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[murphyaa]

Originally Posted by gomidefilho

F3D is a old dream, but and the Savage is not in the list buaaaaa! But C-45 and AT-11 is a good choice

The reason I didn't put the AJ savage on the list is because I've already started on it. This list was more of a "should I design a model of it?" list. I have lots and lots of 3-views, I'm just not sure which ones I want to design, or which ones should get tossed to clear some HD space.

[murphyaa]

Originally Posted by cMags

I was just commenting to Chris the other day that ecard models (and the online digital model offering in general) is severely lacking in detailed kits of the "4th generation" of fighters. F4, F5, F14, F15, F16 - there are very few if any moderately detailed or better models of these available in digital format. Your choices are either simple models, or pre-printed full detail kits (with the exception of Model Art's F15 kits). But even MA's are as expensive as the pre-printed stuff.

I'd like to see a line of these 4th generation fighters, especially those mentioned above, around 1:48 or 1:72 scale, with armaments, gear, and cockpits. Similar to the F-18 kits that Chris Stahl has recently developed, at a reasonable price on par with the other ecardmodels offerings.

So that all said, my vote is YES on the F-14!

Edit: I'm also very interested in your recently offered F16XL models on ecardmodels. I plan to buy one to see how it looks - it sounds to be exactly the quality of kit I've been describing. Any plans to modify it to a production F16 kit?

I'm kinda leary on tackling models like the F-4, F-15 and F-16 because my design style is similar to Fiddlersgreen. It'd be like reinventing the wheel, just with more spokes, and I made a promise to myself that despite my differences with Chip, I would try not to compete with him directly. Their versions of the F-15 and F-4 are pretty much the same way I would design them. The F-14 I'll do, because it really needs an update. No plans on retrofitting the F-16XL to the F-16, because despite being based on the same plane, they are still drastically different (besides the wing, the XL is also longer).

[rbeach84]

Originally Posted by murphyaa

Just sorting through my 3-view folder, and I thought I'd get some opinions...

Possibility= design it! or Overdone= Been there done that
<<snipped a bit>>
*Anything SAAB (Viggen, Gripen)= If I build it, will they come?

Murph, my vote is for SAAB J29 Tunnen (for starter) and the Shorts. Your proclivity for civilian subjects is welcome. As always - 1:48 scale or larger, please!

[gomidefilho]

The SAAB J29 Tunnan is a good choice. My vote is Vampire, C-45 and J-29

[gomidefilho]

Aaron in this case of J29 I have a detailed plans in 1/48 or 1/72, if interest I send for you my friend...

[chicharrero]

My vote is for J-29 Tunnan and Vampire in two seat trainer version.

[BILL AMOS]

I like your design style.and have built several..ill be first in line for the savage...thanks for sharing your talent....

[murphyaa]

Originally Posted by gomidefilho

Aaron in this case of J29 I have a detailed plans in 1/48 or 1/72, if interest I send for you my friend...

Consider me interested. Send me anything you have on the J29. (1/48 size if you can, please)

[murphyaa]

Originally Posted by rbeach84

Murph, my vote is for SAAB J29 Tunnen (for starter) and the Shorts. Your proclivity for civilian subjects is welcome. As always - 1:48 scale or larger, please!

I go for the biggest size I can. Unfortunately large planes tend to limit this. (I still haven't finished the Mojave helicopter because I can't get it above 1:70 in scale...too many tiny parts). Big round fuselages tend to make for smaller scales.


edit: Got the confirmation email from ecardmodels. The F3D's should be up soon.

[Papercaptain]

Hi, Aaron!
Methinks there's no real need to do doublettes of the SAAB jets, because all of them are available in printed commercial versions; you may have a look at the GPM homepage for the various Polish paper models of SAAB aircraft (from Tunnan to Gripen) in 1/33 and at the Wilhelmshaven site for the J-35 Draken and J-37 Viggen in 1/50.
And there's a 1/33 scale paper model of the J-29 Tunnan available at IPMS Austria in Austrian livery (like the GELI, whose Tunnan and Draken are to be reedited).
(As an aside: Schreiber had a J-32 Lansen in 1/50 in the late fifties, but the new editor generally disapproves of warplanes...)

Kind regards,
Papercaptain