bashace Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Helping a fellow club member track this kit down, if you are interested in selling one, please send me a PM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Good luck. I've been trying to pick one up for years. If you do find one, the seller usually wants a mint for them. If it helps at all, Caracal recently came out with a NASA F-15 sheet that has the ACTIVE markings on it. All you need to do then is source a pair of F/A-18A-D stabs, scratchbuilt the actuator covers, and come up with a new flight data probe and you essentially have the Hasegawa kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 That's really good info, I'll pass it along to the guy looking for it. Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 No problem. Here's a scan of the Caracal sheet instructions: 1387795-49-instructions.pdf (scalemates.com) And the link to the reference photos mentioned on the instructions: Caracal Models CD48205/CD72129 - Reference Section Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Milo Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) There's one at my LHS. I was tempted to buy it once but it's pricey. Edited May 13, 2023 by Milo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Cheaper than I've seen but still that's crazy money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 5 hours ago, Milo said: There's one at my LHS. I was tempted to buy it once but it's pricey. Which hobby shop? I can pass that along to the interested party, he would most likely buy it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Easier to do in 1/48 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 4 hours ago, arnobiz said: Easier to do in 1/48 😉 I agree, but the interested party is insistant on 1/72 scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eyal Ashwal Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 This kit is really hard to get by and cost a lot if you manage. EBay all offers I saw ended at over 200$. I’ve managed to get mine from yahoo Japan auction (sorry I don’t have one to trade), it available from time to time and you can get them from 50-70$. it was easier to order the conversion for Active and MTD for the 1/48 though 😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denfam4 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Like 2qwik4u said...a few extra parts and a bit of scratch building and you have essentially the Hasegawa kit. If you want even more accuracy they'll need to scratch build the exhaust nozzles as Hasegawa use standard F-15 ones. Once the Caracal decals were release, everything got a bit easier. The F-15 Active had the Thrust Vectoring nozzles which are distinctive. That's the trickiest detail. That's my plan versus the expense of the Hasegawa kit. BTW Eyal Ashwal...you beat me out on the Yahoo Japan listing ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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