Faust Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I think one of the best things about modelling is trying to find kits of the oddball stuff. Sure, everyone makes Mustangs, Spits, Eagles and Flankers; finding them is easy. I much prefer the thrill of the hunt trying to find the weird, wonderful or sometimes best-left-forgotten subjects. I got quite a surprise in the basement of a Hobby Shop when I was faced with the LO Models AT-3 in 1/72. I love two-seaters, I love weirdos, and if a kit is small and simple, even better! This little guy fits all the bills, so I was really glad to get one. It also gave me a chance to find out more about this plane, since I knew almost nothing. The best part: they also seem to come in cammo! Check out my out of box review to see what this guy’s all about: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Very cool find. I think that would look neat next to the Chinese K-8 trainer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faust Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Absolutely! I have the 1/72 K-8 for just such a display! I also have a T-4, T-1 and T-2 to cover the "Asian Training" gammut! It's a shame there's no IDF Chung Ko (sp?) in 1/72. I have the two seater in 1/48, but it would make a neat counterpoint too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 So there is an IDF Chung-Kuo in 1/72nd. It's another one of those rare, oddball finds. I remember having one many years ago and regret getting rid of it. I think it was by a company called Kiddyland. I recall the quality being similar to the AT-3 that you have. Hope you can find one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 There's a very good one in 1/72 but it's made of resin and last time I checked it was 12000 yen at HLJ. I believe it was previously discussed on this forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 There was a very nice recent release of an 1/72 resin F-CK-1A (MLU) Ching Kuo in Taiwan two to three years ago. About 2000 TWD over there IIRC, so it would have been overexpensive anywhere else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antoine Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 About the AT-3, there was also this nice multiledia release in 1/48, by PMA. Two boxes in fact, the other with the Thunder Tiger markings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faust Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 I'd seen stuff on the 1/48 AT-3, and that PMA one looks really cool. As for the 1/72 Ching-Kuo, are any of them the two seaters? I didn't know it had been kitted so much even so. I do like that one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RAGATIGER Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) Hi there If I remember right oit was Kiddyland who made the Chiang Kuo in wonderfull 1/72 scale and it have both options single and twin seat kinda a franken F-5 mix with some F/A-18 features best day Armando Edited July 5, 2015 by RAGATIGER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Hi there If I remember right oit was Kiddyland who made the Chiang Kuo in wonderfull 1/72 scale and it have both options single and twin seat kinda a franken F-5 mix with some F/A-18 features best day Armando The Kiddyland kit is highly inaccurate. I had both the single seat & the 2-seat versions and sold them off. The wings are actually F-16 wings ( wrong as the Ching Kuo had similar but different wings--more angled at the trailing edge). Fuselage was shaped wrongly too ( esp around the engine area) as I recall. Much work needed to make it reasonable enough to resemble a Ching Kuo. IIRC, the resin kit posted by Antoine was based on the Kiddyland kit but was heavily modified by the master maker to make it a very accurate Ching Kuo. I recall seeing his in-progress build report on another website and he nicely detailed in-progress pictures of what was needed to modify the Kiddyland kit. Probably one of the most intense kit-bash/scratchbuild jobs I have ever seen. He then used the master mold to make resin copies of the kit that you see in Antoine's post. I like the Taiwanese Ching Kuo so I was one of the first to get one :) Expensive but Good kit. For a small 1/72 fighter ( about the size of an F-5E) it has MANY resin parts. But nice & detailed. Great decal sheet too. Btw, there is/was another 1/72 resin kit of the Ching Kuo by a company called M-Box. I bought it off E-bay a few years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
172flogger Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 the only modern plastic kit is this: http://www.modelersalliance.com/reviews-and-news/217-kits/265-what-a-cute-f-ck-1-a Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faust Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Wow. They Egg-planed the Chung-Kuo before giving us a normal one? That, my friends, is just odd. It's like, for anime fans, how there's an SD Gunbuster, but no real-proportioned one. WTF? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Wow. They Egg-planed the Chung-Kuo before giving us a normal one? That, my friends, is just odd. Yes. I agree completely: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=200646&st=0&p=1892810&hl=torment&fromsearch=1entry1892810 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 The Kiddyland kit is highly inaccurate. I had both the single seat & the 2-seat versions and sold them off. The wings are actually F-16 wings ( wrong as the Ching Kuo had similar but different wings--more angled at the trailing edge). Fuselage was shaped wrongly too ( esp around the engine area) as I recall. Much work needed to make it reasonable enough to resemble a Ching Kuo. IIRC, the resin kit posted by Antoine was based on the Kiddyland kit but was heavily modified by the master maker to make it a very accurate Ching Kuo. I recall seeing his in-progress build report on another website and he nicely detailed in-progress pictures of what was needed to modify the Kiddyland kit. Probably one of the most intense kit-bash/scratchbuild jobs I have ever seen. He then used the master mold to make resin copies of the kit that you see in Antoine's post. Here is a link to that in-progress report. He used the Kiddyland kit as a base for the master: http://blog.roodo.com/gf13_001nhii/archives/8236125.html My hat's off to him for such an extensive project. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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