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Quote from: zenrat on April 22, 2025, 04:28:43 AMThere are different types of sidewinder?
 :o

My advice is don't stress the identification, just ensure all those on the same airframe match each other.



Oh yes, starts with the -9B through to the -9X, though not all of them reached active service and (of course) they split development early on because the USAF and USN couldn't agree on development thereby muddying the waters even more. Add to that the various surface launched variants (not an issue for me personally) the ones that were used for anti-radar (AiM-9C that became the ARM-122 Sidearm), those developed to be anti-armour and the reversed engineered ones that became the AA-2 "Atoll" family.

Head spinning doesn't cover it, though on the plus side at least you can differentiate them a lot more easily than the AiM-7 Sparrow family  :unsure:

So far today I've spent time reading a little too much into the above subject as well as sorting them into their respective drawers (fnarr fnarr) as well as finishing off some -9L/M's and Penguins from a Hasegawa set. All was going well until the fuel tank dropped off the Thunderjet FB.1 pictured at the top of the first page. Thankfully it wasn't an undercarriage problem  which was damaged in the move last year and was the reason it was back on the work table. Once cleared I have a Sea harrier for the far east that needs some attention...
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Charlie_c67

Well, my mojo was in need of a little gentle breaking in so I decided to make a start on a simple 1:100 Tamiya Fiat G.91. Having never built a Tamiya kit I figured this would be an easy build as I've often read that they are good close fitting kits. This isn't.

Raised lines, gaps and ill fitting parts make me wonder if this is a reboxing of another companies kit with rather looser tolerances than Tamiya are known for. Never mind, onwards and upwards as they say and I've decided to model it in flight as a navalised fighter. Thankfully the low part count has meant the majority is done already, I just need to work on some suitable decals and decide on a colour scheme. Hopefully I can at least start on the latter tomorrow.
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Tamiya do re-box some Italeri stuff, & vice-versa. Don't know if they re-box anyone else's stuff.

Raised panel lines sounds like a very old non-Tamiya kit, though.
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scooter

Quote from: Charlie_c67 on April 27, 2025, 05:04:59 PMWell, my mojo was in need of a little gentle breaking in so I decided to make a start on a simple 1:100 Tamiya Fiat G.91. Having never built a Tamiya kit I figured this would be an easy build as I've often read that they are good close fitting kits. This isn't.

Raised lines, gaps and ill fitting parts make me wonder if this is a reboxing of another companies kit with rather looser tolerances than Tamiya are known for. Never mind, onwards and upwards as they say and I've decided to model it in flight as a navalised fighter. Thankfully the low part count has meant the majority is done already, I just need to work on some suitable decals and decide on a colour scheme. Hopefully I can at least start on the latter tomorrow.

Should have gotten one of their Skyrays.  A nice, pleasant almost shake n bake type kit.
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Their whole 1/100 range was their own mouldings, but they're VERY ancient, going back to the 70s, so the raised panel lines were 'normal' then. They did do quite a comprehensive range though, and amazingly very 'British' in character too.
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Charlie_c67

Quote from: scooter on April 27, 2025, 05:56:58 PMShould have gotten one of their Skyrays.  A nice, pleasant almost shake n bake type kit.

Ah fear not! I have two of those (somewhere!) in the stash destined for a more northerly nation :D

So I sat down to do a little filing and sanding on the above...only to find my sanding pads and files are deep in the pile somewhere next to my table  :banghead:  Not to be deterred I did what I could and have started to do a little tidying and consolidating (how do I have FIVE citadel clippers?  :o ) whilst looking for the relevant tools. Having been made redundant about a month ago, I do have a lot more time on my hands at present so hopefully I can crack on with all those little jobs you put off to another day at the same time.

Incidentally, does anyone know if you can recycle the plastic runners anywhere?
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Wardukw

Charlie mate a wee while  back I was looking at a similar problem but with Sparrow missiles but I do remember seeing profile pics of Sidewinders all in one picture and in full colour ...it covered all versions of the Sidewinders right up to the X .
Might be worth a quick hunt online to see if ya can find it 🤔 😉
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Quote from: Charlie_c67 on April 28, 2025, 01:33:11 PM...Incidentally, does anyone know if you can recycle the plastic runners anywhere?

I chuck mine into a box and then when it's full I put them all in the recycling.  No complaints yet.
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Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

scooter

Its styrene, so right into the recycling bin is what I've done.
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Charlie_c67

Quote from: Wardukw on Today at 12:59:21 AMCharlie mate a wee while  back I was looking at a similar problem but with Sparrow missiles but I do remember seeing profile pics of Sidewinders all in one picture and in full colour ...it covered all versions of the Sidewinders right up to the X .
Might be worth a quick hunt online to see if ya can find it 🤔 😉

Thanks, I've managed to find one which helped a lot. Of course some of the older interpretations of of what constitutes the various marks are....interesting so fair to say they're whif fodder :)

Quote from: scooter on Today at 05:15:23 AMIts styrene, so right into the recycling bin is what I've done.
Quote from: zenrat on Today at 05:02:05 AMI chuck mine into a box and then when it's full I put them all in the recycling.  No complaints yet.

Not sure if you guys are in the UK, but if not, the rules for recycling vary from council to council  :banghead: When it comes to plastic, some will take anything whereas other will only take certain "numbers". I believe there has been a effort to standardise rules across the country, but we'll see. I know that GW will take their own runners and empty pots back but not sure if that includes other brands. Will have to go and ask.
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