Monogram Ford Trimotor

agreed, laid em side by side and the 'fix is shorter a bunch. is the a good fokker d7?

I'd bet on the 1/77 myself. It's smaller than Airfix's and too big to be 1/87. I don't have the real dimensions handy so I can't do the measurements to confirm that. I do wish there were alternatives to Monogram's decals as they sit proud of the corrugated surface and they don't accept Solvaset or MicroSol.

Bill Banaszak, MFE

Should be longer.

Assuming you mean 1/48 D.VII I think Roden just produced one this past year.

OTOH, if you mean a Fokker Tri-Motor Frog had one out as the 'Southern Cross'.

The only other tri-motor I know of was the ITC Stinson which was close to 1/72 judging by the crew and passengers I still have from my long-gone model. Checking Tom's ESM72 Vol.1 it's not mentioned there. How far off was it, Tom?

Bill Banaszak, MFE

Now that you mention it, most of the Italian mediums were produced in kit form by Italeri or Supermodel. At one time I had all the kits put out but most are gone now. There are an SM.81 and a CANT Z.1007(Bi), built, here. Checking my new Squadron catalogue shows me that an SM.84 is available from Xotic. I remember somebody is bringing or has brought out a Ca.133 but it must be a resin or vacform. I also recall an article in the late unlamented Scale Modeler in which the author scratched one of those from sheet styrene. That was one of the more impressive pieces in that mag.

Bill Banaszak, MFE

thanks, bill.

Tom,

I bought mine in the late 80's or early 90's. It's the issue with the choice between Scenic Airways and TWA markings.

The quality of the decals isn't a concern for me, as I won't be using them. I'll be modeling an Aussie-registered aircraft (when I finally get around to it).

Cheers, James.

It's 1/61 scale - too far off to be included in ESM72.

J&L did the Stinson A, T and U trimotors. Historic Aircraft has used the J&L Stinson A with added cast metal details. All are vacuformed and are 1/72.

Heller did the swayback Couzinet Arc en Ciel to 1/75. It was re-boxed in the US by Buzco. Not as hard to find as may be imagined. Saw one on e-bay yesterday. Go for the Buzco kit as the decals were much better than Hellers.

The French firm Brifaut had a 1/72 Arc en Ciel planned and there were test shots. You may be able to find one in trade, maybe for a first born child. :-)

Some of the Italian Savoia-Marchetti trimotors saw civilian use. There are lots of them out there.

Any more?

Tom

Don't hold your breath in anticipation...

White Eagle did a nice 1/72 Northrop YC-125 vac kit.

they don't answer email or the phone.

Thanks, Al. I've filed that little piece of info away in case Glencoe ever does produce them again. LOL

Bill Banaszak, MFE

snipped-for-privacy@some.domain (e) wrote in news:FoSrd.6102106$ snipped-for-privacy@news.easynews.com:

Really, I just had an exchange with someone from Glencoe regarding parts for a kit. Seems like a nice enough chap.

i've heard that. perhaps my timing?