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  • Member since
    April 2023
  • From: New mexico
Lockheed Super Constellation
Posted by John3M on Saturday, September 23, 2023 10:06 AM

What manufacturer makes a really decent kit? Has anyone made one?

 

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Saturday, September 23, 2023 11:28 AM

 Heller/ Airfix is the only game in town in 1/72. The box scale Revell one is crude. There's a Heller build by Frank going on here.

Bill

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Saturday, September 23, 2023 1:20 PM

Minicraft have a line in 1/144.  I did this EC-121R and it's typical minicraft.  Bit of seam work here and there and some soft details but a good kit overall.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/minicraft-model-kits-14443-lockheed-super-g-constellation--164321/timeline

 

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    June 2017
  • From: Winter Park, FL
Posted by fotofrank on Saturday, September 23, 2023 2:13 PM

Haven't done much with mine in a while. The Heller kit is good and in the aftermarket you can get a P.E. set from Bronco(?) for the kit. Vintage Flyer Decals has a nice selection of liveries for the Constellation. Mine will be Eastern Great Silver Fleet if I ever get the build finished.

OK. In the stash: Way too much to build in one lifetime...

  • Member since
    October 2004
  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Sunday, September 24, 2023 12:07 AM

At Korat we had the A.D.C. Connies with the large radome on the bottom.  It was something to see them crank up and put out the smoke from their engines.  They were grey and had the Air Defense Command ensiginia on their tail.  A couple had a custom name on the nose.  One was a cocktail glass behind its nose radome.

When they were starting to come home I asked one of the pilots coming through customs how long it would take to get home and he said about 40 flying hours.

  • Member since
    March 2022
  • From: Twin cities, MN
Posted by missileman2000 on Sunday, September 24, 2023 8:35 AM

Revell did a nice kit in 1:144.  I built it -easy build- it came out great.

 

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in North Carolina.
Posted by disastermaster on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 2:14 AM

Was always a beautiful aircraft.......

 https://i.imgur.com/LjRRaV1.png

 

 

 
  • Member since
    March 2022
  • From: Twin cities, MN
Posted by missileman2000 on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 8:59 AM

Be sure to look at the next forum down, Civil aircraft.  While not a lot of traffic, but the Connie is a frequent subject of those that are.

 

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