FinnAndersen Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Finished this in the spring, but only now got around to take pictures. It's the CMR resin kit and the only kit available, AFAIK. Can't really recommend it, it's crude beyond belief. One of the final steps was to fix the spinner to the front and as you can see, they don't match up. Oh well, it would have been back to scratch to fix it. The main wheels came from a P-51, as the original; fortunate, as the kit wheels was so far off. The air intake under the spinner also came from a P-51 and does not really fit the bill, but it's better than the kit offering. Painted with Alclad nuances and finished with the kit decals I just hope it may inspire other to make a better effort . /Finn 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I like, I'd love a kit of one of these, a really handsome beast which your effort shows off well, inspite of the CMR kits short comings. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 That's come up really well Finn, despite the issues you describe. It's certainly a unique aircraft and also one I'd love to add to my collection one of these days. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Looks quite okay to me. You have done a good job with it. Although the term Kangaroo has been around quite a while it never had any official currency and is newer than the aircraft itself. I don't think you would like the Kiwi Wings one if you found the CMR a challenge! The CMR kit is one of our best sellers and well made examples turn up at model shows. https://www.redroomodels.com/product/cmr-commonwealth-aircraft-corporation-ca-15-1-72/ It is usually in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Very nice, Finn Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Pearcy Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Brilliant build of an unusual aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Nicely done! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Eagles Talon did a very nice 1/72 vacform of the CA-15; I have it and the CMR kit, and they are both fairly decent. Eagles Talon vacforms were very nice, but they are extremely hard to find and very expensive when you can find one. That being said, your model looks very very nice! (A lot nicer looking than the original R-2800-powered one would have been!) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnAndersen Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Eagles Talon did a very nice 1/72 vacform of the CA-15; I have it and the CMR kit, and they are both fairly decent. Eagles Talon vacforms were very nice, but they are extremely hard to find and very expensive when you can find one. That being said, your model looks very very nice! (A lot nicer looking than the original R-2800-powered one would have been!) Mike I've made 3 vacforms: The first, the only and the last, all in one: Rareplanes P-43. So that's not an option. Come to think about it, the P-43 required as much help and scrach building as the CA-15. I really prefer recent kits, like the Tamiya FW-190A3, which can be assembled without filler. And yes, the CA-15 did not look as lean and mean with the R-2800 as with the Griffon. /Finn Edited September 24, 2019 by FinnAndersen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael louey Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Nicely built and photographed Finn! As you can tell by my avatar, I quite like the CA-15. I've built the CMR kit and can say from experience, it's a bit of work as you've described. For completeness, there have been a few other ca-15 kits in 1/72 - Eagles Talon vacform mentioned above. I've heard the wings are fine but the fuselage might be a bit short/small. One of our club members is planning to graft the Eagle Talons wings to the CMR fuselage so he can properly detail out the undercarriage bays. NKR - I've got one of these and it looks remarkably similar to the CMR kit though the small pieces are in a wafer and the resin is green, not cream like CMR. Since NKR mastered and produced their kits in the Czech republic, this is not likely to be a co incidence. NKR did however also issue some variations of the CA-15 such as the original radial engined concept and a racer version 🤔. Finally there is a Kora kit which based on photos of its breakdown is different from the CMR kit. The only examples I've seen on the net would cost a lot to get to Australia. Cheers Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Brilliant result on a relatively short-run type of kit (meaning not your average Tamiya, Hasegawa, Airfix, Revell...….etc.)! Quite a brutish looking plane. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Very rare and totally esoteric GREAT WORK Best regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawk Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Looks like a Mustang on steriods,very nice indeed. Mohawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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