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lestweforget
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Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 11:43 PM UTC
Hi, i thought this would be a better place to go than dio'.
i saw a while ago, these sets, i think 1:72 im not sure really but it came with a hornet (fa-18) and some grouend crew i beleive and a ready made peice of the runnway, you could aslo get others with a brake cable and stuff as if it was on a carrier deck, has anyone done one of these kits before, if so who makes them and what are they called, and do u have any pics of them built, cheers
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 12:58 AM UTC

Hi ,

I never done such a dio before but if we talk about carrier stuff and ground crew - I think it is Verlinden Exclusive - product - is resin deck with deflector in 1:72 scale ( only accessible on Verlindem www.page - cost about 100 Us $ ) rest like crew or tractors could be from Fujimi , I don't know if Verlinden made a carrier tractor in 1:72 scale ( in 1:48 yes )

I hope I could help.

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TwistedFate
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 04:08 AM UTC
I think Tamiya makes a modern carrier crew with tractor in 1:72. I know they make it in 1:48, I have it.
lestweforget
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 07:09 PM UTC
Thanks guys but the set im talkin about comes with everything to make a small aircraft dio, it comes with the plane the base the ground crew etc. anyone else know? cheers
bytepilot
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 07:58 PM UTC
Dunno if you are referring to the AMT/ERTL A-10 Thunderbolt action scene kit. This kit comes with two pilots, ground crew, runway accessories, a plastic base and a cardboard runway. I have this kit, and i got it off Ebay.

Acc to the reviews that I saw later, the A-10 is supposed to be off the mark, but the other items in the kit seem to make up for this major gaffe.

Is this what you are talking about by any chance??

Cheers,
BP.
lestweforget
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 08:17 PM UTC
No its not but thanks anyway, the one i am referring to is definetly an FA-18 hornet and i thinkt there is also one of a F-14 Tomcat, cheers
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 10:39 PM UTC
If my memory is right, the thing you're talking about was done by DML in 1/144th scale...
lestweforget
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Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 11:09 PM UTC
YES!!! i remember thats the one, do u know if there are any similar kits in 1:72, cheers
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Posted: Friday, July 25, 2003 - 12:38 AM UTC
I think Revell makes a set like this also. I think I saw one at the hobby store before I deployed
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Posted: Friday, July 25, 2003 - 01:34 AM UTC
I'll second PenPen's notion that it was the DML kit in 1/144, but unfortunately I don't know of a similar kit in 1/72. Like other folks have said, Verlinden makes a 1/72 carrier deck with the blast deflector etc., but I don't know of an all in one kit.
lestweforget
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Posted: Friday, July 25, 2003 - 11:41 AM UTC
Yeah it was DML i remember the packaging now, hmmm, 1:144 is no good to me, i want ground crew etc, oh well, might have to build one from scratch then, anyone know any good 1:72 Hornets and Groeund crew? preferably RAAF Hornets if they are even available, cheers
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Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 04:47 PM UTC
HI ,
hmm - good Hornets and Groungcrew ? - IN past I make 2 Hornets from Esci and Italeri ( also Tamiya packing Italeri now - Warbird series - and the same about Revell ) in 1:72 scale , and now I kit the Hasegawa 1:72 - for Me is the Best Hornet Model in 1:72 scale - Hasegawa made very many versions of the same F-18 in mod A/B/C/D and they are available on the market - some dificulties You may have with decals I don't now exactly a set with RAAF markings . Second about Groundcrew sets try to look a hasegawa sets they are a three different boxes with many of airfild/base stuff like mechanics , electronical/avionics equipment also weapons loaders and of course pilots - try look at these links :
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?HSG00166 ,
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?HSG00399 ,
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?HSG00625 ,
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?HSGD8 ,
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?HSGD9 ,
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?TAM60702 .
grondcrew sets :
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?HSGX72-5 ,
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?HSGX72-6 ,
http://www.hlj.com/cgi-perl/hljpage.cgi?HSGX72-7 .

I hope it could helps.
Best Regards
lestweforget
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Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 08:47 PM UTC
Thanks heaps for that TOMCAT14 its helped alot, the one by tamiya, i like that because its decals are simple, with no real relavence to a squadron of any sort, how much would that one be in AUS dollars (aus is double US) and is there a set that comes with sitting pilots as if hey are in the jet? cheers
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 03:43 AM UTC
No problem , but remember this Tamiya Model is reboxed Italeri ( Tamiya is Italeri Distributor for Japan Market ) - so quality of decals could be less than You thought .

If You want find some cheap solution try to find those sets on the cheapest Australian On-Line Shop - here it is HobbyHQ : http://www.hobbyhq.com.au/ , You could also contact with Bill he is a Manager of this mighty company and ask for any help .
PS : In Italeri / Tamyia sets there are not any Pilot figures - in Hasegawa they are

Best Regards
lestweforget
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Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 06:18 PM UTC
Oh ok, i didnt know about Tamiya's decals thanks. What about airfix, do they make good quality decals and kits? cheers
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