Modelcrazy wrote:I bought the Tamiya D kit last year. Pricey but worth it.
Bought it for my 1st transplant anniversary. I felt I deserved it.
I love the Cat. I have one in every scale from 1/700 to 1/48. Missing 1/32.

I think that's a very fitting pressie - Great aircraft though. Can you get one in 1/32? That would be massive!
Medicman71 wrote:
It's not bad. A little over engineered but better than the Revell one. The Hobby Boss one has some shape issues and is way too expensive. I have the Academy one which is a repop (to some degree) of the Revell one. I'm waiting to get the Tamiya one so I can get rid of it.
Thanks for the tips Mike. I'm not necessarily stuck on 1/48 either - the Hasegawa 1/72 is still a pretty damn big model. I had one in the stash the year before last and sold it... told you I was an idiot...
BlackSheep214 wrote:You gotta love the Jolly Rogers scheme on the Tomcats!!

I've done a couple - one Pukin' Dogs and the Sundowners.
I read a few comments on a Facebook group that said that scheme was done to death - which is a bit stupid if you ask me, it's done over done if you happen to have one already. Personally I really like it.
speedgraflex wrote:Thanks everyone for this thread! Great details and photos!
Thanks Bruce!