Dutch Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Does anyone have a drawing for the inverted "Y" shaped centerline bomb rack on this Qatari Mirage F.1EDA circa Desert Storm? Apparently, it can hold 4x 500lb bombs as seen here. V/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkin mad Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 If it's any help, and 1/72 scale, there is one in the old Airfix F.1 kit.............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 (edited) Thanks. I don't have that kit, just the Hasegawa & ESCI kits in 1/72 scale. I was wanting to add the bomb rack to a 1/144 Mirage F.1C kit with Qatari decals. Maybe it will not be too difficult to scratch build from plasticard. Edited April 19 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkin mad Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 No problem, dimensions of the 1/72 are ov length of 53mm by 9mm wide, angles of the 2 arms is approx 10 deg. (though from looking at your pics, the kit part is a bit less angled. A/C in your pic, the angle looks somewhere around the 20-30deg mark. I guess in 1/144 scale a simple eyeball it will suffice) -------------- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Have you tried to reach out to L'Arsenal? They have one in 1/48 and might have one in 1/72? Bomb Launcher Pylon CLB-4, L'Arsenal AC 48 78 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Another alternative in 1/72: Mirage F1AZ 14 Bomb Configuration Pylons, Shapeways 2FMNAHM6S (201x) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 (edited) @NielsThanks Niels, I had not thought to look at 3D printed items. I will see what I can find. Hmmm, apparently my Shapeways login no longer works. and search results yield zippo. @barkin mad And I just figured out that the Heller kit also has the rack and I have one in the stash somewhere. So I will use the 1/72 Heller bomb rack as a template for scratching a 1/144 version. Edited April 21 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluedot25 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 (edited) Well, since Dutch brought it up..! I’ve started working on the Airfix pylon to attach to a Special Hobby kit. But I’m curious to know a couple things about the CLB-4 rack… 1) Who developed it? Is it a a French product? South African? 2) What air forces used it besides Qatar, South Africa, Ecuador and Spain? Or more specifically, did the French use it? Edited June 29 by bluedot25 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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