VMA131Marine Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Due early May https://modelsua.com/boeing-rc-135v-w-rivet-joint-c-135-1-144-roden-349 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Looking forward to the 1/72 scale Rivet Joint from the USAF/RAF. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Orion said: Looking forward to the 1/72 scale Rivet Joint from the USAF/RAF. Is there such a kit projected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Interested only if we get one suitable for the RAF's airframes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Scheme & decals V.P. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Right scale right subject. Very welcome! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 Links to a couple of pictures at airhistory.net of this particular airframe Pre-CFM56 (F108) Post-CFM56 retrofit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 7 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: A couple of pictures of this particular airframe https://www.airhistory.net/photo/316628/64-14845/AF64-845 https://www.airhistory.net/photo/302538/64-14845/AF64-845 Dead end links for me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Given the varied quality of Roden decals , something will turn up in the aftermarket range no doubt, including the RAF version. I presume that the aircraft are identical between the services and if anyone knows otherwise regards all the lumps and bumps and sticky out bits, I would suggest you get out more! Looking forward to the plastic. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 5 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Dead end links for me ? Weird! They work for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Decals Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Great news but on the Roden site it still shows kit 349 as Boeing RC-135U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 6 hours ago, Britman said: Given the varied quality of Roden decals , something will turn up in the aftermarket range no doubt, including the RAF version. I presume that the aircraft are identical between the services and if anyone knows otherwise regards all the lumps and bumps and sticky out bits, I would suggest you get out more! Looking forward to the plastic. Keith Caracal Decals has a set in 1/72, perhaps they can be persuaded to do it in 1/144th with a few extras chucked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaracalModels Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 There will be a Caracal sheet with a RAF option added. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: Weird! They work for me. Just tried them again and they work, It May have been something on my end to be 100% honest. My internet has been acting funky for two days now and haven't been able to figure it out ? So it may just have been my AT&T blocking because something wasn't quite right. Edited April 28, 2022 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 On 27/04/2022 at 18:27, Teeradej said: Right scale right subject. Very welcome! agreed right scale, right subject.... but wrong decals! RAF ones please! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 10 hours ago, CaracalModels said: There will be a Caracal sheet with a RAF option added. 6 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: agreed right scale, right subject.... but wrong decals! RAF ones please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: agreed right scale, right subject.... but wrong decals! RAF ones please! You have no choice other than wait for aftermarket decals or next boxing at this time. Roden have a good record on covering variants of a subject. Have seen many times when X kit released then why no Y scale, no Z variants etc… I am happy no matter whatever marking included. Edit: A suggestion email to Roden is not bad idea if you really want to use decals made by them. I had a good luck asking for C-5 kit. Edited April 29, 2022 by Teeradej 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Great subject! I see a family coming here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) Released - ref. 349 - Boeing RC-135V/W Rivet Joint Sources: http://www.roden.eu/HTML/349.html https://ua-hobby.com/products/1-144-boeing-rc-135v-w-rivet-joint-roden-349 https://modelsua.com/boeing-rc-135v-w-rivet-joint-c-135-1-144-roden-349 https://www.jadarhobby.pl/roden-349-1144-boeing-rc135vw-rivet-joint-p-70837.html?language=en https://www.aviationmegastore.com/boeing-rc-135vw-rivet-joint-roden-349-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=187265 V.P. Edited June 22, 2022 by Homebee 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Looks like tooling does leave options for other variants in due course. Here’s hoping for a cobra ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Hmmm. The wing-body fairing looks a bit funky. There shouldn't be any kind of fairing ahead of the leading edge, and the trailing edge fairing should be real sharp--so it blends with the trailing edge of the wing. As depicted, the trailing edge looks more like a -300 series 707 aircraft. AMT-ERTL got this exactly right on their 1/72 scale model back in the day, and I would compare the fuselage halves with those of the much bigger kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troschi Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I have problems with the proportions of the nose. Am I the only one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 9 hours ago, troschi said: Am I the only one No. I share your views on this. The "hog nose" is much too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 9:07 AM, TheyJammedKenny! said: No. I share your views on this. The "hog nose" is much too small. Too short? I somehiw miss the kink on the lower fuselage... might this one be for another fuselage? / model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Ah, the now obligatory tearing apart something before it hits the shelf, I was 100% buying. Now I’m 85%. Though am glad to see the the opinions, debate is good. 😃. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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