smokeriderdon
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Yes, I am aware. This is the latest release of those molds. The point of the build, to my understanding, being that we get out hands on the latest release of the kit to see if it is as horrid as some claim.
Revell P61, waiting for the hammer to fall
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The most nasty, horrendous, blood curdling, atrocious, mind blowing and awful fitting the better.......... fun, isn't it. Pantherman
Bear43
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I opened mine up. It is the 2021 boxing. It does have a bit of an issue on the rudder of one boom half, almost a short shot there but the rest looks pretty good.
Jim62
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I am currently working on the Italeri Phantom which is not the best kit to say the least. My wife recently convinced me to go ahead and order the Tamiya kit and I just did a few minutes ago. Never thought I'd spend that much on a model in my life.
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I went to the hobby shop to buy some RAF green yesterday, I allowed myself to wander to the isle with the kits, a little afraid I'd see a Phantom with my name on it. They did not have any, which caused the 1.48 Razorback to loom large. Until my eyes wandered over to the armor section where a 1/35 Nashorn was prominently displayed.
My masochism kicked in hard, I've not built any armor since the 1990s, so I decided to take on one with full interior and crew!
(Gotta finish the Spit 1st, I'll write up the Corsair story soon, had to set that aside for a bit)
BlackSheepTwoOneFour
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No surprise on anything Italeri. There's seem to be a constant trend with strange fits and scale size on Italeri kits as a whole.
I've never did a Tamiya Phantom kit but have done a couple Hasegawa kits.
I thought this was a P-61 thread and not a Phantom thread?
It is, was, used to be !!! Pantherman
So I have been behaving myself last week and after more foot surgery Friday I got to spend around 9hrs at the bench yesterday and a few this morning (Sunday). It is a really great way of forgetting your in pain, much better than pills I find. Anyway, posted a few photos.
I have added several weights between the front undercarriage and guns and have also filled the spare fuel tanks with shot. Just hope it's enough to stop the tail droop. Pantherman
BlackSheepTwoOneFour
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Seriously? Are you really going to be anal about this. All someone did was mention an F-4 Phantom, I replied and that was the end of it. Lighten up, Francis. The topic got strayed temporarily. Geez….
Hey, it's not a problem. Happens all the time. Pantherman
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This thread is tempting me to go get one of these kits, though I think I'm working on the helicopter version.
Masochists in plastic we are.....
smokeriderdon
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Dude, I am quite sure everyone here is capable of holding more than one conversation in a thread. Calm thine self.
Sorry, I get confused sometimes. 
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Building too many Revell kits.....Sorry, I get confused sometimes.
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Hope your foot gets better P. Not a great deal of problems I see yet? Looks like it's going together well?
That's pretty good paintin' right there boy!
There is an "ignore" feature that works VERY well here Mr. TimM63.
Rob.
Got some great new detail brushes, bit expensive but well worth it. PanthermanHope your foot gets better P. Not a great deal of problems I see yet? Looks like it's going together well?
That's pretty good paintin' right there boy!
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There is an "ignore" feature that works VERY well here Mr. TimM63.
Rob.
Speedy recovery my friend.
Looks like some nice progress you've made.
Thank you, should be back to normal in 8 weeks, but that's assuming I was normal to start with !!!!!!!. Plenty of bench time.
I've been looking back at some of my builds and it occurred to me that I'm starting to rush through things. I've built more since Xmas this year than all of last year. I've got to slow down and enjoy what I'm doing, making sure I get the most of the kit. Pantherman
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Ok PUNK-therman... You got me. I actually dug through this to find that piece, DREADING that little paint job and you was just sittin' back gigglin', wasn't you.
As soon as I found the piece, I knew I got got.
Rob.
It's all about the decals, opps, details. PanthermanOk PUNK-therman... You got me. I actually dug through this to find that piece, DREADING that little paint job and you was just sittin' back gigglin', wasn't you.
As soon as I found the piece, I knew I got got.
Rob.
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I am new to this forum and I have never done a group build before. I cautiously look forward to joining this group build. I was digging in my stash a couple of weeks ago and a Monogram P-61 jumped out at me. It's been in my stash so long I can't remember how or where it came from, but I've always instinctively known that there was something not-quite-right about this kit. I paraphrase, but I think it may be true that "there are no bad models, only bad model builders".......whatever, I think I'm up to the challenge, but I will reserve my hammer if things get too rough.
Welcome to the madness. Lots of great ppl here. Post pics of your progress.
Have a go, the more the merrier. Post lots of photos as you build. Pantherman
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That would probably be good for you to join and you would certainly be welcome to do so...
Except...
This is a Phantom thread.
Rob.
