IainMackayDall Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Hi, i'm assuming that there are no production versions of a 1/32 Hercules? I did find some custom builds online like these http://uncleles.net/2018/05/08/1-32-raaf-c-130h-hercules-maybe-a-redux-is-due/ Also, Lockheed seems to be sprouting a range of uses, other than just palette haulers ie: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/naval-exhibitions/dsei-2015-naval-show-daily-news/3113-lockheed-sees-its-sc-130j-sea-herc-as-the-affordable-solution-to-answer-uk-future-mpa-needs.html A C-130 gunship would be great to build, or even a palette hauler, modellers could combine armour with aircraft quite justifiably here. On modelling big, even a 1/72 C-4 Galaxy or C-17 would fill a shelf, and I have yet to see any accessory models like an Oshkosh 40K Air Cargo Loader However, I did find a 1/9 scale C-17 (R/C) http://www.gsal.org/Photos/c17/c17.htm that would require a double garage to house Edited January 21, 2020 by IainMackayDall spelling mistake 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty44 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I'd buy a 32nd C-130 in a heartbeat. The most successful, versatile aircraft in history. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Desmond Glazebrook Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Inches???? Hang on, I need to convert it to centimeters. (Inches??????? Where's Fred Flinstone??) Wingspan 93.98. Length 104.14. Okay, now I know. Inches? LMFAO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 9:00 PM, smitty44 said: I'd buy a 32nd C-130 in a heartbeat. The most successful, versatile aircraft in history. Smitty, that makes at least two of us! I would build an AC-130E with the 105mm in the original gunship gray stationed at Ubon RTAFB, I twisted wrenches on them. Barry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty44 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 44 minutes ago, Barry said: Smitty, that makes at least two of us! I would build an AC-130E with the 105mm in the original gunship gray stationed at Ubon RTAFB, I twisted wrenches on them. Barry A gunship for sure, but the original Marine Corps white over gray or KC 130 from VMGR 352 with that all black tail....yum! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Fran Posted January 23, 2020 Administrators Share Posted January 23, 2020 10 hours ago, Sir Desmond Glazebrook said: Inches???? Hang on, I need to convert it to centimeters. (Inches??????? Where's Fred Flinstone??) Wingspan 93.98. Length 104.14. Okay, now I know. Inches? LMFAO Thanks for the conversion.... Well, its "smaller" that I thought! The HpH Me-323 is bigger! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 inch = 2,54 cm 1 foot = 12 inches = 30,48 cm Unless, of course, you want to convince your wife that 6 inches and 12 inches are the same Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMackayDall Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 RIP to a C-130 crew here in Australia, these experienced volunteers, flying a Coulson C-130 water fire bomber during our unprecedented conditions, would have had to battle severe flying conditions, flying so low over such targets this season is bravery in itself. All of Australia has realised this tragic crew loss. Today, we still have US and Canadian volunteers firefighters arriving here to battle our conditions. I do so hope we can return the same when needed. The NSW RFS mourns the loss of the three crewmembers, killed in yesterday's Large Air Tanker crash. Our thoughts are with their families, fellow crewmembers and the broader emergency services family that knew and worked with them 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Coulson is just down the road a few hundred miles from where I live, very sad news, they are a VERY professional company, top notch, so something went very wrong..... condolences to all involved.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggtim Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Damn, I hate to see that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Very sad and condolences to all. Tragic to lose their lives helping others so far from home. As Jeff says, something must have gone seriously wrong. C-130s are generally pretty much bombproof in terms of reliability. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 RIP GENTLEMEN......harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Desmond Glazebrook Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I cannot contribute to this thread now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Desmond Glazebrook Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 2:41 AM, Jeff said: Coulson is just down the road a few hundred miles from where I live, very sad news, they are a VERY professional company, top notch, so something went very wrong..... condolences to all involved.... Mate, whole areas where I spent my youth are gone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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