Sarathi S. Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I've been looking for a 1/72 ALQ-167 to help out a buddy's build, but can't seem to find any available beyond the Wolfpack ones, which appear to be all out of stock. Does anyone know any alternatives? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 https://www.ebay.com/itm/115083140304?itmmeta=01HQVHFWWAA2QF3T9YKVT3ZQG4&hash=item1acb7d5cd0:g:NeIAAOSwHvphhs1A&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwPXYEx%2B15m4h8mnAKKP9PT%2BI3PZvNr1cR1Dn8sMQWik7bJ02%2BvvH6XA3PkBd96a3raH7OkhnOTCRFu1NbnEBwF0ub%2FPi7dHhjVGYjQwalcpUV26gyaWqMjkqPMGL%2Bmvj09dywAAnXhc7dBWVzsKcFiextAwu39wZ7jP1%2BsKTQyQppBmGb6oVqLsBJqrTSB39RrmFqQgnR1bFPpUeTCZxtyzbQu5t9kI0jrXCxP%2BXq1QlHAuHt6ha3u2jEnl%2Bpwu23Q%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6TOv_G-Yw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quixote74 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Somewhat ironically given how closely the ALQ-167 is associated with USN late-Cold War combat types, there are actually two different toolings of Learjet in 1:72 that include the only injection molded representations of this EW pod: Learjet 35 from Sova-M: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/sova-m-svm-72019-gates-learjet-35--1245901 Or the C-21/Learjet 35 from the (in)Famous Mach 2: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mach-2-gp057-c-21-learjet--939741 In both cases these exist to allow building the various operators that use the pods on otherwise civilian jets as "threat simulators" for military clients. There may be some minor antennae differences but as far as I've seen the basic pod construction is same as the classic USN "Bullwinkle" pods. I don't have either of the Learjet kits but can guarantee that Sova's rendition is superior, however note that for the Sova kits the pod is only in certain boxings. Mach 2's sprue setup means that you get a pair of the pods no matter which release you choose (including several marking options, e.g. NASA, for which the pods are entirely superfluous). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mig21gato Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) Hi Sarathy, Hasegawa weapons set VIII https://www.amazon.com.mx/HASEGAWA-35113-Aircraft-Weapons-VIII/dp/B004KVZGUO This include the “alíen pod” used by agressors/adversary squads. Cheers. P.S. As Quixote state si a different pod. Edited March 24 by mig21gato Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quixote74 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 11 hours ago, mig21gato said: Hi Sarathy, try With Hasegawa weapons set VIII https://www.amazon.com.mx/HASEGAWA-35113-Aircraft-Weapons-VIII/dp/B004KVZGUO This include the “alíen pod” AKA “angry kitten “ used by agressors/adversary squads. Cheers. Sorry but the pod in Hasegawa's 1:72 Weapons Set VIII is the later ALQ-188 - superficially similar but significantly smaller and with different shapes/proportions than the ALQ-167 @Sarathi S. was looking for. The ALQ-167 is the "Angry Kitten" now being used on USAF aircraft and drones, but the ALQ-188 is, to the best of my knowledge, only used by aggressor/adversary aircraft for training. Also worth noting, the ALQ-167 has been in service for 40 or more years so there have been detail changes and different sub-variants over that span of time (but it has always been noticeably different from the 188). ALQ-167 (on a Learjet): ALQ-188 (on an aggressor F-15): Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mig21gato Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Hi Quixote, you’re right, its a different pod. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 He ended up ordering the 167 MrVark linked, thank you all for the help! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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