KursadA Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) CD144006 will be a new 1/144 scale sheet dedicated to the C-5B/M Galaxy. It is intended for the new Roden kit (announced by the company as a May 2017 release) and will be released as soon as the kit becomes available. Edited August 23, 2017 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Excellent, I hadn't heard that a new kit was announced, I will look forward to both kit and decals. Jonah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Wow thanks for the info Kursad. I must have been hiding under a rock when Roden announced that. Now I can stop looking for the old Revell/Otaki kit. Even though I have built one already in that Euro One scheme I still want another kit. I want another one to do a what-if Pan Am Cargo scheme. However I will still see what you release. Still a beautiful aircraft in my books. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thorve Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) If possible please provide markings for all three major paint schemes - original gray/white, Euro 1 and the current Gunship gray ones. Although Euro 1 obviously doesn't offer the kind of 'colorful' that the early and late schemes provide. Then again Euro 1 won't take up that much space on the sheet :-p Edited February 21, 2017 by thorve Spelling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 I will provide options for all major schemes - expect to have the same level of quality and coverage as the C-141 sheet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 2 hours ago, KursadA said: I will provide options for all major schemes - expect to have the same level of quality and coverage as the C-141 sheet. Sounds great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 You had me at 1/144 C-5 Galaxy. Got an Otaki and Revell kit that needs some love. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Yes, I want to model a C-5M! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 19 hours ago, KursadA said: I will provide options for all major schemes - expect to have the same level of quality and coverage as the C-141 sheet. So you're saying that I'm gonna have to buy three of the Roden kits? Steven Brown Scale Model Soup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Kursad, Once more, I will have to bite on this one when the Roden kit comes out. They are also releasing the M version, so I assume you'll have one of those options as well? R/ Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quark51 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Will there be a option for a C-5 from Stewart AFB in New York? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, quark51 said: Will there be a option for a C-5 from Stewart AFB in New York? I am not at the stage where I am drawing individual tail / unit markings yet, but I have a few photos of Stewart AFB aircraft in my references folder. I will try to include as many units as possible (similar to the scope of the KC-135R sheet), so it is highly likely I will include one on the sheet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) I received the kit today - I posted some photos at the Roden C-5 thread in Jet Modeling. I have a feeling that many of you will want to use the Caracal sheet instead of the kit decals. I see a few issues with the kit decals: 1. There are some pretty strange color problems - look at the national insignia, which are somehow printed in a medium gray. These will probably disappear on an AMC Gray fuselage. The USAF specification clearly calls for black national insignia. So you will need new national insignia decals at the minimum ! 2. The markings provided are for C-5B 86-0024, with unit markings that read "82th AMW / 346th AWM" . The "AWM" is most definitely a typo - but the "82th AMW" unit designation is more confusing. There is no 82nd Air Mobility Wing or 346th Air Mobility Wing - these units do not exist. Even if they existed at some point (I did not check), they are most certainly inaccurate for any time period where the aircraft carried the newer Travis tail band that the kit decals try to depict. C-5B 86-0024 was assigned to 60th AMW / 349th AMW - and this is what the unit designation at the nose should have said. The unit name markings on the kit decal sheet are therefore unusable if you want to build an accurate model. Caracal Models CD144006 will provide you with many options for USAF units that actually exist ;-) Edited August 18, 2017 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric2020 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 How hard can it be to do your homework in research for a kit Roden!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Now being from Texas, I know you wanna do a San Antonio one right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I am looking forward to these decals. As for the Roden decals, does anyone still use kit decals? Caracal all the way! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Scooby said: As for the Roden decals, does anyone still use kit decals? Yup, all the time! Most of my Tamiya builds are OOB with kit decals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Slight change of plans for the 1/144 C-5 decals. The Roden C-5B kit decals turned out to be worse than I expected. Considering the price of the kit and the issues on the kit decals (wrong unit names, gray national insignia, etc.); I expect all but the most frugal modelers to opt for aftermarket decals. Now that a new tool C-5 kit is available, I also expect many modelers to actually finally build some of their previously hoarded Otaki/Revell C-5A kits. Therefore I decided to release not one, but two C-5 sheets. One of them will be a C-5B/M sheet (with overall gray and Euro 1 options only), and the second will be a C-5A sheet (with white on gray, overall gray, and Euro 1 options). I will announce the product number for the C-5A sheet shortly - CD144006 will be the C-5B/M sheet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Great stuff Kursad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Kursad, I like your way of thinking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 lol we have gone from rivet counters to stencil counters. Not a criticism just a humorous observation... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I do like the Travis markings. Lived near Travis many years ago, used to watch the C-5s and KC-10s on appoach off highway 12, it was quite impressive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) Texas, Dover, Travis, Stewart, Martinsburg, Memphis, Wright-Patterson, Euro 1 examples with "Patriot Wing" or "Empire State" on the front fuselage....all covered on the two sheets. Just allow me a few days to finish shipping all of your preorders for the latest batch, and I will share profiles. Edited August 23, 2017 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 The C-5 sheets are almost ready. If you have seen the Roden C-5 kit, you already know that the kit decals are next to useless for most serious modelers. The 10 options on the C-5B/M sheet (CD144006) are: C-5M 83-1285 "Spirit of Old Glory", 436AW, Dover AFB C-5B 87-0027, 436 AW, Dover AFB C-5M 86-0026, 60 AMW, Travis AFB C-5B 87-0040, 60 AMW, Travis AFB C-5B 86-0021, 60 AMW, Travis AFB C-5B 87-0039, 439 AMW, Westover AFB C-5M 86-0019, 433 AW, Lackland AFB C-5B 86-0022 "City of Rio Vista", 60 AW, Travis AFB C-5B 87-0041, 436 AW, Dover AFB C-5B 83-1285, 436 AW, Dover AFB The first 7 options are in the current overall AMC Gray paint scheme, while the last 3 are in Euro1 camouflage. Once again, this is a C-5B/M sheet. I will be releasing a C-5A sheet at the same time, and it will cover other units based at Stewart, Martinsburg, Memphis, Wright-Patterson and Altus. The two sheets will share a black-only sheet (not shown) which mostly covers stencilling found on the current AMC Gray scheme. More info on the C-5A sheet later. In addition to markings for these 10 options, you get comprehensive stencilling, walkways, full set of serial number digits to build almost any C-5 from the units covered, windshield decals in black, decals for the hard-to-paint glare shield on Euro 1 painted Galaxies. The C-5A sheet will also feature color stencilling as applied to the earlier white/gray MAC scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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