JohnB wrote:
tom d. friedman wrote:
that can't be a topping made model, they were long out of business when the warthog was created. still worth a nice buck though!!
They were made by Precise, the successor firm to Topping.
The current Topping still has spare parts for the A-10 model.
Scroll down this page:
http://www.precisemodelsllc.com/Pages/M ... rSale.aspxI have two A-10 models and some other stuff from my A-10 days...
Very interesting, thanks for the link.
Dad has a C-119 that Mom has managed to break most of the prop blades off of in dusting, over the years. Not sure I wanna spend $10 apiece to replace those. I didn't pay $10 for most of the whole model airplane kits in my stash. He has a C-123 in the same condition.
Dad also brought home a nice F-105D model from his office. I think it's 1/48 or darn close to it. For years I hoped to inherit that thing and then he went and gave it to my son! Oh well, I now have the nice Monogram kits to work with. Anyway, the thing is painted in inaccurate camo and carries a very oddball asymetrical load. From left to right, it's got:
*Two AIM-9 Sidewinders on a dual launcher.
*Bullpup.
*(Centerline) Six bombs on a MER--look like M117 750-pounders.
*Two large "pods" of some kind on a dual rack. They might supposed to be napalm, I dunno.
*One smaller pod, possibly some sort of ECM pod.
Kinda cool model and I think maybe this one was made by Topping. Base is metal in the shape of an arrowhead.
Dad flew 119s, but I don't think he ever flew 123s. He did fly F-27s, FH-227s, F-28s, and Pilatus Porters. He's got models of the FH-227 and F-28.