Takom 1/16 Fa 330

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Takom 1/16 Fa 330

Post by aferguson » Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:14 am

just found out about this. Could make a nice addition to a 1/18 airplane collection.. Just use a 1/18 figure instead of the kit supplied figure.

https://www.steelmodels.com/en/home/mod ... p.57807.uw

Box art is a little fanciful....the FA 330 was towed by a U-boat, it wasn't free flying as implied by the artwork.
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Re: Takom 1/16 Fa 330

Post by normandy » Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:42 am

That might be a cool project Andrew...

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...although I wouldn't to fly in one.

It's also listed as 1/16 and 1/35??

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Re: Takom 1/16 Fa 330

Post by aferguson » Sat Jul 09, 2022 5:46 am

there is a Unicraft 1/35 kit, not sure who else makes one. The new takom release is in 1/16 for sure. Maybe they are also releasing it in 1/35 too.

Here's a really cool video of the FA 330 being assembled, taking off and landing on a U-boat. Shows what a small fragile craft it was. It's interesting to note the rotor spin velocity....looks like a powered helicopter rotor, even though it's not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NtI-KS45xk
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Re: Takom 1/16 Fa 330

Post by YT » Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:26 am

That’s cool.
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