RA-5C Vigilante 1:72

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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Trumpeter’s RA-5C Vigilante 1:72 - by “Artama”:

There are more images in my latest page:

http://falconbbs.com/model72c.htm

Have fun!

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MM, that is a neat-o (does anyone still say that?) build. That has always been a aircraft I have liked. As a youngster, I’d build the ones that “pooped” the weapon out the tail. Thought that was cool…

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Very Nice work! Looks more like 1/48 scale!

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NOICE!!!

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Thanks for all kind comments and compliments! It seems my newest artist has done a good job.

Geezer, I remember building the Vigilante myself also. Unfortunately not all I built are still present today.

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Very nice build, looks like the real thing. You really don’t know just how big those planes were till you see the real one in the flesh. I have the Sanford Airport near my home, the same that has a Vigilante as a gate guardian to commemorate the area which was previously known as Sanford Naval Air Station and a former Vigilante training base. The markings are pretty close to your model’s.

(http://s385.photobucket.com/user/plastikjunky/media/Vigilante1_zps3ae02329.jpg.html)]

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Thanks for your kind comments! Even though I haven’t seen the real thing, I can imagine its size in relation with the others that I have seen in person. Model planes are also good for size comparison.

The close markings reflect good research of the kit manufacturer and lend more reality to the kit.

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You may be able to see the real thing. Last I heard, there was still a Viggie gate guard at the old Cubi Point NAS…

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There used to be one on a pole at NAS Millington, Tennessee (just north of Memphis). I wonder if it’s still there since the base was closed down many years ago… The last time that I saw it was back when I was stationed there for advanced aviation electronics training in 1984 -1985.

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That’s a nice rack-5.