Model C-130 Suggestions

irishsurfer

Should be finishing off a 1:48 Fouga shortly, hard kit to finish, lot of work.
Have a few projects in hand, including 2 surfboards.

Anyway, looking down the road, thinking of making a ' What if ' C-130J with Irish markings (maybe this should be in Walter Mitty)

What would people like to see?
Five options spring to mind to my mind

1: NATO low viz standard paint job with modified (greyed out) WWII Irish Low viz (2 tone) decals

2: Flat Green as per AW 139 with standard roundels etc.

3: 2 tone blue as per CASA 235 with standard roundels etc.

4: 2 tone grey as per IAC Pilatus/USCG or Grey/white

5: US European II/Venezuelan/Aussie 2 or 3 tone cammo job.

Aer Chorps na hEireann/Irish Air Corps taken for granted, tail flash (probably a harp as per Gulfstream) etc, perhaps a UN badge also.

Other suggestions welcome, think of this as a straw poll.

Two tone Irish Decals example
http://modelingmadness.com/contests/safcntst/martymosenhurricane.jpg

Steyr

irishsurfer wrote: »

4: 2 tone grey as per IAC Pilatus

That would be nice but with toned down Roundels etc give it a more Military feel. Also post pics of that Fouga!:)

WarMachine

irishsurfer wrote: »

Should be finishing off a 1:48 Fouga shortly, hard kit to finish, lot of work.
Have a few projects in hand, including 2 surfboards.

Anyway, looking down the road, thinking of making a ' What if ' C-130J with Irish markings (maybe this should be in Walter Mitty)

What would people like to see?
Five options spring to mind to my mind

1: NATO low viz standard paint job with modified (greyed out) WWII Irish Low viz (2 tone) decals

2: Flat Green as per AW 139 with standard roundels etc.

3: 2 tone blue as per CASA 235 with standard roundels etc.

4: 2 tone grey as per IAC Pilatus/USCG or Grey/white

5: US European II/Venezuelan/Aussie 2 or 3 tone cammo job.

Aer Chorps na hEireann/Irish Air Corps taken for granted, tail flash (probably a harp as per Gulfstream) etc, perhaps a UN badge also.

Other suggestions welcome, think of this as a straw poll.

Two tone Irish Decals example
http://modelingmadness.com/contests/safcntst/martymosenhurricane.jpg

The Gulfstream logos are only for VIP Aircraft ( Harp)
I would go with a single low vis Grey scheme. Not as light as the Pilatus.3tone logos is a must I think. I would design a low vis roundel as in A dark shade of grey for Green, Light grey for Gold and Leave the white blank as in the same colour as the aircraft. Thats my option anyway would like to see some photos of your work

irishsurfer

Did not know that about the Harp.
With the roudel if I go for a low viz I'll just use a two tone (greys) version as was used on IAC 39-45.
Also looking for a 1:48 MOWAG/LAV III, but thats proving tricky.
There are 1:72 Scorpions, but I prefer teh 1:48 scale.

cp251

There's a 1/35 Scorpion. There is also a Panhard APC in 1/72 in Irish markings available. Try Hannants. The C130 would have to be grey like the PC9s. That's the current fashion. No Harp but a big tricolour on the tail, the Herky is a tactical transporter not a VIP bird. Full colour markings. We are not at war or ever likely to be.

A 1/48 Fouga Magister? Who makes that? I never heard of one. I would definitely buy one. Not that I would build it. Never seem to have time any more.

FiSe

Fonderie Miniature, think. But it's discounted now, I think.
Have heard it's pretty terrible resin kit?

Wait a while you'll get a nice plastic one from some other manufacturer like MPM, Special Hobby, Classic Airframes or someone like that

irishsurfer

The FM kit is a bastard - did the best I could, but I have not made a model in a while and this was too much too soon - would like to take another crack, but its back to plastic kits for me for now

PanhardPL

cp251 wrote: »

There's a 1/35 Scorpion. There is also a Panhard APC in 1/72 in Irish markings available. Try Hannants. The C130 would have to be grey like the PC9s. That's the current fashion. No Harp but a big tricolour on the tail, the Herky is a tactical transporter not a VIP bird. Full colour markings. We are not at war or ever likely to be.

A 1/48 Fouga Magister? Who makes that? I never heard of one. I would definitely buy one. Not that I would build it. Never seem to have time any more.

The Panhard M3 APC has two sets of registration plates in the box, one being 6156 ZH and I would love to know does anyone know where a larger scale model can be got or even somebody that would make up a scratch model, as it would be nice to be able to have a good sized model to go along with the 6156 ZH which I own and is in perfect running order.

irishsurfer

Steyr wrote: »

That would be nice but with toned down Roundels etc give it a more Military feel. Also post pics of that Fouga!:)

Very hard kit, gave undercarriage a miss - counterwights to be fitted
I have not made a model in years, so this was prob. too much too soon
Shots taken with a camcorder, not the best quality.
Anyway, consider it a first attempt.

Steyr

Well done she looks good to me.:)

irishsurfer

Gotta say really needed the encouragment was badly needed-much apprieciated, cheers me up at a crap time

The kit was super hard to get, ebay did provide.

The decals took even longer.

Been a few years since I made one, and this was a v.hard kit - I will do a few easier ones over the next couple of years before doing another Fouga.

This is the first model I ever airbrushed.

The other project I have in hand is an ARA Super Etendard.
After that I want to do an Etendard.

The theme in the series is French Naval Aviation.

That way the series will be
Magister (Zephir) = Ireland
Etendard = France
Super Etendard = Argentina
Rafale = Libya (??)