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Hobby Boss 1/48th F3H-2N
betheyn
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Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 11:02 PM UTC
Hobby Boss have sent us a set of first test shot images of their new F3H-2N.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
betheyn
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Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 11:05 PM UTC
Yes I know Steffen it does .
Andy
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 12:24 AM UTC
??? Are you talke with ME???

No idea what you referring to, but I hope you had a good laugh.

I had a very nice B-day yesterday with "our boys" winning

and to go back on topic: looks nice but is not really my cup of tea

all the best

Steffen
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 01:19 AM UTC
Nice one Andy, I see you have an imaginary friend as well . Nice looking F3H, a very complex shaped aircraft. Looking forward to the release.
tim
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 01:21 AM UTC

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??? Are you talke with ME???

No idea what you referring to, but I hope you had a good laugh.

I had a very nice B-day yesterday with "our boys" winning

and to go back on topic: looks nice but is not really my cup of tea

all the best

Steffen

I was waiting for your usual comment on it looking remarkably similar to another manufacturers kit.
Happy B Day for yesterday. That must be why England lost, it was your present, and nothing whatsoever to do that we were beaten by the better team .
Andy
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 03:13 AM UTC
Cheers Andy

Thanks mate!

As of late I seem to more often complain that it is not "my" 48 scale rather than HB beeing CopyBoss or that the gang around Trumpeter beeing "a bit" sloppy with the scale ruler...

all the best

Steffen
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 10:34 AM UTC
Awesome! I love the Demon.
betheyn
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 11:38 AM UTC

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Awesome! I love the Demon.


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Nice looking F3H, a very complex shaped aircraft. Looking forward to the release

Its definitely on my want that now list.
Andy
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 01:22 PM UTC
Copy? copy who? we make a careful survey of a DEMON in USA, every model factory are copy the real airplane.
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 01:51 PM UTC
Interesting observation, but now most Demon model factories seem to be outside of USA.
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 02:25 PM UTC





drabslab
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 10:30 PM UTC
I wonder how it will compare to the AZ Model one

betheyn
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Posted: Monday, June 28, 2010 - 10:32 PM UTC

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I wonder how it will compare to the AZ Model one


Cheaper for starters (I hope) .
Andy
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Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 12:18 AM UTC
Oh yes please be cheaper HB!
tim
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Posted: Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 12:36 PM UTC
It looks to be a very impressive model. I particularly welcome the innovations of brass photo-etched wing fences and roll spoilers. HobbyBoss seems to have copied the mechanical complexity of the landing gear struts quite well.

Its a little hard to tell from the photographs, but it looks like the nose gear strut is depicted in a fully compressed condition; The F3H had a distinctive nose high stance when static. Its hard to tell but the compressed nose gear strut lends the illusion that the "beak" (the nose) is bent downward. Again i'm not an authority on this but the stance of the aircraft looks too "level" to me. However it should be an easy fix.

Am very much looking forward to this one!
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