Homebee Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) Since today (May 6th, 2012) the Lucky Model website proposes the Kinetic 1/48th Northrop F-5A/CF-5A/NF-5A Freedom Fighter kit (ref. K48020) as pre-ordable. Kinetic being closely related to Lucky Model, such advertisement indicates usually a soon release from the kit. Source: http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48020 Price P&P incl. : +/- £ 19.00! See also the two seats F-5B/CF-5B/NF-5B boxing thread: http://britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234944218-148-northrop-f-5bcf-5bnf-5b-freedom-fighter-by-kinetic-released-new-f-5ab-boxing-in-2018/ See also the Wolfpack Design F-5A Skoshi Tiger rebox thread: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234979803-148-northrop-f-5a-skoshi-tiger-kinetic-rebox-by-wolfpack-design-released/ V.P. Edited February 17, 2023 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) A picture taken at Shizuoka Hobby Show 2012: http://www.hobby-show.info/shizuoka2012/cimg7598.htm V.P. Edited December 10, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 hope someone had Philippine Air Force decals to go with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Hope it and the Mirage aren't as over engineered as their F16C Barak, that one is really testing my sanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffe284 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Nice to see the other two highlights aswell; Mirage 2000C and T-45 - both in 1/48 ;D Edited May 22, 2012 by Jaffe284 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Nice to see the other two highlights aswell; Mirage 2000C and T-45 - both in 1/48 ;D I want that T-45, should be a winner Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungynik Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Am I crazy, or this look like Recce nose on NF-5A?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Looks like a nice kit. Hope it is released soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) "Kinetic 1/48 F-5A/CF-5A/NF-5A due Jul 16" Sources: http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?department=AIR http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48020 In the meantime here are the decals: V.P. Edited December 10, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Pity about the Norwegian roundels. The rest of the Norwegian markings seems ok though. Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Pity about the Norwegian roundels. The rest of the Norwegian markings seems ok though.Nils What's wrong with the Norwegian roundels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) In stock at LM http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48020 And I've just received the shipping notification for my F-5A! V.P. Edited December 10, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 What's wrong with the Norwegian roundels? Wrong proportions. Also wrong sizes for some of the subjects. Most important, they don't look right. Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Am I crazy, or this look like Recce nose on NF-5A?????? http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77030 It seems it has a recce nose for the RNF-5A version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) Sprue pictures. Source: http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48020 Obviously over engineered... V.P. Edited December 10, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Has anyone spotted the recce nose parts on the sprues????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Wot, no camouflaged USAF Skoshi Tiger? Doesn't appear to be. Hi-viz or lo-viz Canadian for me to start with I think ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Wot, no camouflaged USAF Skoshi Tiger? Doesn't appear to be. Hi-viz or lo-viz Canadian for me to start with I think ... Caracal decals have a Skoshi Tiger on their new sheet. Caracal decals Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Thanks Stephen, useful info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 looking at it for doing a Philippine air force plane for the wife. Looks good to me but now l may need decals for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77030It seems it has a recce nose for the RNF-5A version. Those items highlighted in red seem to be A; the venetian blind vents as appeared on the F-5E Tiger! and B: the chaff dispenser as fitted to Dutch NF-5As and sold on to Greece in whose markings these are by the look of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Those items highlighted in red seem to be A; the venetian blind vents as appeared on the F-5E Tiger! and B: the chaff dispenser as fitted to Dutch NF-5As and sold on to Greece in whose markings these are by the look of it. I agree with you but i can't find the recce nose parts on the sprues pics. Does this kit contain any parts for a recce version of the F-5A? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) Wolfpack Design has just announced a dedicated resin cockpit set for the Kinetic F-5A as well as ejection seats. Source: http://www.wolfpack-.../catalog48.html - WP48167 F-5A Freedom Fighter Cockpit set http://www.wolfpack-d.com/catalog/htm/wp48167.html - WP48168 - F-5A Freedom Fighter Cockpit set http://www.wolfpack-d.com/catalog/htm/wp48168.html - WP48172 - F-5A 'Hellenic AF' Cockpit set http://www.wolfpack-d.com/catalog/htm/wp48172.html V.P. Edited December 10, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I got mine today. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkOwl Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1/48 : Is the F-5A Kinetic Kit Discontinued ? Is the ref. K48020 F-5A Kinetic Kit Discontinued ? It seems now impossible to find on any webstore of the planet ! And it is no longer on the catalogs of ''TopGun'' resellers like Hannants and Luckymodel !!! I have asked the question directly to Kinetic Model on their facebook page but no answers for now. Thanks for any info about it ! 🤔 SharkOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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