Howdy all,

After my F15 is finished (in some months I guess) I'm willing to build a C130.

Has anybody over here ever built a 1/48 C130 Hercules ?? If yes, what brand ?

Offer these kits value for money ? Do they have proper interior detail or are they just humongous empri pipes ?

I would recommend the Testors/Italeri one. It comes in various marks. I do know the AC130 gunship had an interior.

I believe that the Italeri/Testors kit may be the only kit in 1/48th scale.

Here's a nice build article by Dave Aungst.
http://www.scaleworkshop.com/workshop/c130eherculesda_1.htm

There's also a review
http://m2reviews.cnsi.net/reviews/viet/kolac130.htm

I know that there are other reviews on the net. This is one truly massive kit. It's one of those models that get's started a lot more often than it get's finished though.

In terms of value, $50-60 bucks for this much plastic is pretty good. You'll need at least a tube of filler and a dozen sheets of sand paper to work on all the seams, this model is huge!

Hope this helps you in your quest to build that beast.
Tim

Thanx TShack,

Great links you gave me. That David Augst sure is one heck of a pro, isn't he ? I read his article on weathering..........water dripped out of the corners of my mouth...

thanks again!! appreciate it very much.