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Just for fun- the whole USAF in 1/144


Killingholme

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Hi all,

 

Having read the Combat Aircraft magazine "USAF 2017" Edition, I thought I'd spent an hour seeing whether you could build a whole airforce in one scale. I chose 1/144. We all have these sort of silly pipe dreams, but just imagine how cool this lot would look hanging from the study ceiling...

 

Type

Kit

Available?

Medium

Notes

a-10c

Revell

Y-New

INJ-OOB

Dragon also available

b-1b

Dragon

N

INJ-OOB

Minicraft B-1A- wrong version but easier to find

b-2a

Revell

Y-2nd

INJ-OOB

Hobbycraft- better but rarer

b-52h

Minicraft

Y-New

INJ-OOB

2016 boxing very expensive, but includes modernised parts

c-5m

Anigrand

Y-New

RES-OOB

Otaki boxing V rare and expensive

kc-10a extender (dc-10-30-cf)

Revell

Y-2nd

INJ-CONV

Any revell kit can be converted with effort

Beechcraft mc-12w (king air 350)

Fox One

Y-availability?

RES-OOB

Now mothballed- not high modelling priority

c-17a

Revell

N-Unobtonium

INJ-OOB

Suprisingly rare/ Anigrand if money to burn

c-20 gulfstream

?

?

?

 

c-21 learjet (35)

Fox One

Y-availability?

RES-OOB

 

vc-25a (747-200)

Dragon

N-Unobtonium

INJ-OOB

Dragon kit, but unobtanium- make own decals?

c-32a/b (757-200)

Minicraft

Y-2nd

INJ-OOB

Airframe easily available- Presidential decals only in early 2000s boxing- quite rare

rc-26b (Fairchild metroliner sa227dc)

F-Resin

Y-New

RES-CONV

Scratch conversion + generic decals (Contrails kit also available)

c-37a gulfstream

?

?

?

 

kc-46 pegasus (767-2c)

Zvezda

Y

INK-CONV

Convert Revell 767-300 to 200 + tanker parts + decals

c-40 clipper (737-7DM with -800 wing)

Revell

Y-New

INJ-CONV

Cut and shut -800

C-130H

Minicraft

Y-New

INJ-OOB

Represents 'short' fuselage

C-130J AND J30

Minicraft

N-Difficult

INJ-OOB

L30 stretch  boxing difficult to find in EU!

AC-130U/W/J

Minicraft

Y-NEW

INJ-CONV

convert Base kit- note L30 variants difficult to find

KC-135R

Minicraft

N-Difficult

INJ-OOB

KC135R boxing difficult to find in EU!

C-145 Skytruck (PZL M-28-05)

Amodel

Y-NEW

INJ-OOB

 

C-146 Woldfound (Dornier 328)

F-Resin

Y-NEW

RES-OOB

Also Welsh Models

E-3B Sentry

Revell

N-Difficult

INJ-OOB

Also Minicraft- rarer still in UK

E-4B (747-200)

Revell

Y-2nd

INJ-OOB

 

E-11A (Bombardier BD700 Global Express)

Welsh Models

Y-New

RES-CONV

Big Plane Kits model coming soon? If not, still cheaper to buy two BPK -200s and stretch!

E-8C Joint Stars

Minicraft

N-Difficult

INJ-OOB

In boxing with E-3 Sentry

E-9A (DHC-8)

Nazca

Y-New

RES-OOB

Also Welsh Models (DH-8-300) would need shortening

QF-4E

Academy

Y-NEW

INJ-OOB

Platz is better kit, but hard to find

F-15E

Revell

Y-NEW

INJ-OOB

good kit- AVOID ACADEMY

F-16C/D

Trumpeter

Y-NEW

INJ-OOB

Also Revell OK, but decals are often specials or tigermeets

F-22A

Trumpeter

Y-NEW

INJ-OOB

 

F-35A

Pitroad

N-Difficult

INJ-OOB

Academy coming soon= wait!

UH-1N

Fujimi

N-Unobtonium

INJ-OOB

Impossible to find

HH-60G PAVE Hawk

Dragon

N-Unobtonium

INJ-OOB

Impossible to find

MQ-1 Predator

Matuo Kasten

N-Difficult

RES-OOB

Out of stock at HLJ

MQ-9 Reaper

Matuo Kasten

N-Difficult

RES-OOB

Out of stock at HLJ

RQ-4B Global Hawk

Matuo Kasten

N-Difficult

RES-OOB

Out of stock at HLJ

T-1A Jayhawk (Beechjet 400T)

?

?

?

?

T-6A Texan

Fox One

Y-NEW

RES-OOB

Out of stock at HLJ

T-38A/C Talon

Fox One

Y-NEW

RES-OOB

 

U-2S

Dragon

Y-NEW

INJ-OOB

 

UV-18B (DHC-6 Twin Otter)

E Express

Y-New

INJ-OOB

CHECK WINDOW ARRANGEMENT

v-22 Osprey

Airforce 1

Y-NEW

DIECAST

Also Tomytec and F-Toys

Edited by Killingholme
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Quick question, is it possible to split it up a little more? Probably the site, but things are a little mashed together so it's difficult to pick out which comments apply to which aircraft in places.Otherwise, impressive list!

 

Also, you missed out the F-15C, which Dragon, Trumpeter and several others made, but seems difficult to find, and has aftermarket and AM decals as well.

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Yeah I just realised that the formatting is far from ideal. And it's cut off  a couple of comments about kit availability and the nature of conversions where they are necessary. Will have a look at this again.

 

Maybe I should have picked a smaller airforce...

 

Will

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That little database/spreadsheet is quite a good idea.  With a little planning, something like that could be expanded into other specific areas and could incorporate any model type; such as RAF modern,  Ship kits of the Kreigsmarine or even AFV's of the Soviet Union and suchlike.  Such a spreadsheet could keep a record; i.e. kit A makes a Mk.1 but Kit B plus aftermarket Y is needed to make Mk.2 and so on.

 

Thanks for the idea WiIl.

 

Mike

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Interesting project.

 

Welsh Models may also come to your rescue as they produce models of the KC-135R and RC-135W (depending on level of detail you want to go to the USAF also operate the rarer RC-135S Cobra Ball; RC-135U SIGINT, WC-135 TC-135 and OC-135B Open Skies versions of the "white top" 135), KC-10A Extender and C-130 all-be-it not USAF versions (alternative decals are available from Draw Decal).  Their RAF Post War series includes both long and short versions of the current C-130 in RAF markings and their Sentry AEW Mk.1 could be used possibly be used as the basis for E-3C and E-8C conversions.

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10 hours ago, charlie_c67 said:

Modern RAF one will be incredibly short!

 

Possibly on the actual aircraft but identifying and listing kits would stretch it out, and then there are the aftermarket elements.   Just piecing together the various contributions from members on BM has already got me up to double figures already.   I'm still not fully fit to do any real modelling and so I am spending the time looking for and compiling this sort of data.  It is quite an interesting little pastime at the moment.

 

Mike

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You know what's funny- with the wider selection of simple injection kits of modern USAF types, some of which are very common and hence cheap (B-52s, C-130s and KC-135s) - coupled with the currently very high price and scarcity of brand new 1/144 Minicraft kits in the UK...

 

it wouldn't actually cost that much more to do this project in 1/72 scale...

 

...Well, unless you count 'swift and decisive divorce' as a cost...:rolleyes:

 

Will

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On ‎30‎.‎01‎.‎2017 at 11:33 PM, Killingholme said:

 

...Well, unless you count 'swift and decisive divorce' as a cost...:rolleyes:

 

Will

Well, that's actually a gain, and has the added Bonus of freeing the space required for the 72nd Project :devil:

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