Clunkmeister

WOW!! That's awesome, man!! DONE!!

Done.

Jeff, please enter. It's Christmas. You don't need to give to receive, ya goof!

Thanks Jeroen. I'm not the big jet expert here, so I'm not really the guy to comment. But the kit itself looks super buildable. I'm going to build it up here as a quick OOB, probably going with VFC-111 markings just to be different. From what I can see, the Sundowners FrankenTiger looks fairly accurate externally, with the duckbill nose and all, just gotta check the 'pit. Maybe Ivan or someone in the know on F-5's might be more able to say...

Lots has been written on the single seat version of this kit, and much of the same applies to this one as well. Avionics, radar, fire control, ejection seats, and other visible features can vary from Nation to Nation, and while the kit will build into a nice generic example, but to make an exact scale example, you'll need to do some research and involve the spares box or maybe some AM.

LOL @ Ivan. Yuuup. As they say, it really, really pays to do your research. A really decent general representation can be built from the kit using the supplied parts, but if you wish to build a specific aircraft, research will be required as well as some possible aftermarket help. The kit is a huge step up from the old Hasegawa kit and builds into a really nice model.

More tail options. I counted a minimum of EIGHT options! This kit is one seriously nice kit, folks. The single seater is awesome. The two seater just adds to it all. There’s been plenty of amazing builds of the single seater in the several months it’s been out, and I expect this will follow up the success of the single seater.

But, a correction sheet is supplied, so do not fret, all is not lost.

And these. Sundowner mirror image in printing oops

Now the rumours. There have been rumblings about mirror image decals like these. Yes the rumours are true

Ok, let’s have a super quick look at The differences and dispel some rumours. Here’s the different sprue with the be two seat forward pit. Moulding is typical Kitty Hawk. Nice! Some minor flash, no pebbling, and of course, the typical Kitty Hawk ejection towers in places. Some juicy resin pilots plus a boarding ladder are included. Noice!

I was going to get the two seater up today, but I figured I better get this rolling.

Lololol. Bought one for me. Got one of each. That F-5E’s a sweetheart of a kit

Cees, I truly hope you make patterns for the big stuff here. You have a customer here. I’m a sucker for oddball RAF stuff. I really hope to be in Telford either next year or in 2020. Meeting y’all would be fun.

John, it’s awesome. Truly awesome. The only thing I’d have done is beat it up a bit more, but that’s just me. I guess I better build one then, right?

Tony, it’s not THAT bad......

All added so far

DANG Tony! Wowza!

Entrants: BlrwestSiR Harv TJTX Recon 1to1scale Smutty44 Daywalker Maxim Bill_S Grunhertz Jeff GusMac Pardelhas Peterpools Maru Seiran01 HubertB Dave J. Drifter Wouter is IN! Martinnfb [Cat]CplSlade Wumm Grand Prize: HK Avro Lancaster After all drawings are completed, all names of those who donated will be reentered into the pot and drawn for the Grand Prize. The kit will be supplied as soon as it’s in stock from a supplier in the winner’s area. As is the case with the regular drawings, I will be excluding myself from this drawing as well. Prizes: Kits: 1/32 Hasagawa Bf-109G-14. Donated by Clunkmeister Any single engine in production and in stock Wingnut kit. Donated by Clunkmeister Wingnut Pfalz D.llla Donated by Harv Trumpy Skyraider package. Donated by TJTX Kitty Hawk 1/32 F-5E. Donated by 1to1scale Hasagawa FW-190F-8. Donated by Jeff Trumpeter A-7E Donated by GusMac Bronco Models 1/35 scale YW-531-A Donated by Pardelhas Revell 109G-10 Donated by Grunhertz Budweiser BD-5J Donated by Peterpools Hasegawa N1K2-K George Donated by Bill_S Revell Duo Discus and engine Donated by Daywalker Winners choice of either a Revell Beaufighter or Trumpeter Bearcat Donated by HubertB 1/72 Hasegawa McDonnell Banshee Donated by Maru. (Rumour has it that it comes with an electron microscope so it can actually be built) 1/28 Hobbycraft Fokker Dr.1 Donated by Maru Wingnut Wings Snipe (late) donated by Seiran01 aftermarket decals.  Choice of either: Hasegawa FW-190D-9 with Aires cockpit and Eaglecals decals or A 1/12th scale Tamiya Yamaha Moto GP kit; with Studio 27 photoetch set, Tamiya fork upgrade set and Valentino Rossi decals. Donated by Wumm. Books and Literature: Panther on the Battlefield book donated by Carl Vickers Wellington winter scene print. Donated by Dave J. B-25J ETO deckle set Donated by Martinnfb Kagero (red series) Heinkel HE 111 Ps of KG 27 (decals), and Sq EA-6b Prowler walk around. Donated by Recon Desert Eagle Zelda M113 Part 1 (fitters), and Concord Merkava 1, 2, 3. Donated by Recon Misc: $100.00 gift certificate to the online hobby store of your choice. Donated by Smutty44 $25.00 gift certificate. Donated by Drifter

Are you in as well for the raffle, Harv? Or just donating?

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Happy Happy Joy Joy!!!! Have a great one, my friend!! Ernie

I'm going to open the gifts with two prizes: 1. Winner's choice of any current and in production Wingnut Wings single engine airplane available at the time of the drawing. 2. Hasagawa Bf-109G-14

Ok, Here's what we're gonna do. Let's do a Christmas kind of Raffle like we did over on TOS, and let's keep it simple and sweet. I think theirs was a real decent idea in principle, and for the most part it worked real well. Sometimes it got a bit unwieldy, so we'll attempt to keep it simple. So I'll do a little rundown of the rules so everyone is refreshed and aware. For those who participated over there, you'll see a couple minor rule changes implemented by me just because I can. 1. Anyone who wants to enter to win may do so, IF, they are an Active Member of LSM as of right now. (November 14, 2018, 1630 hrs CST) 2. Active Member is defined as anyone who has contributed to LSM by posting to LSM within the last calender year. I'm open to interpretation on this depending on Admin/Mod feedback, as we didn't really discuss this point. The whole idea here is to promote a feeling of Christmas Spirit and maybe get people posting more. So this may change based upon feedback. 3. Enrolling: Entering the raffle is easy. Just post "I'm in" and I'll mark you down. 4. Gifts: You're welcome to contribute a gift to be included in the raffle. It’s absolutely not required or expected and you do NOT need to contribute a gift to be part of the raffle. 5. Impropriety: To avoid any sense of impropriety, I am going to ask that all people who feel led to contribute gifts to please verify your gifts as listed correctly. Anything LSM related is good in my book. Aircraft and AFVs, supplies, AM, tools, etc, are all OK. I would suggest that if you're giving a bunch of little AM bibs and bobs, or things like magazine collections, think about including them as a package. It makes my job easier when it comes to keeping track of who gave and won what. 6. More Impropriety: As the organizer and overseer of this operation, I will NOT be eligible for any gift drawings. 7. Giving something is cool, but there is no right or wrong. Some give kits, others a resin set of wheels or #11 blades, or decide not to. If you feel led to, then do, cool, if not, then there is no big deal. 8. But remember, if you offer a gift, you're responsible for the shipping charges to the winner. 9. Gift givers and winners are to contact each other in a timely manner and winner must provide shipping information so the giver can get the package in the mail. 10. This is a fun Christmas Raffle, guys. If you pledge a gift, please make every effort to get it out in a timely fashion. 11. I will attempt to update the prize list and the names of those who entered the raffle on a daily basis. If there's more entrants than gifts, not everyone will receive a gift. If there's more gifts than entrants, then some will get more than one. 12. Drawing: Christmas Day in the USA, because that's where I live, and I work the day before, so the Aussies and the Kiwis gotta wait an extra day. Sorry guys! Pretty normal stuff, eh? I think this oughta be a fun thing and I really hope everyone has a good time with this! Ernie