fasteagle12

PM sent for one of your Tamiya 1/48 Birdcage Corsairs

If I didn't already have these two, I'd definitely be picking up these...

Great..thanks! I'll be watching for it!

Wow....30 years ago....I remember when it was new and active. Glad to see it resurrected.

I still have my kit and conversion set for the EX in 1/72 (CD72135). Any closer to getting to this one yet? A scaled down version of CD48238 would work just as well, in fact, maybe better.

If you can't find a Hasegawa windshield, I have one from the old Monogram OA-4M kit. It was painted dark green and came from a completed kit someone sent me for parts. I know it isn't up to the standard of the Hasegawa part. I did, several years ago, get a replacement clear sprue from Hasegawa for a A-4M kit. Gary

Yep...I know he's busy. I sent him an email on the 1st and a follow-up on the 6th but haven't heard back from him yet.

A kit bash would definitely be needed to do the first prototype. I'm not sure of all of the differences, but I know the 'B' wing was mounted to an 'A' fuselage (or maybe a full 'B' fuselage and wing with only the 'A' nose/cockpit). The camo bird was one of the early full 'B' birds. The red, white, and blue photos are from Oct 1978 and the camo from Oct 1981.

I think I may have some of those McAir photos as well...I'll look for them.

Yep...I requested an item that wasn't marked as 'Spoken for', but it wasn't available. Updates would be useful.

Sent an email for: Flying Leathernecks FL48002 CH-53D/E $10

Any new time line for the 1/72 sheet? I've got the sheet in 1/48 and it's great! so looking forward to the smaller scale release.

Thanks for the response. I didn't realize that there was the additional changes that had to be made.

Make sure you scale that down to 1/48...please... My Italeri kit would be nice with it..

I was worried too because he didn't put that on my purchase right away either. I just messaged him for another kit. I'm not in a hurry for this one either.