I'll test them soon. Tamiya has a set of stiffener plates that were a real pain to get to bend around the curves, especially around the nose.BlackSheep214 wrote:Hmmm... curious about those. If I like what I see, I may get some for a couple 1/48 Vipers I have in my stash.Medicman71 wrote:I have the Eduard BigEd set as well as the Crossdelta stiffener plates. The Crossdelta stiffener plates are a softer metal than normal PE so that they bend to the curves of the Viper much easier.
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I'm looking for that kit myself at this time....for a very special decal set I'm looking to purchase very soon. Oh yeah, this particular decal set is very hard to find but I managed to find the set. I needed to confirm with the online store if it's still currently in stock. It is!Medicman71 wrote:Here's my entry!
I am curious on the stiffeners set. Are they made of vinyl or soft metal PE?
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Don't hold out on the decals!! What are they??
The stiffeners are soft PE.
The stiffeners are soft PE.
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Ok ok… I'll let you in on my surprise! Just placed the order a few minutes ago...
All I have left to do is find George Preddy's P-51 Mustang kit and the F-16C Falcon Block 30 kit. That Tamiya kit fits the bill....
The decal set suggested the Hasegawa, Academy and Revell F-16 Falcon kits. None appears to be the Block 30 version (Hasegawa did come out with the Blue Nosed Falcon but currently out of production).
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hasegaw ... se--164398
This will not be for the Jet GB since I have already committed to two of my choices.
All I have left to do is find George Preddy's P-51 Mustang kit and the F-16C Falcon Block 30 kit. That Tamiya kit fits the bill....
The decal set suggested the Hasegawa, Academy and Revell F-16 Falcon kits. None appears to be the Block 30 version (Hasegawa did come out with the Blue Nosed Falcon but currently out of production).
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hasegaw ... se--164398
This will not be for the Jet GB since I have already committed to two of my choices.
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Cool markings!!
If it's 1/48 Viper, go with the Tamiya one. It really does build itself.
If it's 1/48 Viper, go with the Tamiya one. It really does build itself.
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Yup. That was my plan to get the 1/48 scale Viper. The Tamiya Adversary Viper kit is the best one I need out there.
Now.... back to your regularly scheduled program...
Now.... back to your regularly scheduled program...
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Now where did I put that remote? 
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I started this a week ago but all I really did was attached the two upper fuselage halves together.
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I got the CrossDelta Stiffener Plates for this build. Last time on the ill fated Viper, I used the Tamiya stiffener plates and while they looked great, they were of a very hard metal and impossible to bend. These are so much different. First you cut them apart like decals.
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Then you take the yellow backing paper off and attach it to the model as they are self adhesive.
You press it down so that it's firmly attached and then pull the clear top cover off and there you go!
You press it down so that it's firmly attached and then pull the clear top cover off and there you go!
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