A-12 Avenger 1/48 coming

[DarkKnight]

is this for real? so defense contractors with poor security let the plans out? Jolly Roger markings so cool

 

https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=MC-UA48001?

 

 

[Quixote74]

"Real" has a few layers of meaning here.  I'm inferring from the 'security' comment you may not be aware of the sad history of the ill-fated "Flying Dorito" - which never made it past mock-up form before being cancelled, resulting in one of the longest legal sagas in the history of Pentagon procurement:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_A-12_Avenger_II

 

While there was never a real airframe, the mock-up, some engineering drawings for specific components, and various detailed models and renderings have made it to the public realm, allowing for the possibility of a model of the mock-up or a "what if" based on same.  In fact Collect Aire did a resin kit in 1:48 and both Anigrand and Planet offered the subject in 1:72.

 

ModelCollect's 1:48 rendition is still poised to be the first injection-molded version in any scale, but their production schedule seems to have slowed over the past few years (doubtless due to global events) since kits like this one and a new 1:72 B-1B were announced, and for the moment they remain vaporware.

 

[Crash Test Dummy]

One thing that always seemed odd to me on this plane is the lack of sawtooth edges on panels. I can understand keeping them secret on a mockup which is the source for most info, but based on every other stealth design, the absence always made this design seem less realistic.

[habu2]

I'll just leave this here....

 

http://web.archive.org/web/20010302165433/http://www.habu2.net/a12/avenger2.htm

 

some of the links have been lost over time, if this kit really materializes I'll try to recreate the pages.

[Cat Barf]

I'm thinking that it will be a glue kit. 

[GeneK]

On 12/16/2022 at 9:53 AM, habu2 said:

I'll just leave this here....

WOW! What a masterwork. Applause, applause.

 

Thanks for that link.

 

Gene K