RC-135V/U, 1:72 scale

[Nigel Bunker]

Does any manufacturer make the nose for this variant in resin?? I have the side pods from Spectre Resins to convert my KC-135R but unless somebody makes the nose, looks like it's down to plastic card and milliput. I have spoken with Mark ar Spectre and he has no plans to make a resin nose.

[Haydn]

Ay up Nigel,

You don't need the hog nose for the RC-135U.

Cheers,

Haydn.

[Nigel Bunker]

Cheers Haydn

[Romeo Alpha Yankee]

..though you need to add the scoop underneather the nose. Looks like Spectre Reisin is going to do a U conversion set though from the talk I have seen over on ARC. I have one of the old Maintrack sets that will see the light of day soon.

[Haydn]

These are the key bits from the Maintrack Set (does Whirlybirds have these now ?)......

Cheers,

Haydn.

[NoVABill]

Just remember with the U-Boat: the old "Martin" cheeks, housing antennas, were replaced by the more rounded edge "E-Systems" designed cheeks quite a while back. The old Maintrack conversion, as well as the RC-135V kit from AMT, et.al., have the older Martin cheek design.

[Nigel Bunker]

Right - I have done some checking and the model I am going to build is RC-135V with CFM-56 engines, which is what I presume the RAF will be getting - if they don't, it will be my biggest What If.

So it looks like I will need to make the bigger nose myself.