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Does Anyone Make a Martin 130 or a Boeing 314 ??

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  • Member since
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  • From: West Palm Beach, Florida
Does Anyone Make a Martin 130 or a Boeing 314 ??
Posted by mic53mlb on Friday, June 7, 2013 8:28 PM

I am aware of Airfix's 1/144 314 but wanted to know if anyone else makes one and what scales also the Martin 130. Thnx

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Posted by famvburg on Saturday, June 8, 2013 8:38 AM

Anigrand makes 1/72 resin kits of both and Combat makes 1/72 vacs of both.

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Saturday, June 8, 2013 9:11 AM

Glencoe made a 1:144 M-130. It was re-released a couple of years ago.

Also, you didn't ask but may be interested- Sword offers a 1:72 Sikorsky S-43.

I have both in my stash.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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  • From: West Palm Beach, Florida
Posted by mic53mlb on Saturday, June 8, 2013 8:48 PM

I've seen the Sword kit of the Sikorsky, only in the box. Is it a nice kit ?? Was the Glencoe kit nice ?? Does it need a lot of work ?? Also how's the Airfix 1/144 314 ??

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, June 9, 2013 11:08 AM

I haven't started the Sword kit yet, but it looks okay in the box.  Same thing on the Glencoe kit.  While Glencoe kits have a bad rep, actually their airliner kits are among their best work. I built the Curtiss Condor kit and it came out fine. Quite a bit of flash and the fit wasn' the greatest, but it built into a very nice model.

Also, forgot to mention that Minicraft also offered the 314.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by Liegghio on Monday, June 10, 2013 12:34 AM

I have only built the Sikorsky from an old 1/144 vacu-form so I can't speak to the Sword kit. The Airfix Boeing builds up quite nicely and even includes engine cylinder detail. The Glencoe Martin is an old molding but builds up well and  has engraved panel lines which you don't expect from older tooling. The fit is a little trickier because the plastic in the moldings is strangely thin. However I would recommend both kits, neither requires much extraneous work.

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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 12:56 PM

i have one of those in the stash plus an M-130 and 4 or 5 B-314s from minicraft.

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