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Kinetic E-2C New variant - any information on this?


JeffreyK

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Spotted this in Hannant's "Future Releases" category: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/K48066 . Haven't heard or read anything about it elsewhere or from Kinetic themselves, couldn't find anything through Google either.

I'd be terribly excited if it was this scheme (same as Hasegawa's 1:72 release):

 

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Fingers crossed...

 

Cheers

Jeffrey

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A note about KNE48014A: the main decal sheet is from the 50th anniversary scheme, aircraft #460, which had the 4-blade props.

 

The kit includes the 8-blade props plus a small additional decal sheet with tail and nose codes for #459, which was fitted with the new props.  All the other non-50th-anniversary-specific decals are used to complete the markings for this aircraft (so don't use the blue-and-yellow stripes and 50th anniversary logos).

 

The 4-blade prop parts are NOT included, so #460 in 50th anniversary markings CANNOT be built from the box.

 

However if one has the C-2 Greyhound kit, which should have included both props, and used the 8-blade props on that kit, they could use the leftover 4-blade props on this new E-2C kit and thus build #460 in full 50th anniversary markings.

 

OR - buy the Quickboost props!

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On 2/3/2018 at 2:28 AM, Homebee said:

Confirmed in the 2018 catalogue 

- ref. K48066 - Grumman E-2C Hawkeye "Screwtop Liberty Bell"

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Kineticmodel/posts/921763957990716

 

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V.P.

...so still waiting for this one... I hope one day it'll come out. No aftermarket decals for this either.

J

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Box art - ref. 48122 - Grumman E-2C Hawkeye - French Navy/Aéronavale

Sources: 

https://www.facebook.com/Kineticmodel/posts/2086245114875922

https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48122

 

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We prepare this beautifull boxart to announce that Kinetic Model 48122 - French Aeronavale E-2C with 20th Ann. Commemorative Markings will be available in March, 2022. Are you a Hawkeye fan?

 

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V.P.

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Schemes - ref. 48122 - Grumman E-2C Hawkeye - French Navy/Aéronavale

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Kineticmodel/posts/2087480438085723

 

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This is for the guys that are asking for the markings for our new E-2C French Hawkeye in 1/48 scale. Ki-K48122 to be available in March.

The markings are designed by the World Famous High Quality Fightertown Decals and printed by Cartograf.

 

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V.P.

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New boxing on approach - ref. 48135 - Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 2000 - US Navy VAW-123 "Screwtops" CAG Birds

1/ Bureau number 163693 / AB-600 (cn A52-133) - CAG bird of VAW-123 "Screwtops" - Atlantic Ocean - USS Enterprise - Oct.2005
2/ Bureau number 163693 / AB-600 (cn A52-133) - CAG bird of VAW-123 "Screwtops" - Atlantic Ocean - USS Enterprise - Oct.2011

Source: https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48135

Box art+schemes+decals

 

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V.P.

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Just ordered this. Always wanted an E-2 in this scheme but abandoned the idea a few years back when the white parts of aftermarket decals I bought ‘yellowed’. Hopefully the kit will include some nice bright and shiny new decals! 

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