Best kept secrets of the Gaincorp F-15 Eagles

gavman · 04-04-2004, 09:49 PM

No more decals! All tampo-printing!
The opening access panel on the nose that everyone is afraid to use! I will admit that it has limited range-of-motion.
The radome feels loose enough, but I don't think that I'm going to try and pop it open looking for a radar dish! Where the heck is my diagram of moving parts!
A brace to hold the canopy open, but I'm not nimble-fingered enough to use it, so my plane will be displayed sans ladder!

I'm really quite impressed with the latest Gaincorps, so much so that I would now rank diecast fighter jet manufacturers as follows: Dragon Wings, Corgi, Gaincorp, Revell, and Air Command.

I do have one concern about Gaincorp: Are the other Russian Flankers released with WA- (World Aircraft Collection) product codes improved models, or have they simply been re-issued with new ID numbers?

Gaincorp #WA72007 JASDF 305 SQN F-15 Eagle

B-huj · 04-05-2004, 04:08 PM

Gavin,

why don't you take a look at the Modelcarexpo website, they have listed some later flankers.

I have personally seen listed a Strike Flanker (SU-34) with a new double digit number (namely "45") and a totally different camouflage. IMO, a lot better than the first and second release.

this third Su-34 (I don't know the product number, sorry!) is the most accurate of the three...Grey radome, correct camouflage tone (greenish, not greyish)...and the number of a plane that actually flew on airshows!!!! u can even find pictures of it over a.net!!

My wife will kill me, but I feel like getting this one!

04-04-2004, 09:49 PM	#1
gavman Senior Collector Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 362	Best kept secrets of the Gaincorp F-15 Eagles No more decals! All tampo-printing! The opening access panel on the nose that everyone is afraid to use! I will admit that it has limited range-of-motion. The radome feels loose enough, but I don't think that I'm going to try and pop it open looking for a radar dish! Where the heck is my diagram of moving parts! A brace to hold the canopy open, but I'm not nimble-fingered enough to use it, so my plane will be displayed sans ladder! I'm really quite impressed with the latest Gaincorps, so much so that I would now rank diecast fighter jet manufacturers as follows: Dragon Wings, Corgi, Gaincorp, Revell, and Air Command. I do have one concern about Gaincorp: Are the other Russian Flankers released with WA- (World Aircraft Collection) product codes improved models, or have they simply been re-issued with new ID numbers? Gaincorp #WA72007 JASDF 305 SQN F-15 Eagle Last edited by gavman; 04-04-2004 at 10:18 PM.

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04-05-2004, 04:08 PM	#2
B-huj Insane Collector Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,638	Gavin, why don't you take a look at the Modelcarexpo website, they have listed some later flankers. I have personally seen listed a Strike Flanker (SU-34) with a new double digit number (namely "45") and a totally different camouflage. IMO, a lot better than the first and second release. this third Su-34 (I don't know the product number, sorry!) is the most accurate of the three...Grey radome, correct camouflage tone (greenish, not greyish)...and the number of a plane that actually flew on airshows!!!! u can even find pictures of it over a.net!! My wife will kill me, but I feel like getting this one!