1:48 fighter pilots

both Andrea Miniatures and Airwaves produce a seated german pilot cast in white metal....verlinden has a two pilot kit - both are sitting but are designed for open cockpit as one of the pilots is adjusting his chinstrap ( i used this one - and it looks good - on the tamiya Fw190A3 as their pilot was too thick and wouldn't sit properly in the seat nor would the canopy fit over him) and the other has his hands in the air portraying how he made his latest kill

Got the latest monthly supplement from Squadron yesterday. It has an ad for seated 1/48th pilots, allied and axis, supposedly for specific a/c types.

Deja vu! I was looking for 1/48 modern USN fighter pilots since my Revell F-14D kit (85-4729) only came with one. I was also looking for flightdeck crew with cranials.

Eagle334,

I do believe you have both of those kits. And as of the last time I was in your workshop, they were on the left-hand side of the third shelf from the bottom of the... under the Hasegawa 72nd F-20... er... nevermind... lol

I know that you have one less of each, tho! (hehe)

Fade to Black...

Go to www.quarter-kit.com its a French company (yeah I know!)that only deals in 1/48 figures and armor.They have an excellant selection of aircrew figures and a number of them are cockpit figures.

the revell of germany a6m5 zero pilot is not 1/32, its more like 1/24 and its flat! i use the trumpeter mig 15 pilots in the cockpit and they dont even come up to the bottem of the canopy!

Unless you live in someplace like Tonga, I don't mind.

eagle334,

I was hacking on the old monogram p-51 pilot. His butt was just to big!

You sure you want to go through the trouble of shipping those guys? I will think about it.

I think the Tamiya FW-190 and Mustang come with pilots, are these the ones you are Texas Dremel Massacaring? I think I have both of those kits, (do I Blackwolf?) . If I do, you're welcomr to the pilots, I won't use them.

Timodeller,
To answer your first question, I am not sure what co. makes just seated pilots.
This is maybe the next best thing as to actually sitting in the office.
Verlinden makes a set of three "Luftwaffe pilots" (No.1339) either boarding the a/c,resting against the cockpit or climbing out of the office. Verlinden does also a US Navy set like the above Luftwaffe set.
O yeah before I forget (DUH) Hasegawa makes a "Luftwaffe equipment set" (No X48-9) that comes w/ a few figures which includes a seated pilot. I am not sure if they make a US set?
Hope this helps ya out.
Flaps up,Mike