Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: Jeffry Fontaine on March 23, 2012, 04:52:06 AM
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Another one of those topics that has been brought up on other forums and now here as well on Beyond The Sprues. :)
Wikipedia - F-19 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-19)
Testors
Testors' F-19 Stealth Fighter available in 1/72nd, 1/48th, and 1/32nd scale. Several clones or copies of this shape (some with minor cosmetic changes) were also made available from other companies in 1/144th, 1/72nd, and 1/48th scale, Tsukuda and Araii being two of these companies. Someone else can fill in the blanks on who did what and in what scale for the other clones. I know Revell Germany had their version with a slight modification to the canards in 1/48th scale.
Links for the Testors F-19 Stealth Fighter:
(http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/TestorsF-19BoxArt.jpg)
(Image source: Allen B. Ury / Fantastic Plastic Models, LLC (http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/index.htm)
Fantastic Plastic - Testors F-19 Stealth Fighter (http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/TESTORS F-19 STEALTH PAGE.htm)
Air and Space Smithsonian - A Short (Very Short) History of the F-19 (http://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/f19.html)
Modeling Madness - Testors F-19 Stealth Fighter Kit Review by Dan Lee (http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/mod/previews/leef19p.htm)
Hyperscale - Testors F-19 Stealth Fighter built by David Aungst (http://hyperscale.com/features/2002/f19da_1.htm)
Testors F-19 Stealth Fighter built by John Payne (http://www.inpayne.com/models/f19testors.html) (more what-if and other modeling subjects can be viewed at John's (INPAYNE Model Gallery Main Page (http://www.inpayne.com/models/models.html))
Google Search Results for "Testors F-19 Stealth Fighter" (http://www.google.com/search?q=testors+f-19+stealth+fighter&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&ei=9oFrT5vEC4bKiQK8yeGKBQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=1&ved=0CC4Q_AUoAA&biw=1605&bih=1027)
Google Image Search Results for "Testors F-19 Stealth Fighter" (http://www.google.com/search?q=testors+f-19&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=Svo&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=An9rT6ftJ-mJiAKM49GPBQ&ved=0CD0QsAQ&biw=1605&bih=1027#hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=testors+f-19+stealth+fighter&oq=Testors+f-19&aq=1S&aqi=g1g-S1&aql=&gs_l=img.1.1.0j0i24.22652l22652l0l25593l1l1l0l0l0l0l111l111l0j1l1l0.frgbld.&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=7bad4a8dc49754cb&biw=1605&bih=1027)
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Monogram
Monogram's F-19 Stealth Fighter available in 1/72nd (SnapTite) and 1/48th scale. Unconfirmed reports (rumours) of this model being tooled in 1/32nd scale have also surfaced but without physical proof it will be hard to determine the truth behind that claim.
(http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/MonogramF-19BoxArt.jpg)
(Image source: Allen B. Ury / Fantastic Plastic Models, LLC (http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/index.htm)
Fantastic Plastic - Monogram F-19 Stealth Fighter (http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/MONOGRAM F-19 STEALTH PAGE.htm)
Anigrang - 1/144th scale SR-91 Aurora includes a bonus Loral/Monogram F-19 model (http://www.anigrand.com/AA6011_Aurora.htm)
Modeling Madness - Monogram F-19 Stealth Fighter built by Steve Eggers (http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/misc/scifi/eggersf19.htm)
Modeling Madness - Monogram F-19 Stealth Fighter built by Roger Jackson (http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/mod/jacksonf19.htm)
Hellenic Modellers Alliance (HEL.MO) - Monogram F-19 Stealth Fighter built by Thanos Mentzelopoulos (http://www.helmo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1323&Itemid=41)
Aircraft Resource Center (ARC) - Monogram F-19 Stealth Fighter built by Raúl Duarte (http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal7/6601-6700/gal6654-F-19-Duarte/00.shtm)
Erick's Models - Monogram F-19 Stealth Fighter built by Erick Muñoz (http://www.ericksmodels.com/gallery/f19/f19.html)
Tom's Diner - Monogram F-19 Stealth Fighter (http://movie.geocities.jp/tom_kasa55/E.F-19.html) (modified to look like the original Loral concept aircraft artwork). Additional fictional aircraft can be viewed at Tom's Diner - Fictional Aircraft (http://movie.geocities.jp/tom_kasa55/E.fictionalair.html)
Google Search Results for "Monogram F-19" (http://www.google.com/search?q=Monogram+F-19&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)
Google Image Search Results for "Monogram F-19" (http://www.google.com/search?q=Monogram+F-19&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=Zvo&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=CX9rT-OMCsSYiALI1uCJBQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBQQ_AUoAQ&biw=1605&bih=1027)
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1/72 Monogram kit was also done in "glow in the dark" plastic.
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out of those two i gotta go with the testors, it just looks more like ......... well something i like
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out of those two i gotta go with the testors, it just looks more like ......... well something i like
At least the Testors kit had the option for a framed or bubble canopy and I preferred the bubble canopy over the framed option. The kit overall was too small for the stated scale. Of course applying a bit of scale-o-rama and turning the 1/48th scale kit into a 1/72nd scale model would be an option.
The Monogram offering was nicer looking but that rotating weapons bay was kind of toy-like. I liked the little stealth missile but had no interest in using that in the kit, preferring to find as many as I could for use on other more conventional aircraft as a futuristic missile. Never was satisfied with the scale on the Monogram kit either, again, too small for the stated scale and scaling down the 1/48th kit to become a 1/72nd scale or 1/144th scale aircraft would have been the best way to solve that size problem.
It would have been nice if Monogram actually did have a 1/32nd scale version, that would take care of the size problem when you stuck a 1/48th scale cockpit in it.
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(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p110/GTX_Christmas/DF-SC-82-09923-.jpg~original)
(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p110/GTX_Christmas/Loral%20stealth%20fighter%20-%20Hejja.jpg~original)
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a nice improvement on the F-19 shape.
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Well, I'd need to have a closer look up front, from behind, both sides, from on top & from underneath ... :P
... O-oh, you were talking about the plane! Ri-ight! I'll just mosey off over this way. Okay? :-[
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space hookers!
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Yes, "F-19" was referring to the plane not her designation or rank. Tho her weapons are also well stealthily hidden.
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... her weapons are also well stealthily hidden.
:smiley: ;) :D :-*