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Was the L1649A Constellation ever kitted in 1/144


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Don,

I've never seen a 1/144 L1649A. EDIT Airliners America did a 1649 in 1/144.

A looooooong time ago a guy in Germany (Fleigerhorst) was selling conversion kits for the 1/72 Heller L1049G to make a L1649A.

C2j

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Thanks for the help all. Forgot that it was called the Starliner. And I'm not afraid of using the Welsh Models kit with the Revell kit to get one done. I'll get with Mr. Densil Wade and see if they have any in stock.

Don

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Thanks for the help all. Forgot that it was called the Starliner. And I'm not afraid of using the Welsh Models kit with the Revell kit to get one done. I'll get with Mr. Densil Wade and see if they have any in stock.

Don

Don, there is an "in box review" here.

The Starliner in 1/72 is one of my modeling secret dreams, but the conversion C2j mentioned is no more available and good drawings are impossible to find.

So the dream will remain.

Euge

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One key difference is that the wing/fuselage join is different---not just because of the fuselage and wing differences but a different relative position on the fuselage (farther back if I remember correctly).

It can be a noticeable difference (like "looks great but something isn't quite right").

In using a Constellation kit that is something to include in planning so that it's not noticeable in the result and easiest to deal with in cut and mod.

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