While working on some of my older models I have realized that they used the same mold for all of their pilots, seated with one hand in their groin and the other on their leg. Some of the kits dont even have figures.
My question is- Are there any after market figures (1/48) for WW2 and modern jets? If so where would I find them??
Thanks and God Bless Our Troops
I recall Hasegawa having a 1/48 Modern Ground Crew set out with some seated Pilots included.
There should be some AM Pilots for either time-period but you will find many standing pilots.
Try PJ Productions for 1/48 WWII pilots.
Thanks, Ill look into that. I can always modify the standing gents to seated.
That site is awesome. Thanks for the link, its just what I was looking for.
You might be interested in this set by Verlinden, too:
http://www.verlindenonline.com/store/1-48-usn-wwii-pilots-multi-pose-1298.html
It’s worth it to browse the rest of that section of the Verlinden catalog and having a look at all of their 1/48 aircrew figure sets. You can also find them on eBay, and maybe find some good deals.
That French site has some good figures, too. Those seated pilots look well done, with good poses.
Are the kits you referred to by Monogram? True, they did use the same pilot figure for many of their early kits, regardless of the country of origin. But they also had some great figures, for the time, included in some kits. The pilot in the P-40, the TBF pilot (though he suffers from a flat inner arm), poised to release the brake and roll down the flight deck, the pilot in the P-47kit, are all really well done pilot figures. Of course, the figures they developed for their later kits, from the late 60s and into the 70s, are excellent. The standing Navy pilot with the TBF, and the AAF pilots from the bomber kits are classics and still hold up well today. That was one of the things that I always enjoyed about Monogram kits, the figures.
Best regards,
Brad
Sounds like you’re refering to the old Hawk kits… They had the same pilot in everything…
Monogram pilots in the early years were the same guy too, the one with the tab on his back, seat molded on, left arm up at his neck, and goggles down. He was in the Spitfire, Me 109, F4U-4, SBD, F4F, F6F, and Zero…
The P-51B, P-47D, and Mosquito had the same guy, with the B-2/Irvin Jacket, but he was pretty good, although I wish it was his right arm that was posable instead of the left one.
The P-39 was good, and a one-off, as well as the Stuka & Fw 190 figures, they were molded in German flight gear.
The BEST one is the P-51D pilot…
Here he is, veteran of all air forces:
The pilot in the old P-40 kit was a good one, too, as far as the detailing goes. I’m not sure, but they might have used that figure in the P-38 kit.
I like the pilot in the TBF, too, except that he’s a little underscale, and the inside of his arm and legs is flat. But it’s a great pose, looks like he’s got everthing to the wall, waiting for the signal to launch.
Yeah, P-38 and Kingfisher too… The P-38 radar operator and Kingfisher radioman were the same as well, except the OS2U radioman had his legs “amputated”… If you did the “Droop Snoot” P-38, he became the “bombardier”, but you had to amputate his legs yourself…