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                        Lockeed Vega conversion?

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                        B-36Andy
                        • Member since
                          May 2016
                        Lockeed Vega conversion?
                        Posted by B-36Andy on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 7:14 PM

                        I am looking at my old Lindberg kit of the Lockeed Vega, discovering that it's not 1/48 scale, more like 1/57---typical of old 50s kits.

                        In checking with some of the other Vega spin offs, it seems that the wings and body fit the dimentions of the Sirrius--Charles Lindberg's two seat low wing creation. I wonder if it would be possible to use 2 kits to kit bash a Sirrius? I've never tried this before--- 

                        Any ideas on this? There was a floatplane version and fixed gear one. 

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                        GMorrison
                        • Member since
                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 7:32 PM

                        There are RC sites that seem to have drawings available.

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 7:36 PM

                        AMT made the Lockheed Vega in 1/48. They released it as both the wheeled and float plane versions.

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        jeaton01
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Northern California
                        Posted by jeaton01 on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 9:02 PM

                        Lockheed used the same concrete molds for the Vega and Sirius so the AMT kit could be used for that.

                        John

                        To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

                         

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                        B-36Andy
                        • Member since
                          May 2016
                        Posted by B-36Andy on Thursday, January 18, 2018 9:26 AM

                        Thanks guys for the help on this one!

                        I am armed with files, jewelers saws, and a 55 gal drum of milliput! What could possibly go wrong!! haha!

                        Stickpusher---was the AMT kit a redo of the old Lindberg kit or something different? Also, good to know Lockheed used the same molds----

                        I guess I need a good set of plans from the RC boys---I'd like to do this build as a WIP if I can figure out how to post photos-----

                         

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                        Rob Beach
                        • Member since
                          May 2006
                        Posted by Rob Beach on Thursday, April 5, 2018 11:38 PM

                        The AMT kit was not the Lindberg kit but a new tooling (at the time).  Quite competent and one of the better releases (stay away from the Typhoon/ Tempest?)

                        Regards, Robert

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