Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrior ?

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Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrior ?

Post by pickelhaube » Mon Dec 14, 2015 8:28 pm

My buddy Robbie wants one .

Any more interest ?


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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by tmanthegreat » Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:18 pm

I'd like one too... No telling if we'll ever get one from Merit.
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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by Jwcarpenter » Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:28 pm

I would also like one.

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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by rschaap » Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:29 pm

I'm in for the gun pod. I thought they had two pods.

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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by pickelhaube » Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:17 am

I could be wrong but I think just one.

Does anybody know ?
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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by Winterstar » Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:56 am

I think the pod on the other side holds ammo, but I could be wrong.

So one is the gun pod, the other is the ammo pod.

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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by Jwcarpenter » Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:27 am

Winterstar is correct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-12_Equalizer

The current principal application for the Equalizer is the AV-8 Harrier IIs of the United States Marine Corps, Italian Navy and Spanish Navy. The Harrier II carries the Equalizer system in a pair of pods mounted on the fuselage sides, with the cannon in the port pod and 300 rounds of ammunition in the starboard pod, fed through a bridge at the aft ends of the pods that also contains the drive system for the gun. The complete installation, which includes a double-ended feed system that returns empty cartridges to the magazine, weighs 900 lb (410 kg) empty and 1,230 lb (560 kg) loaded.

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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by rschaap » Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:39 am

here are photos of the ammo pod and gun pod.

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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by [CAT]CplSlade » Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:45 am

Can someone clean up the quadruple post by Jwcarpenter. Feel free to delete this one when done.



Edit: Didn't there used to be a delete option? I can't find it.
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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by Birddog » Tue Dec 15, 2015 4:52 pm

I'm in for one!
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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by slogan » Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:16 pm

Interested.
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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by supersonicfifi » Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:29 am

I am in for one set. I was one of the first To ask PICKEL this custom ...
1/18 mirage 2000 & RAFALE should i say more ?

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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by pickelhaube » Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:07 am

supersonicfifi wrote:I am in for one set. I was one of the first To ask PICKEL this custom ...
Yes you were !!

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Post by rschaap » Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:06 am

If you decide to do this I will actually need two sets. Would the plan be to do both the gun and ammo pod?

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Post by supersonicfifi » Wed Dec 16, 2015 9:53 am

as you can see there is a lot of things beside the TWO pods : there is a "bump" between the two pods making the link; there is a bomb or LANTIRN pod pylon and the small fence just before. (the fence help catch the vertical jet when hovering and i am wondering if the original will still work !!!)

I think PICKEL should do a complet "SKI" with all this .... you just will have to cut the original fences....

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easier said than done :) that's a PICKEL mission !
1/18 mirage 2000 & RAFALE should i say more ?

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Post by supersonicfifi » Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:30 am

Imagethe big gun was missing indeed :
1/18 mirage 2000 & RAFALE should i say more ?

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Post by trex0770 » Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:46 pm

I'm in for one Matthew!

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Post by ASC McLaren » Sun Dec 20, 2015 2:11 pm

I'm interested

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Post by conni64 » Sun Dec 20, 2015 3:46 pm

im a new member and are very interested. keep ous informed.

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Post by Winterstar » Wed May 04, 2016 11:01 am

Now I'm tempted...

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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by Aviatornut.com » Wed May 04, 2016 11:47 am

I need a set

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Re: Does the World Need a Gau-12 Gun Pod For The 1/18 Harrio

Post by USCGMK2 » Wed May 04, 2016 1:23 pm

I just got a Harrier. So, I'd be in for one or two (just in case, another Harrier comes out)

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