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Model Forum / General / Models / December 2006S-3A
I'm getting back into it after about 20 years, and I'd like to build all of the aircraft I've been associated with (worked on!). For starters, can anyone suggest a good 1/72 S-3A and/or TA-7? Thanks! Mike > I'm getting back into it after about 20 years, and I'd like to build all of > the aircraft I've been associated with (worked on!). For starters, can > anyone suggest a good 1/72 S-3A and/or TA-7? Thanks! > > Mike Mike I believe that the Hasagawa kit is the only S-3 available in 1/72, also I don't ever remember seeing a TA-7 in any scale. Also a 1/48 scale kit can still befound of the S-3 it was boxed originally by ESCI then AMT/ERTL it builds into a pretty nice kit. One boxing of the Hasagawa S-3 was in the Navy 1 markings that Bush to the carrier a couple of years ago. Mike >> I'm getting back into it after about 20 years, and I'd like to build all >> of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Mike There was also an AMT release of the ES-3A Shadow in 1/48 too. WmB >...can anyone suggest a good 1/72 S-3A and/or TA-7? There's little to choose, IMO, between the Hasegawa and Airfix (also released by MPC) S-3 kits. The TA-7 has never been released as an injection molded kit but both resin and vac conversions are/have been available.  SignatureAl Superczynski, MFE, IPMS/USA #3795, continuous since 1968 My "From" address is munged - use 'modeleral (at) swbell (dot) net' to respond via email. Check out my want lists and eBay listings at "Al's Place": http://home.swbell.net/arfunguy/index.html "Build what YOU like, the way YOU want to, and the critics will flame you every time." > I'm getting back into it after about 20 years, and I'd like to build all of > the aircraft I've been associated with (worked on!). For starters, can > anyone suggest a good 1/72 S-3A and/or TA-7? Thanks! > > Mike Falcon Industries makes (made?) a vacuform fuselage conversion for the TA-7C. It's on the same sheet as RF-8G and F-100F conversion fuselages. A Hasegawa or Airfix A-7 kit is needed to complete the conversion of the TA. Airfix once made an S-3 and Hasegawa makes one now. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >I'm getting back into it after about 20 years, and I'd like to build all of >the aircraft I've been associated with (worked on!). For starters, can >anyone suggest a good 1/72 S-3A and/or TA-7? Thanks! Falcon and Maintrack both have 1/72 conversions for the TA-7. As Al said, Falcon's is vac, Maintrack's is an OK injection and says it is for the Fujimi kit. Also, the Maintrack has decals for two VA-34 birds, a NWC bird and a low-viz VA-174. Falcon has no decals. RVHP has a very nice TA-7 conversion for the Hasegawa 1/48 kit if you want to stay in the same scale with the AMT/ESCI S-3A. It contains decals for a high-viz VA-174 (like I flew). John Alger IPMS 10906 Charlotte Scale Modelers Hey John - Thanks for the info. I'm going to stick with 1/72 due to space limitations. BTW - I was a VA-174 PR-2 from 86 thru decom. I thought shore duty was going to WONDERFUL, but when I checked in we had what, around 40-50 aircraft? I nearly cried! Mike > >I'm getting back into it after about 20 years, and I'd like to build all of > >the aircraft I've been associated with (worked on!). For starters, can [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > IPMS 10906 > Charlotte Scale Modelers >Hey John - Thanks for the info. I'm going to stick with 1/72 due to space >limitations. BTW - I was a VA-174 PR-2 from 86 thru decom. I thought shore >duty was going to WONDERFUL, but when I checked in we had what, around 40-50 >aircraft? I nearly cried! I was there in 79-80 as an FRP. Unfortunately, the A-7 and I did not get along when it came to carrier quals. Became an NFO after that. That number of aircraft sounds about right. Line was pretty full - about 30% TA-7C and the rest E's as I recall. Pretty busy place. John Alger USN(ret) 1972-1997 // 1310,1320 TA-4J, A-7E, EC-130Q, P-3B > I was there in 79-80 as an FRP. Unfortunately, the A-7 and I did not > get along when it came to carrier quals. Became an NFO after that. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > 1972-1997 // 1310,1320 > TA-4J, A-7E, EC-130Q, P-3B Nothing wrong with being a good NFO :) EA-6B ECMO here 86 to 06 VAQ-129/VAQ-141/VAQ-35/VAQ-129/VAQ-309/VAQ-209 Allen Epps 1325/1327/1325 USNR (ret) > I'm getting back into it after about 20 years, and I'd like to build all of > the aircraft I've been associated with (worked on!). For starters, can > anyone suggest a good 1/72 S-3A and/or TA-7? Thanks! The Hasegawa S-3 is the only one available at this point, but it might be worth noting that it is also available in a Revell box. Rob > I'm getting back into it after about 20 years, and I'd like to build all of > the aircraft I've been associated with (worked on!). For starters, can > anyone suggest a good 1/72 S-3A and/or TA-7? Thanks! > > Mike in 1/72 airfix or hasegawa for the S-3. though as others have said RoG have reboxed the hasegawa offering. as for the TA-7C hmm, the maintrack conversion may be re-released under the whirlybird label. they have re-released the maintrack A-7K [it was on their stand at SMW last month]. as for the falcon vacform fuselage for the TA-7 i have not seen one of them for years. trevor |
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