1/144 Convair XC-99 by Roden

 

1/144 Convair XC-99 by Roden

Rodens series of big US Airlift aircraft continues with this XC-99 kit

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11131688

Sales Price : 11,610 yen 18%OFF about79.21USD
List Price : 14,190yen
Points Acquired : 116pointsOther Currencies
Manufacturer : Roden
Scale : 1/144
Release Date : After Nov(Oct. 10, 2024 Pre-order start.)

This item is limited to 3 per household.

Full length: approx 39cm.
Full width: approx 48cm.

- A super-large transport plane capable of carrying 400 soldiers.
- The kit is 39cm long and 48cm wide.

- The XC-99 is a large reciprocating military transport aircraft developed by Convair of the United States based on the B-36 strategic bomber.

- Only one was produced, and it was in service for about 10 years.
- The wings and tail were borrowed from the B-36 design, but the fuselage was significantly different, with a two-story fuselage and the wings moved to a mid-wing configuration.
- Since this was after the end of World War II and before the start of the Cold War, it was deemed that there was no need for such a large transport aircraft, and only one prototype was built, and the C-99 was never mass-produced.
- However, because it had the largest transport capacity at the time, it was delivered to the Air Force on November 23, 1949, even though it was still a prototype, and was deployed in combat.
- As a result, the aircraft logged 7,400 flight hours before being retired in 1957.

- Crew: 5
- Total length: 56.40m
- Width: 70.10m
- Total height: 17.50m
- Maximum takeoff weight: 145,000kg
- Engine: P&W Wasp Major reciprocating engine 6 units (3,500 horsepower x 6)
- Maximum carrying capacity: 400 fully armed soldiers or 45,000 kg of cargo
- Range: 13,000km

米・コンベアXC-99大型輸送機・全幅70m (プラモデル)

●兵士なら400名輸送可能な超大型輸送機
●キット全長39cm全幅48cm程になります

●XC-99とはアメリカ合衆国のコンベア社がB-36戦略爆撃機を原型にして開発したレシプロ大型軍事輸送機である。
●1機のみ生産され、10年ほど運用された。
●主翼や尾翼はB-36の設計を流用しているが、胴体は大きく異なり、2階建ての胴体とされ、主翼は中翼配置に変更されている。
●第二次世界大戦が終わり冷戦に入る前であったため、このような大型輸送機は必要ないと判断され、試作機1機のみでC-99として量産されることは無かった。
●しかしながら、当時最大級の輸送能力を持っていたため、試作機でありながら空軍に1949年11月23日に引き渡され、実戦配備された。
●そのため、1957年に退役するまで7,400時間の飛行が行われた。

●乗員：5名
●全長：56.40m
●全幅：70.10m
●全高：17.50m
●最大離陸重量：145,000kg
●エンジン：P&W ワスプ・メジャー レシプロエンジン 6基(3,500馬力X6)
●最大積載能力：完全武装兵士400名または貨物45,000Kg
●航続距離：13,000km

https://www.1999.co.jp/11131688

1/144 Boeing RC-135V/W Rivet Joint (C-135) and Convair NB-36H Crusader - Roden

 

1:144  Boeing RC-135V/W Rivet Joint (C-135) - Roden 

RC-135V/W - a specialized aircraft for airborne electronic reconnaissance, developed in the 1970s. The main tasks of the RC-135V and RC-135W are to identify sources of radio signal in the area of potential combat operations, collect information on land, sea and air targets, intercept radio communication between command posts and combat units, and monitor enemy air defenses. 

For this very specific work, the  aircraft crew consists of 12 to 16 surveillance operators and analysts for the purpose of operational data collection. Usually the RC-135V and RC-135W perform tasks together with other reconnaissance aircraft such as the E-3 AWACS, transmitting all the collected information to it as a mobile command post through a special encrypted communication channel. 

The  RC-135V and RC-135W have been in service with the US Air Force for over 40 years and are the main type used for these operations; and since 2013,  three RC-135Ws have been adopted by the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom.

Artwork: Valery Grigorenko...

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1:144 The Convair NB-36H Crusader - Roden

The Convair NB-36H Crusader was an American research aircraft built in 1955 based on the B-36H bomber to determine the possibility of installing a nuclear reactor and so remain airborne for a long time.

Artwork: Valery Grigorenko...

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1/144 Heinkel He 111Z-1 Zwilling - Roden

 

1/144 Heinkel He 111Z-1 Zwilling - Roden

http://www.roden.eu/HTML/346.html

1/144 Vizi Models

1/144 Vizi Models 

The current product range 1/144 aircraft is fairly skewed towards Czech service, but there’s plenty of interesting stuff there:

- Schneider SG-38 Glider (also known as the EoN Eton T.X in postwar RAF service)
- Avia BH-9/11 - a standard pre-war Czech trainer and light aircraft
- Zlin XII - a prewar touring aircraft
- Nieuport 17, 21 and 23 - in Czech and Russian service.
- Heinkel 111 Jumo Testbed
- Heinkel 111 + HS293
- Polikarpov Po-2

Some of their kits are entirely own design (the Zlin and Avias) but others adapt or enhance existing donor kits 

- the two Nieuports use Valom kits plastic and etch for instance, with Vizi producing a 3D printed engine and cowling to build a later variant. 
- the Heinkel 111 use Roden kits with a resin 3D printed upgrade
- the Polikarpov use Zvezda kits with a resin 3D printed upgrade

Available: Now

Price: Various

Vizi Models: https://www.vizimodels.cz/1-144-c5_0_1.htm

Source: AJMN  https://www.kampfgruppe144.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=7775

1/144 Focke-Wulf Fw200CV3/A-09 Condor Immelmann III (Plastic model) - Roden

 

1/144 Focke-Wulf Fw200CV3/A-09 Condor Immelmann III (Plastic model) - Roden

( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )

――In the 1930s, the development of passenger planes was active in each country.
――Focke-Wulf has developed four long-range passenger aircraft in the passenger aircraft field, which has begun to flourish, led by the DC-3 in the United States.
--The Fw200 achieved a non-landing flight between Berlin and New York and received orders from many countries.
――When the war broke out, it began to operate as a long-range patrol aircraft.
――Some aircraft were operated as dedicated aircraft for government officials.
--The Immelmann 3 taken from the Ace Immelmann of World War I was used as a Führer-only machine until 1944.

( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Explanation in Japanese  https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/explanation_j/10814407

Manufacturer : Roden

Scale : 1/144
Release Date : Nov(Sep. 13, 2021 Pre-order start.)
List Price : 3,740yen about 34.07USD
Sales Price : 2,890yen about 26.33USD

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10814407

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1/144 Douglas C-133 + PGM-17 Thor - Roden

( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )

--The US military has recognized the importance of strategic transport aircraft from early on, and has been developing transport aircraft such as the Globemaster.
――In the 1950s, we requested Douglas to carry a larger transport aircraft.
――Development was promoted as a four-engine turboprop with high wings, low floor, and lamps, and in 1954, the first mass-produced aircraft flew for the first time without a prototype.
――In 1959, the B type, which had an extended fuselage and a rear cargo door that opened to the left and right, went into production.
――At that time, it was operated as the only aircraft in the US Air Force that could transport ballistic missiles, but all aircraft were retired in 1971 due to the inauguration of the C-5 Galaxy and aircraft fatigue.

* Figures and auxiliary vehicles are not included.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGM-17_Thor

The PGM-17A Thor was the first operational ballistic missile of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). Named after the Norse god of thunder, it was deployed in the United Kingdom between 1959 and September 1963 as an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with thermonuclear warheads. Thor was 65 feet (20 m) in height and 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hemswell

No. 97 (Strategic Missile) Squadron RAF and 99th Munitions Maintenance Squadron (USAF) Operating Thor IRBM missiles for RAF Bomber Command. 

( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )

Explanation in Japanese: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/explanation_j/10814394

Manufacturer : Roden
Scale : 1/144
Release Date : Nov(Sep. 13, 2021 Pre-order start.)
List Price    : 4,840yen about 44.09USD
Sales Price : 3,740yen about 34.07USD

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10814394

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1/144 Convair B-36D Peacemaker USAF Heavy Bomber - Roden

 

1/144 Convair B-36D Peacemaker USAF Heavy Bomber - Roden

A new later variant of the B-36 has shown up for pre-order (no affiliation) at this site, so as suspected Roden are releasing a number of variants of thier recent kit (B-36B Early Type)

B-36D

Same as B-36B, but fitted with four J47-GE-19 engines, two each in two underwing pods, 22 built and 64 conversions from B-36B.

https://www.kitlinx.com/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=ROD337&title=Convair-B-36D-Peacemaker-USAF-Heavy-Bomber---Pre-Order-Item

https://www.metrohobbies.com.au/collections/model-kits-aircraft-military/products/roden-337-1-144-convair-b-36d-peacemaker

Interestingly,   these are up on pre-order at Hannants: 

Convair B-36B Peacemaker Multiple marking options for USAF B-36 Peacemaker strategic Cold War bombers. [B-36D), Manufacturer:Caracal Decals

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CD144015

1/144 Convair B-36B (Early) Peacemaker - By Roden

1/144 Convair B-36B (Early) Peacemaker - By Roden

No further information, see Rodens Facebook Page 
https://www.facebook.com/RodenKits/photos/pcb.3667839006565825/3667985529884506/?type=3&theater

Lets hope it is cheaper than their C-5

Available: ?????

1/144 FW-200 'Condor' - Roden

1/144 Focke-Wulf FW-200 'Condor' - Roden
New plastic injected kit of the Fw-200 from roden.

https://www.facebook.com/RodenKits/
http://www.roden.eu/HTML/models1.htm

Interestingly these where all on the 2019 release list, maybe we will see that He-111 H-6 after all?
https://kampfgruppe144.blogspot.com/2019/02/1144-release-from-roden-due-in-2019.html


Release date : Early 2020 

1/144 Boeing 307 Stratoliner - Roden

Model No. 339 Boeing 307 Stratoliner, scale 1:144
The Boeing 307 Stratoliner (TWA SA-307B) was an American passenger aircraft produced in the late 1930s by the Boeing Aircraft Company. It was the first passenger aircraft in the world with a pressurized cabin, which, unlike all other aircraft at that time, could fly at an altitude where the dangers of flying through storm clouds were minimal.
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235050784-1144-focke-wulf-fw200-condor-by-roden-box-art-release-q1-2020/

Release Date: November 2019

Interestingly these where all on the 2019 release list, maybe we will see that He-111 H-6 after all?
https://kampfgruppe144.blogspot.com/2019/02/1144-release-from-roden-due-in-2019.html

1/144 Douglas C-133B Cargomaster - Roden

Model No. 335 Douglas C-133B Cargomaster, scale 1:144
The C-133B Cargomaster was an American heavy-duty transport aircraft designed in the late 1950s. At one time it was the largest aircraft in its class, and the only one that could transport almost the entire range of arms of the US Army of any size.
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235048614-1144-douglas-c-133a-b-cargomaster-by-roden-c-133a-b-released/

Release Date: November 2019

Interestingly these where all on the 2019 release list, maybe we will see that He-111 H-6 after all?
https://kampfgruppe144.blogspot.com/2019/02/1144-release-from-roden-due-in-2019.html

1/144 Release from Roden due in 2019+

1/144 Release from Roden due in 2019+
Roden planned releases can be found here: http://www.roden.eu/HTML/models1.htm

1/144 - Douglas C-133 Cargomaster by Roden
Previously available in 1/144 from Nostalgic Plastic as a resin kit (ironically), now to be release this March in injected plastics, as Roden steadily work their way through the roster of America's 'heavy lifters'
Planned Release: March 2019
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/Douglas-c-133-cargomaster-by-roden/

1/144 Heinkel He-111 H-6 by Roden 
Tired of waiting for that A-Model release, well help is at hand. Roden have announced plans to produce a He-111 H-6 kit for your pleasure.
Estimated Release: 2019-????
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/Heinkel-he111h-6-by-roden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_111#Variants


1/144 Focke Wulf Fw-200 Condor by Roden
A nice additional also is this injected kit from Roden, previously only options where
 - pre-finished die-cast options from Atlas and Amercom/IXO,
 - Resing kit form F-RSIN (Civilian Fw-200A version) and Anigrand (Military Fw-200 C-4/U2)

Estimated Release: 2019-????
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/Ffocke-wulf-fw200-condor-by-roden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_200_Condor

USAF/VNAF AC-119G Shadows & AC-119K Stingers in the Vietnam

1/144  USAF/VNAF AC-119G Shadows & AC-119K Stingers in the Vietnam - AOA Decal

For use on the Roden Kit: http://www.roden.eu/HTML/322.htm

Decals Review: http://www.hyperscale.com./2018/reviews/decals/aoa14401preview_1.htm

AOA Decals Website: http://www.aoadecals.com/144.htm                  http://www.aoadecals.com/14401/home.htm

This 1/144 decal sheet includes marking options for AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger gunships in the Vietnam War as operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the South Vietnam Air Force (VNAF). Although the AC-119G Shadow variant is not available in kit form, the Shadow can be easily represented by relatively basic modifications to the Roden AC-119K Stinger kit.

14 Marking Options Included:

Six USAF AC-119G Shadows covering 71st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) and 17th SOS:

The Devil's Advocate, City of Columbus Indiana, The Charlotte Representative, Burks Law, and two Charlie Chasers marked aircraft (all options provided also carried a variation of the Shadow III insignia).

Six USAF AC-119K Stingers covering 18th SOS:

Montezuma's Revenge, Fly United, Good Grief! The Pea-nut Special, The Super Sow, The Polish Cannon, and Black Killer Duck.

Two VNAF AC-119G Shadows covering 819th Attack Squadron.

NOTE: No specific VNAF AC-119K Stingers from 821st Attack Squadron are provided. However, other than the addition of the the Vietnamese fin flash on the tail, the VNAF Stingers did not appear to have any other unique markings after inheriting the aircraft from 18th SOS. All of the USAF AC-119K aircraft on this sheet were transferred to the VNAF in 1972/73 (minus the nose art), and as such, the Vietnamese fin flashes provided could be used with the AC-119K tail codes to represent a VNAF AC-119K Stinger if desired.

Data/stencil sets provided for at least TWO aircraft with variations of certain markings also provided as options. Also included are decals for both the original AeroProducts 4-bladed propellers and the later Hamilton Standard 3-bladed propellers (used by both VNAF options and also Black Killer Duck). Additionally, decals provided for the flare launcher's compressed air/nitrogen bottles' markings and as well as the illuminator's various placards/warnings.

1/144 Lockheed C-5B Galaxy - Roden

1/144 Lockheed C-5B Galaxy - Roden
America's military mega-lifter...

http://rodenkits.com/catalogue/RODEN-330-C-5B+Galaxy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy


Available: TBC
Price:  £117 GBP !!

Source(s):
 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ROD330
https://www.facebook.com/groups/greenmats/permalink/1485556928170511/

1/144 Vickers VC-10 K4 Type 1170 tanker - Roden

1/144 Vickers VC-10 K4 Type 1170 tanker - Roden  Vickers 

The Vickers VC10 Airliner was designed in the late 1950's and its first flight was on the 29th June 1962.The aircraft was designed for long haul and transatlantic flights and was capable of Hot & High operations on the African routes It held several sub-sonic speed records on the Transatlantic routes only beaten by Concord. The VC10 was held in very high regard by both Crew and the passengers who flew on it.

The other airframes gained a perhaps less glamorous, but nevertheless a very important role - the Royal Air Force's Avro Vulcan strategic bombers needed air refueling when conducting long distance missions, and the VC10 was very suitable for this role, especially considering its high speed and impressive endurance. In the late 1970s, tankers of the C Mk 1 Ks and K3 modifications entered into service with the Royal Air Force, and in the early 1990s, immediately after Operation Desert Storm and the withdrawal of the Handley Page Victor refueler from structure of the Air Force, for the role of air tanker five former passenger VC10s were converted, and designated the K4. Compared with their predecessor the K3, as well as in the K2 version, the fuselage fuel tanks were absent. Visually, the K4 differed from the K3 in lacking the broad side door in the front part of the fuselage due to
having no need to replace the fuselage’s fuel tanks. Overall, the conversion to the K4 variant was undertaken on five former passenger airliners.

VC10 K4 type 1170 Super VC 10 K4, Bruntingthorpe, UK early 2010
http://www.roden.eu/HTML/328.htm


Available: May 2016
Cost;  @ 30GBP