1/72 SR-71, YF-12 exhausts, what size is correct??

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frank - 30 Mar 2006 00:00 GMT

I've got a stack of YF-12s & SR-71s sitting here. Many, many years
ago I built the Revell SR-71, (the real one, before Monogram merged
with them), the exhausts were HUGE. A few years ago, I built the
Monogram kit, (their regular one with the drone). Those exhausts are
probably 3/4s the diameter of the old Revell kit's. I have the old
Revell YF-12, same kit as their SR-71, basically, next to an Academy
SR-71, which I assume is a copy of the Hasegawa kit. Its exhausts are
in between the Revell & Monogram kits'. I've been trying to get my paws
on a Testors YF-12A, so I don't have it to compare. Anyone know which
kit has the correct sized exhaust? Not that it matters, I'm just
curious.

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Jessie C - 29 Mar 2006 22:03 GMT

> Many, many years
> ago I built the Revell SR-71, (the real one, before Monogram merged
> with them), the exhausts were HUGE. A few years ago, I built the
> Monogram kit, (their regular one with the drone). Those exhausts are
> probably 3/4s the diameter of the old Revell kit's.

Remember that when the Revell kit was first released the SR-71 was still
very much secret, so the mould makers had to go by photos and conjecture.
When the Monogram, Hasegawa, and Academy kits were produced, there were
far more photos and information available.

> kit has the correct sized exhaust? Not that it matters, I'm just
> curious.

I'd compare to photos and see which looks right. Either that or find a
museum aircraft and measure : )

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