Italeria 1/12 Cockpit Kits

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Count DeMoney - 04 Aug 2006 02:27 GMT

I was browsing at the local hobby shop today and saw an Italeria 1/12
F-16 Cockpit Kit. I guess these have been around for a while. Has
anyone built one of these? It looked like it might be an interesting
item to build and display along side the aircraft.

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Dan - 04 Aug 2006 03:56 GMT

> I was browsing at the local hobby shop today and saw an Italeria 1/12
> F-16 Cockpit Kit. I guess these have been around for a while. Has
> anyone built one of these? It looked like it might be an interesting
> item to build and display along side the aircraft.

I got the f-16 it is a real nice kit. It is highly detailed they even
give you fabric belts.
They have an f-15 I think as well. The kits are old but they just
reissued them about 6 months a year. If the box is red and yellow it is
the original kit.

Dan

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Jay - 04 Aug 2006 06:25 GMT

> I got the f-16 it is a real nice kit. It is highly detailed they even
> give you fabric belts.
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> Dan

I also have built the F16 cockpit and I'll give it two thumbs up.

FWIW, I think they only did the F16 and the F104. IIRC, they had
grandiose plans at one time to do many more...dunno why they didn't.

Jay Beckman
Chandler, AZ

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Mechanical Menace - 04 Aug 2006 17:13 GMT

"Jay" <jcbeckman@cox.net> wrote in news:1154669117.445682.193950
@s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

>> I got the f-16 it is a real nice kit. It is highly detailed they even
>> give you fabric belts.
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> Jay Beckman
> Chandler, AZ

I havent build the F-16 cockpit (yet) but I have one in my collection/stash
and it seems to me that it can be built in a very decent and interesting
model.
As far as I can remember a lot of the knobs and switches are seperate parts
so painting, although being a pain, can turnout to become a very neat job.

It's 1/12th so a little detailing will not be too flimsy and small to do,
if necessary (I hate this word, I never know if I spelled it right) at all.

I seem to recall that Verlinden also wrote a book about this particular
kit. Or at least he wrote a chapter about it in one.
Which would be a good guide line.

HTH,

Dennis

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