Hajo L. Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 According to scalemates Zvesda is releasing a 1/72 AC-130J "Ghostrider". https://www.scalemates.com/kits/zvezda-7326-ac-130j-ghostrider--1452509 Maybe waiting for a MC-130 is worth the time...? HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircommando130 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 That would be awesome! I flew the MC-130P while assigned to the 17th SOS at Kadena and now it is back to being a AC-130J squadron at Cannon AFB. I hope they do a retro AC-130H with the 20mm guns the 40 and the 105mm guns for a Southeast Asia gunship too. Cheers...Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zerosystem Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Or a -U Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I've still got the Italeri MC-130E sitting in the stash. An updated C-130 kit that actually fits is most welcomed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 Me too! I was planning to use the special parts of the Combat Talon on the Zvesda kit. Maybe we need someone to do this first, so that they start a new version once this guy is finished... 😉 HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sodasorb Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 There needs to be a line of AFSOC C-130s in the modeling mix. Besides the ACs and the Talon I not really much out there from what I see. A Talon II would be a great addition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Sodasorb said: There needs to be a line of AFSOC C-130s in the modeling mix. Besides the ACs and the Talon I not really much out there from what I see. A Talon II would be a great addition. MC-P and W would also be nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 There are some aftermarket conversions for both Talon Is and IIs. I did a Talon I with the Flightpath-conversion ages ago and now have the set for a Talon II. My initial idea was to use the parts of the Italeri MC-130E Talon I for the Zvesda-kit to build an early 80ies Talon I and put the conversion set on the remaining Italeri C-130. My guess is, as soon as I purchase the Zvesda C-130, they will announce a MC-130... HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sodasorb Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I did a Talon 1 for a buddy who flew them. That was years ago in 1/48. I forgot the conversion manufacturer. I do have the Italeri MC-130E in the stash. He’ll get another one this time in 1/72, since the big one took some heavies in some of his moves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircommando130 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 That was cutting edge...I have the T1 Fulton nose and whiskers but they never made the tail warning reciever for the pre Mod 90 Talon to build it in the black and green (actually SAC bomber tan) scheme. I took the flightpath 72nd tail and enlarged it up to 48th scale and could probably build one from old resin blocks and plastic tube. I made the QRC-84-02 pods for the external tanks out of tube but that's as far as I got with a 48th MC-130E. I would build a J gunship though...J gunship training is moving here to Kirtland in another couple of years. Cheers...Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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