1:144 aviation?

larry · Post by **larry** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:27 am

Hello all,

(Reposting from an earlier thread.) Thank you all for your warm responses. A nice community out there. =)

I hoped to provide some air support for my Can-Do tanks (which *are* quite nice, by the way). However, I know I'm in the minority for being a modern collector =P (you WWII boys have all those planes)!

Does anyone know of any great diecast/pre-painted 1:144 modern aviation models out there? There's a great but hard-to-find line of helicopters (they're sometimes on Ebay):

http://www.tankzone.co.uk/cart/f-toys.htm

A somewhat less-good line -- more toy-ish, and the scales are all screwed-up (about the only one that's accurately 1:144, I think, is the Little Bird):

http://www.tankzone.co.uk/cart/furuta_egg_s2.htm

And finally, Corgi has a decent 1:144 line -- AC-130 gunships, C-130's, etc:

http://www.themotorpool.bigstep.com/ite ... ID=1246027

As well as a decent-looking 1:144 Apache (though I think the picture is actually the 1:64 Tactical Strike version; I've seen the real 1:144 pictures on Ebay):

http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/vehi ... 90318.html

Am I missing out on any great lines of diecast 1:144 modern helicopters, CAS planes, etc? Those CH-53 Sea Stallions are just too big in 1:72 scale. =P

respectfully,
Larry

Bruzzer · Post by **Bruzzer** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:20 am

Check out this company
http://www.hlj.com
I've bought some 1/144 "Area 88" jets from them before. Yes, shipping from Japan is going to hurt but this stuff is hard to find.

After reading your post I went to their site and just ordered the JASDF F-15DJ Aggressor Box and Projekt Flieger 02 Box. My wife is going to kill me.

Bruzzer · Post by **Bruzzer** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:11 pm

thought of a few more -
"model power" found in alot of hobby shops. Scales are all over but there nice and reasonable. http://www.modelpower.com

X-Planes http://www.x-planes.com
dirt cheap, found at hobby shops if you want a Predator for you modern troops.

look on ebay for Bandai wing club, these are nice little planes. I bought these from Hobby Link Japan I mentioned in my previous post.

larry · Post by **larry** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:24 am

hello all,

as a follow-up, just wanted to post what i've found out there in terms of 1:144 aviation. please note: i focus exclusively on modern US aircraft, so i apologize if i'm missing anything else in 1:144.

Model Power: Postage Stamp
A-10 Warthog (1:140)
A-6 Intruder (1:140)
F-15 Eagle (1:150)
F-18 Hornet (1:150)
V-22 Osprey (1:150)
http://www.modelpower.com/site/519087/page/277211

Corgi: Aviation Archive
AH-64D Apache Longbow (1:144)
http://www.aikensairplanes.com/corgi/cs90318.htm
B-52 Stratofortress (variations) (1:144)
C-130 Hercules (variations) (1:144)
E-3 Awacs (variations) (1:144)
http://www.flyingmule.com/range/diecast ... n_archive/

F-Toys: Heliborne Collection (Series 1)
AH-64A Apache (1:144)
SH-3 Sea King (1:144)
http://www.tankzone.co.uk/cart/f-toys.htm

F-Toys: Heliborne Collection (Series 2)
SH-60 Seahawk (1:144)
http://starjetmodels.hp.infoseek.co.jp/Image_top.html

click on the plain-text link, then scroll to the bottom and click on
"F-toys confect. : 1/144 Heliborne Collection 2nd series (7 photos)"

(I'm most excited about the Seahawk and I hope they make a Blackhawk version)

F-Toys: Acroteam
F-16 Falcon
http://www.modelfplus.com/specialindex_ ... ction.html

Takara: World Tank Museum: (Series 3 Special Edition, Series 4 and Series 6)
AH-1W Super Cobra (1:144)
http://www.takaratoys.co.jp/takara_cand ... index.html

X-Planes
RQ-1 Predator (1:144)
http://www.x-planes.com/uav/hcas7100.html