vivkulan Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 All, This aircraft is in my to do list.Is there is any kit available?I can't find any completed model by anybody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Trumpeter, Revell, Hasegawa, Airfix all have 1:72 Vigilantes ... The Trump is the latest of the lot ... HTH ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Roberts Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 It depends do you want an A-5 bomber or the RA-5C recce platform? Trumpeter has a scaled down version of the 48th kit for a couple of years now and it's around $30 USD more or less. There also was an Airfix version but its been OOP for a while now and Revell did one a while back but it may have been an old box scale kit versus a true 72nd (Kangham I believe also released a copy/clone of this one a couple of years ago as I saw it at a Hobbylobby) Now if you want a bomber you'd have to modify the kits as they are all IIRC the Vietnam era recon variant. I think that Fine Scale Modeler had an article a few years back on a conversion. Strange thing is I don't think I have seen a single article or mention of the 72nd kit built up in the couple of years it's been out. Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sc2f100 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Someone started a Trumpy 1/72 build on the in-progress thread, but I haven't seen an update in a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F4DPhantomII Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Don't forget the old Monogram A-5 Vigilante.Not sure of scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 The old Monogram and Revell A-5A was someting like 1/87 scale I believe, no were close to 1/72. I have both the Monogram and Revell A-5A's and they no were up to today's standard but are good enough to make a desk top display model out of. HTH Reddog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutyCat Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I have the Trumpy one. It is light years above anything else out there. I also have an old magazine that shows it in simple Navy markings and an experimental SEA camo scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 The old Monogram and Revell A-5A was someting like 1/87 scale I believe, no were close to 1/72.I have both the Monogram and Revell A-5A's and they no were up to today's standard but are good enough to make a desk top display model out of. HTH Reddog Wasn't that old A-5 part of the "box scale"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Not sure. Both are from the early to mid 60's and as far as I know are the only A-5A plastic models available. Both don't have any details but can be made up in a nice desk top display model. I did one up as the A-5A that is on poles at Pax since it sits right outside my window at work. Reddog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hippy-Ed Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I have the Trumpy one. It is light years above anything else out there. I also have an old magazine that shows it in simple Navy markings and an experimental SEA camo scheme. The Camo scheme were pretty interesting... I believe only 4 Sqns wore camos RVAH-6 in 1966 with BuNo: 149313 NL 702 And: BuNo: 150830 which were green & dark green, nose Number,Navy and BuNo: were in dark Grey RVAH-11 received 1 camo bird from RVAH13 BuNo: 150837 a 3-tone camo RVAH-12 with BuNo: 149289 RVAH-13 Buno: 150837 (to RVAH-11 after CVA-59 fire) Buno: 151727 I have several diferent Vigi kits Hasgeawa, Airfix, Trumpeter (1/48 & 1/72), Kangnam,(one of which is being converted to A-5A) And, a Monogram 1/72 A-5A, UPC 1/100 A3J-1/A-5A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Coool! Know of any decent pictures of the cammo Viggies? :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 The one thing I remember about the Airfix and Hasegawa kits is they both did the say squadron markings but did different serials. It means you can build two different jets from the same squadron at the same point in time OOB. Im not sure if even the tomcat has been treated like that. As for kits, they are all pretty unremarkable, the break down of them means its quite easy to build and any problems are easy to fix with filler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocky Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 The old Monogram and Revell A-5A was someting like 1/87 scale I believe, no were close to 1/72.I have both the Monogram and Revell A-5A's and they no were up to today's standard but are good enough to make a desk top display model out of. Boy, that brings back memories. I built that kit when I was a kid. I am still waiting for an A-5A kit to come out in 1/72 scale. The A-5A was in the Navy at the time of the Cuban missile crisis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hippy-Ed Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Coool!Know of any decent pictures of the cammo Viggies? Books that I have are the main source of info on them: Osprey Combat Aircraft #51 RA-5C Vigilante Units In Combat by R.B.Powell (pgs. 29,30,53) Aerofax Mingraph 9 North Amercan Rockwell A3J/A-5 Vigilante by Michael Grove & Jay Miller (pg. 17) Ginter's Book NF-64 North American A-5A RA-5C Vigilante all are good references to have for the Vigilante. I have seen a few pics online just do a google search: "RA-5C Vigilante" it should turn up a few hth, Eddie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JasonW Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Look here for another thread on Vigilantes in 1/72..... \/ http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....mp;hl=vigilante Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hippy-Ed Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Coool!Know of any decent pictures of the cammo Viggies? This is a start anyways CAMO Profile Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrfalen Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Are there any pictures of 150830 while onboard the Constellation? Did it carry the camo for the entire cruise? I want to make a model of this one because it was shot down on Oct 22, 1966, and the pilot Thomas Kolstad was from Minnesota, one of my preffered subjects for my models. The Camo scheme were pretty interesting... I believe only 4 Sqns wore camosRVAH-6 in 1966 with BuNo: 149313 NL 702 And: BuNo: 150830 which were green & dark green, nose Number,Navy and BuNo: were in dark Grey RVAH-11 received 1 camo bird from RVAH13 BuNo: 150837 a 3-tone camo RVAH-12 with BuNo: 149289 RVAH-13 Buno: 150837 (to RVAH-11 after CVA-59 fire) Buno: 151727 I have several diferent Vigi kits Hasgeawa, Airfix, Trumpeter (1/48 & 1/72), Kangnam,(one of which is being converted to A-5A) And, a Monogram 1/72 A-5A, UPC 1/100 A3J-1/A-5A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Don't forget about the excellent Hasegawa RA-5C as well. IMHO it's better than the Airfix kit. Yes, the Trumpeter kit is nifty-spiffy new, but (again) IMHO it's no better than the 35 year old Hasegawa kit. In fact, the Hasegawa and Airfix kits both have the shapes correct, where Trumpeter doesn't. Theirs has the same squashed fwd fuselage/cockpit area as their 1/48 fiasco did. Were I to want to do one, I'd go with Hasegawa and put on the Trumpeter detail bits. J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 For a good article about the conversion to early bomber version, look here: http://www.ipmsusa2.org/Reviews/Details/Ai...igilante_01.htm Though it's for the 1/48 scale, you can still use the article to scratchbuild the parts for the 1/72 (since there's no conversion available for the 1/72 Viggie yet) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 The Hasegawa Viggie looks funny too - the nose looks too fat and bulged in profile. The lower profile of the fuselage has a curve to it that the real thing doesn't have and the windshield is also curved in profile whereas the real one is straight. All this makes the Airfix kit better shaped in my eyes, but detail is chunky. Both kits have the clear bits moulded with almost no clearance to the "solid" canopies, so buildwise they will be a challenge too. The Trumpeter kit isn't perfect, but I think it's the least of all evils. Jens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nickolaio Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Hi,    I recently picked up a 1/72 A-5 Vigilante conversion kit on EBAY. I can't assess the quality yet, as it hasn't come in. N. A. A5A (A3J-1) VIGILANTE Scale 1:72, brand AESCALA; MODIFICATION Kit. Seller's ID is 54hpe54. As of today he has no other Vigilante Kits. If I run across any other, I'll E-MAIL you.The January 1993 issue of Fine Scale Modeler has an article on converting the 1/72 Hasegawa RA5-C Vigilante to a 1/72 A5A Vigilante. I could copy the article and E-MAIL it to you.I also have 2 Trumpeter 1/48 Vigilante kits and the Cutting Edge 1/48 A-5 (A3J-1) conversion kit. I'll be selling those soon on EBAY. Let me know if you’re interested. Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 whoa, talk about necro-thread resuscitation... almost a decade dormant !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Regardless how old the thread is, please do not copy/scan and transmit copyrighted material. (I am the author of that FSM article, but not the copyright holder.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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