Weekend of Heroes---Get Up and Close to the JSI F-14 Tomacat

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Weekend of Heroes---Get Up and Close to the JSI F-14 Tomacat

Post by VMF115 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:53 am

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. 8)
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Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by sdcc73 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:03 pm

Cool.
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Post by Ta-152 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:05 pm

Definitely put a Joe or XD figure close by for size comparison.
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Post by dragon53 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:11 pm

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?

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Post by NWarty » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:24 pm

WooHoo! Can't wait to see the pics VMF :D

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Post by aferguson » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:53 pm

pick me up one if you can...
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Post by Pa Deuce » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:56 pm

You da man!
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Post by cornbreadfred » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:04 pm

Looking forward to your F-14 pictures!
Fred, really looking forward to the JSI 1/18th scale Grumman F-14 Tomcat.

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Post by VMF115 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:10 pm

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. :wink:
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Re: Weekend of Heroes---Get Up and Close to the JSI F-14 Tom

Post by Black_Dragon_One » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:19 pm

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. 8)

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..
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Re: Weekend of Heroes---Get Up and Close to the JSI F-14 Tom

Post by Black_Dragon_One » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:22 pm

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. 8)

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...
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Post by dragon53 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:55 pm

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.

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Post by YT » Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:37 pm

I can't wait to see the F-14. Another F-104, wow, what a bad idea!

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Post by cornbreadfred » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:04 pm

I wouldn't mind another F-104. There are some really nice paint schemes that the Starfighter wore during its career.
Fred, really looking forward to the JSI 1/18th scale Grumman F-14 Tomcat.

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Post by VMF115 » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:36 pm

No picture yet
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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Post by Sky Ray » Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:00 pm

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. :wink:
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Post by Ta-152 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:23 am

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.
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Post by gburch » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:20 am

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?

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Post by usmcchet9296 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:12 am

Im going
will post pictures later
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Post by immeww2 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:29 am

Hurry back! :wink:

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Post by usmcchet9296 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:07 pm

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Post by usmcchet9296 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:12 pm

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
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Post by pickelhaube » Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:48 pm

This looks cool.
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Post by dragon53 » Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:09 pm

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?

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Post by aferguson » Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:14 pm

great pictures, thanks. Looks like this thing is becoming a reality. Very impressive.

Pilots are very important.
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