1/48 AC-119 availability?

I would be surprised. But then, whenever I doubt, the kit appears. But I really would be surprised, given this movie (does the remake really use a genuine C-82 as did the original, as we've read?), if the Italeri 1/72 kit does not appear again, if not under their trademark, then under someone else's. I would rather have a 1/48 C-119 than a great big C-130 (has anyone seen the prices on that old 1/48 kit lately? Amazing.) But then, I've never forgiven that C-130 that carried me to Panama that time. I was deaf and quivering like a tuning fork for three days after that. And they say, though I have no firsthand experience, that the Flying Boxcar was one of the loudest, shakiest rides ever inflicted on one man by another. I once spoke with a guy who used to jump out of them. He never got used to being a paratrooper, but he said jumping out of the C-119 was a genuine relief because then, he knew he was going to live. But, it really was a trusty old bird. One of its successor's, the all-but-forgotten C-133, had a bad habit of blowing up in midair due to static electricity touching off its fuel. They did not stay in the inventory long, and as far as I know it has never been modeled in injection molded form, unless Aurora or Revell did it back in the dark ages. Wait, wasnt' the topic a 1/48 C-119? Sorry, I did it again.
Tom

Way to go Tom, keep us educated! I'd love to see a 1/48 Flying Boxcar as well and agree that the prices of the Italeri kit are a little extreme going as high as $82.00

Hmmm.... now that it's been mentioned, I'd certainly like to have an injection molded C-133, in ANY scale!

(oh yeah, the C-119..... here's the one down at the 82nd ABN Museum at Bragg)

http://www.coastcomp.com/av/pres/Bragg/c119.htm

*well, I had to stay on topic*

Take care,
Frank

QUOTE: Originally posted by sharkskin given this movie (does the remake really use a genuine C-82 as did the original, as we've read?),

The new version of the movie, "Flight of the Phoenix" uses a C-119 former firebomber from Hawkins and Powers, Greybull, Wyoming. It was one of the weird ones with R-3350 engines spinning 3 bladed props instead of the original R-4360s with the 4 paddle blades. They flew that thing from Wyoming to one of the desert countries in west Africa with nary a problem. Then they had a ground accident that damaged it and they spent quite a bit of time and money getting it airworthy again.
Does anyone know when that movie is to be released? I am dying to see it. I have watched the original with Jimmie Stewart, probably a dozen times over the years.

QUOTE: Originally posted by sharkskin I've never forgiven that C-130 that carried me to Panama that time. I was deaf and quivering like a tuning fork for three days after that. And they say, though I have no firsthand experience, that the Flying Boxcar was one of the loudest, shakiest rides ever inflicted on one man by another.

I had an occasion 1962 as a college ROTC cadet to fly in a C-119 from Chanute AFB, Rantoul, Illinois, to Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska. That was my first ever flight on any airplane and I sure hoped it would be my last. The air temperature was somewhere below that at the North Pole and the vibration was like a dozen freight trains going through the cargo hold simultaneously. I also had numerous occasions during my 21 year USAF career to fly in the back of various C-130s. The Herky Bird is considerably noisier and temperature unstable when compared to current commmercial aircraft. But it is like riding in a Cadilac or Mercedes Limo when compared to the Dollar Nineteen.

[quote user="knight667"]Does anyone know if anyone has any plans to make a 1/48 version of this a/c?

sir, I believe I had one, black plastic, made by italeri back in the late 80's, if I knew they'd be so scarce i'd never had sold my collection, but it was awesome to hold, taped together dry fitted, truly a kit I should have kept !

knight667

Does anyone know if anyone has any plans to make a 1/48 version of this a/c?