Building the Kinetic DJ

Habu · by **Habu** » 13 Jan 2009, 21:37

Any updates pop?

AfterburnerDecalsScott · by **AfterburnerDecalsScott** » 18 Jan 2009, 02:15

proudpop wrote:Lets look at the upper/lower fuselage.

Upper:
I attached the forward to the aft "just like" the Tamiya kit. Don't forget to remove to alignment pins from the front connector seam, they are not on the rear. The gap appeared after I removed the tape, glad I have some "Tamiya" putty. The rear panels are too thick and shaped wrong. I over worked the lower.

Lower:
The Ventrals appear to be at the correct angle, I don't know what all the fuss was about!

One little thing- The Panther on the right side should be a mirror image of the left side, they are both the same on the decal sheet. The paw should be forward on both sides. Maybe I'm to picky!

Actually, Eldrige can go either way....it splits about 50-50....samw way with the side of the samurai the sword is on for the 14th.

Habu · by **Habu** » 18 Jan 2009, 02:27

Hey! Who let you in here? :-P

proudpop · by **proudpop** » 20 Jan 2009, 03:42

I've been busy making 2 Hasegawa's and 4 Tamiya's for our heroes in the desert.

I did assemble the intake for the DJ. The attached pic shows the gap in the front.

The DJ is a hard build after all these Tamiya's.

I'm ready to finish the DJ cockpit and glue the halves together,

Yes, that's the Lost in Space Pod in the background- a little change once in a while keeps me sane!

Habu · by **Habu** » 20 Jan 2009, 06:40

Dude that looks like LM's assembly line!

JochemP · by **JochemP** » 21 Jan 2009, 18:48

Any progress? Can't wait to see the nose of the kinetic kit, is it true that the nose comes out funny, like a Mitsubishi F-2?

Cheers Bro'

Scorpion1alpha · by **Scorpion1alpha** » 25 Jan 2009, 13:58

You like Vipers, don't you? LOL

Habu · by **Habu** » 25 Jan 2009, 20:30

JochemP wrote:Any progress? Can't wait to see the nose of the kinetic kit, is it true that the nose comes out funny, like a Mitsubishi F-2?

Cheers Bro'

The nose is funny, but not like an F-2. The F-2 just has a broader nose. The Kinetic sticks up awkwardly and does not have the right profile.

JochemP · by **JochemP** » 26 Jan 2009, 18:53

Habu wrote:
JochemP wrote:Any progress? Can't wait to see the nose of the kinetic kit, is it true that the nose comes out funny, like a Mitsubishi F-2?

Cheers Bro'

The nose is funny, but not like an F-2. The F-2 just has a broader nose. The Kinetic sticks up awkwardly and does not have the right profile.

So, it does not have the right profile, I'll wait to see it complete, anybody here knows of a built kit or other forums w/ that topic? just point me somewhere.

proudpop · by **proudpop** » 26 Jan 2009, 19:02

A test fit of the nose doesn't look bad (I'll add a pic later). Upon assembling the Harms, the seperate front fins that attach to the missile aren't molded all the way. The leading edges at the root are curved, they should look like the cranked arrow shape of the -XL (I'll take a pic of this too, later)

Habu · by **Habu** » 26 Jan 2009, 19:13

How's it coming now, pop? At leas, how's the other air force doing, if you haven't gotten to work on the DJ?

proudpop · by **proudpop** » 27 Jan 2009, 03:03

Here's some pics to support(?) the previous few threads. I'm almost ready to weather the Samurai's.
When they are finished, I'll finish the Kinetic DJ and the Polish Block 52.

Habu · by **Habu** » 27 Jan 2009, 04:36

Lovely! Good work!

But could the panel lines on those HARMs BE any more trenchy? Looks like it was made of Legos.

JochemP · by **JochemP** » 07 Feb 2009, 19:09

Good Job, thnx for sharing, this thread has been really helpful to clear any doubts I had 'bout this kit.
I'm gonna get a DJ/DG.

I saw a kinetic DJ + CMK conversion + CFT as HAF F-16D blk 52 in an Greek scale model site, (but can't find it anymore) Can somebody who speaks greek give me vectors?

Cheers.

Habu · by **Habu** » 07 Feb 2009, 19:17

Somebody did all that to make a HAF Viper? Why not just get the Hasegawa kit?