! Can't wait to see the pics VMF
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:53 pm
by aferguson
pick me up one if you can...
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:56 pm
by Pa Deuce
You da man!
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:04 pm
by cornbreadfred
Looking forward to your F-14 pictures!
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:10 pm
by VMF115
Its one of representatives from Merit international that will be providing the pictures. I will not be there, I wish I could.
I will post them as soon as I get them.
Re: Weekend of Heroes---Get Up and Close to the JSI F-14 Tom
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:19 pm
by Black_Dragon_One
VMF115 wrote:Weekend of Heroes 2009 show in Glendale
Merit international has an assembled but unpainted F-14 for Weekend of Heroes 2009 show in Glendale CA this Saturday June 6,,
I am getting pics and will post them as soon as I get them.
Weekend of Heroes 2009 show in Glendale
A big thank you to the representatives from Merit international for supplying this information.
i work 7 days a week so if i did not have to work i would be there for sure janathan of aviatornut might be there i ask him..
Re: Weekend of Heroes---Get Up and Close to the JSI F-14 Tom
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:22 pm
by Black_Dragon_One
Black_Dragon_One wrote:VMF115 wrote:Weekend of Heroes 2009 show in Glendale
Merit international has an assembled but unpainted F-14 for Weekend of Heroes 2009 show in Glendale CA this Saturday June 6,,
I am getting pics and will post them as soon as I get them.
Weekend of Heroes 2009 show in Glendale
A big thank you to the representatives from Merit international for supplying this information.
i work 7 days a week so if i did not have to work i would be there for sure janathan of aviatornut might be there i ask him..
sorry john has to work too.. that suck...
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:55 pm
by dragon53
Badcat email said they will post photos of the JSI F-14 as soon as they can.
They also said the next JSI 1/18 planes discussed were the F-104 and RAF P-40.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:37 pm
by YT
I can't wait to see the F-14. Another F-104, wow, what a bad idea!
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:04 pm
by cornbreadfred
I wouldn't mind another F-104. There are some really nice paint schemes that the Starfighter wore during its career.
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:36 pm
by VMF115
No picture yet
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:00 pm
by Sky Ray
dragon53 wrote:They also said the next JSI 1/18 planes discussed were the F-104 and RAF P-40.
Pics of the
F-104 (Really George) and the
P-40 (listed as both USAAF AND RAF....) is up on JSI website now.
VMF115 wrote:No picture yet
Its only June 5th, 11PM over here, its going to be at least 12 hours before the place is open for public and someone post pics.
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:23 am
by Ta-152
cornbreadfred wrote:I wouldn't mind another F-104. There are some really nice paint schemes that the Starfighter wore during its career.
It's career of not shooting anything down (at least in the USAF) and generally killing pilots.
It was a head scratcher when 21st did it and just as pointless with JSI, especially the ugly "Really George" scheme.
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:20 am
by gburch
Ta-152 wrote:cornbreadfred wrote:I wouldn't mind another F-104. There are some really nice paint schemes that the Starfighter wore during its career.
It's career of not shooting anything down (at least in the USAF) and generally killing pilots.
It was a head scratcher when 21st did it and just as pointless with JSI, especially the ugly "Really George" scheme.
All true enough ... BUT ... for people of a certain (advanced) age, the F-104, even though it served in the USAF for only a very short time, has an iconic shape. In the late 1950s and early 1960s it was synonymous with speed and advancing aerospace technology. Plus, it's a Kelly Johnson plane, which in my book automatically puts it into the "historic" category.
Now, with all that musing, there's a repaint of the F-104 I'd really like to see, which is a NASA livery. F-104s flew chase at Edwards all through the late 1950s and 1960s, and it would be cool to see the all white and NASA tail band ... hmmm ... maybe I'll do that myself if I can pick a used one up cheap.
... which then leads to an idea I've had for a 1:18 series that might be interesting -- X-planes. Wouldn't it be cool to have at least an X-1 and an X-15?
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:12 am
by usmcchet9296
Im going
will post pictures later
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:29 am
by immeww2
Hurry back!
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:07 pm
by usmcchet9296
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:12 pm
by usmcchet9296
Just some info
This thing is HUGE
It was broken in transit so it doesnt look as good as it should
this is production pieces not a prototype
Look for it before xmas
No pilots are included but Merit is pushing for them to make some
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:48 pm
by pickelhaube
This looks cool.
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:09 pm
by dragon53
USMCCHET9296:
Thanks very much for posting the photos.
Did you find out if the VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" paint scheme is low-visibility or high-visibility?
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:14 pm
by aferguson
great pictures, thanks. Looks like this thing is becoming a reality. Very impressive.
Pilots are very important.
