French Fouga Magister In 1:72nd On Ebay

[Epap]

This is a first for me and I can't vouch for the quality, though the pics look OK. Here's a link:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/AIRCRAFT-FOUGA- ... 27fa39dff3

[jkinzel]

Very nice but Sacre Bleu where iz ze pilots??

[aferguson]

ok, i bit.

Seems there are a few French sellers with them on Ebay. All claim it's 1/72, which is a good sign that it really is, and the one Epap posted was the least expensive of the bunch.

Seems to be part of a series of 4 planes including a Mystere, D 520 and Rafale (in Tiger Meet livery, blech). One of the sellers also had a French Alpha Jet which looked to be on the same base as the others?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Avion-en-metal- ... 780wt_1105

Maybe part of a French subscription series that didn't happen and a few of the early models are being sold off?

Whatever, cool little find Epap. Hope it's a decent model....has up or down u/c options so it feels a lot like Altaya to me.

[aferguson]

Here's the scoop. A Hachette test series from 2 years ago. Reviews of the 4 models:

http://tdhp.fr.yuku.com/topic/15904/TEST#.VRMtQPyG_Ic

[Epap]

So my Magister just arrived----rather fast, I must say. It's not bad, except for the landing gear which won't stay put. Here are some Pics: First, a frontal shot:

[Epap]

From the side:

[Epap]

The rear:

[Epap]

And below:

[aferguson]

looks pretty good......what are those loops on the nose for?

[Epap]

They are loop antennas, AF.

[aferguson]

oh.