loki Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Freedom Model Kits release a new tool F-20A Tigershark in 1/48. Just announced. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Freedom-Model-Kits-EU/832469846768673 Enjoy :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Freedom Model Kits release a new tool F-20A Tigershark in 1/48. Just announced. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Freedom-Model-Kits-EU/832469846768673 Enjoy :)/> I wish them well on this kit but have to state that I'm disappointed with the subject. A total of three were built, two of which crashed. Many other more worthy subjects out there. Anyhoo... good luck to FMK! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glorystomper Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 wow, nice! i was just hunting for the old monogram kit a few weeks ago.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Freedom Model Kits release a new tool F-20A Tigershark in 1/48. Interesting choice (?), but will get one based on the positive reception their first kit received (XB-47). Let's see ... light gray, dark gray, or red/white ? What-if? Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loki Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Nice Edited July 8, 2015 by loki Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niki4703 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I dig the Tigershark! So, no, not dissapointed. Thank God it's not an F-16 or an 109 There are enough of those historical significant things out there :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 The World shouts out for a 1/48 T-37 "Tweet", come on FMK you can do it............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Good news! I think it is interesting, near my home at WTD 61 in Manching they had one for testing but the politicians at that time decided not to buy it...so - what if- they purchased that airplane for the federal german airforce? Norm 72 camo or later norm 83 lizard? When someone is building the F-5 family, the F-20 belongs to that collection! So... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) I can think of about a dozen modern(ish) jets I'd rather have seen them spend their resources on than an F-20 (number built: 3, years in service: 0) Oh well. We keep waiting for a Tweet (number built: 1269, years in service: going on 60) Edited March 17, 2015 by Jennings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Odd name for a company. But, since they've got three kits out/announced, anyone want to play the game? FMK: F-20, X-47 and FREMM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erik_g Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 For every aircraft release there is always a bunch that shouts out for the Tweet.. is it that hard to modify the A-37 into a T-37? I bet the F-20 has it´s supporters in the What-If camp, who also loved the (Y)F-23 and the upcoming Kinetic F-16XL. The F-20 never became anything more than a demonstrator, but it was pitched to many countries so there are a lot of potential WhatIf versions. For me it´s interesting on two accounts - I built the Monogram F-20 as a kid, and I liked the gun metal finish of it, and I was very happy with how my kit turned out. I also wonder if it could be used as a basis for a 1/48 X-29? A quick glance tells me the air intakes needs to be quite heavily reworked, and of course the wings... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Airfixer Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Usually I'm not roo much for prototypes, demonstrators or one-offs, but given my soft spot for the Tiger II series, it's really tempting. One of the German evaluation pilots allegedly rated the Tigershark "probably the best aircraft to bomb the end of your own runway". Edited March 17, 2015 by Airfixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 ... the Tigershark "probably the best aircraft to bomb the end of your own runway". Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I'd love to know where these smaller companies are getting the capital to produce injection kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I have one of the old Monogram kits and I was planning on an IAF scheme since I believe Northrop had proposed it to them. Will have to wait and see the kit but to be honest there sure were more needy subjects to be kitted out there. I know it is not a jet but an Mi-8 would have been nice. With all the markings and versions, it would have been a good seller I think. Yeah I know helicopters are a hard sell but yet we are seeing a new AH-1Z and UH-1Y so maybe all hope is not lost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The F-20 was pitched as an Adversary for the Navy. Think of the Whif schemes that can be used for this. I remember going to an airshow as a kid and seeing the F-20 on static. I have a soft spot for this jet, so I'll be building a couple. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pookie Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I like prototypes and one offs, but the F-20???... for which there has been an alternative for years and years... in the same scale? That is just weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'll be up for a few of these ... never had any luck finding the Monogram kit when I wanted it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Oh, man, I love the Tigershark! Definitely my favorite "aircraft-that-almost-was" without a second place contestant. What a fabulous, sexy aircraft. How I wish someone had bought some. I remember in the late '80's when I built one of the Monogram kits as a USMC bird. I actually tried to do the Iron Eagle wacky loadout of 3 Mavericks on one side, 3 Mk 82's on the other wing....THAT'S how I discovered the importance of "GROUND CLEARANCE"!!!! :lol: ..hey, gimme a break, I was about 17 and hadn't entered flight school yet.... Edited March 18, 2015 by Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fly-n-hi Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The F-20 was pitched as an Adversary for the Navy. Think of the Whif schemes that can be used for this. I remember going to an airshow as a kid and seeing the F-20 on static. I have a soft spot for this jet, so I'll be building a couple. Way ahead of you. Here's my contribution to the F-20 "Adversary" pool: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 There is precedent, remember when Airfix released the 1/72 TSR.2? That generated enormous sales in it's first release . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 And STILL no decent kit of the North American FJ-3 Fury. There's some outfit doing a new kit of the F-16XL too. Two built (one two-seater), and at least three kits of the XL available over the decades. Nearly 700 -3 Furies built in the '50s, dozens of markings options, and a beautiful aircraft to boot. Personally, I want a Fury in 1/72, but I realize it's needed even more in 1/48. Just stupid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'll pick one up. The old Monogram kit was a favorite of mine growing up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Maddux Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 For every aircraft release there is always a bunch that shouts out for the Tweet.. is it that hard to modify the A-37 into a T-37? I bet the F-20 has it´s supporters in the What-If camp, who also loved the (Y)F-23 and the upcoming Kinetic F-16XL. The F-20 never became anything more than a demonstrator, but it was pitched to many countries so there are a lot of potential WhatIf versions. For me it´s interesting on two accounts - I built the Monogram F-20 as a kid, and I liked the gun metal finish of it, and I was very happy with how my kit turned out. I also wonder if it could be used as a basis for a 1/48 X-29? A quick glance tells me the air intakes needs to be quite heavily reworked, and of course the wings... Turning a A-37 to a T-37 isn't any harder then converting a F-18A to a F-18E , BAE Hawk Mk1 to a T-45 or a E-3 to a KC-135. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LanceB Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 is it that hard to modify the A-37 into a T-37? Yes. The fuselage/engine/wing interface is very, very different, for starters. I also wonder if it could be used as a basis for a 1/48 X-29? A quick glance tells me the air intakes needs to be quite heavily reworked, and of course the wings... No, the X-29 used an F-5A forward fuselage, F-16 main gear, new wing, new fuselage aft of the cockpit, new vertical tail, about the only thing it had in common with the F-20 was the F404 engine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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