Homebee Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) A&A Models is to release in May 2021 a 1/144th Lockheed C-141A Starlifter kit - ref. 4402 Roden rebox ? Sources: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2364291353715486&id=1048501705294464 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AAM4402 "Hello friends, Be advised that in May '21, we are up to release the legendary C-141A "Starlifter" (#4402) in 1/144 scale. The set includes 115 parts, painting masks and decals for 2 marking schemes (Vietnam war)." V.P. Edited May 27, 2021 by Homebee 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Cool. Love the short fuselage Starlifter. Lived near O'Hare field near Chicago as a kid and the C-141s would land there occasionally.😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Nice! This means I won’t have to wait for Roden to do a short fuselage version of their C-141B kit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) Sprues & decals pics. Source: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2396000473877907&id=1048501705294464 V.P. Edited April 23, 2021 by Homebee 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) Thanks! Edited April 23, 2021 by Mike Esposito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Looks like a decent model, Looking for an A model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 A long time ago I would have loved this. I recall during my spotting days logging these as they contrailed high up and picking them up on my airband radio using the serials as their MAC callsigns . Also saw many at Mildenhall and if I recall right, there was one in the static at one of the early Biggin Hill Air Fairs. Sadly though building USAF models now passes me by. Looks a great kit though. Incidentally I once had an Aurora 1/110th scale one that was given to me and repainted it as per the scheme shown on the box art and serialled 40612. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) Instructions Source: https://www.modelsvit-eshop.com/c/aviation-1/c-141a-starlifter-159 Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AAM4402 Quote Description: Lockheed C-141A Starlifter Military strategic airlifter. For those of you familiar with the C-141B kit from Roden, be advised that our kit uses only a similar wing, all other sprues are new. As you shall notice - we also have added interior/cabin parts, which were missing in C-141B. V.P. Edited April 24, 2021 by Homebee 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Wow! Full cockpit! Sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Now just need someone to make a full interior kit for it. Or at least the doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Released - ref. 4402 - Lockheed C-141A Starlifter https://www.modelsvit-eshop.com/c/aviation-1/c-141a-starlifter-159 V.P. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 This looks like a copy of the Roden kit, just shortend. Is that true? I know this one is about twice the cost of the Roden kit but seems to have a better decal set. I'm just looking at the pictures of the kit's sprues I found online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungo1974 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Well the fact it has a full cockpit over the..... well nothing that Roden supplied in their kit makes this one the far more pleasing kit for me. Plus I've wanted to build a short body 141 for years.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 6 hours ago, mungo1974 said: Well the fact it has a full cockpit over the..... well nothing that Roden supplied in their kit makes this one the far more pleasing kit for me. Plus I've wanted to build a short body 141 for years.. Thought something was missing. I guess the cockpit windows are large enough to see inside. Looking at the picture here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Definately not the roden kit. As was stated, we have a full cockpit! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Want to make one as an early one or the bare aluminum one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 8:33 PM, Mike Esposito said: Definately not the roden kit. As was stated, we have a full cockpit! 😁 not sure about that. they definetly took roden wings. different plastic and sprues than the rest. i am still confused about the parts layout regarding stabs and gear parts. they put the same parts as roden on the sprue but in different order.... really weird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Decals Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I Just picked one up from Hannants and it sure loks like a cut down Roden kit. The wings and clear parts sprues are identical and the cockpit seems to be the only "new" part of the kit. The engine sprue layout is different but you can see that they are based on the Roden engines and the wheels are now in two halves and the main gear sponsons are separate parts presumably to make shortening the longer fuselage easier. Still , it has saved me the job of cutting a Roden kit down to get a 141A 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Some NASA decals would be nice (Kuiper Airborne Observatory) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Garard Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) On 6/25/2021 at 10:52 PM, Caerbannog said: Some NASA decals would be nice (Kuiper Airborne Observatory) The Caracal set has it (scroll down) : http://caracalmodels.com/cd144002.html You have to paint the stripes, though! Edited June 26, 2021 by Scott Garard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 6:25 AM, mungo1974 said: Well the fact it has a full cockpit over the..... well nothing that Roden supplied in their kit makes this one the far more pleasing kit for me. You could make a copy of the A&A cockpit in resin and it should be a drop fit into the Roden 141B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaracalModels Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Caracal Models CD144002 (C-141A/B Starlifter) decal sheet is being reprinted and will be available once again in July. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Maybe Roden will finally see the light and give us 1/144 with full cockpits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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