JeffreyK Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) Hi, I wanted to let you know that this set, shich had been in development for a long time, is finally available for purchase. This allows building of highly detailed and accurate early Starfighters with the downward firing C-1 seat. It ties in well with the recent release of Caracal's decal sheets. Edited April 13 by JeffreyK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyK Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Many thanks!! Jeffrey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Oooh! Very Nice! Thanks Jeffery! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Illu Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 That looks great, @JeffreyK! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Wow! Great looking set, especially that seat! Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spaced Marine Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Vociferous Viking, here I come! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyK Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Thanks everyone! J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robonth Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Hello, Did USAF F-104As have the C1 their whole career or where they upgraded to C2 please? To help chose which of Jeffrey's set to buy! Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyK Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 They were upgraded. Unfortunately it's proving difficult to establish when that program took place. It's known that the last downward ejection was in 1959. So I guess the upgrades took place between 1959 and 1960/61. I recently had a discussion and we saw that the F-104A deployed to Taiwan in 1958 all still had the C-1 seat. https://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_USA_Quemoy.htm#:~:text=The first F-104A arrived,Officer was Major Carl H. I do think the USAF was the only operator of F-104A with C-1 seat. Exported ("second-hand") F-104As like Pakistani etc. had the C-2 seat. If you can, go with photos. As long as you can see the canopy de-mister tubing you know what seat is installed. C-1: C-2 : Jeffrey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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