I said I would do this review for a friend but haven't gotten around to it until now. So here we go. :)
Like the F-15C of Solo Wing Pixy I am really hoping to get this one started soon. They do look very cool sitting on my desk. :) I will explain who/what everything is when I get around to the completed section. What I will say however is I am a little disappointed that there is no option to have the 4 Maverick load out that you see on the box cover. That is kinda cool, will have to raid an A-10 or F/A-18C kit.
I had this one sitting on the shelf for a while. While this is not 100% completed (I need to sort that canopy out), it's at a stage where I am happy with it and it is sitting on my desk now as a desk model. Pretty cool, that reminds me I need to dust it... anyhow, I used a little bit of superglue here and there mostly on the tanks and the body connection but the rest of the fit was spot on. On to the pictures...
This aircraft is the one you start off with initially and it is the F-15C of "Galm 1", you play as the pilot of this aircraft known only as "Cipher" as you play through the game Galm Team (you and your wingman "Solo Wing Pixy") become known as the "The Mercenary Dream Team". Also a little later on, after the fights at airspace B7R aka "The Round Table" you become known as the "Demon Lord" (partly due to Galm (Garmr) on your tail) and you are respected/loved/hated by fellow pilots. I will get around to making Solo Wing Pixy at a later date really soon. It's bugging me that I haven't finished him yet.
"This is the Round Table. Dead men's words hold no meaning."
Well I thought that while i was putting some bits and bobs up here I will post some of the new things I have bought this year... onto the pictures in no particular order!
Got this becuase it was cheap (I think about £2) and it looks cool. I think it is for the range of Armoured Core mecha you can get. But I think a Gundam will look just as cool with it!
One of those things I saw and just thought "WTF?!" So I had to buy it, I think it was about £3 also so very cheap. I have since built it. I will post that one up at a later date.
Just a picture because I could :P
And a little bit of the instructions for this bad boy, that stand comes with the model. It has 4 shields in total iirc. It will be fun building this one.
I already have the Zeta Version of the Mk II, so I got this one, which as far as I can tell is excatly the same. Bar the head unit and the backpack/booster. I got it cause it was cheap and I am going to use this one as a test bed for weathering.
Got this one cheap and also for the F-14 Tomcat II Group Build on BritModeller, it might be a while before I start it tho.
Been looking forward to this one for a long time. I have looked inside the box and it looks great. I will have to make this one in the summer when I have some free time.
Everyone's fav F-22 it seems, well I have seen the moulds for this and I am a little disappointed. I feel the Trumpeter version is better but I will post pictures up later and you can make your own decision.
I got bored one night waiting for the paint to dry on the Leopard, so I took this out and decided to build it. It goes together quickly being a snap-fit, but it's a bugger to sort out when something goes wrong, got to sort out the fuselage half's on this one but she will not part. Overall I am impressed with this one, I can not wait for the other two to turn up. Oh yeah... I never said on here... about 30 minutes after I put Galm 1 and 2 on here, I checked HLJ and my Christmas wish was answered!!! They are going to be releasing the F-22A of Mobius One (Ace Combat 4 : Shattered Skies) and the F-15E of Garuda 1 (Ace Comabt 6 : Fires of Liberation), looking forward to both of them! :D
I decided to put the fuel tanks on the wings as it just seemed to fit. Not sure if I will put the pilot in or not yet.
Top shot for no other reason apart from I could and wanted to show you how good the warning bits are.
Closer shot of those decals, they are very cool.
And the engine nozzles, this is far better than the Revell version on the F-15E. I might use these as a referance when I make the other F-15's I have in my collection. dunno yet...
Now these two models I have been waiting for, since they where first on HLJ. Even tho they cost £20-ish each I had to have them. The reason being that they are two of my fav aircraft from a computer game that I love playing. They are
Not my artwork btw, but damn fine pictures tho! Well these two are the two main characters from Ace Combat Zero (0) : The Belkan War. Both are mercs and both fight with distinction through out the war. I wont say much more, but I will post this trailer, I wonder if its out on the PS3 yet??
Well I really loved this game when it came out, well I loved them all until Assault Horizon came out on the PS3... it was a good game, but it just wasn't Ace Combat to me. On with the pictures...
The front of the box, this is the box for Galm 1 (the guy you play) aka "The Demon Lord".
Bottom half of the box, I thought this was going to be a proper model, not one what was already painted. I was really looking forward to getting the decals for it. But they are already on, oh well... I like the look of that LED thing. Will have to see if I can find it.
All the parts come like this, all pre-painted. Kinda worried in case I cock it up and have to paint over my mistakes.
Least I do not have to worry about painting the wheels eh??
The rudders you see here are not used, I dont even understand why they would be on here...
I assume this is a card for it to sit on, this is Galm Teams logo/emblem (hence the two stars). IIRC Galm is the name of the dog protecting the Underworld/Hell (not Cerberus).
This advert was inside the box for Mobius 1 "The Ribbon" and Yellow 13, your main target. I so wanted to get these, but they are not out of stock at HLJ :(
I have no idea why I would need these...
Other random parts, love the rudder painting.
close up of the rudders, pretty cool eh??
Close up of the top part, look at all of those warning decals and such, could you imagine doing them decals on a 1/144 model?! That would be fun eh?
Other bits of the airframe, love the painting on these...
A little history of the aircraft, not that I can read Japanese tho.
Painting guide/decal guide... totally irrelevant as all the decals and painting is done already. Still I love these kinda drawings.
The other box for Galm 2 "Solo Wing Pixy", in the game he flew an F-15 when half of the wing was blown off (hence the red bit) but he made it home and landed the plane safely. That story is based on a real life Isreali F-15 that lost it's right wing when an F-16 ploughed through it. That aircraft also made a safe landing with half of it's wing missing. Pretty cool story huh? I can't remember what happened to the F-16 tho, I dont think it was pretty tho...
Lovely side shot of the box and my thumb... nice thumb eh??
The bottom half of the box, as this one is called "ACE 02" I hope it means that there will be more to follow. I am hoping for Scarface or Garuda or even better Espada/Sorcerer ;) These models where made by Hasagawa too, wonder if they will be bringing out any 1/144 models soon? I think they used to years ago...
