davidsm Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Are 1/72 NF-5 kits available. I have decals for a Turkish stars jet. Would love to find a kit to put them on. All the best David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 In 1/72, no NF-5's unless you count the PM kit which comes with Turkish markings anyway. The only other option is Airfix's ancient offering. I think Frog/Hasegawa may also have done one of a similar vintage. Otherwise you have to do some serious hacking to Esci Airfix or Italeri F5-E's. I have no idea how much work is involved but would suspect it's not viable. In 1/48 Testors? AFV club? MH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 The ESCI F-5A and F-5B kits, if you can find one, is actually a nice kit and one or two issues had Dutch markings. It has been in the Italeri box last year I think and the 2 seater in the Revell box. Happy Hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 The ESCI/Italeri F-5A is in fact an NF-5A. This is what I wrote on SMAKR (http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/60s/f-5a_ital.htm) some years ago. "The plastic, as supplied in the box, is for a Dutch NF-5A. The Dutch NF-5A has small louvres (Venetian blinds) on the rear fuselage and tear drop shaped ECM fairings on the fin. ECM fairings with this shape are unique to the NF-5, while the louvres are present on Dutch NF-5s and Canadian CF-5s but no other F-5As. To build an early F-5 from the other countries in 'Aircraft History' these two items must be removed. Norwegian F-5s were the first to be fitted with a tailhook, though this was retrofitted to earlier F-5s. Those delivered, for example, to Libya did not have the tail hook, if they were retrofitted I do not know. Initially all F-5 were visually identical, with the exceptions noted above. Later many were updated both externally and internally. Norwegian F-5, for example, got a new F-16 like cockpit, they were used as lead in trainers for the F-16. They got flare pods, like the ones in the kit. ECM fairings were added to the fin, though of a different shape from the Dutch, while the nose ECM fairings were also different, and different on the one and two seaters respectively. Building updated F-5As requires close reading of ones references as most of the users had their own unique projects for updating their F-5s." Anders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 OOPS! shows you how bad my memory is........ MH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) The only other option is Airfix's ancient offering. I think Frog/Hasegawa may also have done one of a similar vintage. They did, or better Hasegawa did and Frog reboxed. Both the F-5A and the two seater are probably still in Hasegawa catalogue. None of the two is worth searching IMHO, the Esci kits are so much better ! I migt be wrong, bt IIRC the PM kits are based on the old hasegawa ones Edited March 22, 2011 by Giorgio N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 The ESCI F-5A and F-5B kits, if you can find one, is actually a nice kit and one or two issues had Dutch markings. It has been in the Italeri box last year I think and the 2 seater in the Revell box. Yes, they're little gems. Some of the best ESCI ever did - not forgetting the Harriers/Sea Harrier of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaker Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Anders is correct! Esci/Italeri kits are actually NF! I think Turkish Stars birds are ex-Dutch birds... So external differences are, ECM fairings on tail,ALE40,louvres at the side of fuselage,tailhook,a little different control panel and cockpit details and a two position front wheel. I cant remember what ejection seat the Turkish Stars had retrofitted.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Visser Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Anders is correct!Esci/Italeri kits are actually NF! I think Turkish Stars birds are ex-Dutch birds... So external differences are, ECM fairings on tail,ALE40,louvres at the side of fuselage,tailhook,a little different control panel and cockpit details and a two position front wheel. I cant remember what ejection seat the Turkish Stars had retrofitted.. Your right about the fact that the TS are ex Dutch birds. If the kits are correct, I don't know. 1/72 is not my scale, but in 1/48 or in 1/32 scale there are NO kits out at the moment. Classic airframes did one in 1/48 and for the 1/32 fans there is the conversion of Belcher Bits (I think). Waiting for better times is the best option for me Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Revell, Italeri and ESCI had NF-5A/NF-5B kits.Watch e-bay.Good luck Reg. han Krol,Holland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 hi Frank, They are the best in 1/72 scale.And the only game in town.You know... a good NF-5A/B is a DUTCH NF-5A/B, because they were devolept for the Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaker Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 If I had one too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dndieje Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 If I had one too... SO THAT'S WHERE THEY ALL WENT !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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