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Still cant get my hands on a 1/48 Eurocopter Tigre?

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  • Member since
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  • From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.
Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Saturday, December 2, 2006 9:14 PM

I do miss it at times... Especially when you know you are about a week or so away from the snow season..

Chris 

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                          1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

                          1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Posted by shaun68 on Saturday, December 2, 2006 4:49 PM

www.defencemodels.com.au

Mate, things are great. Still my favourite city in Australia to live in

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Saturday, December 2, 2006 2:04 AM

Well that is a little better if it included post to you, should be a little less for me here.. Where are they located?

Shaun, how are things back home.. The wife and I are considering a move back next year if we dont head off to the States..

Chris 

 

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                          1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

                          1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Posted by shaun68 on Friday, December 1, 2006 5:27 PM

From memory Chris, I think it was about $30 Aussie incl post to me in Brissie.

Thanks for the heads-up on the kits cobrahistorian. Off to the ??? pile for you Revell Tigre; I'm back in the market now for the Italeri one. Sigh [sigh]

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, November 30, 2006 7:09 PM

$40 is a bit steep..  Looks like the scratchbuilding skills will have to take on the a new meaning then..

Chris 

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                          1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

                          1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 9:23 AM

Chris,

Defencemodels.com has a resin update set that includes the cannon and turret, corrected exhausts, rotor "chinese hat", new accurate wings and the sensor turret.  The intake covers are also included, but they don't look like any I've seen on the Aussie Tigres as of yet. 

The set ran me $40USD including shipping, which was a bit steep.  You're lucky, the kit here is the Italeri one, which the update was designed for.  The Revell kit is crap.

A warning to anyone wanting to do the conversion, USE THE ITALERI KIT!  The old RoG kit is completely inaccurate and the tail is TOTALLY wrong.  After many maddening hours trying to beef up and correct the tail, I've shelved the project for now. 

Jon

"1-6 is in hot"
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  • From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.
Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:01 PM

Sorry for not checking in for a while..

Cobra has pm'ed me and has found one for me..

Shaun, what parts are needed in order to finish her?

Cheers, Chris 

On the bench:

                          1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

                          1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

  • Member since
    October 2005
  • From: Brisbane, Australia
Posted by shaun68 on Sunday, November 26, 2006 3:06 AM

Chris

Are you telling me you haven't seen either the Revell or the Italeri  kit at all in your part of the world? Geez dude, what's goin' on over there. Do yourself a favour, get one of those & then contact defencemodels.com to get the update set he's done. Cobrahistorian did the very same thing.

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Friday, November 24, 2006 11:57 AM

Chris,

I've got a little spare time now and I just saw one the other day over at "The Hangar".  Lemme get you a price on it and we can work something out.

Jon

"1-6 is in hot"
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Still cant get my hands on a 1/48 Eurocopter Tigre?
Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, November 24, 2006 7:15 AM

Hi guys, I pop in every now and then, and ask the same question about the Eurocopter "Aussie" Tigre in 1/48 scale...

Cobrahistorian said that he had seen the kit, but that was the last I heard.. I really would like to get this kit to do an Aussie Tigre in 1/48 scale..

Chris 

On the bench:

                          1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

                          1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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