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Topic: AF-X 1:72 X-15A rocket plane model
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-13-2018 04:25 AM
   
Spotted this model today on the Flying Mule website: AF-X XP10001
North American X-15A Display Model
NASA/USAF, #56-6672 Little Joe The II, Edwards AFB, CA
Limited Edition1:72 Scale
North American X-15A
Length 8.25"
Width 3.75"  |
David C
Member Posts: 1014
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 12-13-2018 08:57 AM
I have this on order and I'll be making corrections when it arrives. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-13-2018 09:33 AM
Aside from the cockpit which looks strange, what other corrections are you planning to make? |
David C
Member Posts: 1014
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 12-13-2018 02:34 PM
Yeah, the canopy looks odd. I'll know more when I eventually get it in my hand (hope it doesn't get stuck in the Christmas mail). As a minimum the aft experiment package is incorrectly shaped and the lower ventral fin needs to be removed. Possibly the under wing insignia need to be removed, APU exhausts fitted and the bright silver nose toned down. |
cycleroadie
Member Posts: 452
From: Apalachin, NY USA
Registered: May 2011
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posted 12-14-2018 08:44 AM
1/67th scale? Who thought that up? |
David C
Member Posts: 1014
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 12-14-2018 10:26 AM
Someone that can't measure? Wish I'd read the Mule's ad before pulling the trigger (I ordered elsewhere). 1/72 is good, 1/67, not so. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42982
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-14-2018 11:18 AM
The Flying Mule updated its listing since this post was created; it originally read 1:72. A quick search shows other retailers listing 1:72 scale, too. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-15-2018 03:32 AM
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Originally posted by cycleroadie:
1/67th scale? Who thought that up?
The Flying Mule. The product page still says: Please note: Although the box for this model identifies it as 1:72 scale, the actual model dimensions are larger and much closer to 1:67 scale. |
JLR1
Member Posts: 63
From: Cincinnati, OH
Registered: Oct 2008
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posted 12-17-2018 08:45 AM
I ordered one and it arrived today. I am impressed with the quality of the resin model. It is a very solid model, with a stand that has a rotating head, and looks great displayed. I would recommend. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-20-2018 08:40 AM
The X-15A is 1,545 centimers long; the model is about 23 centimers. Divide the two and you get a scale of 1:67. |
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