scorvi Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I am doing a quick and informal in box review of the Roden C-119C which was just recently released. This is a nice kit which there hasnt been too much buzz on the internet recently. I know it isnt a new 1/48 Luftwaffe release but this is a very nice kit of an important post-1945 transport aircraft. I wont get into the history but it served in a few wars and few airforces over the years (Korea Both Vietnam wars -French & American etc...)! This is the first kit I am aware of in 1/144 of the C-119. There has been the 1/72 Italeri kit (raised panel line) and that was nice and is becoming hard to find and I believe there was an old Aurora box scale kit of this type which I am sure is even rarer than the Italeri kit. Well this seems to be the first modern tool (engraved) panel line kit of this type. IT is a nicely detailed kit typical of the Roden standard we have come to expect from their respective past releases in their stable of goodies. The parts are nicely molded and with a preliminary test fit match up well. The only slight criticism I have is the grainy texture of the plastic they use which may need an extra coat of prime to hide for a natural metal finish. The decals & clear parts a nice and the box art is a sharp piece. An overall nice package. I noticed in the tooling that we could see other variants including the anticipated AC-119K "Stinger"....which I am sure Roden will probably release if this kit sells well! Your Humble Styrene Servant, Steven J Corvi disclaimer (LOL)Theses are my humble opinions and informed speculation and in no way reflect the opinions of Roden or ARC. {sorry fro crappy photos-hope to get a better camera some day] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Looks nice. Lots of interesting stuff you can do with the Dollar Nineteen... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Els Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Thank you for taking the time to post a quick review of the kit. I just saw it on sale at Squadron for $23 and was wondering if it was any good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) Looks nice. Hopefully they will put out a C-119G boxing so I can do one up in RCAF markings. One thing I noticed is that the engine parts show 9 cylinders on the front bank which indicates an R-3350 engine. The C-119C had the R-4360 which only had 7 cylinders per bank. I wonder if this kit is more of a 'G' than a 'C' version? The prop blades look large enough to be for a 'G' as well. Now all I need is for someone to make RCAF decals for this kit. Cheers, John Edited September 26, 2014 by CF104 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattP Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) From the look of the sprues, there's the parts to make a AC-119K Stinger! One of my all-time favorite A/C's!!! Just going to have to fudge the decals... Thanks for the pix! MattP Edited October 25, 2014 by MattP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agboak Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I believe there is also a nose-wheel difference? I have the original Italeri releases and intended to do a French-operated Dien-Bien-Phu example, but discovered that there were a number of other differences so the idea stalled. Italeri have since released an early version but I've no idea how that has been changed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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