Anatharyll Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 hello all, Im going to build the Fat Albert C-130T on 1/72 scale. But im starting from an old C-130K Airfix kit . So i need to upgrade it and im looking for all informations avaibles. Im mainly focusing on externals differences, such antennas, navigator bubble etc. So i'm looking for blueprints of the C-130T and C-130K with panel lines, traps etc, already got cockpit photos but all free/privates images are welcome. I'm looking for all the help possible to get the more accurate model. Thx to all. PS: it's a private model and not for a commercial use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmat Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Anatharyll, The KC-130t is a Super H. I believe that it now called an H-2. It would have both landing gear housings extended forward. the left side would have the bulge for the APU and the right side would have the intake for the air conditioning unit. The is another intake below the right cockpit windows. The KC-130T had a radar dome on top of the fuselage similar in purpose to the old SKE, so I've been told. It is lower and faired in. The longer beaver tail was shortened back to its original shape when the CPi was made smaller and removed from the tail. All of the above would have to be added to the Airfix C-130H. The current Airfix kit is the Italeri kit and you may want to lengthen the engines. From the wing leading edge forward, Italeri used the C-130A engine length, but under the wings, it is the same as a C-130E. If you have the older Airfix kit, permanently modified to an AC-130H, I can send you a scan of the old IPMS article by Dave Davenport on correcting many of the small errors on the pre-AC-130H Airfix kit. Look here for an overview of what is or was available for the C-130 in 1/72nd scale. http://www.72scale.com/aircraft/Lockheed/C-130.htm Ron's resins had a conversion to make the super H, but you may have difficulty finding it. If you get the newer Italeri C-130J kit, it has the extended pod for the left side, with APU bulge, but the right landing gear housing is unchanged and does not provide either intakes for the right side. You also have the different engines and 8-blade props. You would have to swap them out with a C-130E kit. Look here at ARC for a discussion on the Fat Albert in 1/72. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=155132&start=0&p=1409578entry1409578 Best wishes, Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmat Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Links to a photos of KC-130T, Fat Albert. The first two are from airliner,.net. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/2/6/1097629.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Marines/Lockheed-KC-130T-Hercules/1097629/L/%26tbl%3D%26photo_nr%3D12%26sok%3D%26sort%3D%26prev_id%3D1097630%26next_id%3D1097628&usg=__ikiwaMEnBYRTkx3FJ8hQq_YoceA=&h=695&w=1024&sz=211&hl=en&start=12&um=1&tbnid=wuP3ZYizHbyhmM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkc-130t%2Bfat%2Balbert%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1 Notice dorsal radar dome, the two towel bar antennas, (LORAN?) and the clear round bubble dome with observer looking out of it. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/2/6/0/1484062.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Marines/Lockheed-KC-130T-Hercules/1484062/L/&usg=__gAVeDWJhB897mfxy6o4IpChbVcI=&h=695&w=1040&sz=314&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=fQ86SpKE7dU5BM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkc-130t%2Bfat%2Balbert%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1 Right underside showing antennas and the extended landing gear housing with the intake for the air conditioning unit as well as the intake below the cockpit. No good pictures of the left landing gear housing on the Fat Albert, but here is a link to a Saudi AF C-130H. This is from airplane pictures. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2008-3/11519.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image11519.html&usg=__XxKAI_fGtQpR8l2A8akHU2wREaA=&h=702&w=1024&sz=221&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=y9Rl_fCHySSWiM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3DC-130H%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1 Notice that the red prop line touches the front of the landing gear housing. In the C-130E/K, it is well before the front of the housing. Also note the slight bulge before the landing gear door, and the intake above the door. I hope that I am not breaking any copyright rules by posting links to these sites. Best wishes, Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anatharyll Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) Thx Gmat, I got the old airfix kit ref 09001-0 serie 9, the artbox shown a C-130 in tan/browns camo. So if you can PM me the old IPMS article, that will be a great help Thx a lot for your help. Edited April 12, 2009 by Anatharyll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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