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I don't usually do the frilly look, but this cute little ensemble caught my eye and I just had to have it! Do you think my miniskirt is too short?
Another ensemble that arrived in the recent binge buy is this shiny wet look lycra spandex top & ruffled miniskirt (with matching thong) that came from milanoo[dot]com I think the miniskirt has lots of possibilities playing mix'n match with some of my other shiny leotards! For this ensemble I've matched it up with my Hanes Alive pantyhose and my silver platform stocking boots with the 6" heels from electriqueboutique.com.
To see more pix of me in other tight, sexy and revealing outfits click this link:www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157623668202157/
To see more pix of me in sexy boots click here: www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157622816479823/
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Btw.: Not the nicest shot, just to show the physics ...
How can you make your flash brighter?
Easy: Make your camera more sensitive to flashlight without changing your ambient exposure. That means: Set your shutter speed to a value near syncspeed and compensate this regarding ambient light via your ISO setting. .
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YongNuo Family
* 3x YN560 III
* 1x YN560 IV
* YN560TX
* YN RF-603N (main trigger on K3 for ths shot, while 1 YN560 min power in RX mode, while other flash at min power in S1 mode, AD360 in 1/4 power at S1 mode as main source of light )
Godox Family
* AD360 mark I
* AD600BM
* FT-16 and FTR-16 trigger set
* X1N trigger and receiver set
4x Cactus V6ii Transceiver
* cross-brand TTL HSS translator transceiver
Pentax P-TTL Family:
* AF-360FGZ
* AF-540FGZ
Pentax Q-S1, lens 1, 2, 6 set as for size reference,
* Q-S1 seems lock at max 1/250 when P-TTL flash on it,
* Q-S1 is using leaf in lens shutter, so HSS multiple flash pulse method only apply to shutter curtain type shutter, I guess
* Q-S1 is not even trigger YN560 manual flash when mount on hotshoe
* Q-S1 in body flash can work even at 1/2000 shutter
* so Q-S1 use in-body flash to optical trigger YN560 in S1 mode, works all the way to 1/2000 shutter of course, no HSS needed, YN560 in normal flash method already works great with Q-S1, and more powerful than in-body flash, of course, I use in camera's M mode for manual setting of shutter, aperture, iso
* Pentax K-3
* Pentax K-3 works great in any shutter speed with flash, and if needed, with cactus V6ii as HSS info translator for other flashes, manual or ttl.
* Pentax K-01
* K-01 will not in-sync with Cactus V6ii as translator in HSS mode
* K-01 under 1/180 shutter, will work well with Cactus V6ii
* native Pentax TTL flash works well with K-01 of course
=======Flash Usage and Setup =========
1. Indoor Group Shot
* YN560TX on Pentax K-3 camera
* 4x YN560 at corner of each room shooting at ceiling for even fill light
2. TTL Indoor Fast Pace and Event, or outdoor HSS TTL
* AF-540FGZ -> Cactus V6ii (P cam, P flash)-> stack on Pentax K-3 camera for main light
* AF-360FGZ stack on Cactus V6ii (P cam, P flash) for p-TTL wireless
3. Single light off camera flash (light weight)
* FT-16 -> Cactus V6ii (P cam, N flash) -> stack on Pentax K-3 camera
* FTR-16 usb plug into AD360 on light stand (HSS on for HSS)
4. Single light off camera flash (heavy weight)
* X1N trigger -> Cactus V6ii (P cam, N flash) -> stack on Pentax K-3 camera (so that HSS pass to nikon version trigger)
* X1N receiver 2.5-3.5 sync cable into AD600BM on light stand (AD600BM HSS on/off, wireless on for getting remote power control)
5. Due Flash universal setup
* FT-16 trigger -> X1N trigger -> Cactus V6ii (P cam, N flash) -> stack on Pentax K-3 camera (so that HSS pass to nikon version trigger and pass to FT-16)
* FTR-16 usb plug into AD360 on light stand (HSS on for HSS)
* X1N receiver 2.5-3.5 sync cable into AD600BM on light stand (AD600BM HSS on/off, wireless on for getting remote power control)
6. All-in HSS Super Powersetup
* FT-16 trigger -> X1N trigger -> Cactus V6ii (TX mode, P cam, N flash) -> stack on Pentax K-3 camera (so that HSS pass to nikon version trigger and pass to FT-16)
* YN560TX -> Cactus V6ii (RX mode, P cam, manual flash) on hand
* 4x YN560 in RX mode on light stand (1/1 full power to cover enough duration when camera do HSS, so called "power sync")
* FTR-16 usb plug into AD360 on light stand (HSS on for HSS)
* X1N receiver 2.5-3.5 sync cable into AD600BM on light stand (AD600BM HSS on/off, wireless on for getting remote power control)
* throw Pentax TTL flash, each sit on a Cactus V6ii, will provide auto TTL fill flash (auto HSS if in HSS mode)
Flash Gordon by Bally. Needs a lot of cleaning, a good playfield waxing, a lot of lamp socket cleaning, new bulbs, spinner tweaking, and probably some flipper work, too.
A little bit of vibrance and saturation, a bump of contrast, and a crop to get rid of the reflector in the shot. I'm pretty happy with the result.
VENEZIA " Flash " 2012
Una gita con la mia famiglia nella bella Venezia , la prima volta di mio figlio Jonathan nella città lagunare !
Nessuna foto classica a Piazza San Marco ... mi tengo le mie vecchie foto che sono più belle , avevo qualche anno in meno ! Ho fotografato nel modo di pensare alla Marvin ... i segni del tempo che avanzano e qualche bel angolo delle vie !
A trip with my family in beautiful Venice, the first time my son Jonathan in Venice!
No photos classic Piazza San Marco ... I keep my old photos are so beautiful, I had a few years younger! I photographed in the way of thinking about Marvin ... the signs of aging and advancing some interesting corner of the streets!
19.05.2012
A number of images in my photo archive were taken using this cheap flash diffuser and the camera's pop-up flash. The plastic dish is from a Marie Callender "Fresh Flavor Steamer" frozen dinner. Here it's rigged up as a kind of soft-box or shoot-through flash diffuser for using with the pop up flash on the camera. Behind the dish is a Nikon D40. The arms of the support bracket are screwed to the tripod mount of the camera with a knob having a 1/4-20 thread. Reading lights are used to support clips for holding the dish. I don't need or use the lights... just the "goose-neck" material and the light's mounting clips. The primary lens is a Nikon 70-210mm zoom AF lens, with the focus locked at infinity with the green rubber band. The lens with the silver barrel peeking out of the lens shade is the "common objective" from a junk American Optical "Cycloptic" stereo microscope (NOT reversed). Focusing is done manually, simply by moving the rig forward and backward and shooting as the subject passes through the zone of maximum sharpness.
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NOTE: This early version of my macro set-up has been replaced with an updated rig using a cut-down, lens-mounted diffuser, and a bracket using threaded rods to support reflector cards. The diffuser and reflector cards can be used separately, or together depending upon your lighting requirements.
This week I got my new RF-602 triggers, which I have been really really impressed with. Massive step up from the ones I had before. I also ordered some nice new umbrella brackets to hold my flashes uber securely.
A few people asked about it all so I thought I'd chuck a pic up.
The Flash / Heft-Reihe
Flashback to Danger!
cover: Rich Buckler, Jack Abel
DC Comics / USA 1977
ex libris MTP
Oi, meus amores! Tudo bem? Juro que tô quaaaase normalizando a frequência dos meus posts, hahaha! Eu nem ia fotografar esse lindo hoje, mas eu não resisti. <3
Tinha muita resistência aos holos da Layla porque não tenho aqua base, acho muito caro, não acho a da Êxtase em canto nenhum e não queria usar a cola e panz. Mas consegui a lixa, então dei um jeito. :D
Fiz o seguinte: lixei com a lixa polidora da Layla, depois apliquei uma camada generosa da base vermelhinha da Risqué. Aí por cima da base passei uma camada do Matt Plus, da BU. Não esperei secar muuuuito não, até porque ambas secam bem rápido. Aí fui pro Layla. Não arrastou, não ficou falha nenhuma, cobriu direitinho. <3 Usei duas mãos do Flash Back [teve uma hora que eu bati com o palito em uma unha, fez um "rasgo" na esmaltação, aí passei só o Layla e ficou meio falho, deu pra ver que as bases fizeram muita diferença na aplicação].
Notei que tava secando meio fosco, aí arrisquei o TC. Usei o roxinho da Colorama. Na hora que passei [só no dedinho] a holografia MORREU e eu fiquei super #chatiada, mas conforme o TC foi secando, a holografia voltou com tudo, não alterou em nada. Passei em todas as unhas e ficou essa coisa linda. <3
A holografia dele ficou perfeita, apaixonante mesmo! Na sombra ou luz indireta fica beeem fraquinha e dá pra ver a cor do esmalte - um chumbo bem bonito. Mas no sol... É esse espetáculo todo! Amanhã vou ver se faço um vídeo, porque é muita beleza. E tem mais fotos nos comentários, só clicar naquele treco DUZINFERNO!
Beijo!
strobist info: flash sony (HLV-F42AM) at 1/16 umbrella Lastolite white front of me.
camera info: Sony alpha 200 ~ sigma 30mm(f/1.4) ~ f/1.4 ~ ISO 100 ~ 1/25s
primfeed - www.primfeed.com/piringo.resident
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★ shirt - Poppin. Baki Hoodie
★ pants - Poppin. Lance Sweatpants
#LPTG13WK49 12/2 - 12/8: Flash
My new (used) SB800 from the LensProToGo sale in November, shot with a lens I rented this week using my prize from last year's LPTG 52 week project! Had to figure out how to set up the commander mode to do this shot--it is really different from my SB600.
Some background:
]The VF-4 Lightning III began development in 2005 under the initial designation of the VF-X-4. Developed as a successor craft to the VF-1 Valkyrie, the VF-4 Lightning III was designed as a variable fighter that emphasized mobility in outer space.
The VF-4's development began with the prototype VF-X-4 and the VF-X-3. However, when Earth was devastated in Space War I the loss of military facilities also resulted in loss of the VF-X-3. Amongst the airframes under development exist prototype No. 1 craft, VF-X-4V1 and the trial manufactured VF-4A-0 and thus the surviving VF-X-4 was developed and completed as the VF-4 Lightning III. A trial-produced variable fighter, designated the VF-4A-0, was also built using 25% VF-1 Valkyrie parts.
VF-X-4 underwent flight tests, including being test piloted by Space War I veteran Hikaru Ichijo. Once successful operational models were ready, the VF-4 began mass production on February 2012. Initial deployment began on the SDF-2 Megaroad-01 in VF-1 Skull and SVF-184 Iron Chiefs Squadrons on September 2012. When the SDF-2 Megaroad launched in the same month, Hikaru Ichijō flew a VF-4 alongside the new colonization vessel as the ship lifted from Earth and began exploration outside of the Sol system.
As a result of integrating existing Overtechnology and Zentradi-series technology, the VF-4 had a characteristic three-hulled-type airframe structure remarkably different from the conservative VF-1 Valkyrie design. The three-hulled style of the VF-4 increased fuselage volume, propellant capacity and armament load capability that all resulted in a 40% improved combat ability over the VF-1. Fully transformable, the VF-4 could shift into Battroid and Gerwalk modes like previous variable fighters.
However, the VF-4 did suffer minor mobility problems within an atmosphere and the new type was primarily deployed to the Space Air Corps of emigrant fleets to serve as the main fighter craft of the UN Forces in the 2020s. It was because flight performance within the atmosphere was not as good as the VF-1 that the VF-5000 Star Mirage became the main combat craft within atmosphere, while the VF-4 operated mainly in outer space.
Built as a space fighter, the VF-4 primary weapons became two large beam cannons, though the craft was capable of carrying a GU-11 gun pod in Gerwalk and Battroid modes. In addition to the powerful primary beam guns, the Lightning III also featured twelve semi-recessed long-range missiles, as well as underwing pylons for additional missiles and other stores.
The VF-4 was only slightly heavier than the VF-1, but featured considerably more powerful engines, making the craft ideal for operations deeper out in space. The Lightning III was also much faster in the atmosphere than the older VF-1, although the VF-4’s flight mobility performance was not as great.
The VF-4 was also notable as the first production variable fighter to utilize a HOTAS system (Hands On Throttle And Stick) for the cockpit HMI (Human-Machine Interface). Furthermore, the VF-4's cockpit was laid out as a single hexagonal MFD (Multi-Function Display) that proved so successful that it was retrofitted into "Block 6" VF-1 fighters, as well as providing the template for all future variable fighter cockpits.
By the end of 2015, mass production of the VF-1 series at last had come to an end. From 2020 onward, the VF-4 Lightning III officially replaced the VF-1 to become the main variable fighter of U.N. Forces. Production of the VF-4 continued for a decade and ceased in 2022, with a total of 8,245 Lightning III variable fighters produced.
The VF-4 variable fighter remained in active service into the late 2040's but was complemented or substituted in many branches of the UN Forces by the cheaper and more atmospherically maneuverable VF-5000 Star Mirage. The VF-4 Lightning III was eventually replaced as the main variable fighter of U.N. Spacy in the later half of the 2030s by the VF-11 Thunderbolt.
General characteristics:
Manufacturer: Stonewell/Bellcom
Equipment Type: Variable fighter
Government: U.N. Spacy, U.N. Space Marines
Introduction: 2012
Operational Deployment: September 2012
Dimensions:
Accommodation: pilot only
Fighter Mode: wingspan 12.65 meters; height 5.31 meters; length 16.8 meters
Mass: empty 13.95 metric tons
Structure: space metal frame, SWAG energy conversion armor
Powerplant:
2x Shinnakasu/P&W/Roice FF-2011 thermonuclear turbine engines,
rated at 14,000 kg (137.34 kN) each
2x dorsal rocket engines (mounted on top of the main thermonuclear turbine engines)
2x ramjet engines (embedded into the inner wing sections)
P&W HMM-1A high-maneuverability vernier thrusters
Performance:
Fighter Mode: Mach 3.02 at 10,000 m
Mach 5.15 at 30,000+ m
Thrust-to-weight ratio: (empty) 2.01 (rating for turbine engine thrust ONLY)
g limit: unknown
[Armament:
2 x large beam cannons in forward engine nacelles
12x semi-recessed long range missiles (mounted on engine nacelles and ventral fuselage)
8x underwing pylons for missiles, gun pods an/or drop tanks
The kit and its assembly:
Well, this build has been lingering for almost 25 years in the back of my mind. It just took so long that a suitable IP kit (with a reasonable price tag) would materialize!
The original inspiration struck me with a VF-4 profile in the source book "This is animation special: Macross PLUS" from 1994, which accidently fell into my hands in a local Japanese book store. Among others, a side and top view profile of an aggressor VF-4 in an all-brown, Soviet-style paint scheme was featured. At that time I found the idea and the scheme pretty cool, so much that I even built a modified 1:100 VF-1 as a ground attack aircraft in this paint scheme.
However, the original VF-4 profile from the source book had always been present, but for years there had been no affordable kit. There have been garage/resin kits, but prices would start at EUR 250,-, and these things were and are extraordinarily rare.
Things changed for the better when WAVE announced an 1:72 VF-4 kit in late 2016, and it eventually materialized in late 2017. I immediately pre-ordered one from Japan (in a smart move, this even saved money) and it eventually turned up here in Germany in early 2018. Patience pays out, it seems...
I had preferred a 1:100 kit, though, due to space issues and since almost any other Macross variable fighter model in my collection is in this small scale, but I am happy that a decent VF-4 kit at all appeared after so many years!
Concerning the WAVE kit, there’s light and shadow. First of all, you have to know that you get a VF-4A. This is mentioned nowhere on the box, but might be a vital information for hardcore modelers. The early VF-4A is a rather different aircraft than the later VF-4G, with so fundamental differences that it would warrant a completely new kit! On the other side, with a look at the kit’s parts, I could imagine that a VF-4B two-seater could be easily realized in the future, too.
The kit is a solid construction, a snap-fit kit molded in different colors so that it can be built without painting. This sounds toy-like, but - like many small scale Bandai Valkyrie kits - anything you ask for is actually there. When you use glue and put some effort into the kit and some donor parts, you can make a very good model from it.
The kit's box is pretty oversized, though (any sprue is shrink-wrapped, horrendous garbage pile and wasted space!), and the kit offers just a single decal (water-slide decals, not stickers) option for a Skull Squadron VF-4A – AFAIK it’s Hikaru Ichijoe’s machine that appears in one of the Macross Flash Back 2012 music videos, as it escorts the SDF-02 “Megaroad” colonial ship after launch from Earth towards the center of our Galaxy.
The parts are crisply molded, and I actually like the fact that the kit is not as uber-engineered as the Hasegawa Valkyries. You can actually call the WAVE kit simple - but in a positive sense, because the parts number is reduced to a minimum, material strength is solid and the kit's construction is straightforward. Fit is excellent – I just used some putty along the engine gondolas due to their complex shape, but almost anything else would either fit almost perfectly or just call for some sanding. Impressive!
Surface details etc. are rather basic, but very crisp and emphasized enough that anything remains visible after adding some paint. However, after all, this aircraft is just a fictional animation mecha, and from this perspective the kit is really O.K..
After building the kit I most say that it's nothing that leaves you in awe, and for a retail price of currently roundabout EUR 50-70,- (I was lucky to get it for an early bird deal at EUR 40,-, but still pricey for what I got) the kit is pretty expensive and has some weaknesses:
The model comes with a decent (= simple) cockpit and a very nice and large pilot figure, but with no ordnance except for the semi-recessed long-range missiles (see below). The cockpit lacks any side consoles, floor or side wall details. If you put the pilot into the cockpit as intended, this is not a big issue, since the figure blocks any sight into the cockpit’s lower regions. However, the side sticks are molded into the pilot’s hands, so that you have to scratch a lot if you want to present the cockpit open and with an empty seat.
The landing gear is simple, too, and the wells are very shallow (even though they feature interior details). As a special feature, you can switch with some extra parts between an extended or retracted landing gear, and there are extra parts that allow the air intakes and some vectoring nozzles to be closed/extended for orbital operations. However, detail fetishists might replace the OOB parts with the landing gear from an 1:72 F-18 for an overall better look.
Provisions for underwing hardpoints are actually molded into the lower fuselage part (and could be punched/drilled open - another indication that more VF-4 boxings with extra sprues might follow?), but the kit does not come with any pylons or other ordnance than the dozen fuselage-mounted AAMs. Furthermore, the semi-recessed missiles are just that: you only get the visible halves of the only provided ordnance, which are simply stuck into slits on the model’s surface. As a consequence, you have to mount them at any rate – building a VF-4 for a diorama in which the missiles are about to be loaded would require massive scratch-building efforts and modifications.
Another problem indirectly arises when you put some effort into the kit and want to clean and pre-paint the missiles before assembly: every missile is different and has its allocated place on the VF-4 hull. The missiles are numbered – but only on the sprue! Once you cut them out, you either have to keep them painstakingly in order, or you will spend a long evening figuring out where which missile belongs! This could be easily avoided if the part number would be engraved on the missiles’ back sides – and that’s what I actually did (with a water-proof pen, though) in order to avoid trouble.
The clear canopy is another issue. The two parts are crystal-clear, but, being a snap-fit kit, the canopy parts have to be clipped into the fuselage (rear part) and onto a separate canopy frame (front part). In order to fit, the clear parts have cramps molded into their bases – and due to the excellent transparency and a magnifier effect, you can see them easily from the outside – and on the inside, when you leave the cockpit open. It’s not a pretty solution, despite the perfect fit of the parts.
One option I can think of is to carefully sand the cramps and the attachment points away, but I deem this a hazardous stunt. I eventually hid the cramps behind a thin line of paint, which simulates a yellow-ish canopy seal. The extra windscreen framing is not accurate, but the simplest solution that hides this weak point.
The kit itself was built OOB, because it goes together so well. I also refrained from adding pylons and ordnance – even though you can easily hang anything from Hasegawa’s VF-1 weapon set under the VF-4’s wings and fuselage. A final, small addition was a scratched, ventral adapter for a 3.5 mm steel rod, as a display for the flight scene beauty pic.
Painting and markings:
As mentioned above, the livery is based on an official profile which I deem authentic and canonical. My aircraft depicts a different machine from VFT-127, though, since I could not (and did not really want to) 100% replicate the profile's machine from the Macross PLUS source book, "13 Red". Especially the squadron’s emblem on the fin would create massive problems.
For the two-tone wrap-around scheme I used Humbrol 72 (Khaki Drill) and 98 (Chocolate Brown), based on the printed colors in the source book where I found the scheme. The pattern is kept close to the benchmark profile, and, lacking an underside view, I just mirrored the upper scheme. The starboard side pattern was guesstimated.
As a second-line aggressor aircraft, I weathered the VF-4 with a black ink wash, some post-shading with various lighter tones (including Humbrol 160, 168, 170 and 187) and did some wet-sanding treatment for an uneven and worn look.
Interior surfaces were painted according to visual references from various sources: the landing gear and the air intakes became white, while the cockpit was painted in RAF Dark Sea Grey.
In order to add some color to the overall brown aircraft I decided to paint the missiles all around the hull in white with tan tips – in the profile, the appear to be integrated into the camouflage, what I found dubious.
Most stencils come from the OOB sheet, but I added some more from the scrap box. The grey "kite" roundels come from an 1:72 Hasegawa Macross F-14 Tomcat kit sheet, which I acquired separately for a reasonable price. Even though it took four weeks to be delivered from Asia, the investment was worthwhile, since the sheet also provided some useful low-viz stencils.
The VAT-127 “Zentraedi Busters” unique tail insignia was more complicated, because these had to be printed at home. As a side note, concerning the fin marking, I recently found a translation of the benchmark profile's text on mahq.net, which is interesting: "The Regult within the targeting reticle on the tail met with disapproval from micronized Zentraedi pilots, and so was only used for a short time." The comment also reveals that the original aircraft's modex is "713", not just "13" as depicted, so I tried to reflect these details on my build, too.
I eventually settled for a solution that was partly inspired by the kit’s OOB fin marking and the wish for more contrast for the motif: I scanned the original Regult pod illustration from the source book and printed it on white decal sheet. This was sealed with two layers of glossy acrylic varnish (applied with a rattle can) and then cut into a white field that fills the fixed part of the fin (using the WAVE kit’s OOB fin markings as reference). Once in place and dry, two black outlines were added separately (generic decal material) which help blend the decal and the surroundings. Finally, thin strips of silver decal sheet were used for the fins’ leading edges.
This design variation, compared with the original “13 Red” illustration, led to the idea of a flight leader’s machine with slightly more prominent markings. In order to take this concept further I also gave the aircraft a white stripe around the front fuselage, placed under the kite roundel and again with black outlines for a consistent look. It’s not much different from “13 Red”, but I think that it looks conclusive and, together with the white fin markings and the missiles, livens up the VF-4’s look.
The appropriate flight leader tactical code “01 Red” was puzzled together from single digits from a Begemot Su-27 sheet, the rest of the bort numbers were taken from the OOB sheet (which incidentally feature a “01” code, too).
Concerning the OOB decal sheet, there’s much light but also some deep shadow. While the register is excellent and the carrier film flexible enough to lay down smoothly, the instructions lack information where to place the zillion of stencils (“No step” and “Beware of Blast” stuff) are to be placed! You only get references for the major markings – the rest has either to be guessed, OR you are in possession of the VF-4 source book from Softbank Publishing which was (incidentally?) released in parallel with the WAVE kit. This mecha porn offers an overview of all(!) relevant stencils on the VF-4A’s hull, and ONLY with this information the exhaustive decal sheet makes some sense…
As final steps, the VF-4 received some dry-brushing with light grey around the leading edges, some chipped paint was simulated with dry-brushed aluminum and, finally, light soot stains around the vectoring nozzles all around the hull and the weapon bays were created with graphite. Then the kit was sealed with matt acrylic varnish (Italeri).
Well, in the end, it’s not a carbon copy of the inspiring illustration, but rather another machine from the same squadron, with more creative freedom. I stayed as true to the benchmark as possible, though, and I like the result. Finally, after almost 25 years, I can tick this project off of my long ideas and inspiration list.
Considering the kit itself, I am really torn. I am happy that there finally is a VF-4 IP kit at all after so many years, but to me it’s a contradictive offer. I am not certain about the target group, because for a toy-like snap-fit kit it’s too detailed and expensive, but for the serious modeler it has some major flaws.
The biggest issue is the kit’s horrendous price – even if it would be more detailed or contained some fine resin or PE parts (which I would not want, just a “good” plastic kit). Sure, you can put some effort into the kit and improve it, e .g. in the cockpit or with a donor landing gear, but weak points like the “flat” missiles and the lack of proper bays for them are IMHO poor. For the relatively huge price tag I’d hoped for a “better” OOB offer. However, the kit is easy to build and a good representation of the Lightning III, and I am curious if there are kit variants in WAVE’s pipeline?