In this months issue of FSM, someone wrote in that he wished that someone would come out with a 1/48 scale C-119 flying boxcar. I would like to say that I agree. I have wanted a 1/48 model of this aircraft for a long time. I would also like to see a Viet Nam era C-119 gunship, that was called a Stinger. My hope is that some of the manufacturers see this. So, how about it. Anybody else out there that would like to see a quality kit of the C-119 Flying Boxcar?
Yes I would… preferably by Revell!
Hope I’m not in my grave before it hits the shelves !
Yeah. Let’s get a $126 kit from Trumpeter that we can tear apart to build the original version of the Flight of the Phoenix plane. Maybe a diorama. I still remember doing that conversion to an old Aurora C-119 when I was still in High School ca 1973 or so. “Start Pullin Mr. Dorfmann!!”
Well if it was by anyone else we wouldn’t be able to afford it.
I just bought a 1/72 C-119 boxcar that I’m hoping I can convert into an AC-119. I also recently bought a 1/72 AC-47 That I haven’t started yet. My next one will be the AC-130 but from what i can see of the going rates that will be no time soon.
FYI; Military channel had a hour special on the AC-130 which also featured video footage of the AC-47. I need to try and find a copy of that show.
My point exactly!
Don, you know that the bird in that very nice movie was a C-82. This fine man ran the whole show.
The big feature in that movie, I would say, was the Coffman engine starter which made for drama.
The Italeri rerelease of the C-119 is a great thing.
You realise of course, that as soon as you finish the conversion, Italeri will re-release the AC-119K kit… [(-D] [(-D] [(-D] [:I]
If this keeps up you might one day be able to build a stinger and a shadow.
Testors/Italeri make a 1/72 AC-119 Stinger kit. I don’t know if it is still in production or not, though.
Ray
I don’t know if they are OOP but they can still be found on evil-bay, occassionly for a reasonable price. You can read my review of the kit here http://www.olddogsplanes.com/c119.html
I was stationed at Lockbourne AFB where most of the gunship training on C-119’s was done prior to deployment to Vietnam. The main issue with the kit from an accuracy standpoint is that it is equipped with 4 bladed props. While the K’s went to nam with them they were quickly replaced with 3 bladed props due to run away issues with the four bladed props. Even the box art shows the aircraft with 3 bladed props. The K’s could get by with the lower thrust 3 bladed props due to the jet engines, the G model gunships were stuck with the four bladed units as they needed all the thrust they could get.
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Yes. Any variant would be wonderful in 1/48.
I actually built the AC-119 years ago but it broke 2 years later but I still have all the 7.62mm miniguns.
I guess that is what we call taking one for the team. [:D]
What scale? Wanna donate them to a good cause? Ok, twist my arm I’ll buy them off you…[;)]
1/72 scale Testors/Italieri back in the 90’s
PM me if you want them.
A good source of 119 gunship info can be found here. http://www.ac-119gunships.com/welcome.htm
Revell has the 48th AC-47 Italeri has the 48th AC-130’s why not a AC-119 to complete the family.