TBC Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Does anyone know what the origin is of this hose and drogue unit? It looks identical to the ones used on Victor’s. Is this in fact what they are, ex/surplus RAF pods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 hours ago, andyf117 said: They were the Cobham (FRL) Mk 32B-751 - those on the Victor were the FRL Mk20B.... I wonder if a Mk.20B from an Airfix 1/72 Victor kit could be used as a basis for conversion provided enough reference material could be sourced? Thank you for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, andyf117 said: The Mk32 was developed from the Mk20, and was the type fitted to the RAAF 707 tanker and certain KC-135s (French, Singaporean and some USAF) - there was a Ron's Resins set for the former, and for the latter new parts were added to the old AMT KC-135R when it was released by Heller... ....I've compared a Revell Victor kit pod half against both. The Victor part almost fits within the equivalent Heller one, and is noticeably slimmer than the solid resin item - I have no idea, though, how it compares with an Airfix one... ....there was also a Hawkeye RAAF 707 resin conversion containing the Mk32 pods, as seen here: Again, comparison of the Revell Victor part shows it is much slimmer... ....however, the good news is that I have a Hawkeye set going spare - as pictured, minus the two top (707 specific) items, if you're interested in it? You bet I am! PM’d you off board. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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