tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70769787522875874762024-03-13T17:31:46.277+00:00F4Models SiteAlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-8940260591016635922018-11-29T15:07:00.001+00:002019-04-11T21:06:15.752+01:00U.S. Navy NC-2A Mobile Power Unit Model<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The NC-2A is a carrier-based vehicle designed to provide external electric power to aircraft for pre-flight or maintenance purposes. It saw extensive service on the aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy (including <i>Essex</i> / <i>Oriskany</i>, <i>Midway</i>, <i>Forrestal</i>, <i>Kitty Hawk</i>, <i>Enterprise </i>and <i>Nimitz </i>classes) from the late 1960s and until the late 1990s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit, produced by <i>F4Models</i> (cat. # 7034), contains resin and photo etched parts to build one NC-2A vehicle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For reference purposes, here are some historical photographs that show the NC-2A in action: <a href="https://nara.getarchive.net/media/a-crewman-stands-by-in-a-mobile-electric-power-plant-mepp-on-the-flight-deck-cfdc21">photo</a>; <a href="https://nara.getarchive.net/media/a-mepp-mobile-electric-power-plants-nc-2a-self-propelled-emergency-servicing-a411fc">photo</a>; </span></span><a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Navy/Grumman-A-6E-Intruder/0309684/L/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">photo</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">; </span><a href="http://www.usscoralsea.net/pics1980s5.php" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">gallery</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (refer to image #2893).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- The NC-2A unit was not a tractor; it was not designed to tow aircraft or ground support equipment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- The rear wheels of the NC-2A are steerable, not the front ones.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- The A/S-37A-3 vehicle (see <a href="http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/170409-N-RN789-001.JPG">photograph</a>), in use on the USN carriers since the early 2000s, is substantially different from the much earlier NC-2A and is not intended to be built from this kit. Consequently, this model kit is only suitable for the late 1960's through 1990's dioramas & aircraft and not suitable for the period from 2000 onward.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This is not a copy of the <i>Verlinden</i>'s kit; the <i>Verlinden</i>'s kit had a number of inaccuracies in shape / geometry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This kit is only for modellers with experience and high level of skill.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This kit production is very limited. Write directly for ordering.</span>AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-27854109279863583352018-08-14T13:08:00.000+01:002018-11-21T09:56:29.817+00:00U.S. Navy MD-3A Flight Deck Tractor Model<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The MD-3A is a purpose-built flight deck tractor. It saw extensive service on all aircraft carriers and large-deck amphibious ships of the U.S. Navy, starting from as early as 1962 and until the late 1990s. Apart from the aircraft towing and positioning, these vehicles were employed to start up aircraft jet engines. For this purpose many were fitted with gas turbine start units mounted in the rear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit, produced by <i>F4Models</i> (cat. # 7008), contains resin and photo etched parts to build one MD-3A tractor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- The MD-3A tractors were seen with at least three different types of the jet aircraft start unit; the kit #7008 includes the type of start unit that was the most common.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Compared with the older plastic and resin models of the MD-3A tractor, the kit #7008 features the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - Accurately shaped driver's compartment, with correct width (which is 36% of the real vehicle's overall width, whereas the older kits have it at 52% of the overall width), front and real walls.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - Accurately shaped front and rear wheels (which have twin tires on the real MD-3A, whereas the older kits contain single-tire rear wheels).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - Detailed jet aircraft start unit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- A small number of MD-3A flight deck tractors were also employed on the Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS <i>Bonaventure</i> and on the Argentine Navy's <i>Veinticinco de Mayo</i> aircraft carriers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Somewhere in the mid 1990s the U.S. Navy started the process of upgrading the venerable MD-3A's with a newer version. This new tractor, designated as A/S32A-31A, differed from the original by having wider and slightly raised aft end, wider rear wheels and some other minor improvements. Having a different geometry, the A/S32A-31A variant is not intended to be built from this kit. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Consequently, this model kit is only suitable for the 1960's through 1990's dioramas & aircraft and not suitable for the period from 2000 onward.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">- This kit is only for modellers with experience and high level of skill.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This kit production is extremely limited. Write directly for ordering.</span>AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-45954031559611916562018-06-21T18:07:00.000+01:002018-07-25T09:02:42.565+01:00Detail Set for WC-51 3/4 Ton 4WD Truck<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This set (</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">F4Models</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> # 7035) contains metal photo-etched items to detail one WC-51 or WC-52 U.S. Military ¾ ton 4WD truck model.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This is a detail set and not a full kit. It is suitable to detail the 1:72 scale plastic model of the Dodge WC-51 / WC-52 truck produced by <i>Italeri</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This set is for modellers with experience and high level of skill; do not buy this set if you build your kits "out of the box" and use paint brush to hand-paint them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- The production run was extremely limited, with only 10 sets produced. Write directly for ordering.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- The key items in this detail set are the radiator grille, the front fenders and the windshield, as the respective kit's plastic parts are unrealistically thick. Other small items are also included, such as the steering wheel, rear bumpers, jerry can holder and rearview mirrors. As this set is mainly intended for aircraft diorama builders and not for AFV modellers, it does not contain options to detail the items that, according to available historic photographs, were not used on airfield utility vehicles. In particular, the set contains no items to detail the crew weapons and respective holders / mounts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- When building the<i> Italeri </i>model (as well as it's predecessors), do not forget to alter the suspension and drivetrain parts to lower the ground clearance, as the kit's parts, if used "out of the box", will give the model a totally unrealistic "big foot" appearance.</span>AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-33384330305518366002017-05-25T08:04:00.000+01:002018-06-04T07:48:15.439+01:00U.S. Navy NC-5A Mobile Power Unit Model<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The NC-5A is land-based vehicle designed to provide external electric power to aircraft for pre-flight or maintenance purposes. It saw service on the U.S. Navy Air Stations and Marine Corps Air Stations from the mid-1950s until the mid-1970s. Within this period, the NC-5A was employed to service all types of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft of the Navy and Marine Corps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit, produced by <i>F4Models</i> (cat. # 7024), contains resin parts, photo-etched parts and decals. It includes an option allowing to open up the rear compartment that houses power cables and is visible when the vehicle is powering up an aircraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For reference purposes, here are some historical photographs that show the NC-5A in action: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-8_Crusader_of_VMF-334_on_the_ground.jpeg">photo</a>, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/4532853367">photo</a>, <a href="http://www.aviationphotocompany.com/p412807271/h5ef71ac0#h5ef71ac0">photo</a>, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/6158187575">photo</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - The Navy and Marine Corps NC-5As were used as power units; they did not tow aircraft or ground support equipment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - This vehicle is a land-based equipment, but in a few isolated cases NC-5As were seen on aircraft carrier decks (e.g. during flight test programs).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - The MA-1 mobile power unit employed by the U.S. Air Force is substantially different from the Navy's NC-5A and is not intended to be built from this kit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - This kit is for modellers with experience and high level of skill; do not buy this kit if you build your kits "out of the box" and use paint brush to hand-paint them.</span>AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-27379485229809669372017-04-06T13:48:00.001+01:002019-04-11T21:09:26.637+01:00U.S. Navy NC-8A Mobile Power Unit Model<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The NC-8A is a land-based vehicle designed to provide external electric power to aircraft for pre-flight or maintenance purposes. It saw extensive service on the U.S. Navy Air Stations and Marine Corps Air Stations from the early 1970s and until the early 2000s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit, produced by <i>F4Models</i> (cat. # 7025), contains resin and photo etched parts to build one NC-8A vehicle with an option allowing to open up the rear compartment that houses cable reels and is visible when the vehicle is powering up an aircraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For reference purposes, here are some historical photographs that show the NC-8A in action: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Marines/Douglas-TA-4J-Skyhawk/2503895/L/">photo</a>, <a href="http://www.aviationphotocompany.com/p973745392/h656D4BF2#h6053eedc">photo</a>, <a href="http://www.aviationphotocompany.com/p226855169/h730b20f5#h6095d8c7">photo</a>, <a href="http://www.aviationphotocompany.com/p66882558/h772bbbcd#h6c2ffafa">photo</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- The NC-8A unit was not a tractor; it was not designed to tow aircraft or ground support equipment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This vehicle is a land-based equipment, it did not serve on aircraft carriers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This is not a copy of the </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Verlinden</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s kit; the </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Verlinden</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s kit had a number of inaccuracies in shape / geometry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This kit is for modellers with experience and high level of skill; do not buy this kit if you build your kits "out of the box" and use paint brush to hand-paint them.</span>AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-27985471429417477702017-03-18T11:14:00.000+00:002019-09-03T17:19:03.386+01:00Detail Set for G503 1/4 Ton 4WD Truck<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">UPDATE: Now manufactured by <a href="http://www.hauler.cz/">Hauler</a> from Czech Republic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This set (<i>F4Models</i> # 7017) contains metal photo-etched items to detail one <i>Willys MB</i> ¼ </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ton 4WD truck model.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Important notes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - This is a detail set and not a full kit. It is suitable to detail the following model kits: <i>Airfix</i> # 01322; <i>Heller</i> # 79997; <i>S-Model</i> # 720046 & 720047. I cannot recommend combining this detail set with much older kits from <i>Academy</i> (# 1310 & 13416) and <i>Hasegawa</i> (# MT1 / 31101).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - The key item in this detail set is the correct radiator grille; this iconic feature of the G503 is poorly represented in all available plastic kits. Other items are also included, such as the windshield, dashboard, front and rear bumpers, spare wheel and jerry can holders and rearview mirrors.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - This set is mainly intended for aircraft diorama builders and not for AFV modellers. Therefore it does not contain options to detail those of the G503's factory-installed parts that, according to available historic photographs, were typically removed from airfield utility vehicles. In particular, the set contains no items to detail the crew weapons (rifles, machine guns) and respective holders / mounts, and no items to represent the standard spade and axe toolkit. Similarly, no items to detail the vehicle's drivetrain and suspension are included, as I believe this is unnecessary for a model intended for an airfield diorama. Besides, <i>Airfix/Heller</i> and <i>S-Model </i>kits both provide adequate detail in this regard.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- This set is for modellers with experience and high level of skill; do not buy this set if you build your kits "out of the box" and use paint brush to hand-paint them.</span><br />
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AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-57817425890344693802016-12-01T15:55:00.000+00:002019-09-03T17:22:18.711+01:00U.S. Navy Aircraft Boarding Ladders<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">UPDATE: Now manufactured by <a href="http://www.hauler.cz/">Brengun</a> from Czech Republic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A number of the U.S. Navy carrier-based aircraft types lacked self-boarding capability and required external access ladders for the crews to get to their cockpits. The types that needed boarding ladders for crew access included the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F7U Cutlass, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F3H Demon, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F4D Skyray, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A-4 Skyhawk and A-5A / RA-5C Vigilante. At this time I pr</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">esent 1:72 scale photo-etched boarding ladder sets for the Cutlass, Skyhawk and Vigilante.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>F7U Cutlass Boarding Ladder</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This set (# 7015) includes one boarding ladder. Compared to the original item released in 2012, the one available now is revised for better accuracy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See some </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> historical photographs that show this boarding ladder in use: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/133697406@N05/18060771123">link</a>, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/133697406@N05/18676701812">link</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recommended F7U-3 Cutlass kits:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fujimi</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>A-4 Skyhawk Boarding Ladder</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This set (# 7014) includes one boarding ladder. Compared to the original item released in 2012, the one available now is revised for better accuracy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See some historical photographs that show this boarding ladder in use: <a href="http://a4skyhawk.us/content/149971-va-212-official-us-navy-photo-2647">link</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv63-67/052.htm" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - This type of ladder was also used by a number of other nations that operated the Skyhawk, including Argentina, Australia, Kuwait, New Zealand and Singapore.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - The Blue Angels team, when flying the Skyhawk, has employed a totally different ladder (see <a href="http://www.aviationphotocompany.com/p973745392/h787777bc#h656d4bf2">link</a>). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recommended A-4 Skyhawk kits: </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fujimi</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">; new </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Airfix</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>A-5A / RA-5C Vigilante Boarding Ladder</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This new set (# 7031) includes two identical boarding ladders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See some </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">historical photographs that show the Vigilante boarding ladders in use: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A3J-1_with_crew_on_USS_Enterprise_%28CVAN-65%29_1962.jpg">link</a>, <a href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvn65-69/202.htm">link</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recommended RA-5C Vigilante kits: <i>Trumpeter</i>.</span>AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-31277065874960053852016-06-20T15:35:00.000+01:002018-11-30T07:00:44.744+00:00U.S. Navy JG-75 Flight Line Tractor with GTC Trailer Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The JG-75 flight line tractor is a land-based vehicle that saw service on Naval Air Stations and Marine Corps Air Stations since the mid-1960s until the late 1980s. Its primary purpose is towing various types of non self-propelling ground support equipment. The tractor is also capable of towing small to medium-sized aircraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The purpose of the trailer is to provide compressed air for starting aircraft jet engines. It is a land-based, non self-propelled item that was in service on Naval Air Stations and Marine Corps Air Stations since the early 1960s until the early 1990s. This type of start unit was employed to pre-flight such aircraft types as the A-3 Skywarrior, A-4 Skyhawk, F-8 Crusader, F-4 Phantom II, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, EA-6 Prowler and F-14 Tomcat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit is from <i>F4Models</i> (cat. # 7027). The kit contains resin and photo etched parts to assemble the tractor and the trailer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some photographs of the real things in action: tractor – <a href="http://www.cloud9photography.us/Military-Aviation-10/Douglas-A-4-Skyhawk-Military/i-QCg4Mq4/A">photo</a>, <a href="http://www.aviationphotocompany.com/p412807271/h7476378b#h79fe0845">photo</a>, <a href="http://www.aviationphotocompany.com/p66882558/h772bbbcd#h6c2ffafa">photo</a>, <a href="http://www.aviationphotocompany.com/p226855169/h730b20f5#h422d364d">photo</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">; trailer – <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Navy/Douglas-A-4E-Skyhawk/0290230/L/">photo</a>, <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Navy/Vought-RF-8G-Crusader/1789987/L/">photo</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Notes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - Neither the tractor nor the trailer are intended for use on ships. Do not place these models on a carrier deck diorama. The fact that some preserved items are currently exhibited on carrier decks by the <i>USS Hornet Museum</i> and <i>USS Midway Museum</i> is irrelevant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - The tractor model kit was designed basing on historical photographs. Note that a preserved vehicle from the <i>USS Hornet Museum</i> may have some non-standard modifications, not necessarily authentic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - This kit is for modellers with experience and high level of skill; do not buy this kit if you build your kits "out of the box" and use paint brush to hand-paint them.</span></div>
AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-18644996597429108362016-06-19T18:04:00.000+01:002018-07-25T09:01:00.829+01:00U.S. Navy Air-Transportable Aircraft Start Unit Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The purpose of this item of ground support equipment is to provide compressed air for starting aircraft jet engines. Specially designed by <i>Douglas</i> for the U.S. Navy as an air-transportable unit, it was intended to be carried by fighter or attack aircraft on a standard ordnance pylon, thus allowing them to self-deploy. Inside the teardrop-shaped pod was a small gas turbine, and everything needed for operating the cart was stowed in internal compartments. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s this start unit was frequently seen on Naval Air Stations and Marine Corps Air Stations. It remained in service, albeit in very small numbers, into the early 1970s, with the Blue Angels team using such items even in the 1980s until it has phased out its Skyhawks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This type of start unit was employed to pre-flight such aircraft types as the A3D Skywarrior, A4D Skyhawk, F4D Skyray, F3H Demon, F11F Tiger, F-8 Crusader and F-4 Phantom II.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 1:72 scale model kit, produced by F4Models (cat. # 7019), contains resin and photo etched parts to assemble <u>two compete</u> start units.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some photographs of the real thing in action: </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/44911068@N03/6518964379" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/13782159554" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/skyhawkpc/8760024410/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-3782868966307613122015-03-26T10:05:00.001+00:002018-07-25T09:00:06.181+01:00Detail Set for StepVan 1970s-1990s USAF Flight Crew Vehicle Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a 1:72 scale plastic kit (</span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hasegawa</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> # X7207) that contains parts to build a <i>Chevrolet StepVan</i> flight crew vehicle frequently seen on USAF air bases as well as on some Naval and Marine Corps Air Stations throughout the 1970s and until the 1990s. Although well moulded, this kit could benefit from additional fine detailing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Therefore, we present a detail set intended for those who wish to get more from the aforementioned plastic kit. This 1:72 scale resin and photoetched metal set, made by F4Models (cat. # 7030), contains correctly shaped "no mask" wheels, dashboard, finely etched radiator grille and windshield frames, rear view mirrors, windshield wipers and badges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This detail set is for experienced modelers only, as applying it will require careful removal of certain details from the base kit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is my <i>StepVan</i> built using this set:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For reference purposes, here are some historic photographs that show USAF (<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Air/Boeing-KC-135A-Stratotanker/0786154/L/">link</a>, <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Navy/Lockheed-P-3C-Orion/1258907/L/">link</a>, <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Air/Boeing-B-52H-Stratofortress/0224853/L/">link</a>) and U.S. Navy (<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/gerrit_kok_collection/6483632887/in/photolist-aSWjaV-e4qCAx">link</a>) vans in action.</span></div>
AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-73571967661425457742015-02-26T17:49:00.000+00:002016-12-01T15:40:22.076+00:00Correction Set for NC-2A & NC-8A U.S. Navy Mobile Power Unit Model Kits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a 1:72 scale resin kit (<i>Verlinden</i> # 2584) that contains parts to build two U.S. Navy support vehicles: NC-2A carrier-based mobile electrical power unit and NC-8A land-based power unit seen on Naval and Marine Corps Air Stations. Although well moulded, this kit has a number of substantial inaccuracies. These are highlighted in a review article that can be found </span><a href="http://alexsmodelling.blogspot.com/2014/12/nc-2a-nc-8a-us-navy-mobile-power-units.html" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">here</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Therefore, we present a correction set that is intended to rectify most of the problems of the aforementioned resin kit. This 1:72 scale photoetched metal set, made by F4Models (cat. # 7032), contains correctly shaped front and rear panels for both NC-2A and NC-8A vehicles plus fine mesh radiator grilles, dashboards, steering wheels, tie down rings and other tiny details. For the NC-8A model, some interior parts are also included, allowing to open up a rear compartment that houses cable reels and is visible when the vehicle is actually powering up an aircraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This correction set is for experienced modelers only, as applying it will require careful removal of certain details from the base kit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are my NC-8A and NC-2A models built using this set:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, here are some historical notes on those vehicles in service with the USN and the USMC. First, it must be noted that neither vehicle is a tractor; they are not designed to tow aircraft. Then, diorama builders should remember that the NC-8 units are for land bases only and do not go to sea on carriers, whereas the NC-2 units are, vice versa, strictly carrier-based. Finally, one should always take the time frame into account. Both types have been in service since the early 1970s and until the end of the century; they are in active service no longer. NC-2A's replacement on carrier decks, the new A/M37A-3, although similar in appearance, has a number of substantial external differences – see the diagram below. One should not therefore place an NC-2A model along, say, a present-day Super Hornet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For reference purposes, here are some historic photographs that show NC-2A (<a href="http://www.carrierbuilders.net/articles/20050430_Yellow_Gears/7482374.NC2ApowerplantDuce.jpg">link</a>, <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Navy/Grumman-A-6E-Intruder/0309684/L/">link</a>) and NC-8A (<a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Marines/Douglas-TA-4J-Skyhawk/2503895/L/">link</a>, <a href="http://www.wings-aviation.ch/02-Reports/1975/USA-KeyWest/125-Skyhawk.jpg">link</a>) mobile power units in action. Also, <a href="http://www.flying-wings.com/airbases-menu/araxos-and-kalamata-haf">here</a> one can see a picture of a Hellenic Air Force NC-8A in active service as late as 2007.</span></div>
AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-49797034624638844122014-08-27T11:38:00.001+01:002018-12-03T09:06:16.495+00:00USAF 1950s Aircraft Start Unit Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This purpose-built aircraft start unit (Type A-3) has been in service with the U.S. Air Force throughout the 1950s, and in particular during the Korean War. It has also found its way into Air Forces of several NATO countries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 1:72 scale model kit, produced by <i>F4Models</i> (cat. # 7028), contains resin parts to assemble <u>two compete</u> start units. The model will fit nicely into an air base diorama accompanying such aircraft of that era as the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F-80 Shooting Star, F-84 Thunderjet / Thunderstreak, RF-84 Thunderflash, F-86 Sabre, F-89 Scorpion, F-94 Starfire, B-45 Tornado, B-47 Stratojet or T-33 Shooting Star.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some historic photographs that show this type of power unit in action: <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ibsw8l8nJck/ThoqvP1qZaI/AAAAAAAACdM/jj18BGgaQEE/s1600/F-94B%252C+51-5348%252C+68th+FIS%252C+Fahey+via+Isham.jpg">link</a>, <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-86A_C-124A_Korea_1951.jpeg">link</a>, <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-86As_4FIW_Suwon_Jun1951.jpeg">link</a>, <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-84E_9th_FBS_before_mission_in_Korea_c1952.jpg">link</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the field the unit was sometimes used to power up U.S. Navy aircraft as well: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tailspin_tommy/3260911970">link</a>.</span></div>
AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-76942191755170154842014-06-29T09:07:00.001+01:002018-12-06T09:18:34.628+00:00U.S. Civilian Airport Tractor / ROK Navy Flight Deck Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This vehicle was manufactured in the U.S. by <i>Eagle </i>company as an airport tractor tug. It can be seen at airports – mainly local ones in the U.S. and Canada – towing carts, ground support equipment or small aircraft up to business jet size. The tractor is light and thus it is not capable of handling airliners and heavy military aircraft. Its compact size however has appealed to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy where it is in service as a flight deck tractor. A number of such tractors currently serve on the amphibious assault ship </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dokdo</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (LPH 6111) moving UH-1H and UH-60P helicopters around the decks. They will probably serve on the following ships of this class too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interestingly, this type of tractor has also been sighted recently on some of the U.S. Navy's shore stations: <a href="https://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=261419">photograph</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit is from <i>F4Models</i> (cat. # 7013). The kit contains resin and photo etched parts, decals and instruction sheet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some photographs of the real vehicles: </span><a href="http://m.blog.naver.com/chanrinksm/110153264337" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ROK Navy</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (scroll to the middle of the page there), </span><a href="http://pilotjohn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Eagle_TT5_Aircraft_Tow_Tractor_01.jpg" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">civilian</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This tractor kit can accompany your model of a small private plane - say, a <i>Cessna</i> or a <i>Beechcraft</i> being towed to a hangar for parking, or it can sit next to a model of a regional jet or turboprop with a train of baggage carts brought for loading.</span></div>
AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-53627523234716753942014-06-10T11:03:00.002+01:002018-12-03T09:13:27.160+00:00Royal Navy 1940s-1950s Flight Deck Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This tiny tractor, known as Clarkat, was derived from an industrial tow vehicle and first saw service with the Royal Navy in 1944. The tractors facilitated flight deck operations on the Royal Navy's fleet and escort carriers during the final stages of the World War II. They continued in their service throughout the Korean War and have finally been withdrawn from carriers in the mid 1950s with the advent of much heavier jet aircraft. Along with their mother ships, a number of such tractors continued to serve on the Royal Australian Navy's HMAS </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sydney</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and the French Navy's R95 </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arromanches</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit (<i>F4Models</i> cat. # 7026) contains resin and photo etched parts. On a carrier deck diorama the model can accompany such Royal Navy aircraft as <i>Avenger</i>, <i>Corsair</i>, <i>Barracuda</i>, <i>Firefly</i>, <i>Sea Fury</i>, <i>Sea Hornet</i> or <i>Firebrand</i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A 1:48 scale kit of the same tractor was also produced (<i>F4Models</i> cat. # 4002).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some historic photographs that show this tractor in action:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53591907@N00/3200821654/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39411748@N06/6582245941/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-41902404757706586702014-05-26T09:50:00.000+01:002018-07-25T08:56:02.175+01:00Royal Navy 1960s Flight Deck Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This type of flight deck tractor, known as Tugmaster, was derived from an industrial tow vehicle and first saw service with the Royal Navy in the late 1950s. It has served on the Royal Navy aircraft carriers through the 1960s and was replaced late in the decade with a new purpose-built 4WD tractor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit is from F4Models (cat. # 7033). The kit contains resin and photo etched parts, decals and instruction sheet. The model will fit nicely into a Royal Navy carrier deck diorama accompanying <i>Sea Hawks</i>, <i>Sea Venoms</i>, <i>Gannets</i>, <i>Scimitars</i> or <i>Sea Vixens</i>.</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pUFfgPDaU0s/U6-9-I6W5CI/AAAAAAAAGMc/DaAdu1E01S8/s1600/IMG_7712s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pUFfgPDaU0s/U6-9-I6W5CI/AAAAAAAAGMc/DaAdu1E01S8/s1600/IMG_7712s.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K4K6SWtB6oM/U6-9-MYcMAI/AAAAAAAAGMk/-0I1LN1AmEI/s1600/IMG_7714s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K4K6SWtB6oM/U6-9-MYcMAI/AAAAAAAAGMk/-0I1LN1AmEI/s1600/IMG_7714s.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gGyAqxqcoZY/U6-9-IIJK_I/AAAAAAAAGMg/CLD2raE5JJ0/s1600/IMG_7715s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gGyAqxqcoZY/U6-9-IIJK_I/AAAAAAAAGMg/CLD2raE5JJ0/s1600/IMG_7715s.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i4UhuHrr2Uw/U6qodotteGI/AAAAAAAAGME/Eu4eopQHxrE/s1600/IMG_7710s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i4UhuHrr2Uw/U6qodotteGI/AAAAAAAAGME/Eu4eopQHxrE/s1600/IMG_7710s.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some photographs of the real vehicles in action: </span><a href="http://www.radfanhunters.co.uk/Aircraft-FAA/XP226-425_RAF%20airmen_HMS%20Centaur_03-63_RD.jpg" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennycook/6318990620/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and a very useful Royal Navy film: </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsE9oCdSEEI" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-69858309668214083802014-05-21T16:58:00.000+01:002018-12-03T09:08:31.441+00:00USAF 2000s Flight Line Tow Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This flight line tow tractor (FLTT), based on <i>Dodge Ram </i>truck, was in service with the USAF throughout the late 1990s and 2000s. It was used for pulling various carts and not self-propelling ground support equipment on U.S. air installations around the world, including those in Europe, the South-West Asia and the Far East. Note that this tractor is not designed to tow aircraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 1:72 scale model kit is produced by F4Models (cat. # 7023) and includes resin parts, clear parts, photo etched parts, decal and instruction sheet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some photographs of the real vehicles in action: </span><a href="http://www.379aew.afcent.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/080912-F-5774B-015.jpg" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <a href="https://research.archives.gov/id/6603633">link</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-73327226132555536772014-04-29T07:46:00.000+01:002017-03-12T12:19:52.862+00:00U.S. 1940s-1950s Aircraft Maintenance Crane Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">During the
Second World War and the Korean War years the U.S. armed forces, including the
USAAC / USAF, the Navy and the Marine Corps, used this type of crane for
performing maintenance on their aircraft based in theatre. Having no motors,
these cranes have been manually operated and employed to handle bulky items
like aircraft engines and propellers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72
scale model kit is from F4Models (cat. # 7029). It is entirely photoetched
metal. To complete the kit, a modeller will need thin wire or thread to imitate
the crane's rigging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A photographs showing a
USMC crane in action in Korea: </span><a href="http://navypilotoverseas.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/vmf-311-grumman-f9f-panther-pilot-korea-1953/grumman-f9f-2koreausmcmenservicingpl/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-36458533007655761402014-02-07T11:32:00.001+00:002018-07-25T08:54:08.821+01:00USAF 1994-2000s Utility Pickup Truck Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This type of <i>Dodge Ram</i> pickup truck was in service with the U.S. Air Force since 1994 till late 2000s. It was used for various utility roles on U.S. air installations around the world, including those in Europe, the South-West Asia and the Far East. As civilian, the vehicle enjoyed a widespread use in the Unites States as well as in some other countries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit is from F4Models (cat. # 7021). The kit contains photo etched parts and clear parts. Decals are provided for USAF and civilian vehicles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is a good photo showing a <a href="http://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2012/12/21/08/34/1994_dodge_ram_pickup_2500_2_dr_lt_4wd_standard_cab_lb-pic-1521458227020804945.jpeg">civilian vehicle</a>.</span></div>
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AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-90580602531970090632013-12-26T19:18:00.002+00:002017-04-16T15:16:15.439+01:00Royal Navy 1990s-2010s Flight Deck Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The original purpose-built 4WD/4WS flight deck tractor first saw service on the Royal Navy's </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Audacious</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> class carriers in the late 1960s. It went through a number of modernizations, changing in appearance. This particular model kit represents the last incarnation of the tractor, in service on flight decks since the 1990s and until the mid-2010s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 1:72 scale model kit is produced by F4Models (cat. # 7005) and includes resin and photo etched parts, decal and instruction sheet. The set also contains parts for building a standard Royal Navy tow bar.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On a flight deck diorama this tractor can accompany your 1:72 <i>Sea Harrier</i> FA2, <i>Harrier </i>GR7 / GR9, <i>Sea King</i>, <i>Lynx</i> or <i>Merlin</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some "in action" photographs (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacket01/3940719057/">link</a>, <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RAF_MOD_45141735.jpg">link</a>) and a</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> diagram that explains the evolution of this particular type of flight deck tractor:</span><br />
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AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-87260450553412247632013-11-19T06:48:00.000+00:002018-07-25T08:53:02.026+01:00USAF & U.S. Navy 1950s Utility Pickup Truck Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This type of Ford F-1 pickup truck was in service with the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy throughout the 1950s. It was used for various utility roles mostly on the Continental U.S. air bases.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit is from F4Models (cat. # 7020). The kit contains resin, photo etched and clear parts. Decals are provided for three versions: USAF, U.S. Navy and civilian.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some photographs of the real vehicles: </span><a href="http://www.usscoralsea.net/images/cva431955dr1.jpg" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">U.S. Navy</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D7u4Oo3oZmc/UQCOdjI6ZZI/AAAAAAAAEsk/BXrMcPUe85o/s1600/RB-50F%2B47-0138%2Bphoto%2Bby%2BAndy%2BL.%2BMeyer%2Bfrom%2BPicciani%2BCol.%252C.JPG" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">USAF</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.classic-car-history.com/ford-truck-pictures/1948-1952-ford-pickup/1951-ford-f1-pickup-left.jpg" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Civilian 1</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/1951_Ford_F1_or_F2_in_Greenwich.jpg" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Civilian 2</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-9573900625140270462013-11-10T12:34:00.000+00:002017-08-23T08:32:51.125+01:00Royal Navy 1970s Flight Deck Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This purpose-built 4WD/4WS flight deck tractor saw service on the Royal Navy's Audacious class carriers (HMS <i>Eagle</i> and HMS <i>Ark Royal</i>) as well as on HMS <i>Hermes</i> since the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit is manufactured by F4Models (cat. # 7022) and contains resin and photo etched parts, decals and instruction sheet. Parts for building a tow bar that was in use by the Royal Navy since the 1970s till the present day are enclosed as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This tractor can accompany your 1:72 <i>Scimitar</i>, <i>Sea Vixen</i>, <i>Gannet</i>, <i>Buccaneer</i>, <i>Phantom FG1</i>, <i>Wessex </i> or <i>Sea King</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some photographs of this type of tractor in action: </span><a href="http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/v/navy_photos/buccaneer/Bucc+101+off+Eagle+waist+cat+for+final+time.jpg.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/v/navy_photos/buccaneer/Bucc+launch+off+Eagle+bow+cat+final+disembarkation.jpg.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/v/navy_photos/sea_vixen/Vixen+136+on+final+launch+from+Eagle+waist+cat+before+going+US.jpg.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-65148177200386598742013-11-03T15:22:00.000+00:002017-08-23T08:29:58.932+01:00 U.S. Navy A/S32A-31A Flight Deck Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The A/S-32A-31A flight deck tractor was in service on all U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and amphibious ships between the mid-1990s and mid-2010s, including </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitty Hawk</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Enterprise </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Nimitz </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">class carriers as well as </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Whidbey Island</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Harpers Ferry</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Austin</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tarawa</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Wasp</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">San Antonio </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">class amphibious ships. On aircraft carriers this type of tractor was typically equipped with a gas turbine unit for starting jet aircraft engines. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit, manufactured by F4Models (cat. # 7002), contains resin and photo etched metal parts, decals and instruction sheet. Parts are provided to assemble the tractor with or without the air start unit (two variants of the air start unit are offered).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Note that the assembled kit on the photographs above contains an inaccuracy: in reality the driver's cutout should be slightly narrower. The resin parts have been corrected since, and the kit content photograph (see below) shows the correct driver seat layout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some photographs of this type of tractor in action: </span><a href="http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=126076" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=120424" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=127691" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=150804" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Externally the A/S-32A-31A tractor differs from the older MD-3 (in use since the 1960s through the 1990s) by wider rear fenders, slightly raised rear deck, different wheels and, starting from the mid-2000s, a totally new air start unit, as indicated on this diagram:</span><br />
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AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-18295538999038911832013-10-28T16:56:00.000+00:002017-08-23T08:25:12.383+01:00U.S. Navy A/S32A-32A Hangar Deck Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The A/S32A-32A tractor is specially designed to tow, turn and position aircraft in confined spaces of aircraft carrier hangar decks and elevators. The type of tractor has served on all aircraft carriers and large deck amphibious ships of the </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">U.S. Navy since the early 2000s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit is from F4Models (cat. # 7004). The kit contains resin and photo etched parts, decals and instruction sheet. When building a diorama, note that these tractors do not tow aircraft on the flight deck and do not normally venture onto the flight deck at all; they move airplanes and helicopters through the hangar, bring them to elevator platforms and then push them onto the flight deck, where they are taken over by flight deck tractors (such as the A/S32A-31A tractor).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some photographs of this type of tractor in action: </span><a href="http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=93555" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=122993" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=114611" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The A/S32A-32A hangar deck tractor is actually an upgraded version of the SD-2 design that first came to serve with the U.S. Navy in the early 1960s. There are many external differences between the original version and the modern one; some can be seen on this drawing:</span><br />
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AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-12638475242480093012013-10-27T08:35:00.000+00:002018-12-03T09:05:28.538+00:00French, Italian & Brazilian Navy Flight Deck Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These French aircraft tow tractors, manufactured by <i>Fenwick</i> company, first saw service on the decks of </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Clemenceau</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Foch</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> aircraft carriers of the French Navy in the early 1960s. When </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Foch</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> was sold to Brazil, her compliment of tractors went along with the carrier, renamed</span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> São Paulo</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in the Brazilian Navy. The tractors were in use on </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">São Paulo</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in the early 2000s. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A small number of these tractors was supplied to Italy for service on the Italian Navy's </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Giuseppe Garibaldi</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> aircraft carrier in the 1990s and the early 2000s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit is from F4Models (cat. # 7012). The kit contains resin and photo etched parts, decals and instruction sheet. On a diorama this vehicle may accompany such Marine Nationale aircraft as <i>Alize</i>, <i>Etendard</i> / <i>Super Etendard</i> and <i>F-8 Crusader</i>, as well as <i>Alouette </i>and <i>Super Frelon</i> helicopters. When modelling the <i>São Paulo</i>'s deck, the tractor would fit well along Brazilian <i>Skyhawk</i> jets, <i>Cougar</i> and <i>Sea King</i> helicopters. It can even be matched to an Argentinean S-2 <i>Turbo Tracker</i> as those visit the Brazilian carrier from time to time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some photographs of this type of tractor in action: </span><a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/France---Navy/Sud-SA-321G-Super/1360088/L/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in French Navy service</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Argentina---Navy/Grumman-S-2T-Turbo/1012965/L/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in Brazilian Navy service</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <a href="https://nara.getarchive.net/media/a-rear-view-of-an-sh-3dh-sea-king-helicopter-with-rotors-folded-secured-to-5b9acb">in Italian Navy service</a>.</span></div>
AlexShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214301775127387561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076978752287587476.post-28139001180890902962013-10-26T10:07:00.002+01:002018-07-25T08:50:48.138+01:00Royal Navy 1960s Heavy Flight Deck Tractor Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This type of flight deck tractor, known as Tugmaster, was derived from an industrial / airport tow vehicle. It first saw service with the Royal Navy in 1960 on HMS <i>Victorious</i> (R38) but was swiftly phased out late in the decade and replaced with a new purpose-built 4WD tractor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This 1:72 scale model kit is from F4Models (cat. # 7009). The kit contains resin and photo etched parts, decals and instruction sheet. The model will fit nicely into a Royal Navy carrier deck diorama accompanying <i>Gannets</i>, <i>Scimitars</i>, <i>Sea Vixens</i> or <i>Buccaneers</i>. A 1:48 scale kit of the same tractor was also produced (cat. # 4001).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some photographs that show this type of tractor in action: </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61784330@N00/217046706/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wnMhEHSskBo/TyxbGY2F4tI/AAAAAAAABL4/t6ou_mKRccw/s1600/Gannet+AEW+Mk+3+6.jpg" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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